Quasi-constitutionality
CANADIAN TERM FOR A LAW THAT OVERRIDES REGULAR LAWS BUT IS NOT PART OF THE CONSTITUTION
Quasi-constitutionality (Canada); Quasi-constitutional; Quasi-consitutionality
In Canada, the term quasi-constitutional is used for laws which remain paramount even when subsequent statutes, which contradict them, are enacted by the same legislature. This is the reverse of the normal practice, under which newer laws trump any contradictory provisions in any older statute.