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Status of the Constitution
- English
1. The current law in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the norms of the Constitution, laws corresponding to it, other regulatory legal acts, international treaty and other obligations of the Republic, as well as regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic.
2. The Constitution shall have the highest juridical force and direct effect on the entire territory of the Republic.
… (Art. 4) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасында қолданылатын құқық Конституцияның, соған сәйкес заңдардың, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлердiң, халықаралық шарттары мен Республиканың басқа да мiндеттемелерiнiң, сондай-ақ Республика Конституциялық Кеңесiнiң және Жоғарғы Соты нормативтiк қаулыларының нормалары болып табылады.
2. Конституцияның ең жоғары заңды күшi бар және Республиканың бүкiл аумағында ол тiкелей қолданылады.
… (4-бап)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEach citizen has the duty to conform himself to the Constitution, to the laws and to the regulations.
… (Art. 22) - FrenchChaque citoyen a le devoir de se conformer à la Constitution, aux lois et aux règlements.
… (Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
- English
All citizens have the duty to be loyal to the Republic and to uphold its Constitution and laws.
… (Art. 54) - Italian
Tutti i cittadini hanno il dovere di essere fedeli alla Repubblica e di osservarne la Costituzione e le leggi.
… (Art. 54)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIndigenous communes, communities, peoples and nations are recognized and guaranteed, in conformity with the Constitution and human rights agreements, conventions, declarations and other international instruments, the following collective rights:
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10. To create, develop, apply and practice their own legal system or common law, which cannot infringe constitutional rights, especially those of women, children and adolescents.
… (Art. 57) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las comunas, comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas, de conformidad con la Constitución y con los pactos, convenios, declaraciones y demás instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos, los siguientes derechos colectivos:
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10. Crear, desarrollar, aplicar y practicar su derecho propio o consuetudinario, que no podrá vulnerar derechos constitucionales, en particular de las mujeres, niñas, niños y adolescentes.
… (Art. 57)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIt is the duty of the State to follow the provisions of this Constitution, and to protect and promote the rights and freedoms provided in this Chapter.6 (Art. 18)
- Dhivehiމި ޤަނޫނުއަސާސީއާ އެއްގޮތައް ޢަމަލުކުރުމާއި، މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންވެގެންވާ ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން ޙިމާޔައްކޮށް، ކުރިއެރުވުމަކީ ދައުލަތުގެ ވާޖިބެކެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 18 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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Before any ratification, the treaties are submitted by the President of the Republic, to the control of constitutionality of the High Constitutional Court. In the case of non-conformity with the Constitution, there may not be ratification until after revision of it.
… (Art. 137) - French
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Avant toute ratification, les traités sont soumis par le Président de la République, au contrôle de constitutionnalité de la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle. En cas de non conformité à la Constitution, il ne peut y avoir ratification qu’après révision de celle-ci.
… (Art. 137)
Status of the Constitution
- English
No provision of the Constitution may be suspended. (Art. 130)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll the Constitutions of the Republic of Guatemala and the constitutional reforms decreed prior to the present, are abrogated, as well as any laws and provisions that may have had equal effects. (Transitory and Final Provisions, Art. 22)
- SpanishSe derogan todas las Constituciones de la República de Guatemala y reformas constitucionales decretadas con anterioridad a la presente, así como cualesquiera leyes y disposiciones que hubiesen surtido iguales efectos. (Disposiciones Transitorias y Finales, Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), custom is adopted, and shall be applied and enforced, as part of the underlying law.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of any custom that is, and to the extent that it is, inconsistent with a Constitutional Law or a statute, or repugnant to the general principles of humanity.
… (Schedule 2.1)
Status of the Constitution
- English
Respecting the Basic Statute of the State, laws, royal decrees and orders, and regulations and decisions issued by public authorities in the implementation of them, as well as observing public order and respecting public morality, is a duty on citizens, residents, and those present in the Sultanate. (Art. 47)
- Arabic
احترام النظام الأساسي للدولة، والقوانين، والمراسيم والأوامر السلطانية، واللوائح، والقرارات الصادرة من السلطات العامة تنفيذا لها، ومراعاة النظام العام، واحترام الآداب العامة واجب على المواطنين والمقيمين والموجودين في السلطنة. (المادّة ٤٧)