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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution shall bind all executive, legislative and judicial organs of the State at all levels of Government and all the peoples of Malawi are entitled to the equal protection of this Constitution, and laws made under it. (Sec. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitution is the supreme law of Guyana and, if any other law is inconsistent with it, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 8)
Status of the Constitution
- English… May all Thai people unite in observing, protecting and upholding the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand … (Preamble)
- Thai… ขอปวงชนชาวไทยจงมีความสมัครสโมสรเป็นเอกฉันท์ในอันที่จะปฏิบัติตามและพิทักษ์รักษา รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทยนี้ … (คำนำ)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Russian Federation may participate in interstate associations and transfer some of its powers to those associations in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation provided that this does not entail restrictions on human and civil rights and freedoms and does not conflict with the basic principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation. Decisions of international bodies, taken on the basis of provisions of international treaties of the Russian Federation in their interpretation that contradicts the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall not be executed in the Russian Federation. (Art. 79)
- RussianРоссийская Федерация может участвовать в межгосударственных объединениях и передавать им часть своих полномочий в соответствии с международными договорами Российской Федерации, если это не влечет за собой ограничения прав и свобод человека и гражданина и не противоречит основам конституционного строя Российской Федерации. Решения межгосударственных органов, принятые на основании положений международных договоров Российской Федерации в их истолковании, противоречащем Конституции Российской Федерации, не подлежат исполнению в Российской Федерации. (Статья 79)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Subject to this Part, the principles and rules that formed, immediately before Independence Day, the principles and rules of common law and equity in England are adopted, and shall be applied and enforced, as part of the underlying law, except if, and to the extent that-
(a) they are inconsistent with a Constitutional Law or a statute; or
… (Schedule 2.2)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
The principles of constitutionality, of the hierarchy and of the obligation of publication of juridical norms[,] are affirmed.
… (Art. 6) - Arabic…
تعتبر دستورية القواعد القانونية، وتراتبيتها، ووجوب نشرها، مبادئ ملزمة.
… (الفصل 6)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws, other legal acts of state authorities and officials shall be adopted on grounds of and in compliance with the Constitution.
In case of divergence between provisions of the Constitution and laws, the provisions of the Constitution shall be applied. (Art. 140) - RussianЗаконы, иные правовые акты государственных органов и должностных лиц принимаются на основе и в соответствии с Конституцией.
В случае расхождения положений, указанных в Конституции и законах, действуют положения Конституции. (Статья 140) - TurkmenKanunlar, döwlet edaralarynyň we wezipeli adamlaryň gaýry hukuk namalary Konstitusiýanyň esasynda we şoňa laýyklykda kabul edilýär.
Konstitusiýada we kanunlarda görkezilen düzgünler biri-birine gabat gelmedik halatynda Konstitusiýanyň düzgünleri hereket edýär. (140-nji madda)
Status of the Constitution
- English...
(2) Provisions relating to the fundamental rights and liberties recognized by the Constitution shall be construed in conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international treaties and agreements thereon ratified by Spain. (Sec. 10) - Spanish...
2. Las normas relativas a los derechos fundamentales y a las libertades que la Constitución reconoce, se interpretarán de conformidad con la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos y los tratados y acuerdos internacionales sobre las mismas materias ratificados por España. (Art. 10)
Status of the Constitution
- English
For the duration of a state of war, the Constitution is suspended, [and] the President of the Republic assumes all the powers.
... (Art. 101) - Arabic
يُوقَف العمل بالدّستور مدّة حالة الحرب، ويتولّى رئيس الجمهوريّة جميع السّلطات.
… (المادة 101) - French
Pendant la durée de l’état de guerre, la Constitution est suspendue, le Président de la République assume tous les pouvoirs.
… (Art. 101)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll Nigerien citizens, civil or military, have the absolute obligation to respect, in all circumstances, the Constitution and the juridical order of the Republic, under penalty of the sanctions specified by the law. (Art. 39)
- FrenchTout citoyen nigérien, civil ou militaire, a l'obligation absolue de respecter, en toutes circonstances, la Constitution et l'ordre juridique de la République, sous peine des sanctions prévues par la loi. (Art. 39)