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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery citizen has duty to abide by the provisions of this Constitution. (Sec. 384)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များကိုလိုက်နာစောင့်ထိန်းရန် တာဝန်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈၄)
Status of the Constitution
- English
If the Constitutional Council, referred to [the matter] conforming to Article 157, has declared that an international commitment contains a provision contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it can only take place after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 150)
- French
Si le Conseil constitutionnel, saisi conformément à l'article 157, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une disposition contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de le ratifier ou de l'approuver ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 150)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws and regulations currently into force remain applicable to the extent that they are not incompatible with the present Constitution. If need be, they must be amended in order to comply, as soon as possible, with the latter. (Art. 97)
- FrenchLes lois et règlements actuellement en vigueur demeurent applicables dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas incompatibles avec la présente Constitution. Ils doivent, le cas échéant, être mis en harmonie, aussitôt que possible, avec cette dernière. (Art. 97)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of Seychelles−
(a) to uphold and defend this Constitution and the law;
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(g) generally, to strive towards the fulfillment of the aspirations contained in the Preamble of this Constitution. (Art. 40)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe recitation of rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution and in international instruments concerning human rights are not to be understood as negating others inherent to individuals, not expressly mentioned in such recitation. The absence of a law regulating these rights shall not adversely affect the exercise thereof. (Art. 22)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales sobre derechos humanos no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la persona, no figuren expresamente en ellos. La falta de ley reglamentaria de estos derechos no menoscaba el ejercicio de los mismos. (Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe respect of the Constitution, compliance with the laws issued by Public Authority, abiding by public order and morality, observing national traditions and established customs is a duty of all who reside in the State of Qatar or enter its territory. (Art. 57)
- Arabicاحترام الدستور، والامتثال للقوانين الصّادرة عن السّلطة العامة، والالتزام بالنظام العام والآداب العامة، ومراعاة التقاليد الوطنية والأعراف المستقرّة، واجب على جميع من يسكن دولة قطر، أو يحل بإقليمها. (المادّة 57)