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Status of the Constitution
Cambodia
- EnglishEvery Khmer citizen shall respect the Constitution and the laws.
… (Art. 49) - Khmerប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរគ្រប់រូបត្រូវគោរពរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងគោរពច្បាប់។
... (មាត្រា ៤៩)
Status of the Constitution
Israel
- EnglishThis Basic Law shall not affect the validity of any law (din) in force prior to the commencement of the Basic Law. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 10)
- Hebrewאין בחוק-יסוד זה כדי לפגוע בתקפו של דין שהיה קיים ערב תחילתו של חוק-היסוד. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 10)
Status of the Constitution
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- 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
Myanmar
- EnglishEvery citizen has duty to abide by the provisions of this Constitution. (Sec. 384)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များကိုလိုက်နာစောင့်ထိန်းရန် တာဝန်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈၄)
Status of the Constitution
Qatar
- EnglishThe respect of the Constitution, compliance with the laws issued by Public Authority, abiding by public order and morality, observing national traditions and established customs is a duty of all who reside in the State of Qatar or enter its territory. (Art. 57)
- Arabicاحترام الدستور، والامتثال للقوانين الصّادرة عن السّلطة العامة، والالتزام بالنظام العام والآداب العامة، ومراعاة التقاليد الوطنية والأعراف المستقرّة، واجب على جميع من يسكن دولة قطر، أو يحل بإقليمها. (المادّة 57)
Status of the Constitution
Timor-Leste
- EnglishThe courts shall not apply rules that contravene the Constitution or the principles contained therein. (Sec. 120)
- TetumTribunál sira labele halo ukun ka norma ne’ebé kontra Lei-Inan eh PRINSÍPIU sira-ne'ebé konsagra iha nia laran. (Art. 120)
- PortugueseOs Tribunais não podem aplicar normas contrárias à Constituição ou aos princípios nela consagrados. (Art. 120)
Status of the Constitution
Uzbekistan
- EnglishNone of the provisions of the present Constitution may be interpreted in a way detrimental to the rights and interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
No law or normative legal act may run counter to the norms and principles of the Constitution. (Art. 16) - UzbekMazkur Konstitutsiyaning birorta qoidasi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi huquq va manfaatlariga zarar yetkazadigan tarzda talqin etilishi mumkin emas.
Birorta ham qonun yoki boshqa normativ-huquqiy hujjat Konstitutsiya normalari va qoidalariga zid kelishi mumkin emas. (16-modda)
Status of the Constitution
Armenia
- EnglishArticles 1, 2, 3, and 203 of the Constitution shall not be amended. (Art. 203)
- ArmenianՍահմանադրության 1-ին, 2-րդ, 3-րդ և 203-րդ հոդվածները փոփոխման ենթակա չեն: (Հոդված 203)
Status of the Constitution
Bangladesh
- English(1) All powers in the Republic belong to the people, and their exercise on behalf of the people shall be effected only under, and by the authority of, this Constitution.
(2) This Constitution is, as the solemn expression of the will of the people, the supreme law of the Republic, and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 7) - Bengali(১) প্রজাতন্ত্রের সকল ক্ষমতার মালিক জনগণ; এবং জনগণের পক্ষে সেই ক্ষমতার প্রয়োগ কেবল এই সংবিধানের অধীন ও কর্তৃত্বে কার্যকর হইবে৷
(২) জনগণের অভিপ্রায়ের পরম অভিব্যক্তিরূপে এই সংবিধান প্রজাতন্ত্রের সর্বোচ্চ আইন এবং অন্য কোন আইন যদি এই সংবিধানের সহিত অসমঞ্জস হয়, তাহা হইলে সেই আইনের যতখানি অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ততখানি বাতিল হইবে৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ৭)
Status of the Constitution
Georgia
- English…
4. State authority shall be exercised within the ambit of the Constitution and law. The Constitution of Georgia shall be the supreme law of the State. …
5. … An international treaty of Georgia shall take precedence over domestic normative acts unless it comes into conflict with the Constitution or the Constitutional Agreement of Georgia. (Art. 4) - Georgian…
4. სახელმწიფო ხელისუფლება ხორციელდება კონსტიტუციითა და კანონით დადგენილ ფარგლებში. საქართველოს კონსტიტუცია სახელმწიფოს უზენაესი კანონია. …
5. … საქართველოს საერთაშორისო ხელშეკრულებას, თუ იგი არ ეწინააღმდეგება საქართველოს კონსტიტუციას ან კონსტიტუციურ შეთანხმებას, აქვს უპირატესი იურიდიული ძალა შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი ნორმატიული აქტის მიმართ. (მუხლი 4)