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Status of the Constitution
- English
A provision declared unconstitutional may not be promulgated or implemented.
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They impose themselves on the public powers and on all civil, military and jurisdictional authorities. (Art. 124) - French
Une disposition déclarée inconstitutionnelle ne peut être promulguée ni mise en application.
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Elles s'imposent aux pouvoirs publics et à toutes les autorités civiles, militaires et juridictionnelles. (Art. 124)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Council has declared that an international commitment involves a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 97)
- FrenchSi le Conseil constitutionnel a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de le ratifier ou de l'approuver ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 97)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe courts shall not apply rules that contravene the Constitution or the principles contained therein. (Sec. 120)
- TetumTribunál sira labele halo ukun ka norma ne’ebé kontra Lei-Inan eh PRINSÍPIU sira-ne'ebé konsagra iha nia laran. (Art. 120)
- PortugueseOs Tribunais não podem aplicar normas contrárias à Constituição ou aos princípios nela consagrados. (Art. 120)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Saint Lucia and, subject to the provisions of section 41, if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail and the other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Sec. 120)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishRule of law is a fundamental prerequisite for the Constitution which is based on inalienable human rights.
The rule of law shall be exercised through free and direct elections, constitutional guarantees of human and minority rights, separation of power, independent judiciary and observance of Constitution and Law by the authorities. (Art. 3) - Serbian CyrillicВладавина права је основна претпоставка Устава и почива на неотуђивим људским правима.
Владавина права се остварује слободним и непосредним изборима, уставним јемствима људских и мањинских права, поделом власти, независном судском влашћу и повиновањем власти Уставу и закону. (Члан 3)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhere the Constitutional Council finds a provision of a treaty or of an international agreement unconstitutional, authorization to ratify and the ratification of the said treaty or agreement shall be deferred until the Constitution is amended. (Art. 44)
- FrenchSi le Conseil Constitutionnel a déclaré quʼun traité ou accord international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, lʼapprobation en forme législative ou la ratification de ce traité ou de cet accord ne peut intervenir quʼaprès la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 44)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. It shall be the duty of every citizen to uphold and abide by this Constitution and respect the laws of South Sudan.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishNone of the provisions of the present Constitution may be interpreted in a way detrimental to the rights and interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
No law or normative legal act may run counter to the norms and principles of the Constitution. (Art. 16) - UzbekMazkur Konstitutsiyaning birorta qoidasi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi huquq va manfaatlariga zarar yetkazadigan tarzda talqin etilishi mumkin emas.
Birorta ham qonun yoki boshqa normativ-huquqiy hujjat Konstitutsiya normalari va qoidalariga zid kelishi mumkin emas. (16-modda)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe People Defender’s Office is charged with the furtherance, defense and oversight of the rights and guarantees established under this Constitution and international treaties on human rights, in addition to defending the legitimate, collective and diffuse interest of the citizens. … (Art. 280)
- SpanishLa Defensoría del Pueblo tiene a su cargo la promoción, defensa y vigilancia de los derechos y garantías establecidos en esta Constitución y los tratados internacionales sobre derechos humanos, además de los intereses legítimos, colectivos y difusos, de los ciudadanos. … (Art. 280)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf a court finds that a provision conflicts with a rule of fundamental law or other superior statute, the provision shall not be applied. The same applies if a procedure laid down in law has been disregarded in any important respect when the provision was made.
In the case of review of an act of law under paragraph one, particular attention must be paid to the fact that the Riksdag is the foremost representative of the people and that fundamental law takes precedence over other law. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 11, Art. 14) - SwedishFinner en domstol att en föreskrift står i strid med en bestämmelse i grundlag eller annan överordnad författning får föreskriften inte tillämpas. Detsamma gäller om stadgad ordning i något väsentligt hänseende har åsidosatts vid föreskriftens tillkomst.
Vid prövning enligt första stycket av en lag ska det särskilt beaktas att riksdagen är folkets främsta företrädare och att grundlag går före lag. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 11 kap, 14§)