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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishA provision of any article, declared by the Constitutional Council not in conformity with the Constitution, cannot be promulgated or implemented.
The decision of the Constitutional Council is final without recourse. (Art. 142) - Khmerបទប្បញ្ញត្តិក្នុងមាត្រាណាដែលក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញប្រកាសថា មិនស្របនឹងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ មិនអាចយកទោប្រកាសឱ្យប្រើ ឬយកទៅអនុវត្តបានឡើយ។
សេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញជាសេចក្ដីសំរេចបិទផ្លូវតវ៉ា។ (មាត្រា ១៤២)
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)
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
- EnglishRights and liberties shall be exercised on the basis of the Constitution and the confirmed international agreements.
… (Art. 17) - MontenegrinPrava i slobode ostvaruju se na osnovu Ustava i potvrđenih međunarodnih sporazuma.
… (Član 17)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of Seychelles−
(a) to uphold and defend this Constitution and the law;
…
(g) generally, to strive towards the fulfillment of the aspirations contained in the Preamble of this Constitution. (Art. 40)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll provisions embodied in laws and regulations in force upon the entering of this Constitution into force shall continue to be valid and effective unless they are amended in accordance with it. The enforcement of this Constitution shall not affect the provisions of the treaties and international agreements to which the State of Qatar is a party. (Art. 143)
- Arabicيبقى صحيحاً ونافذاً ما قررته القوانين واللوائح الصّادرة قبل العمل بهذا الدستور ما لم يجر تعديلها وفقاً لأحكامه. ولا يترتّب على العمل بالدستور الإخلال بأحكام المعاهدات والاتفاقيات الدولية التي تكون الدولة طرفاً فيها. (المادّة 143)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAny person living in the national territory has the duty to respect, in all circumstances, the Constitution, the laws and regulations of the Republic. (Art. 23)
- FrenchToute personne habitant le territoire national a le devoir de respecter, en toutes circonstances, la Constitution, les lois et règlements de la République. (Art. 23)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIn matters that are submitted for judgement the courts may not apply norms that contravene the provisions of the Constitution or the principles enshrined therein. (Art. 204)
- PortugueseNos feitos submetidos a julgamento não podem os tribunais aplicar normas que infrinjam o disposto na Constituição ou os princípios nela consignados. (Art. 204)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The provisions of this Constitutional Charter have been derived from the political agreement of governing structures in the transitional period signed between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council. If any provisions of these two documents are in conflict, the provisions of this present Declaration shall prevail.
... (Art. 70) - Arabic1. استمدت احكام هذة الوثيقة الدستورية من الاتفاق السياسي لهياكل الحكم في الفترة الانتقالية الموقع بين المجلس العسكري الانتقالي وقوي اعلان الحرية والتغيير، وفي حالة تعارض اي من احكامهما تسود احكام هذة الوثيقة.
(الماده 71)
Status of the Constitution
- English… The decision of the Constitutional Court shall be final and binding on the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers, Courts, Independent Organs, and State agencies. (Sec. 211)
- Thai… คําวินิจฉัยของศาลรัฐธรรมนูญให้เป็นเด็ดขาด มีผลผูกพันรัฐสภา คณะรัฐมนตรี ศาล องค์กรอิสระ และหน่วยงานของรัฐ (มาตรา ๒๑๑)