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Status of the Constitution
- English1. The validity of laws and the various acts of the state, the public administration and the local authorities shall depend on their compliance with the Constitution.
2. Laws or acts which violate the principles and norms enshrined in this Constitution shall be unconstitutional. (Art. 226) - Portuguese1. A validade das leis e dos demais actos do Estado, da administração pública e do poder local depende da sua conformidade com a Constituição.
2. São inconstitucionais as leis e os actos que violem os princípios e normas consagrados na presente Constituição. (Art. 226)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhere an international treaty or agreement contains provisions which are conflicting with the Constitution or an organic law, the power to ratify or approve that treaty or agreement cannot be exercised until the Constitution or the organic law is amended. (Art. 170)
- KinyarwandaIyo amasezerano mpuzamahanga afite ingingo inyuranyije n’Itegeko Nshinga cyangwa Itegeko Ngenga, ububasha bwo kuyemeza burundu ntibushobora gutangwa Itegeko Nshinga cyangwa iryo tegeko ngenga bitabanje kuvugururwa. (Ingingo ya 170)
- FrenchLorsqu’un traité ou accord international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution ou à une loi organique, le pouvoir de le ratifier ou de l’approuver ne peut être exercé qu’après la révision de la Constitution ou de la loi organique. (Art. 170)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The Republic of Belarus shall be governed by the principle of the rule of law.
The Constitution has supreme legal force and direct effect on the entire territory of the Republic of Belarus. Other legal acts are issued on the basis of and in accordance with the Constitution.
The State, all its organs and officials, organisations and citizens shall act within the limits of the Constitution and the laws adopted in accordance therewith.
Legal acts or individual provisions thereof which are deemed under procedure specified in law to be contrary to the provisions of the Constitution have no legal force.
… (Art. 7) - Belarusian
У Рэспубліцы Беларусь устанаўліваецца прынцып вяршэнства права.
Канстытуцыя мае найвышэйшую юрыдычную сілу і прамое дзеянне на ўсёй тэрыторыі Рэспублікі Беларусь. Іншыя прававыя акты выдаюцца на аснове і ў адпаведнасці з Канстытуцыяй.
Дзяржава, усе яе органы і службовыя асобы, арганізацыі і грамадзяне дзейнічаюць у межах Канстытуцыі і прынятых у адпаведнасці з ёю актаў заканадаўства.
Прававыя акты або іх асобныя палажэнні, прызнаныя ва ўстаноўленым законам парадку супярэчнымі з палажэннямі Канстытуцыі, не маюць юрыдычнай сілы.
... (Артыкул 7) - Russian
В Республике Беларусь устанавливается принцип верховенства права.
Конституция имеет высшую юридическую силу и прямое действие на всей территории Республики Беларусь. Иные правовые акты издаются на основе и в соответствии с Конституцией.
Государство, все его органы и должностные лица, организации и граждане действуют в пределах Конституции и принятых в соответствии с ней актов законодательства.
Правовые акты или их отдельные положения, признанные в установленном законом порядке противоречащими положениям Конституции, не имеют юридической силы.
... (Статья 7)
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)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the expression of the sovereignty of the people and is the supreme law of the Federated States of Micronesia. An act of the Government in conflict with this Constitution is invalid to the extent of conflict. (Art. II, Sec. 1)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. All citizens shall enjoy their rights, liberties and guarantees and shall be subject to the duties established in the Constitution.
… (Art. 23) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos gozam dos direitos, das liberdades e das garantias e estão sujeitos aos deveres estabelecidos na Constituição.
… (Art. 23)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values:
…
(c) Supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law.
… (Sec. 1)
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
- EnglishAll laws and other legal provisions contrary to this Constitution are repealed, except those pertaining to parental authority and support, the contrary parts of which shall continue in force for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date this Constitution enters into effect. (Art. 326)
- SpanishQuedan derogadas todas las Leyes y demás normas jurídicas que sean contrarias a esta Constitución, salvo las relativas a la patria potestad y alimentos, las cuales seguirán vigentes en las partes que sean contrarias a esta Constitución por un término no mayor de doce meses a partir de su vigencia. (Art. 326)
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)