Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each source of law to its defining feature.
- Organic law
- Decree-law
- Regulation
- General principles
- Good faith and other values informing the whole system
- Requires an absolute parliamentary majority
- Executive rule that develops and details laws
- Urgent government norm, later ratified by Parliament
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- The author of the norm determines its rank.
- Rank in turn determines what can override it.
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- Organic law → Requires an absolute parliamentary majority
- Decree-law → Urgent government norm, later ratified by Parliament
- Regulation → Executive rule that develops and details laws
- General principles → Good faith and other values informing the whole system
Why
Who makes the norm and under what conditions determines its rank, and its vulnerability to challenge.
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