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3. The Supreme Court and other courts shall have no right to apply laws that are incompatible with the Constitution or have not been promulgated officially. (Art. 50) - Mongolian
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3. Улсын дээд шүүх, бусад шүүх нь Үндсэн хуульд нийцээгүй, албан ёсоор нийтлээгүй хуулийг хэрэглэх эрхгүй. (Тавьдугаар зүйл)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of this Basic Law shall apply during the interim period and may be extended until the entry into force of the new Constitution of the State of Palestine. (Art. 115)
- Arabicيعمل بأحكام هذا القانون الأساسي مدّة المرحلة الانتقالية و يمكن تمديد العمل به إلى حين دخول الدّستور الجديد للدّولة الفلسطينية حيّز التنفيذ. (المادّة 115)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitution of Tajikistan shall have supreme legal force and its norms have direct affect. Laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be of no legal validity.
State and all its bodies, officials, citizens, and their associations shall observe and comply with the Constitution and laws of the republic. … (Art. 10) - RussianКонституция Таджикистана обладает высшей юридической силой, ее нормы имеют прямое действие. Законы и другие правовые акты, противоречащие Конституции, не имеют юридической силы.
Государство и все его органы, должностные лица, граждане и их объединения обязаны соблюдать и исполнять Конституцию и законы республики. ... (Статья 10) - TajikКонститутсияи Тоҷикистон эътибори олии ҳуқуқӣ дорад ва меъёрҳои он мустақиман амал мекунанд. Қонунҳо ва дигар санадҳои ҳуқуқие, ки хилофи Конститутсияанд, эътибори ҳуқуқӣ надоранд.
Давлат ва ҳамаи мақомоти он, шахсони мансабдор, шаҳрвандон ва иттиҳодияҳои онҳо вазифадоранд Конститутсия ва қонунҳои ҷумҳуриро риоя ва иҷро намоянд. ... (Моддаи 10)
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- English... The Constitution of Turkmenistan shall be the Basic Law of the state. Rules and regulations laid down in it shall be unswervingly applicable. The laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be null and void. … (Art. 8)
- Russian… Конституция Туркменистана является Основным Законом государства. Закреплённые в ней нормы и положения имеют прямое действие. Законы и иные правовые акты, противоречащие Конституции, не имеют юридической силы. … (Статья 8)
- Turkmen… Türkmenistanyň Konstitusiýasy döwletiň Esasy Kanunydyr. Onda berkidilen kadalaryň we düzgünleriň göni hereketi bardyr. Konstitusiýa garşy gelýän kanunlaryň we gaýry hukuk namalarynyň ýuridik güýji ýokdur. … (8-nji madda)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishImplementing the provisions of this constitution and other laws, defending independence, national sovereignty, territorial integrity and attaining the security and defense capability of the country shall be the fundamental duties of the state. (Art. 5)
- Dariتطبیق احكام این قانون اساسی و سایر قوانین، دفاع از استقلال، حاكمیت ملی و تمامیت ارضی و تأمین امنیت و قابلیت دفاعی كشور از وظایف اساسی دولت می باشد. (مادۀ ۵)
- Pashtoد دې اساسي قانون او نورو قوانينو د حكمونو تطبيق، له استقلال، ملي واكمنۍ او ځمكنۍ بشپړتيا څخه دفاع او د هېواد د امنيت او دفاعي قابليت تأمين، د دولت له اساسي وظايفو څخه دي. (۵ ماده)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhen conflicts arise between normative-legal acts which form part of the legal system of the Republic of Azerbaijan (with the exception of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the acts passed by way of referendum) and international treaties to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party, the international treaties shall apply. (Art. 151)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının qanunvericilik sisteminə daxil olan normativ hüquqi aktlar ilə (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası və referendumla qəbul edilən aktlar istisna olmaqla) Azərbaycan Respublikasının tərəfdar çıxdığı dövlətlərarası müqavilələr arasında ziddiyyət yaranarsa, həmin beynəlxalq müqavilələr tətbiq edilir. (Maddə 151)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The Government shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, and the form of the Government shall not be altered save in pursuance of the power conferred by Article 85.
(2) Nothing in this Constitution shall be deemed to derogate from the prerogative powers and jurisdiction of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan and, for the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan retains the power to make laws and to proclaim a further Part or Parts of the law of this Constitution as to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan from time to time may seem expedient. (Sec. 84) - Malay(1) Kerajaan hendaklah diatur perjalanannya menurut peruntukan-peruntukan Perlembagaan ini, dan bentuk Kerajaan itu tidak boleh diubah kecuali menurut kuasa yang diberikan oleh Perkara 85.
(2) Tiada sebarang apa pun dalam Perlembagaan ini boleh dianggap mengurangkan hak dan kuasa kedaulatan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan dan, bagi mengelakkan kewahaman, maka adalah diisytiharkan bahawa Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan berkuasa untuk membuat undang-undang dan memasyhurkan lagi satu Bahagian atau Bahagian-Bahagian Perlembagaan ini dari masa ke semasa jika difikirkan oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan elok diperbuat demikian. (Sec. 84)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the nation and no law, ordinance, imperial rescript or other act of government, or part thereof, contrary to the provisions hereof, shall have legal force or validity.
… (Art. 98) - Japanese1 この憲法は、国の最高法規であつて、その条規に反する法律、命令、詔勅及び国務に関するその他の行為の全部又は一部は、その効力を有しない。
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Status of the Constitution
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The Constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a fundamental law of the nation.
All laws must comply with the Constitution. (Art. 117) - Lao
ລັດຖະທໍາມູນ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ ແມ່ນກົດໝາຍພື້ນຖານຂອງຊາດ.
ທຸກກົດໝາຍ ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ. (ມາດຕາ 117) (ປັບປຸງ)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the Basic Law of all the laws of the Union. (Sec. 449)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေသည် နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်းရှိ ဥပဒေအားလုံး၏ အခြေခံဥပဒေဖြစ်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၄၉)