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Franco’s university sanctions regulations to be replaced
For the first time in the history of Spanish democracy, a government is proposing to standardise sanctions within the university community with a code that respects constitutional principles.
The Law of Coexistence – which will replace regulations brought in during the dictatorship of former general Francisco Franco, in 1954 – prioritises mediation but penalises harassment or the copying of theses, with expulsions of up to three years.
The dictatorship’s regulations are, according to the government “in clear contradiction with the democratic principles of our society”. Specifically, the regulations did not enshrine a student s right of defence, offences had no ‘expiry date’, and they did not take into account the basic principles of responsibility and proportionality.