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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEveryone, living or staying temporarily on the territory of Turkmenistan, shall be obliged to abide by the Constitution and the laws of Turkmenistan, and respect the national traditions, historic, cultural and natural heritage. (Art. 57)
- RussianКаждый человек, проживающий или временно находящийся на территории Туркменистана, обязан соблюдать Конституцию и законы Туркменистана, уважать национальные традиции, историческое, культурное и природное наследие. (Статья 57)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanyň çäginde ýaşaýan ýa-da wagtlaýyn bolýan her bir adam Türkmenistanyň Konstitusiýasyny we kanunlaryny berjaý etmäge, milli däp-dessurlary, taryhy, medeni we tebigy mirasy hormatlamaga borçludyr. (57-njy madda)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Citizens and public authorities are bound by the Constitution and all other legal previsions.
… (Sec. 9) - Spanish1. Los ciudadanos y los poderes públicos están sujetos a la Constitución y al resto del ordenamiento jurídico.
… (Art. 9)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
b. The King safeguards the legitimacy of the government and the supremacy of the Constitution and the law, and cares for the rights and freedoms of individuals and organizations.
… (Art. 33) - Arabic…
ب - يحمي الملك شرعية الحكم وسيادة الدستور والقانون، ويرعى حقوق الأفراد والهيئات وحرياتهم.
(المادة 33) …
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe legislation in force remains applicable to the extent that it is not contrary to this Constitution or where it is not the object of a specific abrogation. (Art. 96)
- Arabicتبقى التشريعات السارية مطبقة في حدود ما لا تكون متنافية مع هذا الدستور أو حيث لا تكون موضوع إلغاء محدد.(المادة 96)
- FrenchLa législation en vigueur demeure valable dans la mesure où elle n'est pas contraire à la présente constitution et où elle n'est pas l'objet d'une abrogation expresse. (Art. 96)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishI. The international treaties and instruments in matters of human rights that have been signed and/or ratified, or those that have been joined by the State, which declare rights more favorable than those contained in the Constitution, shall have preferential application over those in this Constitution.
II. The rights recognized in the Constitution shall be interpreted in agreement with international human rights treaties when the latter provide more favorable norms. (Art. 256) - SpanishI. Los tratados e instrumentos internacionales en materia de derechos humanos que hayan sido firmados, ratificados o a los que se hubiera adherido el Estado, que declaren derechos más favorables a los contenidos en la Constitución, se aplicarán de manera preferente sobre ésta.
II. Los derechos reconocidos en la Constitución serán interpretados de acuerdo a los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos cuando éstos prevean normas más favorables. (Art. 256)
Status of the Constitution
- English
1. Laws and other normative acts approved before the date of entry into force of this Constitution shall be applied as long as they have not been abrogated.
… (Art. 178) - Albanian
1. Ligjet dhe aktet e tjera normative të miratuara para datës së hyrjes në fuqi të kësaj Kushtetute do të zbatohen derisa nuk janë shfuqizuar.
… (Neni 178)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Any person interpreting or applying this Constitution must promote the spirit, purpose and objects of this Constitution as a whole, and the values that underlie a democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom.
(2) If a law appears to be inconsistent with a provision of this Constitution, the court must adopt a reasonable interpretation of that law that is consistent with the provisions of this Constitution over an interpretation that is inconsistent with this Constitution.
… (Sec. 3) - iTaukei(1) Ke dua na tamata e vakadewataka se taurivaka na Yavunivakavulewa qo, me tokona na inaki kei na kena yavu, oya me rokovi na tamata yadua ka me kua naveivakaduiduitaki.
(2) Ke dua na lawa e sega ni salavata kei na Yavunivakavulewa qo, na mataveilewai me na vakarautaka e dua na kena ivakavakadewa vakalawa me veiganiti kei na veika e virikotori ena Yavunivakavulewa qo.
… (Sec. 3)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishA provision of any article, declared by the Constitutional Council not in conformity with the Constitution, cannot be promulgated or implemented.
The decision of the Constitutional Council is final without recourse. (Art. 142) - Khmerបទប្បញ្ញត្តិក្នុងមាត្រាណាដែលក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញប្រកាសថា មិនស្របនឹងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ មិនអាចយកទោប្រកាសឱ្យប្រើ ឬយកទៅអនុវត្តបានឡើយ។
សេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញជាសេចក្ដីសំរេចបិទផ្លូវតវ៉ា។ (មាត្រា ១៤២)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWe, the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia: …
Have therefore adopted, on 8 December 1994 this Constitution through representatives we have duly elected for this purpose as an instrument that binds us in a mutual commitment to fulfill the objectives and the principles set forth above. (Preamble) - Amharicእኛ የኢትዮጵያ ብሔሮች፣ …
ይህ ሕገ መንግሥት ከዚህ በላይ ለገለጽናቸው ዓላማዎችና እምነቶች ማሰሪያ እንዲሆነንእንዲወክሉን መርጠን በላክናቸው ተወካዮቻቸን አማካይነት በሕገ መንግሥት ጉባኤ ዛሬ ኅዳር 29 ቀን 1987 አጽድቀነዋል፡፡ (መግቢያ)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe decisions [fallos] issued by the Court in the exercise of the jurisdictional control make final the matter [hacer tránsito a cosa] judged constitutional.
No authority may reproduce the material content of the juridical act declared unconstitutional [inexquibilidad/unexecutable] for fundamental reasons, while the provisions that served to make the confrontation[,] between the ordinary norm and the Constitution[,] subsist in the Charter [Carta]. (Art. 243) - SpanishLos fallos que la Corte dicte en ejercicio del control jurisdiccional hacen tránsito a cosa juzgada constitucional.
Ninguna autoridad podrá reproducir el contenido material del acto jurídico declarado inexequible por razones de fondo, mientras subsistan en la Carta las disposiciones que sirvieron para hacer la confrontación entre la norma ordinaria y la Constitución. (Art. 243)