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Status of the Constitution
Bangladesh
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution all existing laws shall continue to have effect but may be amended or repealed by law made under this Constitution. (Art. 149)
- Bengaliএই সংবিধানের বিধানাবলী-সাপেক্ষে সকল প্রচলিত আইনের কার্যকরতা অব্যাহত থাকিবে, তবে অনুরূপ আইন এই সংবিধানের অধীন প্রণীত আইনের দ্বারা সংশোধিত বা রহিত হইতে পারিবে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪৯)
Status of the Constitution
India
- EnglishAll courts of civil, criminal and revenue jurisdiction, all authorities and all officers, judicial, executive and ministerial, throughout the territory of India, shall continue to exercise their respective functions subject to the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 375)
- Hindiभारत के राज्यक्षेत्र में सर्वत्र सिविल, दांडिक और राजस्व अधिकारिता वाले सभी न्यायालय और सभी न्यायिक, कार्यपालक और अनुसचिवीय प्राधिकारी और अधिकारी अपने-अपने कृत्यों को, इस संविधान के उपबंधों के अधीन रहते हुए, करते रहेंगे। (अनुच्छेद 375)
Status of the Constitution
Vanuatu
- EnglishEvery person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others –
a. to respect and to act in the spirit of the Constitution;
… (Art. 7) - FrenchToute personne a les devoirs fondamentaux suivants envers elle-même, ses descendants et autrui:
a) agir dans l'esprit de la Constitution et la respecter;
… (Art. 7)
Status of the Constitution
Greece
- English1. All persons shall have the right to develop freely their personality and to participate in the social, economic and political life of the country, insofar as they do not infringe the rights of others or violate the Constitution and the good usages.
… (Art. 5) - Greek1. Kαθένας έχει δικαίωμα να αναπτύσσει ελεύθερα την προσωπικότητά του και να συμμετέχει στην κοινωνική, οικονομική και πολιτική ζωή της Xώρας, εφόσον δεν προσβάλλει τα δικαιώματα των άλλων και δεν παραβιάζει το Σύνταγμα ή τα χρηστά ήθη.
… ('Αρθρο 5)
Status of the Constitution
Namibia
- English…
Now therefore, we the people of Namibia accept and adopt this Constitution as the fundamental law of our Sovereign and Independent Republic. (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
Cyprus
- English…
3. In case the Supreme Constitutional Court is of the opinion that such law or decision or any provision thereof is repugnant to or inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution or the law of the European Communities or of the European Union such law or decision or such provision thereof shall not be promulgated by the President and the Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 140) - Greek…
3. Eις ην περίπτωσιν το Aνώτατον Συνταγματικόν Δικαστήριον γνωματεύση ότι ο νόμος ή η απόφασις ή διάταξίς τις αυτών ευρίσκεται εις αντίθεσιν ή ασυμφωνίαν προς διάταξίν τινα του Συντάγματος, ή του δικαίου των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων ή της Ευρωπαϊκής Ενώσεως, ο νόμος ή η απόφασις δεν δύναται να εκδοθή υπό του Προέδρου και του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας. (Αρθρον 140) - Turkish…
3. Yüksek Anayasa Mahkemesi, bu gibi bir kanun veya kararın veya onun herhangi bir hükmünün bu Anayasanın veya Avrupa Toplulukları ya da Avrupa Birliği kanununun herhangi bir hükmüne aykırı olduğu veya ona uygun olmadığı görüşünü ileri sürdüğü takdirde, söz konusu kanun veya karar ya da hüküm, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı tarafından ilan olunmaz. (Madde 140)