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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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3. a) All governmental functions and powers not expressly assigned in this Constitution to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be those of the Entities.
b) The Entities and any subdivisions thereof shall comply fully with this Constitution, which supersedes inconsistent provisions of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the constitutions and law of the Entities, and with the decisions of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
… (Art. III) - Bosnian…
3. a) Sve vladine funkcije i ovlaštenja koja nisu ovim Ustavom izričito povjerena institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine pripadaju entitetima.
b) Entiteti i sve njihove administativne jedinice će se u potpunosti pridržavati ovog Ustava, kojim se stavljaju van snage zakonske odredbe Bosne i Hercegovine i ustavne i zakonske odredbe entiteta koje mu nisu saglasne, kao i odluka institucija Bosne i Hercegovine...
… (Član III) - Croatian…
3. a) Sve vladine funkcije i ovlasti, koje po ovom Ustavu nisu izričito dodijeljene institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine, pripadaju entitetima.
b) Entiteti i sve njihove niže jedinice u potpunosti će se pokoravati ovome Ustavu, koji dokida one odredbe zakona Bosne i Hercegovine i ustava i zakona entiteta koje su protivne Ustavu, kao i odlukama institucija Bosne i Hercegovine...
… (Članak III) - Serbian…
3. а) Све владине функције и овлашћења, која нису овим Уставом изричито дата институцијама Босне и Херцеговине, припадају ентитетима.
b) б)Ентитети и њихове ниже јединице у потпуности ће поштовати овај Устав, којим се стављају ван снаге одредбе закона Босне и Херцеговине и одредбе устава и закона ентитета које су у супротности с њим, као и одлуке институција Босне и Херцеговине...
… (Члан III)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhereas the People of Trinidad and Tobago—
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(e) desire that their Constitution should enshrine the above-mentioned principles and beliefs and make provision for ensuring the protection in Trinidad and Tobago of fundamental human rights and freedoms.
… (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
- English
(1) A law in force in Nauru immediately before Independence Day continues in force, subject to this Constitution and to any amendment of that law made by a law enacted under this Constitution or by order under clause (6) of this Article, until repealed by a law enacted under this Constitution.
(2) A law which has not been brought into force in Nauru before Independence Day may, subject to this Constitution and to any amendment of that law made by law, be brought into force on or after Independence Day and a law brought into force under this clause continues in force subject as aforesaid, until repealed by a law enacted under this Constitution.
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(5) Where a matter that, under this Constitution, is to be prescribed or otherwise provided for by law, is prescribed or otherwise provided for by a law continued in force by clause (1) or (2) of this Article, that matter has, on and after Independence Day, effect as if it had also been prescribed or provided for by a law enacted under this Constitution.
… (Art. 85)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
Adopt the following Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea. (Preamble) - Spanish…
Adoptamos la siguiente Ley Fundamental de Guinea Ecuatorial. (Preámbulo) - French…
Nous adoptons la Loi fondamentale de la Guinée équatoriale. (Préambule)