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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe orders of the Constitutional Court are not susceptible to any recourse and are immediately executory. They are obligatory and [are] imposed on the public powers, on all the administrative, and jurisdictional, [and] civil and military authorities as well as on individuals.
Any act declared non-conforming to the Constitution is null[,] of right. (Art. 168) - FrenchLes arrêts de la Cour constitutionnelle ne sont susceptibles d’aucun recours et sont immédiatement exécutoires. Ils sont obligatoires et s’imposent aux pouvoirs publics, à toutes les autorités administratives et juridictionnelles, civiles et militaires ainsi qu’aux particuliers.
Tout acte déclaré non conforme à la Constitution est nul de plein droit. (Art. 168)
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
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, 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. (Art. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English
There shall be no appeal against a decision of the Constitutional Court; this however does not apply if due to a decision by a body of an international organization set up to ensure the observance of international agreements binding for the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Republic has the obligation in proceedings before the Constitutional Court to reopen a final decision of the Constitutional Court. (Art. 133)
- Slovak
Proti rozhodnutiu ústavného súdu nemoţno podať opravný prostriedok; to neplatí ak rozhodnutím orgánu medzinárodnej organizácie zriadeného na uplatňovanie medzinárodnej zmluvy, ktorou je Slovenská republika viazaná, vznikne Slovenskej republike povinnosť v konaní pred ústavným súdom znovu preskúmať uţ prijaté rozhodnutie ústavného súdu. (Čl. 133)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe legitimate authorities of the native peoples shall have the power to apply within their territorial competence levels of administration of justice based on their ancestral traditions and affecting their members only, in accordance to their own rules and proceedings, provided the same are not contrary to this Constitution, law and public order. The manner in which this special competence shall be coordinated with the national judicial system shall be determined by law. (Art. 260)
- SpanishLas autoridades legítimas de los pueblos indígenas podrán aplicar en su hábitat instancias de justicia con base en sus tradiciones ancestrales y que sólo afecten a sus integrantes, según sus propias normas y procedimientos, siempre que no sean contrarios a esta Constitución, a la ley y al orden público. La ley determinará la forma de coordinación de esta jurisdicción especial con el sistema judicial nacional. (Art. 260)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAny provisions that oppose what is provided in this Fundamental Law are derogated. (Derogatory Provision)
- SpanishQuedan derogadas cuantas disposiciones se opongan a lo dispuesto en la presente Ley Fundamental. (Disposición Derogatoria)
- FrenchLes dispositions contraires à la présente Loi fondamentale sont réputées abrogées. (Disposition abrogative)
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)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Charter11 applies
(a) to the Parliament and government of Canada in respect of all matters within the authority of Parliament including all matters relating to the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and
(b) to the legislature and government of each province in respect of all matters within the authority of the legislature of each province. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 32) - French(1) La présente charte s’applique:
a) au Parlement et au gouvernement du Canada, pour tous les domaines relevant du Parlement, y compris ceux qui concernent le territoire du Yukon et les territoires du Nord-Ouest;
b) à la législature et au gouvernement de chaque province, pour tous les domains relevant de cette législature. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 32)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEveryone is obliged to strictly abide by the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine, and not to encroach upon the rights and freedoms, honour and dignity of other persons.
… (Art. 68) - UkrainianКожен зобов'язаний неухильно додержуватися Конституції України та законів України, не посягати на права і свободи, честь і гідність інших людей.
... (Стаття 68)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishArticles 1, 2, 3, and 203 of the Constitution shall not be amended. (Art. 203)
- ArmenianՍահմանադրության 1-ին, 2-րդ, 3-րդ և 203-րդ հոդվածները փոփոխման ենթակա չեն: (Հոդված 203)