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Status of the Constitution
- English… The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba takes priority over international treaties. (Art. 8)
- Spanish… La Constitución de la República de Cuba prima sobre estos tratados internacionales. (Art. 8)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe treaties in which constitutional provisions are restricted or affected in any manner may not be ratified, unless the ratification is conducted with the corresponding reservations. The provisions of the treaty concerning which the reservations are made are not law of the Republic. (Art. 145)
- SpanishNo se podrán ratificar los tratados en que se restrinjan o afecten de alguna manera las disposiciones constitucionales, a menos que la ratificación se haga con las reservas correspondientes. Las disposiciones del tratado sobre las cuales se hagan las reservas no son ley de la República. (Art. 145)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll laws, decree-laws, decrees, regulations, orders and other provisions that were in effect at the time this Constitution was promulgated shall continue to be observed insofar as they are not in conflict with it or until they have been legally repealed or amended. (Art. 376)
- SpanishTodas las leyes, decretos-leyes, decretos, reglamentos, órdenes y demás disposiciones que estuvieren en vigor al promulgarse esta Constitución, continuarán observándose en cuanto no se opongan a ella, o mientras no fueren legalmente derogados o modificados. (Art. 376)
Status of the Constitution
- English
All Peruvians have the duty to honor Peru and to protect the national interests, as well as to respect, comply with and to defend the Constitution and the juridical order of the Nation. (Art. 38)
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Todos los peruanos tienen el deber de honrar al Perú y de proteger los intereses nacionales, así como de respetar, cumplir y defender la Constitución y el ordenamiento jurídico de la Nación. (Art. 38)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee to every individual, in accordance with the progressive principle and without discrimination of any kind, no renounceable, indivisible and interdependent enjoyment and exercise of human rights. Respect for and the guaranteeing of these rights is obligatory for the organs of Public Power, in accordance with the Constitution, the human rights treaties signed and ratified by the Republic and any laws developing the same. (Art. 19)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará a toda persona, conforme al principio de progresividad y sin discriminación alguna, el goce y ejercicio irrenunciable, indivisible e interdependiente de los derechos humanos. Su respeto y garantía son obligatorios para los órganos del Poder Público de conformidad con la Constitución, los tratados sobre derechos humanos suscritos y ratificados por la República y las leyes que los desarrollen. (Art. 19)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEach province shall enact its own constitution under the republican, representative system, in accordance with the principles, declarations, and guarantees of the National Constitution, … (Sec. 5)
- SpanishCada provincia dictará para sí una Constitución bajo el sistema representativo republicano, de acuerdo con los principios, declaraciones y garantías de la Constitución Nacional; … (Art. 5)
Status of the Constitution
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Paragraph 2. The rights and guarantees expressed in this Constitution do not exclude others deriving from the regime and from the principles adopted by it, or from the international treaties in which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
Paragraph 3. International human rights treaties and conventions which are approved in each House of the National Congress, in two rounds of voting, by three fifths of the votes of the respective members shall be equivalent to constitutional amendments.
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§ 2º Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
§ 3º Os tratados e convenções internacionais sobre direitos humanos que forem aprovados, em cada Casa do Congresso Nacional, em dois turnos, por três quintos dos votos dos respectivos membros, serão equivalentes às emendas constitucionais.
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Status of the Constitution
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The exercise of sovereignty recognizes as a limitation the respect for the essential rights which emanate from human nature. It is the duty of the organs of the State to respect and promote those rights, guaranteed by this Constitution, as well as by the international treaties ratified by Chile and which are in force. (Art. 5) - Spanish…
El ejercicio de la soberanía reconoce como limitación el respeto a los derechos esenciales que emanan de la naturaleza humana. Es deber de los órganos del Estado respetar y promover tales derechos, garantizados por esta Constitución, así como por los tratados internacionales ratificados por Chile y que se encuentren vigentes. (Art. 5)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe interpretation and regulation of the fundamental rights and guarantees, recognized in the present Constitution, shall be ruled by the following principles:
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3. Treaties, pacts, and conventions related to human rights, adopted and ratified by the Dominican State have constitutional hierarchy and are for direct and immediate application by the courts and other organs of the State.
… (Art. 74) - SpanishLa interpretación y reglamentación de los derechos y garantías fundamentales, reconocidos en la presente Constitución, se rigen por los principios siguientes:
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3) Los tratados, pactos y convenciones relativos a derechos humanos, suscritos y ratificados por el Estado dominicano, tienen jerarquía constitucional y son de aplicación directa e inmediata por los tribunales y demás órganos del Estado;
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishNo law may contradict the provisions of the Constitution. The laws that violate or distort [tergiversen] the constitutional mandates are null ipso jure.
The laws qualified as constitutional require, for their reform, the vote of the two- thirds part of the total number of deputies that integrate the Congress, prior to the favorable ruling of the Court of Constitutionality. (Art. 175) - SpanishNinguna ley podrá contrariar las disposiciones de la Constitución. Las leyes que violen o tergiversen los mandatos constitucionales son nulas ipso jure.
Las leyes calificadas como constitucionales requieren, para su reforma, el voto de las dos terceras partes del total de diputados que integran el Congreso, previo dictamen favorable de la Corte de Constitucionalidad. (Art. 175)