Executive legal norm

As executive legal norms by the will executive established legal norms referred to in contrast to the legislature created formal laws .

Executive legal norms are, on the one hand, statutory ordinances (in the exercise of delegated legislative powers, in particular the federal or state government ) and, on the other hand, statutes (as an expression of self-administration, particularly by municipalities ). In terms of validity , executive legal norms are below the simple law of the respective state level ( sub- statutory legal norms ). As a result of the priority of federal law over state law ( Art. 31 GG ), however, federal ordinances take precedence over state law.

Lack Außenwirkungsfinalität no legal standards to prevailing opinion administrative provisions .