When speaking of the rule of law, one usually thinks of the rule of law or the régne de la loi, which are their most recent forms. Little is said about the rule of law in the Hispanic world and less is known. It is worth stopping to examine it, first of all because it constitutes another form clearly different from the two mentioned above, both in its effectiveness and in its problems.Cuando se habla de Estado de derecho, generalmente se piensa en rule of law o en régne de la loi, que son sus formas más recientes. Del Estado de derecho en el mundo hispánico, se habla poco y se sabe menos. Vale la pena detenerse a examinarlo, ante todo porque constituye otra forma claramente diferente de las dos antes mencionadas, tanto en su eficacia como en sus problemas.