Paramountcy
 |
Look up paramountcy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state, where both the central government, and the provincial or state governments, have the power to create laws in relation to the same matters. In a case where both central and state law exist, central laws will be given priority over state laws through the doctrine of supremacy. This is usually applied in cases of indirect rule.
See also
- Paramountcy (Canada)
- Paramount chief
- Implied repeal
- Federal preemption
- Supremacy
- Supremacy Clause
- Suzerainty
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.