Canonum De Ius Positivum
Canons of Positive Law

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7.6 Creation of Law

Article 277 - Decree

Canon 3078 (link)

A Decree is a valid Form of Deed or Order promulgated by an Official Person, subject to the limits of their authority, in accordance with these canons and the procedures of their Office.

Canon 3079 (link)

A Decree is not valid, but an inferior and false document if it does not conform to these canons.

Canon 3080 (link)

A Decree is the highest form of law that may be promulgated within the limits of law of a Juridic Person. A Decree may not be issued unless permitted for a specific purpose under the laws of the Juridic Person by an Official Person holding such authority.

Canon 3081 (link)

Only three (3) types of Official Person may issue a valid Decree, Supreme, Superior and Ordinary:

(i) A Decree Issued by a Supreme Official Person is called an Imperium when promulgated as an order or Edictum when promulgated as a deed; and

(ii) A Decree Issued by a Superior Official Person is called an Institutum when promulgated as an order and Consultum when promulgated as a deed; and

(iii) A Decree Issued by an Ordinary Official Person is called an Ordinatim when promulgated as an order and Decretum when promulgated as a deed.

Canon 3082 (link)

A Decree may not be abrogated, nor overturned by a lesser Juridic Person, only by a higher Juridic Person by Prescript, or higher Official Person by Decree.

Canon 3083 (link)

By definition, no inferior person being an official of Inferior Roman Law, Sharia Law or Talmudic Law has any valid authority to issue a valid Decree. Any by-law of an inferior Juridic person claiming to be a decree automatically causes such a by-law to be null and void from the beginning.