Overview

• Judges began debating the draft ruling this week with a vote slated for Wednesday or Thursday.
• Vice President Inmaculada Montalbán’s majority draft proposes endorsing the Amnesty Law and dismissing the PP’s unconstitutionality challenge.
• Montalbán’s draft includes a section stating that questions of EU law compatibility do not require a preliminary reference to the EU Court of Justice.
• Four conservative magistrates are preparing dissenting opinions arguing the law exceeds constitutional limits and amounts to a self-amnesty.
• The impending ruling will influence Spain’s post-2017 Catalan reconciliation and highlight tensions between national sovereignty and EU legal oversight.