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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution, adopted by way of referendum abrogates and replaces the provisions of the Constitution of 23 December 2001, revised, which are contrary to it. It enters into force on the date of the proclamation of the official results.
… (Art. 117) - Arabicهذا الدستور المعتمد عن طريق الاستفتاء يلغي ويستبدل أحكام دستور 23 كانون الأول/ديسمبر 2001 المنقح والتي تتنافى معه. يدخل حيز النفاذ بتاريخ إعلان النتائج الرسمية.
... (المادة 117) - FrenchLa présente Constitution, adoptée par voie référendaire abroge et remplace les dispositions de la Constitution du 23 décembre 2001, révisée, qui lui sont contraires. Elle entre en vigueur à la date de proclamation des résultats officiels.
… (Art. 117)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Zambia and any other written law, customary law and customary practice that is inconsistent with its provisions is void to the extent of the inconsistency.
2. An act or omission that contravenes this Constitution is illegal.
3. This Constitution shall bind all persons in Zambia, State organs and State institutions.
4. The validity or legality of this Constitution is not subject to challenge by or before a State organ or other forum.
… (Art. 1)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of responsibilities and duties, and it is the responsibility of every citizen:
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(e) to respect the Constitution and the rule of law;
… (Art. 67) - Dhivehi
ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ ލިބޭ ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމާއި، އެ މީހަކު އަދާކުރަންޖެހޭ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތަކާއި ވާޖިބުތަކަކީ ވަކިނުކުރެވޭނޭ ދެ އަސާސްކަމުގައިވީ ހިނދު، އަންނަނިވި ކަންތައްތައް ކުރުމަކީ ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތެއްގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތެކެވެ. އަދި އެ ވަގުތަކު ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އުޅޭ ކޮންމެ މީހަކުމެ އެ ކަންތައްތަކަށް އިހްތިރާމްކުރާންވާނެއެވެ.
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(ބ) ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީއަށް ހުރުމަތްތެރިކޮށް ހިތުމާއި، ޤާނޫނުގެ ވެރިކަން ހިންގުމުގެ އުސޫލަށް ހުރުމަތްތެރިކޮށް ހިތުން.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 67 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Status of the Constitution
- English
No provision of the Constitution may be suspended. (Art. 130)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishI. The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the supreme law in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
II. The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan has direct binding effect.
III. The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the foundation of the legal system in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (Art. 147) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası Azərbaycan Respublikasında ən yüksək hüquqi qüvvəyə malikdir.
II. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası birbaşa hüquqi qüvvəyə malikdir.
III. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası Azərbaycan Respublikasının qanunvericilik sisteminin əsasıdır. (Maddə 147)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishProvided that they are not contrary to this Constitution, the legislative and regulatory texts in force continue to maintain it until their abrogation or their modification. (Art. 221)
- FrenchPour autant qu’ils ne soient pas contraires à la présente Constitution, les textes législatifs et réglementaires en vigueur restent maintenus jusqu’à leur abrogation ou leur modification. (Art. 221)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Belize and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
… (Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English
ll that is prescribed by laws, royal decrees and orders, regulations, and decisions in force on the date on which this statute comes into force shall remain in effect, provided that it does not contradict any of its provisions. (Art. 94)
- Arabic
كل ما قررته القوانين، والمراسيم والأوامر السلطانية، واللوائح، والقرارات المعمول بها في تاريخ نفاذ هذا النظام يظل ساريا، شريطة ألا يتعارض مع نص من نصوصه. (المادّة ٩٤)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The constitutionality of Acts of Parliament and treaties shall not be reviewed by the courts. (Art. 120)
- Dutch
De rechter treedt niet in de beoordeling van de grondwettigheid van wetten en verdragen. (Art. 120)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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11. Every person shall have the duty and responsibility to respect and abide by the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 8) - Dzongkha
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༡༡) མི་ག་ར་གིས་ རྩ་ཁྲིམས་ཆེན་མོ་འདིའི་དགོངས་དོན་ཚུ་ལུ་བརྩི་བཀུར་ཞུ་ནི་དང་ གནས་དགོ་ པའི་འགན་ཁུར་དང་ཁག་འགན་ཡོད། ༼རྩ་ཚན་༨༽