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Status of the Constitution
Bulgaria
- English…
(2) … Any act found to be unconstitutional shall cease to apply as of the date on which the ruling shall come into force.
… (Art. 151) - Bulgarian…
(2) … Актът, обявен за противоконституционен, не се прилага от деня на влизането на решението в сила.
… (Чл. 151)
Status of the Constitution
Congo
- EnglishEvery citizen has the duty to comply with the Constitution, to the laws and regulations of the Republic and of fulfilling [s'acquitter] their obligations towards the State and society. (Art. 50)
- FrenchTout citoyen a le devoir de se conformer à la Constitution, aux lois et règlements de la République et de s’acquitter de ses obligations envers l’Etat et la société. (Art. 50)
Status of the Constitution
Palau
- EnglishAny law, act of government, or agreement to which a government of Palau is a party, shall not conflict with this Constitution and shall be invalid to the extent of such conflict. (Art. II, Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
Zambia
- EnglishThe Laws of Zambia consist of—
a. this Constitution;
b. laws enacted by Parliament;
c. statutory instruments;
d. Zambian customary law which is consistent with this Constitution; and
e. the laws and statutes which apply or extend to Zambia, as prescribed. (Art. 7)
Status of the Constitution
Armenia
- EnglishArticles 1, 2, 3, and 203 of the Constitution shall not be amended. (Art. 203)
- ArmenianՍահմանադրության 1-ին, 2-րդ, 3-րդ և 203-րդ հոդվածները փոփոխման ենթակա չեն: (Հոդված 203)
Status of the Constitution
Germany
- English…
(3) The legislature shall be bound by the constitutional order, the executive and the judiciary by law and justice.
(4) All Germans shall have the right to resist any person seeking to abolish this constitutional order, if no other remedy is available. (Art. 20) - German…
(3) Die Gesetzgebung ist an die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung, die vollziehende Gewalt und die Rechtsprechung sind an Gesetz und Recht gebunden.
(4) Gegen jeden, der es unternimmt, diese Ordnung zu beseitigen, haben alle Deutschen das Recht zum Widerstand, wenn andere Abhilfe nicht möglich ist. (Art. 20)
Status of the Constitution
Djibouti
- English…
The ratification or the approval of an international engagement containing a clause contrary to the provisions of this Constitution may intervene only after the revision of it.
… (Art. 62) - Arabic...
لا يجوز المصادقة أو الموافقة على التزام دولي يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع أحكام الدستور، إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور.
... (المادة 62) - French…
La ratification ou l'approbation d'un engagement international comportant une clause contraire aux dispositions de ladite constitution ne peut intervenir que postérieurement à la révision de celle-ci.
… (Art. 62)
Status of the Constitution
Belize
- English
Nothing contained in any law in force immediately before Independence Day nor anything done under the authority of any such law shall, for a period of five years after Independence Day, be held to be inconsistent with or done in contravention of any of the provisions of this Part4. (Sec. 21)
Status of the Constitution
Bangladesh
- English(1) All powers in the Republic belong to the people, and their exercise on behalf of the people shall be effected only under, and by the authority of, this Constitution.
(2) This Constitution is, as the solemn expression of the will of the people, the supreme law of the Republic, and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 7) - Bengali(১) প্রজাতন্ত্রের সকল ক্ষমতার মালিক জনগণ; এবং জনগণের পক্ষে সেই ক্ষমতার প্রয়োগ কেবল এই সংবিধানের অধীন ও কর্তৃত্বে কার্যকর হইবে৷
(২) জনগণের অভিপ্রায়ের পরম অভিব্যক্তিরূপে এই সংবিধান প্রজাতন্ত্রের সর্বোচ্চ আইন এবং অন্য কোন আইন যদি এই সংবিধানের সহিত অসমঞ্জস হয়, তাহা হইলে সেই আইনের যতখানি অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ততখানি বাতিল হইবে৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ৭)
Status of the Constitution
Japan
- English(1) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the nation and no law, ordinance, imperial rescript or other act of government, or part thereof, contrary to the provisions hereof, shall have legal force or validity.
… (Art. 98) - Japanese1 この憲法は、国の最高法規であつて、その条規に反する法律、命令、詔勅及び国務に関するその他の行為の全部又は一部は、その効力を有しない。
… (第98条)