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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishConstitutional rules with respect to rights, liberties and guarantees shall be binding on all public and private entities and shall be directly applicable. (Art. 18)
- PortugueseAs normas constitucionais relativas aos direitos, liberdades e garantias vinculam todas as entidades públicas e privadas e são directamente aplicáveis. (Art. 18)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Council, on a referral from the President of the Republic, from the Prime Minister, from the President of one or the other Houses, or from sixty Members of the National Assembly or sixty Senators, has held that an international undertaking contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, authorization to ratify or approve the international undertaking involved may be given only after amending the Constitution. (1958 Constitution, Art. 54)
- FrenchSi le Conseil constitutionnel, saisi par le Président de la République, par le Premier ministre, par le président de l'une ou l'autre assemblée ou par soixante députés ou soixante sénateurs, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de ratifier ou d'approuver l'engagement international en cause ne peut intervenir qu'après révision de la Constitution. (Constitution 1958, Art. 54)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWe, the people of South Africa …
We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to –
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; … (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
- English
No office [cargo] concedes to whoever exercises it, greater functions than those that the Constitution and the laws confer on it. Any public functionary will act in strict respect for the principles of constitutionality and legality.
… (Art. 130) - Spanish
Ningún cargo concede a quien lo ejerce más funciones que aquéllas atribuidas por la Constitución y las leyes. Todo funcionario público actuará en estricto respeto a los principios de constitucionalidad y legalidad.
… (Art. 130)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishExisting laws shall remain in force, unless annulled or amended in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 130)
- Arabicتبقى التشريعات النافذة معمولاً بها، ما لم تُلغ أو تعدل، وفقاً لأحكام هذا الدستور. (المادة 130)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe State submits itself to the Constitution, supports itself on [s’appuie] democratic legality, respects the laws and has [them] respected. (Art. 4)
- Arabicتخضع الدولة نفسها للدستور وتعتمد على الشرعية الديمقراطية وتحترم القوانين وتعمل على احترامها. (المادة 4)
- FrenchL'État se soumet à la Constitution, s'appuie sur la légalité démocratique, respecte et fait respecter les lois. (Art. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
(3) No law shall conflict with the Fundamental Law.
… (Foundation, Art. T) - Hungarian…
(3) Jogszabály nem lehet ellentétes az Alaptörvénnyel.
… (Alapvetés, T) cikk)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution will be executed as fundamental law of the Togolese Republic. (Art. 159)
- FrenchLa présente Constitution sera exécutée comme loi fondamentale de la République Togolaise. (Art. 159)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Legislator, the Government and the other organs of government shall respect the rules of the Constitution. (Art. 69)
- DutchDe wetgever, de Regering en de overige overheidsorganen nemen de bepalingen van de Grondwet in acht. (Art. 69)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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The Constitution of the People's Democratic regime in our country has acknowledged the major result that the people have victoriously achieved in undertaking and liberating the country, protecting and building the country, as well as the undertaking of the new changes. The Constitution defines the political regime, the socio-economic system, the regimes of national security, defense, foreign affairs, the rights and obligations of citizens and the system of organization of the state apparatus in the new era.
... (Preamble) - Lao
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ລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ ຂອງ ລະບອບປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນ ຢູ່ປະເທດເຮົາ ໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ຜົນງານອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ທີ່ປະຊາຊົນເຮົາຍາດມາໄດ້ໃນພາລະກິດຕໍ່ສູ້ປົດປ່ອຍຊາດ. ປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະ ສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ ກໍຄືພາລະກິດປ່ຽນແປງໃໝ່. ລັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ ກໍານົດລະບອບການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມ, ການປ້ອງກັນຊາດ- ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ, ການຕ່າງປະເທດ, ສິດ ແລະ ພັນທະພື້ນຖານຂອງພົນລະເມືອງ; ລະບົບການຈັດຕັ້ງກົງຈັກລັດໃນໄລຍະໃໝ່.
... (ຄໍານຳ)