on its face

on its face
adj.
Upon immediate inspection; used to describe a law that is void or unconstitutional by its very wording, usually because it does not address the issue it is intended to address.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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