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Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic and binds all persons and all State organs at both levels of government.
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(4) Any law, including customary law, that is inconsistent with this Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency, and any act or omission in contravention of this Constitution is invalid.
... (Art. 2) - Swahili(1) Katiba hii ni sheria kuu ya Jamhuri na inawafunga watu wote na vyombo vyote vya Serikali katika ngazi zote mbili za serikali.
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(4) Sheria yoyote, pamoja na sheria ya kijadi, ambayo inapingana na Katiba hii ni batili kwa kiwango cha kupingana, na kitendo chochote au uondoaji unaovunja Katiba hii ni batili.
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Status of the Constitution
- English… The People shall exercise their sovereignty within the aspects and limits prescribed in the Constitution. (Art. 2)
- Arabic... يمارس الشعب السيادة ضمن الأشكال والحدود المقرّرة في الدستور. (المادّة 2)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll persons, authorities and institutions are subject to the Constitution.
The judges, administrative authorities, and public servants shall directly apply constitutional standards and those provided for in international human rights instruments, as long as the latter are more favorable than those set forth in the Constitution, although the parties do not invoke them expressly.
The rights enshrined in the Constitution and international human rights instruments shall be for immediate observance and enforcement. The absence of a law or lack of knowledge about the norms cannot be alleged to justify the violation of rights and guarantees enshrined in the Constitution, to dismiss proceedings for their defense, or to refuse recognition of these rights. (Art. 426) - SpanishTodas las personas, autoridades e instituciones están sujetas a la Constitución.
Las juezas y jueces, autoridades administrativas y servidoras y servidores públicos, aplicarán directamente las normas constitucionales y las previstas en los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos siempre que sean más favorables a las establecidas en la Constitución, aunque las partes no las invoquen expresamente.
Los derechos consagrados en la Constitución y los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos serán de inmediato cumplimiento y aplicación. No podrá alegarse falta de ley o desconocimiento de las normas para justificar la vulneración de los derechos y garantías establecidos en la Constitución, para desechar la acción interpuesta en su defensa, ni para negar el reconocimiento de tales derechos. (Art. 426)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The laws and all other normative acts shall remain in force in so far they are not contradicting the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 154) - Romanian(1) Legile şi toate celelalte acte normative rămân în vigoare, în măsura în care ele nu contravin prezentei Constituţii.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe following are functions of the People Defender:
1. To see that the human rights provided for in this Constitution and in the international treaties, agreements and conventions on human rights ratified by the Republic are effectively respected and guaranteed, investigating either on his own initiative or at the request of any denunciation of which he or she becomes aware.
… (Art. 281) - SpanishSon atribuciones del Defensor o Defensora del Pueblo:
1. Velar por el efectivo respeto y garantía de los derechos humanos consagrados en esta Constitución y en los tratados, convenios y acuerdos internacionales sobre derechos humanos ratificados por la República, investigando de oficio o a instancia de parte las denuncias que lleguen a su conocimiento.
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Status of the Constitution
- English1. The President shall be responsible for the observance of the provisions of this Constitution by the executive and shall, as Head of State, defend and uphold the Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic.
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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of the Constitution are fundamental legal rules binding upon legislative, executive and judicial organs, and administrative authorities and other institutions and individuals.
Laws shall not be contrary to the Constitution. (Art. 11) - TurkishAnayasa hükümleri, yasama, yürütme ve yargı organlarını, idare makamlarını ve diğer kuruluş ve kişileri bağlayan temel hukuk kurallarıdır.
Kanunlar Anayasaya aykırı olamaz. (Madde 11)
Status of the Constitution
- English
There shall be no appeal against a decision of the Constitutional Court; this however does not apply if due to a decision by a body of an international organization set up to ensure the observance of international agreements binding for the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Republic has the obligation in proceedings before the Constitutional Court to reopen a final decision of the Constitutional Court. (Art. 133)
- Slovak
Proti rozhodnutiu ústavného súdu nemoţno podať opravný prostriedok; to neplatí ak rozhodnutím orgánu medzinárodnej organizácie zriadeného na uplatňovanie medzinárodnej zmluvy, ktorou je Slovenská republika viazaná, vznikne Slovenskej republike povinnosť v konaní pred ústavným súdom znovu preskúmať uţ prijaté rozhodnutie ústavného súdu. (Čl. 133)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
II. Everyone must abide by the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, respect the rights and freedoms of other people, and fulfill other obligations specified by law.
… (Art. 72) - Azerbaijani…
II. Hər bir şəxs Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyasına və qanunlarına əməl etməli, başqa şəxslərin hüquq və azadlıqlarına hörmət bəsləməli, qanunla müəyyən edilmiş digər vəzifələri yerinə yetirməlidir.
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Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Subject to this paragraph, the principles and rules of the common law and equity shall have effect as part of the law of Solomon Islands, save in so far as:-
(a) they are inconsistent with this Constitution or any Act of Parliament;
… (Schedule 3, Sec. 2)