LuxembourgInstitutions 128 · State and communal institutions

What is a grand-ducal regulation (règlement grand-ducal) used for?

In the exam (French)

À quoi sert un règlement grand-ducal ?

  1. aTo revise the ConstitutionÀ réviser la Constitution
  2. bTo specify how a law is to be appliedÀ préciser comment appliquer une loiCorrect answer
  3. cTo judge a dispute between two peopleÀ juger un litige entre deux personnes

Why?

The Grand Duke makes the regulations needed to carry out the laws (Constitution, Art. 45). Revising the Constitution or judging a dispute is the job of other bodies.

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