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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Dominica 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. (Sec. 117)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIndigenous communes, communities, peoples and nations are recognized and guaranteed, in conformity with the Constitution and human rights agreements, conventions, declarations and other international instruments, the following collective rights:
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10. To create, develop, apply and practice their own legal system or common law, which cannot infringe constitutional rights, especially those of women, children and adolescents.
… (Art. 57) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las comunas, comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas, de conformidad con la Constitución y con los pactos, convenios, declaraciones y demás instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos, los siguientes derechos colectivos:
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10. Crear, desarrollar, aplicar y practicar su derecho propio o consuetudinario, que no podrá vulnerar derechos constitucionales, en particular de las mujeres, niñas, niños y adolescentes.
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Status of the Constitution
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(b) The rules, regulations, notifications, orders, directives, and procedures issued under the power conferred by any law shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and the relevant law.
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(ခ) ဥပဒေတစ်ရပ်က အပ်နှင်းသည့် လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်အရပြုလုပ်သော နည်းဥပဒေ၊ စည်းမျဉ်း၊ စည်းကမ်း၊ အမိန့်ကြော်ငြာစာ၊ အမိန့်၊ ညွှန်ကြားချက်နှင့် လုပ်ထုံးလုပ်နည်းများ သည် ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များနှင့် လည်းကောင်း၊ သက်ဆိုင်ရာဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များနှင့်လည်းကောင်း ညီညွတ်မှုရှိရမည်၊
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIn Montenegro, anything not prohibited by the Constitution and the law shall be free.
Everybody is obliged to abide by the Constitution and the law. (Art. 10) - MontenegrinU Crnoj Gori slobodno je sve što Ustavom i zakonom nije zabranjeno.
Svako je obavezan da se pridržava Ustava i zakona. (Član 10)
Status of the Constitution
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Before any ratification, the treaties are submitted by the President of the Republic, to the control of constitutionality of the High Constitutional Court. In the case of non-conformity with the Constitution, there may not be ratification until after revision of it.
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Avant toute ratification, les traités sont soumis par le Président de la République, au contrôle de constitutionnalité de la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle. En cas de non conformité à la Constitution, il ne peut y avoir ratification qu’après révision de celle-ci.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll the Constitutions of the Republic of Guatemala and the constitutional reforms decreed prior to the present, are abrogated, as well as any laws and provisions that may have had equal effects. (Transitory and Final Provisions, Art. 22)
- SpanishSe derogan todas las Constituciones de la República de Guatemala y reformas constitucionales decretadas con anterioridad a la presente, así como cualesquiera leyes y disposiciones que hubiesen surtido iguales efectos. (Disposiciones Transitorias y Finales, Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll existing laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, letters of instructions, and other executive issuances not inconsistent with this Constitution shall remain operative until amended, repealed, or revoked. (Art. XVIII, Sec. 3)
- FilipinoAng lahat ng mga umiiral na batas, mga dekri, mga kautusang tagapagpaganap, mga proklamasyon, mga liham tagubilin, at iba pang mga pahayag tagapagpaganap na hindi salungat sa Konstitusyong ito ay mananatiling ipatutupad hangga't hindi sinususugan, pinawawalang-bisa, o pinawawalang-saysay. (Art. XVIII, Seksyon 3)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The constitutional precepts with regard to rights, freedoms and guarantees are directly applicable and are binding on public and private entities.
… (Art. 18) - Portuguese1. Os preceitos constitucionais respeitantes aos direitos, liberdades e garantias são directamente aplicáveis e vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Mauritius, 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
- EnglishWhen an International Treaty affects a constitutional provision, it must be approved by the procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, simultaneously the constitutional precept affected must be modified in the same sense by the same procedure before the Treaty being ratified by the Executive Power. (Art. 17)
- SpanishCuando un Tratado Internacional afecte una disposición constitucional, debe ser aprobado por el procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, simultáneamente el precepto constitucional afectado debe ser modificado en el mismo sentido por el mismo procedimiento, antes de ser ratificado el Tratado por el Poder Ejecutivo. (Art. 17)