Subsidiarity
0768-en RE720 Legal Methodology As of 11.07.2026
The subsidiarity of the rule of law means that a particular legal principle applies only if a particular other source of law does not contain any provision for the legal question to be answered.
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Subsidiarität 0768-de
Die Subsidiarität der Rechtsnorm besagt, dass ein bestimmter Rechtssatz erst zur Anwendung gelangt, wenn eine bestimmte andere Rechtsquelle für die zu beantwortende Rechtsfrage keine Vorschrift enthält.
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