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Status of the Constitution
- English
When the Constitutional Court judges that a treaty, accord or convention is unconstitutional, its ratification may not take place.
When the Constitutional Court judges that a law is unconstitutional, this may not be promulgated.
When a provision of an ordinance or of a regulation is judged unconstitutional, this loses all effect, counting from the day of the decision of the Court.
When the Constitutional Court judges that a legislative or regulatory provision is unconstitutional on the basis of Article 195 above, it loses all effect, counting from the day established by the decision of the Court.
... (Art. 198) - Arabic
إذا قررت المحكمة الدستورية عدم دستورّية معاهدة أو ا ّتفاق أو ا ّتفاقّية، فال يتّم التصديق عليها.
إذا قررت المحكمة الدستورية عدم دستورية قانون، ال يتم إصداره.
إذا قررت المحكمة الدستورية عدم دستورية أمر أو تنظيم، فإن هذا النص يفقد أثره، ابتداء من يوم صدور قرار المحكمة الدستورية.
إذا قررت المحكمة الدستورية أّن نّصا تشريعيّا أو تنظيميا غير دستورّي على أساس المادة 195 أعاله، يفقد أثره ابتداء من اليوم الذي يح ّدده قرار المحكمة الدستورية.
... (المــادة 198) - French
Lorsque la Cour constitutionnelle juge qu’un traité, accord ou convention est inconstitutionnel, sa ratification ne peut avoir lieu.
Lorsque la Cour constitutionnelle juge qu’une loi est inconstitutionnelle, celle-ci ne peut être promulguée.
Lorsqu’une disposition d’une ordonnance ou d’un règlement est jugée inconstitutionnelle, celle-ci perd tout effet, à compter du jour de la décision de la Cour.
Lorsque la Cour constitutionnelle juge qu’une disposition législative ou réglementaire est inconstitutionnelle sur le fondement de l’article 195 ci-dessus, celle-ci perd tout effet, à compter du jour fixé par la décision de la Cour.
... (Art. 198)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
A provision declared unconstitutional on the basis of the preceding paragraph is lapsed of plain right. The decision of the Constitutional Court establishing this unconstitutionality is published in the Journal Officiel following the procedure of urgency. (Art. 132) - French…
Une disposition déclarée inconstitutionnelle sur le fondement de l'alinéa ci-dessus est caduque de plein droit. L'arrêt de la Cour constitutionnelle établissant cette inconstitutionnalité est publié au Journal Officiel suivant la procédure d'urgence. (Art. 132)
Status of the Constitution
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Communities composed of an indigenous people, [are] those that form a social, economic and cultural unity, living in a territory and that recognized their own authorities in accordance with their habits [usos] and customs.
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A. This Constitution recognizes and guarantees the right of indigenous peoples and communities to self-determination and, consequently, to the autonomy to:
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II. Apply their own normative systems in the regulation and solution of their internal conflicts, subject to the general principles of this Constitution, respecting individual guarantees, human rights and, in relevant manner, the dignity and integrity of women. The law will establish the cases and procedures of validation by the corresponding judges or courts.
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VIII. Accede fully to jurisdictions of the State. To guarantee this right, in all the trials and proceedings in which they are parties, individually or collectively, their cultural customs and specifications must be taken into account respecting the precepts of this Constitution.
… (Art. 2) - Spanish…
Son comunidades integrantes de un pueblo indígena, aquellas que formen una unidad social, económica y cultural, asentadas en un territorio y que reconocen autoridades propias de acuerdo con sus usos y costumbres.
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A. Esta Constitución reconoce y garantiza el derecho de los pueblos y las comunidades indígenas a la libre determinación y, en consecuencia, a la autonomía para:
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II. Aplicar sus propios sistemas normativos en la regulación y solución de sus conflictos internos, sujetándose a los principios generales de esta Constitución, respetando las garantías individuales, los derechos humanos y, de manera relevante, la dignidad e integridad de las mujeres. La ley establecerá los casos y procedimientos de validación por los jueces o tribunales correspondientes.
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VIII. Acceder plenamente a la jurisdicción del Estado. Para garantizar ese derecho, en todos los juicios y procedimientos en que sean parte, individual o colectivamente, se deberán tomar en cuenta sus costumbres y especificidades culturales respetando los preceptos de esta Constitución.
… (Art. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English… The People shall exercise their sovereignty within the aspects and limits prescribed in the Constitution. (Art. 2)
- Arabic... يمارس الشعب السيادة ضمن الأشكال والحدود المقرّرة في الدستور. (المادّة 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The laws and all other normative acts shall remain in force in so far they are not contradicting the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 154) - Romanian(1) Legile şi toate celelalte acte normative rămân în vigoare, în măsura în care ele nu contravin prezentei Constituţii.
… (Art. 154)
Status of the Constitution
- English
If the Constitutional Court[,] referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic or by the President of the National Assembly[,] has declared that an international commitment involves a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 146)
- French
Si la Cour constitutionnelle saisie par le président de la République ou par le président de l'Assemblée nationale a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de le ratifier ne peut intervenir qu'après révision de la Constitution. (Art. 146)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWe, the People of Seychelles, …
HEREBY adopt and confer upon ourselves this Constitution as the fundamental and supreme law of our Sovereign and Democratic Republic. (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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In any process, [where] incompatibility exists between a constitutional norm and a legal norm, the judges show preference for the first one. … (Art. 138) - Spanish
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En todo proceso, de existir incompatibilidad entre una norma constitucional y una norma legal, los jueces prefieren la primera. … (Art. 138)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of the Constitution are fundamental legal rules binding upon legislative, executive and judicial organs, and administrative authorities and other institutions and individuals.
Laws shall not be contrary to the Constitution. (Art. 11) - TurkishAnayasa hükümleri, yasama, yürütme ve yargı organlarını, idare makamlarını ve diğer kuruluş ve kişileri bağlayan temel hukuk kurallarıdır.
Kanunlar Anayasaya aykırı olamaz. (Madde 11)
Status of the Constitution
- English
There shall be no appeal against a decision of the Constitutional Court; this however does not apply if due to a decision by a body of an international organization set up to ensure the observance of international agreements binding for the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Republic has the obligation in proceedings before the Constitutional Court to reopen a final decision of the Constitutional Court. (Art. 133)
- Slovak
Proti rozhodnutiu ústavného súdu nemoţno podať opravný prostriedok; to neplatí ak rozhodnutím orgánu medzinárodnej organizácie zriadeného na uplatňovanie medzinárodnej zmluvy, ktorou je Slovenská republika viazaná, vznikne Slovenskej republike povinnosť v konaní pred ústavným súdom znovu preskúmať uţ prijaté rozhodnutie ústavného súdu. (Čl. 133)