Practice question · Multiple choice
A 2015 special law on franchise contracts conflicts with a 2023 general law on contracts. Which governs a franchise dispute?
Hints
- Time only decides between norms of equal specificity.
- Repeal of a special regime by a general law is not presumed.
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D. The 2015 special law, since specialty survives
Why
The classic trap: lex posterior only operates between equals. A tailored regime survives a newer general law unless expressly repealed, specialty outranks time.
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