Editing Statute (section)

==Alternative meanings==

===International law===
The term "statute" is also used to refer to an International [[treaty]] that establishes an [[institution]], such as the Statute of the [[European Central Bank]], a protocol to the international courts as well, such as the Statute of the [[International Court of Justice]] and the Rome Statute of the [[International Criminal Court]]. "Statute" is also another word for law. The term was adapted from England in about the 18th century.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===Autonomy statute===
In the [[autonomous communities of Spain]], an autonomy statute is a legal document similar to the [[constitution]] of a [[federated state]], save that it is enacted by the national legislature, rather than the autonomous community it governs. The autonomy statutes in Spain have the rank of ''ley orgánica'' (organic law), a category of special legislation reserved for the main institutions and issues and mentioned in the constitution (the highest ranking legal instrument in Spain). ''Leyes orgánicas'' rank between the constitution and ordinary laws. The name was chosen, among others, to avoid confusion with the term ''constitution'' (i.e. the Spanish constitution of 1978).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}