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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThere is no excuse of ignorance of the law.
All persons are required to respect the Constitution and to comply with the laws of the Republic. (Art. 62) - FrenchNul n’est censé ignorer la loi.
Toute personne est tenue de respecter la Constitution et de se conformer aux lois de la République. (Art. 62)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution shall rule even when its observance is interrupted by acts of force against the institutional order and the democratic system. These acts shall be irreparably null.
… (Sec. 36) - SpanishEsta Constitución mantendrá su imperio aun cuando se interrumpiere su observancia por actos de fuerza contra el orden institucional y el sistema democrático. Estos actos serán insanablemente nulos.
… (Art. 36)
Status of the Constitution
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(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution, no law nor any provision thereof providing for detention, prosecution or punishment of any person, who is a member of any armed or defence or auxiliary forces or any individual, group of individuals or organisation or who is a prisoner of war, for genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes and other crimes under international law shall be deemed void or unlawful, or ever to have become void or unlawful, on the ground that such law or provision of any such law is inconsistent with, or repugnant to, any of the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 47) - Bengali...
(৩) এই সংবিধানে যাহা বলা হইয়াছে, তাহা সত্ত্বেও গণহত্যাজনিত অপরাধ, মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধ বা যুদ্ধাপরাধ এবং আন্তর্জাতিক আইনের অধীন অন্যান্য অপরাধের জন্য কোন সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বা প্রতিরক্ষা বাহিনী বা সহায়ক বাহিনীর সদস্য বা অন্য কোন ব্যক্তি, ব্যক্তি সমষ্টি বা সংগঠন কিংবা যুদ্ধবন্দীকে আটক, ফৌজদারীতে সোপর্দ কিংবা দন্ডদান করিবার বিধান-সংবলিত কোন আইন বা আইনের বিধান এই সংবিধানের কোন বিধানের সহিত অসমঞ্জস বা তাহার পরিপন্থী, এই কারণে বাতিল বা বেআইনী বলিয়া গণ্য হইবে না কিংবা কখনও বাতিল বা বেআইনী হইয়াছে বলিয়া গণ্য হইবে না । (অনুচ্ছেদ ৪৭)
Status of the Constitution
- English… WE, THE FREELY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA, … do hereby adopt and enact this Constitution as the supreme Law of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. (Preamble)
- Sinhala… නිදහස් ලෙස තේරී පත් වූ ශ්රී ලංකාවාසී ජනතාවගේ නියෝජිතයන් වන අපි ... ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ උත්තරීතර නීතිය ලෙස මේ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව මෙයින් සම්මත කොට පනවම්හ. (පූර්විකාව)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
(3) If a treaty Romania is to become a party to comprises provisions contrary to the Constitution, its ratification shall only take place after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 11) - Romanian…
(3) În cazul în care un tratat la care România urmează să devină parte cuprinde dispoziţii contrare Constituţiei, ratificarea lui poate avea loc numai după revizuirea Constituţiei. (Art. 11)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery citizen has the duty to respect, to comply with and to defend the Fundamental Law and the Juridical Order of the Nation. (Art. 21)
- SpanishTodo ciudadano tiene el deber de respetar, cumplir y defender la Ley Fundamental y el Ordenamiento Jurídico de la Nación. (Art. 21)
- FrenchTout citoyen a le devoir de respecter, d'observer et de défendre la Loi fondamentale et l'ordonnancement juridique de la Nation. (Art. 21)
Status of the Constitution
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Paragraph 2. Final decisions on merits, pronounced by the Supreme Federal Court, in direct actions of unconstitutionality and declaratory actions of constitutionality shall have force against all, as well as a binding effect, as regards the other bodies of the Judicial Power and the governmental entities and entities owned by the Federal Government, in the federal, state, and local levels.
… (Art. 102) - Portuguese
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§ 2º As decisões definitivas de mérito, proferidas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, nas ações diretas de inconstitucionalidade e nas ações declaratórias de constitucionalidade produzirão eficácia contra todos e efeito vinculante, relativamente aos demais órgãos do Poder Judiciário e à administração pública direta e indireta, nas esferas federal, estadual e municipal.
… (Art. 102)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishNo provision of the Constitution shall be deemed to annul laws enacted, acts done or measures taken by the Republic which become necessary by reason of its obligations as a member state of the European Union, nor does it prevent Regulations, Directives or other acts or binding measures of a legislative character, adopted by the European Union or the European Communities or by their institutions or competent bodies thereof on the basis of the Treaties establishing the European Communities or the Treaty of the European Union, from having legal effect in the Republic. (Art. 1A)
- GreekΟυδεμία διάταξη του Συντάγματος θεωρείται ότι ακυρώνει νόμους που θεσπίζονται, πράξεις που διενεργούνται ή μέτρα που λαμβάνονται από τη Δημοκρατία τα οποία καθίστανται αναγκαία από τις υποχρεώσεις της ως κράτους μέλους της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ούτε εμποδίζει Κανονισμούς, Οδηγίες ή άλλες πράξεις ή δεσμευτικά μέτρα νομοθετικού χαρακτήρα που θεσπίζονται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ή από τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες ή από τα θεσμικά τους όργανα ή από τα αρμόδιά τους σώματα στη βάση των συνθηκών που ιδρύουν τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες ή την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση από του να έχουν νομική ισχύ στη Δημοκρατία. (Αρθρον 1Α)
- TurkishAnayasanın hiçbir hükmü, Avrupa Birliğine üye bir devlet olarak taşıdığı yükümlülükleri gerekli kıldığı için Cumhuriyet tarafından konulan kanunları, gerçekleştirilen eylemleri veya alınan tedbirleri feshettiği şeklinde yorumlanamaz ya da Avrupa Topluluklarının kuruluşunu sağlayan Anlaşmalar veya Avrupa Birliği Anlaşması çerçevesinde Avrupa Birliği veya Avrupa Toplulukları ya da bunların kurum ve yetkili kuruluşları tarafından benimsenen Tüzük, Yönerge veya diğer eylem ya da bağlayıcı tedbirlerin Cumhuriyet dâhilinde hukuki sonuçlara sahip olmasını önlemez. (Madde 1A)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. Confirmation, accession and ratification of bilateral and multilateral conventions, treaties, agreements or alliances that took place before the entry into force of the present Constitution shall be decided upon by the respective competent bodies on a case-by-case basis.
2. The Democratic Republic of East Timor shall not be bound by any treaty, agreement or alliance entered into prior to the entry into force of the Constitution which is not confirmed or ratified or adhered to, pursuant to item 1 above.
… (Sec. 158) - Tetum1. Konfirmasaun, adezaun no ratifikasaun konvensaun, tratadu, akordu eh aliansa bilaterál eh multilaterál sira, órgaun kompetente ida-idak mak sei deside kazu ba kazu, molok Lei-Inan tama iha vigór.
2. Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste nian la kesi-metin ho tratadu ruma, akordu ka aliansa, ne’ebé hakotu molok Lei-Inan tama iha vigór, ne’ebé la iha konfirmasaun ka la ratifikadu ka la iha adezaun, tuir lei númeru 1.
… (Art. 158) - Portuguese1. A confirmação, adesão e ratificação das convenções, tratados, acordos ou alianças bilaterais ou multilaterais, anteriores à entrada em vigor da Constituição, são decididas, caso a caso, pelos órgãos competentes respectivos.
2. A República Democrática de Timor-Leste não fica vinculada por nenhum tratado, acordo ou aliança, celebrado anteriormente à entrada em vigor da Constituição, que não seja confirmado ou ratificado ou a que não haja adesão, nos termos do n.º 1.
… (Art. 158)
Status of the Constitution
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The Constitution shall be the supreme legal act of the Republic of Serbia.
All laws and other general acts enacted in the Republic of Serbia must be in compliance with the Constitution.
Ratified international treaties and generally accepted rules of the [sic] international law shall be part of the legal system of the Republic of Serbia. Ratified international treaties may not be in noncompliance with the Constitution.
... (Art. 194) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Устав је највиши правни акт Републике Србије.
Сви закони и други општи акти донети у Републици Србији морају бити сагласни са Уставом.
Потврђени међународни уговори и општеприхваћена правила међународног права део су правног поретка Републике Србије. Потврђени међународни уговори не смеју бити у супротности са Уставом.
… (Члан 194)