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Status of the Constitution
Honduras
- EnglishIn cases of incompatibility between a constitutional norm and an ordinary legal [norm], the first will be applied. (Art. 320)
- SpanishEn caso de incompatibilidad entre una norma constitucional y una legal ordinaria, sé aplicara la primera. (Art. 320)
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
Lithuania
- EnglishJudges may not apply any laws that are in conflict with the Constitution.
… (Art. 110) - LithuanianTeisėjas negali taikyti įstatymo, kuris prieštarauja Konstitucijai.
... (110 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
Egypt
- EnglishThe judgments and decisions issued by the Supreme Constitutional Court shall be published in the Official Gazette, and they shall be binding upon everyone and all of the State authorities. They shall have Res judicata vis-à-vis all of them.
The law shall regulate the consequences of a judgment rendering a text of law unconstitutional. (Art. 195) - Arabicتنشر فى الجريدة الرسمية الأحكام والقرارات الصادرة من المحكمة الدستورية العليا، وهي ملزمة للكافة وجميع سلطات الدولة، وتكون لها حجية مطلقة بالنسبة لهم.
وينظم القانون ما يترتب على الحكم بعدم دستورية نص تشريعى من آثار. (المادّة 195)
Status of the Constitution
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishEach rural, native, or indigenous autonomy shall draft its Statute according to its own norms and procedures, in conformity with the Constitution and the law. (Art. 292)
- SpanishCada autonomía indígena originario campesina elaborará su Estatuto, de acuerdo a sus normas y procedimientos propios, según la Constitución y la Ley. (Art. 292)
Status of the Constitution
Paraguay
- EnglishThe supreme law of the Republic is the Constitution. [The Constitution], the treaties, conventions and international agreements approved and ratified, the laws dictated by the Congress and other juridical provisions of inferior hierarchy, sanctioned in consequence, integrate the positive national law [derecho positivo] in the enounced order of preference [prelación].
Whoever attempts to change that order, outside [al margen de] the procedures specified in this Constitution, would incur in the crimes that will be classified and punished in the law.
This Constitution will not lose its force or stop being observed because of acts of force nor may [it] be abrogated [derogada] by any other means different from the ones it provides [dispone].
All the provisions or acts of authority opposed to that established in this Constitution lack validity [validez]. (Art. 137) - SpanishLa ley suprema de la República es la Constitución. Esta, los tratados, convenios y acuerdos internacionales aprobados y ratificados, las leyes dictadas por el Congreso y otras disposiciones jurídicas de inferior jerarquía, sancionadas en consecuencia, integran el derecho positivo nacional en el orden de prelación enunciado.
Quienquiera que intente cambiar dicho orden, al margen de los procedimientos previstos en esta Constitución, incurrirá en los delitos que se tipificarán y penarán en la ley.
Esta Constitución no perderá su vigencia ni dejará de observarse por actos de fuerza o fuera derogada por cualquier otro medio distinto del que ella dispone.
Carecen de validez todas las disposiciones o actos de autoridad opuestos a lo establecido en esta Constitución. (Art. 137)
Status of the Constitution
Myanmar
- EnglishThis Constitution is the Basic Law of all the laws of the Union. (Sec. 449)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေသည် နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်းရှိ ဥပဒေအားလုံး၏ အခြေခံဥပဒေဖြစ်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၄၉)
Status of the Constitution
Montenegro
- EnglishRights and liberties shall be exercised on the basis of the Constitution and the confirmed international agreements.
… (Art. 17) - MontenegrinPrava i slobode ostvaruju se na osnovu Ustava i potvrđenih međunarodnih sporazuma.
… (Član 17)
Status of the Constitution
Gabon
- English…
21) Each citizen has the duty to defend the fatherland and the obligation to protect and to respect the Constitution, the laws and the regulations of the Republic;
… (Art. 1) - French…
21°) Chaque citoyen a le devoir de défendre la patrie et l’obligation de protéger et de respecter la Constitution, les lois et les règlements de la République;
… (Art. 1)
Status of the Constitution
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe Costa Ricans must observe the Constitution and the laws, … (Art. 18)
- SpanishLos costarricenses deben observar la Constitución y las leyes, … (Art. 18)