Practice question · Put in order
Order the reasoning a court follows when two norms collide.
- If ranks match, ask which norm is more specific
- Apply the surviving norm to the case
- If equally specific, ask which came later
- Identify both norms and their ranks
- If ranks differ, the higher norm wins, stop
Hints
- The criteria form a strict cascade, not a menu.
- Each one is consulted only when the previous is silent.
Show the answer
- Identify both norms and their ranks
- If ranks differ, the higher norm wins, stop
- If ranks match, ask which norm is more specific
- If equally specific, ask which came later
- Apply the surviving norm to the case
Why
Hierarchy → specialty → time, applied as a strict cascade: each criterion only speaks when the previous one is silent.
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