Presente y futuro del Derecho civil español en clave de competencias normativas

This paper deals, once again, with the apparently insolvable problem of the future of the Spanish Private Law from the point of view of the territorial configuration. The controversial line pointed out by art. 149.1.8ª of the Spanish Constitution is becoming increasingly blurry. Neither the State nor Autonomous legislators, nor the latest Constitutional Court decisions, contribute to its clarification. The author's position contemplates a change of course that, ultimately, may require a constitutional reform