The researcher analyses in his work the efficiency of the plurality of civil legislations in autonomous Spain. “Diagnosis is clear and bleak: we have a highly dysfunctional model because it is unfathomable and conflictive.

The study concludes that inner plurality in certain areas of civil right is technically viable and can also promote territorial integration. However, the expert affirms that this wealth “will only be sustainable in Spain if the competencies are distributed rationally and reasonably.”

“The research has revealed another symptom of decline of the 1978 Constitution. Regarding this issue, my stance is determined: we have to conduct a reform the sooner the better in this and many other aspects to revert the increasing decline of our coexistence” explained Ignacio Durbán.

Manuel Giménez Abad Award is one of the most prestigious recognitions that are given concerning political and territorial decentralization. Accordingly, the researcher has stated that receiving the award “is a great honour and an incentive to keep on working in the future with the same determination and dedication. The jury is integrated by the professors Xavier Arbós, Paloma Biglino, Alberto López Basaguren, Fernando López Ramón, Juan José Solozábal, Francesc Pau i Vall and José Tudela Aranda.

Ignacio Durbán Martín is an adjunct professor in the Department of Constitutional Law, Political Sciences and Administrative Sciences of the Universitat de València. He graduated in Law (2010) and Political and Administrative sciences (2014) in the very university. He obtained the Master’s Degree in Parliamentary Law, Elections and Legislative Studies (2011) by the Institute of Parliamentary Law and the Complutense University of Madrid. He is also doctor in Constitutional Law in the Doctoral Programme in Law, Political sciences and Criminology of the Universitat de València.