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Sovereignty shall belong to the people and be exercised by the people in the forms and within the limits of this Constitution. (Art. 1) - Italian
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La sovranità appartiene al popolo, che la esercita nelle forme e nei limiti della Costituzione. (Art. 1)
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2. The offices and agents of the Public Administration shall owe obedience to the Constitution and the law, and shall act with respect for the principles of equality, of impartiality, of ethics and of justice. (Art. 248) - Portuguese…
2. Os órgãos da Administração Pública obedecem à Constituição e à lei e actuam com respeito pelos princípios da igualdade, da imparcialidade, da ética e da justiça. (Art. 248)
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Communities composed of an indigenous people, [are] those that form a social, economic and cultural unity, living in a territory and that recognized their own authorities in accordance with their habits [usos] and customs.
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A. This Constitution recognizes and guarantees the right of indigenous peoples and communities to self-determination and, consequently, to the autonomy to:
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II. Apply their own normative systems in the regulation and solution of their internal conflicts, subject to the general principles of this Constitution, respecting individual guarantees, human rights and, in relevant manner, the dignity and integrity of women. The law will establish the cases and procedures of validation by the corresponding judges or courts.
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VIII. Accede fully to jurisdictions of the State. To guarantee this right, in all the trials and proceedings in which they are parties, individually or collectively, their cultural customs and specifications must be taken into account respecting the precepts of this Constitution.
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Son comunidades integrantes de un pueblo indígena, aquellas que formen una unidad social, económica y cultural, asentadas en un territorio y que reconocen autoridades propias de acuerdo con sus usos y costumbres.
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A. Esta Constitución reconoce y garantiza el derecho de los pueblos y las comunidades indígenas a la libre determinación y, en consecuencia, a la autonomía para:
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II. Aplicar sus propios sistemas normativos en la regulación y solución de sus conflictos internos, sujetándose a los principios generales de esta Constitución, respetando las garantías individuales, los derechos humanos y, de manera relevante, la dignidad e integridad de las mujeres. La ley establecerá los casos y procedimientos de validación por los jueces o tribunales correspondientes.
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VIII. Acceder plenamente a la jurisdicción del Estado. Para garantizar ese derecho, en todos los juicios y procedimientos en que sean parte, individual o colectivamente, se deberán tomar en cuenta sus costumbres y especificidades culturales respetando los preceptos de esta Constitución.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll existing statutes, regulations, decrees and notices inconsistent with the fundamental rights and freedoms provisions in this Chapter shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, become void on the commencement of this Constitution. (Art. 66)
- Dhivehiމި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީއަށް ޢަމަލުކުރާން ފަށާއިރު ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި ހިނގަމުންއަންނަ އެންމެހައި ޤާނޫނުތަކާއި ޤާވާއިދުތަކާއި ޤަރާރުތަކާއި އިއުލާންތަކުގައި ބަޔާންވެފައިވާ ކަންތައްތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން، މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމާ ތަޢާރުސްވާ އެންމެހައި ކަންތައްތައް، މި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީ އަށް އަމަލުކުރާން ފެށުމާއެކު ބާތިލްވީއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 66 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The state shall recognise the status, role and functions of the institutions of the traditional authorities founded in accordance with customary law which do not contradict the Constitution.
2. Recognition of the institutions of the traditional authorities shall oblige public and private entities to respect, in their relations with these institutions, the values and norms of customary law that are observed within traditional political and community organisations and do not conflict with the Constitution or the dignity of the human person. (Art. 223) - Portuguese1. O Estado reconhece o estatuto, o papel e as funções das instituições do poder tradicional constituídas de acordo com o direito consuetudinário e que não contrariam a Constituição.
2. O reconhecimento das instituições do poder tradicional obriga as entidades públicas e privadas a respeitarem, nas suas relações com aquelas instituições, os valores e normas consuetudinários observados no seio das organizações político-comunitárias tradicionais e que não sejam conflituantes com a Constituição nem com a dignidade da pessoa humana. (Art. 223)
Status of the Constitution
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(8) The provisions of the laws declared non-conforming to the Constitution by an order [arret] of the Constitutional Court cease to have a juridical effect the day after the publication of this order in the forms specified by the law, unless the Constitutional Court ordered another time [délai]. The Constitutional Court determines the conditions and limits within which the effects that the provision produces are susceptible to be questioned. (Art. 112)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery Rwandan has the duty to respect the Constitution and the other laws of the country.
… (Art. 49) - KinyarwandaUmunyarwanda wese afite inshingano yo kubaha Itegeko Nshinga n’andi mategeko y’Igihugu.
… (Ingingo ya 49) - FrenchTout Rwandais a le devoir de respecter la Constitution ainsi que les autres lois du pays.
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Status of the Constitution
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In any process, [where] incompatibility exists between a constitutional norm and a legal norm, the judges show preference for the first one. … (Art. 138) - Spanish
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En todo proceso, de existir incompatibilidad entre una norma constitucional y una norma legal, los jueces prefieren la primera. … (Art. 138)
Status of the Constitution
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The application of this statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements that the Sultanate has entered into with states and international authorities and organisations. (Art. 89)
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لا يخل تطبيق هذا النظام بما ارتبطت به السلطنة مع الدول والهيئات والمنظمات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقيات. (المادّة ٨٩)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. Sovereignty shall rest with the people who shall exercise it in accordance with the forms and under the terms foreseen in the Constitution.
2. The State shall be subordinate to the Constitution, shall be based on the democratic legality, and shall respect as well as enforce the laws.
3. The laws and other acts of the state, of the local government and of public entities in general shall only be valid if they are in conformity with the Constitution. (Art. 3) - Portuguese1. A soberania pertence ao povo, que a exerce pelas formas e nos termos previstos na Constituição.
2. O Estado subordina-se à Constituição e funda-se na legalidade democrática, devendo respeitar e fazer respeitar as leis.
3. As leis e os demais actos do Estado, do poder local e dos entes públicos em geral só serão válidos se forem conformes com a Constituição. (Art. 3)