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Status of the Constitution
- English
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The Constitution of the People's Democratic regime in our country has acknowledged the major result that the people have victoriously achieved in undertaking and liberating the country, protecting and building the country, as well as the undertaking of the new changes. The Constitution defines the political regime, the socio-economic system, the regimes of national security, defense, foreign affairs, the rights and obligations of citizens and the system of organization of the state apparatus in the new era.
... (Preamble) - Lao
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ລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ ຂອງ ລະບອບປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນ ຢູ່ປະເທດເຮົາ ໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ຜົນງານອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ທີ່ປະຊາຊົນເຮົາຍາດມາໄດ້ໃນພາລະກິດຕໍ່ສູ້ປົດປ່ອຍຊາດ. ປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະ ສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ ກໍຄືພາລະກິດປ່ຽນແປງໃໝ່. ລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ ກໍານົດລະບອບການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມ, ການປ້ອງກັນຊາດ- ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ, ການຕ່າງປະເທດ, ສິດ ແລະ ພັນທະພື້ນຖານຂອງພົນລະເມືອງ; ລະບົບການຈັດຕັ້ງກົງຈັກລັດໃນໄລຍະໃໝ່.
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Status of the Constitution
- English
The Constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a fundamental law of the nation.
All laws must comply with the Constitution. (Art. 117) - Lao
ລັດຖະທໍາມູນ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ ແມ່ນກົດໝາຍພື້ນຖານຂອງຊາດ.
ທຸກກົດໝາຍ ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ. (ມາດຕາ 117) (ປັບປຸງ)
Status of the Constitution
- English
Lao citizens have the obligation to respect the Constitution and the laws, ... (Art. 47)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີພັນທະເຄົາລົບລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ, ... (ມາດຕາ 47) (ປັບປຸງ)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The State governs the society through the provisions of the Constitution and the laws.
Party and state organisations, the Lao Front for National Development, mass organisations, social organisations and all citizens must function within the bounds of the Constitution and the laws. (Art. 10) - Lao
ລັດ ປົກຄອງ ແລະ ຄຸ້ມຄອງສັງຄົມດ້ວຍລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ.
ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງ ພັກ, ລັດ, ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງມະຫາຊົນ, ອົງການ ຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ແລະ ພົນລະເມືອງທຸກຄົນ ຕ້ອງເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ປະຕິບັດລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ ຢ່າງເຂັ້ມງວດ. (ມາດຕາ 10) (ປັບປຸງ)