Supremacy

Supremacy / Primacy

In relation to the supremacy / primacy and constitutional law, M Elvira Méndez-Pinedo[1] made the following observation: If supremacy is understood as the quality or state of having more power, authority, sovereign dominion, pre-eminence or status than anyone else in general (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms), we can define legal supremacy as the highest authority of some (fundamental) norms, institutions or branches of power in a certain legal system. Beyond this broad and universal definition, however, it is necessary to make a clear differentiation of the distinctive concepts of constitutional supremacy (primacy of constitutional norms over ordinary law).

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, M Elvira Méndez-Pinedo, “Supremacy / Primacy” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

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• Supremacy