Sobre la retroactividad de la ley civil

Resum

It has been said by the Spanish doctrine that one of the fundamental issues that arise in the general theory of law is the succession of laws over time. As a result of such succession, the consequences and effects that can have a law in regard to situations constituted prior to its effective date have been brought into question. Many Spanish and foreign authors have faced the issue of retroactivity of legal norms, so that there exist excellent doctrinal studies on this subject. The main goal of this investigation is to offer a new vision of the matter from the starting point of the determination of the true field of application of the new retroactive law. To achieve this objective, it is essential to elaborate in the analysis of the legal effectiveness.