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Status of the Constitution

Vanuatu
  • English
    The Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. (Art. 2)
  • French
    La Constitution est la loi suprême de Vanuatu. (Art. 2)

Status of the Constitution

Mozambique
  • English
    1. Individual rights and freedoms shall be directly applicable, shall bind both public and private entities, shall be guaranteed by the State, and shall be exercised within the Constitutional framework and the law.
    ... (Art. 56)
  • Portuguese
    1. Os direitos e liberdades individuais são directamente aplicáveis, vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas, são garantidos pelo Estado e devem ser exercidos no quadro da Constituição e das leis.
    ... (Art. 56)

Status of the Constitution

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • 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

Honduras
  • English
    When an International Treaty affects a constitutional provision, it must be approved by the procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, simultaneously the constitutional precept affected must be modified in the same sense by the same procedure before the Treaty being ratified by the Executive Power. (Art. 17)
  • Spanish
    Cuando un Tratado Internacional afecte una disposición constitucional, debe ser aprobado por el procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, simultáneamente el precepto constitucional afectado debe ser modificado en el mismo sentido por el mismo procedimiento, antes de ser ratificado el Tratado por el Poder Ejecutivo. (Art. 17)

Status of the Constitution

Lithuania
  • English
    Judges may not apply any laws that are in conflict with the Constitution.
    … (Art. 110)
  • Lithuanian
    Teisėjas negali taikyti įstatymo, kuris prieštarauja Konstitucijai.
    ... (110 straipsnis)

Status of the Constitution

Angola
  • English
    1. Everyone shall enjoy the rights, freedoms and guarantees enshrined in the Constitution and shall be subject to the duties established in the Constitution and the law.
    … (Art. 22)
  • Portuguese
    1. Todos gozam dos direitos, das liberdades e das garantias constitucionalmente consagrados e estão sujeitos aos deveres estabelecidos na Constituição e na lei.
    … (Art. 22)

Status of the Constitution

Rwanda
  • English
    All power derives from Rwandans and is exercised in accordance with this Constitution.
    … (Art. 1)
  • Kinyarwanda
    Ubutegetsi bwose bukomoka ku Banyarwanda kandi bugakoreshwa hakurikijwe ibiteganywa n’iri Tegeko Nshinga.
    … (Ingingo ya 1)
  • French
    Tout pouvoir émane des Rwandais et est exercé conformément à la présente Constitution.
    … (Art. 1)

Status of the Constitution

Myanmar
  • English
    This Constitution is the Basic Law of all the laws of the Union. (Sec. 449)
  • Burmese
    ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေသည် နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်းရှိ ဥပဒေအားလုံး၏ အခြေခံဥပဒေဖြစ်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၄၉)

Status of the Constitution

Panama
  • English
    All laws and other legal provisions contrary to this Constitution are repealed, except those pertaining to parental authority and support, the contrary parts of which shall continue in force for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date this Constitution enters into effect. (Art. 326)
  • Spanish
    Quedan derogadas todas las Leyes y demás normas jurídicas que sean contrarias a esta Constitución, salvo las relativas a la patria potestad y alimentos, las cuales seguirán vigentes en las partes que sean contrarias a esta Constitución por un término no mayor de doce meses a partir de su vigencia. (Art. 326)

Status of the Constitution

Montenegro
  • English
    Rights and liberties shall be exercised on the basis of the Constitution and the confirmed international agreements.
    … (Art. 17)
  • Montenegrin
    Prava i slobode ostvaruju se na osnovu Ustava i potvrđenih međunarodnih sporazuma.
    … (Član 17)