constitutionalHierarchy

P9514
predicate

Indicates that one entity holds a superior or subordinate status to another within a formal constitutional or foundational legal framework.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
legalHierarchy 120
constitutionalHierarchy canonical 42
constitutionalHierarchyRole 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: constitutionalHierarchy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity holds a superior or subordinate status to another within a formal constitutional or foundational legal framework.

Sample triples (169)

Subject Object
Congress of Mexico City Political Constitution of the United Mexican States via predicate surface "higherLevelConstitution"
Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic declared priority of the RSFSR Constitution over USSR legislation on RSFSR territory
Fifth Schedule
surface form: Fifth Schedule (Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria)
subordinate to main body of the Constitution only
Saskatchewan Act, 1905 subordinate to Constitution Act, 1867 and Constitution Act, 1982
Political-Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of the Azores below the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Organic Law of the Judiciary of Peru organic law under the Constitution of Peru via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Organic Law of the National People's Congress law under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
National Constituent Assembly of Mauritania exercised original constituent power rather than derived legislative power
Constitution of Fiji highest legal authority in Fiji via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article 73 of the Constitution of Japan
surface form: Article 73 of the Constitution of the Constitution of Japan
inferior to the sovereignty of the people as declared in the Constitution of Japan
Spanish Penal Code organic law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution supreme law within Pennsylvania subject to the U.S. Constitution via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands higher than ordinary Kingdom statutes
Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands higher than country-level constitutions and organic laws
Article XIX of the Pennsylvania Constitution subordinate to the Constitution of the United States
Alexandria City Code subordinate to Constitution of Virginia via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Alexandria City Code Code of Virginia via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
surface form: subordinate to Code of Virginia
Alexandria City Code subordinate to United States Constitution via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article XXIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution subordinate to the United States Constitution via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luxembourg via predicate surface "isPartOfConstitutionalOrderOf"
Article XXIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution part of the supreme law of Pennsylvania via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Constitution of Hesse subordinate to Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Regeringsformen higher than ordinary law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Royal Decree of the Kingdom of Italy secondary to parliamentary statute via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article 48 of the Constitution of Iraq defines top‑level legislative organ via predicate surface "constitutionalHierarchyRole"
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan supreme law within the Japanese legal order
Article 30 of the Constitution of Japan cannot be overridden by ordinary legislation
Article 32 of the Constitution of Japan supreme law within the Japanese legal order
Declaration of Rights
surface form: Declaration of Rights (Maine Constitution)
superior to ordinary state statutes via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe highest norm in São Tomé and Príncipe via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article 36 of the Constitution of Japan overrides conflicting statutes
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China has the same legal force as the main text of the Constitution of the Republic of China
Part VI of the Basic Law higher than ordinary legislation of Hong Kong via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Social Code Book X federal law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 supersedes all other laws in South Sudan via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Australian Constitution section 122 supreme law provision via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Articles of the Federation takes precedence over planetary laws of member worlds via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article 88 of the Constitution of Norway regulates highest judicial authority via predicate surface "constitutionalHierarchyRole"
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) below French Constitution via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) above ordinary French statutes via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Conseil des Parties above many ordinary courts in the kingdom via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Akron municipal code subordinate to Ohio state law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Akron municipal code subordinate to United States federal law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Article 2 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights federal law superior to Maryland law
Venezuelan constitution highest norm in Venezuelan legal order via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Internal Rules of the Federal Senate below the Constitution of Brazil and above administrative acts of the Federal Senate via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Organic Constitutional Law on Municipalities organic constitutional law via predicate surface "legalHierarchy" NERFINISHED
Article 327 of the Constitution of India supersedes inconsistent ordinary election laws
Organic Law of the Municipality of Olinda below state constitution of Pernambuco via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"
Organic Law of the Municipality of Olinda below Federal Constitution of Brazil via predicate surface "legalHierarchy"