supremacyClause
P2949
predicate
Indicates that one legal authority, rule, or agreement takes precedence over and invalidates conflicting lower-level laws or provisions.
Observed surface forms (7)
- supremeLawOf ×3
- isSupremeLawOf ×2
- positionOnFederalPower ×2
- hasSupremeLaw ×1
- legalSupremacyClause ×1
- retainedSupremacyOf ×1
- supremacyOver ×1
Sample triples (17)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
surface form:
1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
Declared the National State Assembly supreme ⓘ |
| Australian Constitution | Section 109 gives Commonwealth law precedence over inconsistent State law ⓘ |
| Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda | inconsistency with Constitution is void ⓘ |
| Constitution of Bermuda |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
via predicate surface "supremeLawOf"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
|
| Constitution of Cuba | Cuba via predicate surface "supremeLawOf" ⓘ |
| Constitution of Ecuador | highest legal norm in Ecuador ⓘ |
| Constitution of India | India via predicate surface "supremeLawOf" ⓘ |
| Constitution of Japan | Constitution is the supreme law of the nation ⓘ |
| Constitution of Tunisia | Tunisia via predicate surface "isSupremeLawOf" ⓘ |
| Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | Section 1 ⓘ |
| Government of India Act 1919 | British Parliament via predicate surface "retainedSupremacyOf" ⓘ |
| New Jersey Plan | national laws supreme over state laws via predicate surface "legalSupremacyClause" ⓘ |
| Nihon-koku Kenpō | Japan via predicate surface "isSupremeLawOf" ⓘ |
| Singapore law | Constitution of the Republic of Singapore via predicate surface "hasSupremeLaw" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 33 | supports strong central government via predicate surface "positionOnFederalPower" ⓘ |
| The Federalist No. 46 | supports strong but limited federal government via predicate surface "positionOnFederalPower" ⓘ |
| United States federal law | conflicting state laws via predicate surface "supremacyOver" ⓘ |