Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each conflict by the criterion that resolves it.
Groups: Hierarchy (lex superior) · Specialty (lex specialis) · Time (lex posterior)
- Consumer-contract regime vs general contract law
- Commercial sale rules vs general civil sale rules
- Two successive ordinary laws on the same tax
- A regulation contradicts the statute it implements
Hints
- Check rank first; only if the ranks match does anything else matter.
- Between equals, ask whether one is more specific before looking at dates.
Show the answer
Hierarchy (lex superior): A regulation contradicts the statute it implements
Specialty (lex specialis): Commercial sale rules vs general civil sale rules, Consumer-contract regime vs general contract law
Time (lex posterior): Two successive ordinary laws on the same tax
Why
Different rank → hierarchy. Same rank, different scope → specialty. Same rank and scope → the later norm governs.
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