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vecindad civil comun

English translation: common legal residence

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Spanish term or phrase:vecindad civil comun
English translation:common legal residence
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

22:45 Sep 12, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Citizenship
Spanish term or phrase: vecindad civil comun
From a Colombian Birth Certificate: "...el inscrito ha adquirido la nacionalidad espanola...etc., etc., no renunciando a su nacionalidad anterior y ha optado por la **vecindad civil comun**"
I know it's simple but my mind is a blank right now as to how I should word that in English...
Thanks everyone in advance!
Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 19:19
common legal residence
Explanation:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/civil/studies/do...

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I'm glad I could help Katarina!

BTW- I love your name!
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Lydia De Jorge
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Local time: 18:19
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Many thanks, Lydia! :)
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5 +8civil law; the Civil Code
Rebecca Jowers
4common legal residence
Lydia De Jorge


  

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common legal residence


Explanation:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/civil/studies/do...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-09-13 15:20:57 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm glad I could help Katarina!

BTW- I love your name!

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 18:19
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Many thanks, Lydia! :)
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Asker: Thank you, Lydia, of course! I couldn't see the forest from the trees...the citizenship issue confused me...

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civil law; the Civil Code


Explanation:
I know this question was closed long ago, but I stumbled upon it looking for something else, and I would like to offer another possible answer:

This is a very "Spain specific" question, and rather than "common legal residence" the phrase "ha optado por la vecindad civil comun" means that upon acquiring Spanish citizenship the Colombian citizen has opted to be governed by (or to submit to) the Spanish Civil Code (i.e., "Derecho civil común") rather than any of the local laws ("derechos forales") that exist in certain areas of Spain.

In that regard "vecindad civil" refers to the geographical area in Spain in which a person habitually resides and which determines whether he is subject to the Civil Code (Derecho civil común) or to local law (Derecho civil foral). Separate systems of local law exist principally in Catalonia, Aragon, Navarre, the Basque Country and the Balearic Islands, affecting, among others, family and inheritance law ("derecho de familia y sucesiones") and marital property systems ("regimen económico matrimonial").

Here is the definition of "vecindad civil" from "Diccionario de Derecho", Barcelona: Bosch, 1995:

VECINDAD CIVIL--Es la condición en que se encuentra todo español con motivo de su adscripción o pertenencia a una zona geográfica del territorio español en la que se aplica una de las legislaciones civiles especiales o forales o se aplica la legislación civil común. En base a ella se determina la sumisión a unas determinadas normas que regulan la capacidad y estado civil, los derechos y deberes de familia y sucesiones por causa de muerte. La vecindad civil de los hijos será la de los padres; pero si ésta no coincide con la del lugar de nacimiento del hijo, éste podrá optar por la vecindad del lugar en que nació dentro del año siguiente a la mayoría de edad o emancipación. Se adquiere la vecindad civil por residencia continuada de dos años, si el interesado manifiesta ser ésa su voluntad. El cambio de vecindad se produce ipso iure (o automáticamente por efecto de la norma) en los casos de residencia habitual durante diez años seguidos en provincia o territorio de diferente legislación civil, a no ser que antes de terminar dicho plazo el interesado formulase una declaración en contra.

( Código civil, artículos 14 y 15)



Rebecca Jowers
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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