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Status of the Constitution
Denmark
- EnglishThis Constitutional Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. (Sec. 1)
- DanishDenne grundlov gælder for alle dele af Danmarks Rige. (§ 1)
Status of the Constitution
Papua New Guinea
- EnglishWE HEREBY DECLARE that all persons in our country have the following basic obligations to themselves and their descendants, to each other, and to the Nation:-
(a) to respect, and to act in the spirit of, this Constitution;
... (Preamble, Basic Social Obligations)
Status of the Constitution
Guinea
- 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
Estonia
- EnglishThe Republic of Estonia may not enter into international treaties which are in conflict with the Constitution.
… (Sec. 123) - EstonianEesti Vabariik ei sõlmi välislepinguid, mis on vastuolus põhiseadusega.
… (§ 123)
Status of the Constitution
Guinea-Bissau
- English1. In cases submitted for trial, tribunals may not apply rules that contravene the Constitution or the principles enshrined therein.
… (Art. 126) - Portuguese1 - Nos feitos submetidos a julgamentos não podem os tribunais aplicar normas que infrinjam o disposto na Constituição ou os princípios nela consagrados.
… (Art. 126)
Status of the Constitution
Ecuador
- EnglishThe order of precedence for the application of the regulations shall be as follows: the Constitution; international treaties and conventions; organic laws; regular laws; regional regulations and district ordinances; decrees and regulations; ordinances; agreements and resolutions; and the other actions and decisions taken by public authorities.
In the event of any conflict between regulations from different hierarchical levels, the Constitutional Court, judges, administrative authorities and public servants, it shall be settled by the application of the standard of higher order of precedence.
… (Art. 425) - SpanishEl orden jerárquico de aplicación de las normas será el siguiente: La Constitución; los tratados y convenios internacionales; las leyes orgánicas; las leyes ordinarias; las normas regionales y las ordenanzas distritales; los decretos y reglamentos; las ordenanzas; los acuerdos y las resoluciones; y los demás actos y decisiones de los poderes públicos.
En caso de conflicto entre normas de distinta jerarquía, la Corte Constitucional, las juezas y jueces, autoridades administrativas y servidoras y servidores públicos, lo resolverán mediante la aplicación de la norma jerárquica superior.
… (Art. 425)
Status of the Constitution
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishAll civil, penal, financial, economic, administrative, cultural, military, political, and other laws and regulations must be based on Islamic criteria. This principle applies absolutely and generally to all articles of the Constitution as well as to all other laws and regulations, and the fuqaha' of the Guardian Council shall determine this matter. (Art. 4)
- Persianکلیه قوانین و مقررات مدنی، جزایی، مالی، اقتصادی، اداری، فرهنگی، نظامی، سیاسی و غیر اینها باید براساس موازین اسلامی باشد. این اصل بر اطلاق یا عموم همه اصول قانون اساسی و قوانین و مقررات دیگر حاکم است و تشخیص این امر بر عهده فقهاء شورای نگهبان است. (اصل 4)
Status of the Constitution
Greece
- English1. All provisions of statutes or of administrative acts of a regulatory nature which are contrary to the Constitution are abolished as of the date the Constitution comes into force.
2. Constituent acts promulgated between July 24, 1974 and the convocation of the Fifth Revisionary Parliament, as well as parliamentary resolutions thereof shall continue to be in force even if their provisions are contrary to the Constitution; they can be amended or abolished by statute.
… (Art. 111) - Greek1. Kάθε διάταξη νόμoυ ή διoικητικής πράξης με κανoνιστικό χαρακτήρα, πoυ είναι αντίθετη πρoς τo Σύνταγμα, καταργείται από την έναρξη της ισχύoς τoυ.
2. Συντακτικές πράξεις πoυ εκδόθηκαν από τις 24 Ioυλίoυ 1974 έως τη σύγκληση της E΄ Aναθεωρητικής Boυλής, καθώς και Ψηφίσματά της, εξακoλoυθoύν να ισχύoυν και κατά τις διατάξεις τoυς τις αντίθετες πρoς τo Σύνταγμα και επιτρέπεται να τρoπoπoιηθoύν ή να καταργηθoύν με νόμo.
… (Άρθρo 111)
Status of the Constitution
Malawi
- English1. This Constitution is founded upon the following underlying principles—
…
f. all institutions and persons shall observe and uphold this Constitution and the rule of law and no institution or person shall stand above the law.
… (Sec. 12)
Status of the Constitution
Kuwait
- EnglishThe application of the provisions of this Constitution shall not invalidate the obligations of Kuwait's Treaties and Agreements with States and International bodies. (Art. 177)
- Arabicلا يخل تطبيق هذا الدستور بما ارتبطت به الكويت مع الدول والهيئات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقات. (المادّة 177)