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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitutional Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. (Sec. 1)
- DanishDenne grundlov gælder for alle dele af Danmarks Rige. (§ 1)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWE HEREBY DECLARE that all persons in our country have the following basic obligations to themselves and their descendants, to each other, and to the Nation:-
(a) to respect, and to act in the spirit of, this Constitution;
... (Preamble, Basic Social Obligations)
Status of the Constitution
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If the Supreme Court, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Union, by the President of the Assembly of the Union or by the Governors of the Islands, declares that an international commitment includes a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution.
… (Art. 12) - Arabic…
إذا أعلنت المحكمة العليا التي يحيل إليها رئيس الاتحاد أو رئيس البرلمان أو حكام الجزر التزاماً دولياً يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع الدستور، لا يجوز أن تدخل المصادقة أو الموافقة عليه إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور.
... (المادة 12) - French…
Si la Cour Suprême, saisie par le Président de l’Union, par le Président de l’Assemblée de l’Union ou par les Gouverneurs des Iles, déclare qu’un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l’autorisation de la ratifier ou de l’approuver ne peut intervenir qu’après la révision de la Constitution.
… (Art. 12)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll of the judges of the Republic, within their respective spheres of competence and in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and law, are obligated to ensure the integrity of the Constitution.
In the event of incompatibility between the Constitution and a law or other juridical provision, the provisions of the Constitution shall prevail, being the responsibility of the courts to rule accordingly in any case, even ex officio. … (Art. 334) - SpanishTodos los jueces o juezas de la República, en el ámbito de sus competencias y conforme a lo previsto en esta Constitución y en la ley, están en la obligación de asegurar la integridad de esta Constitución.
En caso de incompatibilidad entre esta Constitución y una ley u otra norma jurídica, se aplicarán las disposiciones constitucionales, correspondiendo a los tribunales en cualquier causa, aún de oficio, decidir lo conducente. … (Art. 334)
Status of the Constitution
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The treaties ratified by the President of the Republic and approved by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People have an authority superior to the law and inferior to the Constitution. (Art. 74) - Arabic
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والمعاهدات المصادق عليها من قبل رئيس الجمهوريّة والموافق عليها من قبل مجلس نوّاب الشّعب أعلى من القوانين ودون الدّستور. (الفصل 74) - French
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Les traités ratifiés par le Président de la République et approuvés par l'Assemblée des représentants du peuple ont une autorité supérieure à la loi et inférieure à la Constitution. (Art. 74)
Status of the Constitution
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4. State authority shall be exercised within the ambit of the Constitution and law. The Constitution of Georgia shall be the supreme law of the State. …
5. … An international treaty of Georgia shall take precedence over domestic normative acts unless it comes into conflict with the Constitution or the Constitutional Agreement of Georgia. (Art. 4) - Georgian…
4. სახელმწიფო ხელისუფლება ხორციელდება კონსტიტუციითა და კანონით დადგენილ ფარგლებში. საქართველოს კონსტიტუცია სახელმწიფოს უზენაესი კანონია. …
5. … საქართველოს საერთაშორისო ხელშეკრულებას, თუ იგი არ ეწინააღმდეგება საქართველოს კონსტიტუციას ან კონსტიტუციურ შეთანხმებას, აქვს უპირატესი იურიდიული ძალა შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი ნორმატიული აქტის მიმართ. (მუხლი 4)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Law in force before the Bundestag first convenes shall remain in force insofar as it does not conflict with this Basic Law.
… (Art. 123) - German(1) Recht aus der Zeit vor dem Zusammentritt des Bundestages gilt fort, soweit es dem Grundgesetze nicht widerspricht.
… (Art. 123)
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
- EnglishViolation of the present Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan as well as abuse of rights and freedoms and failure to fulfill responsibilities specified by the present Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan entails liability in the forms determined by law. (Art. 80)
- AzerbaijaniKonstitusiyanın və qanunların pozulması, o cümlədən Konstitusiyada və qanunlarda nəzərdə tutulan hüquqlardan sui-istifadə və ya vəzifələrin yerinə yetirilməməsi qanunla müəyyən edilən məsuliyyətə səbəb olur. (Maddə 80)
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)