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Status of the Constitution
- English
The Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have absolute supremacy in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the supreme legal force and direct effect, and constitute the basis of the single legal space on the entire territory of the country.
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The state, its bodies, other organizations, officials, public associations and citizens shall act in accordance with the Constitution and the laws. (Art. 15) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasida O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlarining ustunligi so‘zsiz tan olinadi.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasi mamlakatning butun hududida oliy yuridik kuchga ega, to‘g‘ridan to‘g‘ri amal qiladi va yagona huquqiy makonning asosini tashkil etadi.
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Davlat va uning organlari, boshqa tashkilotlar, mansabdor shaxslar, fuqarolik jamiyati institutlari hamda fuqarolar Konstitutsiya va qonunlarga muvofiq ish yuritadilar. (15-modda)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. Constitutional justice shall be administered by the Constitutional Court, ensuring the primacy of the Constitution.
… (Art. 167) - Armenian1. Սահմանադրական արդարադատությունն իրականացնում է Սահմանադրական դատարանը` ապահովելով Սահմանադրության գերակայությունը:
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Status of the Constitution
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A ruling by the Court that a text in a law or a statute is unconstitutional shall have a direct effect, unless the Court specifies a subsequent date for the purpose.
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The Court’s determination is binding on all State authorities and on everyone. (Art. 106) - Arabic…
ويكون للحكم الصادر بعدم دستورية نصٍّ في قانون أو لائحة أثر مباشر، مالم تحدد المحكمة لذلك تاريخاً لاحقاً،
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ويعتبر التـقرير ملزما لجميع سلطات الدولة وللكافة. (المادة 106)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe present Constitution is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
All the laws and decisions of all the state institutions must be absolutely in conformity with the Constitution. (Art. 152) - Khmerរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនេះជាច្បាប់កំពូលនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា។
ច្បាប់ និងសេចក្តីសម្រេចទាំងឡាយនៃស្ថាប័ននានារបស់រដ្ឋ ត្រូវស្របនឹងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញជាដាច់ខាត។ (មាត្រា ១៥២)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The laws issued in accordance with this Constitution for the regulation of rights and freedoms may not influence the essence of such rights or affect their fundamentals.
2. All laws, regulations and other legislative acts in force in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan when this Constitution comes into force shall remain in force until they are repealed or amended by a legislation issued thereunder within a maximum period of three years. (Art. 128) - Arabic1. لا يجوز أن تؤثر القوانين التي تصدر بموجب هذا الدستور لتنظيم الحقوق والحريات على جوهر هذه الحقوق أو تمس أساسياتها.
2. إن جميع القوانين والأنظمة وسائر الأعمال التشريعية المعمول بها في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية عند نفاذ هذا الدستور تبقى نافذة إلى أن تلغى أو تعدل بتشريع يصدر بمقتضاه وذلك خلال مدة أقصاها ثلاث سنوات. (المادة 128)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe powers of the State shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution. (Art. 8)
- Dhivehiދިވެހިދައުލަތުގެ އެންމެހައި ބާރުތައް ހިންގާންވާނީ މިޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީންނެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 8 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Status of the Constitution
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(2) Obedience to the Constitution and law is the inviolable obligation of every citizen wherever he may be and of every other person for the time being within Pakistan. (Art. 5) - Urdu…
(٢) دستور اور قانون کی اطاعت ہر شہری خواہ وہ کہیں بھی ہو اور ہر اس شخص کی جو فی الوقت پاکستان میں ہو واجب التعمیل ذمہ داری ہے۔ (آرٹیکل ۵)
Status of the Constitution
- English… The People shall exercise their sovereignty within the aspects and limits prescribed in the Constitution. (Art. 2)
- Arabic... يمارس الشعب السيادة ضمن الأشكال والحدود المقرّرة في الدستور. (المادّة 2)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of the Constitution are fundamental legal rules binding upon legislative, executive and judicial organs, and administrative authorities and other institutions and individuals.
Laws shall not be contrary to the Constitution. (Art. 11) - TurkishAnayasa hükümleri, yasama, yürütme ve yargı organlarını, idare makamlarını ve diğer kuruluş ve kişileri bağlayan temel hukuk kurallarıdır.
Kanunlar Anayasaya aykırı olamaz. (Madde 11)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The Constitution is the fundamental and supreme law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
All other legal documents must conform to the Constitution.
All violations of the Constitution shall be dealt with.
2. The National Assembly and its agencies, the President, the Government, People’s Courts, People’s Procuracies, other agencies of the State and all the People shall defend the Constitution.
The mechanism to defend the Constitution shall be prescribed by a law. (Art. 119) - Vietnamese1. Hiến pháp là luật cơ bản của nước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, có hiệu lực pháp lý cao nhất.
Mọi văn bản pháp luật khác phải phù hợp với Hiến pháp.
Mọi hành vi vi phạm Hiến pháp đều bị xử lý.
2. Quốc hội, các cơ quan của Quốc hội, Chủ tịch nước, Chính phủ, Tòa án nhân dân, Viện kiểm sát nhân dân, các cơ quan khác của Nhà nước và toàn thể Nhân dân có trách nhiệm bảo vệ Hiến pháp.
Cơ chế bảo vệ Hiến pháp do luật định. (Điều 119)