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==Grand Ducal Court Decisions==
==Grand Ducal Court Decisions==
While not specifically laws, [[Grand Ducal Court]] decisions can clarify the implementation of the Constitution, and are considered an extension of the Constitution itself. These may be rendered obsolete by Constitutional Amendment or a more recent ruling on the same matter (not within a period of five years of the previous ruling). Grand Ducal Court decisions will carry the prefix GC and will be sequentially numbered by the year created (i.e. GC-2020-001).
While not specifically laws, [[Grand Ducal Court]] decisions can clarify the implementation of the Constitution and other laws, and are considered an extension of the implementation of the law. These may be rendered obsolete by Constitutional Amendment or a more recent ruling on the same matter (not within a period of five years of the previous ruling). Grand Ducal Court decisions will carry the prefix GC and will be sequentially numbered by the year created (i.e. GC-2020-001).


==Westarctican Ordinances==
==Westarctican Ordinances==
[[Westarctican Ordinance|Westarctican Ordinances]] is the category which the bulk of laws fall under. These laws can be repealed by another ordinance, rendered obsolete by the Constitution (as will be the case with WO-2019-001 through WO-2019-003), or deemed unconstitutional by Grand Ducal Court decision. These laws originate from the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister's]] office. Westarctican Ordinances carry the prefix WO and are numbered sequentially by the year they were created.
[[Westarctican Ordinance|Westarctican Ordinances]] is the category which the bulk of laws fall under. These laws can be repealed by another ordinance, rendered obsolete by the Constitution (as was be the case with WO-2019-001 through WO-2019-003), or deemed unconstitutional by Grand Ducal Court decision. These laws originate from the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister's]] office. Westarctican Ordinances carry the prefix WO and are numbered sequentially by the year they were created.


==Royal Decrees==
==Royal Decrees==