secondary laws
[ˈsɛkəndɛri lɔːz]
nounpl: secondary laws
leis secundárias
1. Laws that are enacted to implement, regulate, or complement primary legislation (constitutional or main laws); subordinate legislation derived from and dependent upon higher-level laws
Secondary laws must conform to the provisions established in the constitution and primary legislation.
As leis secundárias devem estar em conformidade com as disposições estabelecidas na constituição e na legislação primária.
2. In Brazilian legal terminology, laws enacted by legislative bodies that detail and operationalize constitutional or principal legislative acts
The executive branch proposed secondary laws to regulate the implementation of the new constitutional amendment.
O poder executivo propôs leis secundárias para regulamentar a implementação da nova emenda constitucional.
3. Legislation that is hierarchically inferior to fundamental or constitutional law but superior to regulatory decrees and administrative acts
Secondary laws serve as the bridge between constitutional principles and administrative regulations.
As leis secundárias servem como ponte entre os princípios constitucionais e os regulamentos administrativos.
This term is particularly significant in Brazil's civil law system, where the legal hierarchy clearly distinguishes between constitutional law (Constituição), complementary laws (leis complementares), ordinary laws (leis ordinárias), and secondary legislation. Understanding the distinction between primary and secondary laws is fundamental to Brazilian legal practice and constitutional interpretation.
Related Idioms & Phrases
in accordance with secondary laws
secondary laws must respect constitutional hierarchy
enact secondary laws to operationalize primary legislation
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