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(3) No law shall conflict with the Fundamental Law.
… (Foundation, Art. T) - Hungarian
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(3) Jogszabály nem lehet ellentétes az Alaptörvénnyel.
… (Alapvetés, T) cikk)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of the present Constitution which recognize individual rights, as well as those which confer powers and impose duties on public authorities, shall not be without effect by reason of the lack of corresponding regulations, but such regulations shall be supplied on the basis of analogous laws, general principles of justice, and generally accepted doctrines. (Art. 332)
- SpanishLos preceptos de la presente Constitución que reconocen derechos a los individuos, así como los que atribuyen facultades e imponen deberes a las autoridades públicas, no dejarán de aplicarse por falta de la reglamentación respectiva, sino que ésta será suplida, recurriendo a los fundamentos de leyes análogas, a los principios generales de derecho y a las doctrinas generalmente admitidas. (Art. 332)
Status of the Constitution
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Adopt the following Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea. (Preamble) - Spanish…
Adoptamos la siguiente Ley Fundamental de Guinea Ecuatorial. (Preámbulo) - French…
Nous adoptons la Loi fondamentale de la Guinée équatoriale. (Préambule)
Status of the Constitution
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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)
Status of the Constitution
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Paragraph 2. The rights and guarantees expressed in this Constitution do not exclude others deriving from the regime and from the principles adopted by it, or from the international treaties in which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
Paragraph 3. International human rights treaties and conventions which are approved in each House of the National Congress, in two rounds of voting, by three fifths of the votes of the respective members shall be equivalent to constitutional amendments.
... (Art. 5) - Portuguese
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§ 2º Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
§ 3º Os tratados e convenções internacionais sobre direitos humanos que forem aprovados, em cada Casa do Congresso Nacional, em dois turnos, por três quintos dos votos dos respectivos membros, serão equivalentes às emendas constitucionais.
... (Art. 5)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAny law or other act that contradicts the Constitution shall be invalid.
... (Art. 7) - LithuanianNegalioja joks įstatymas ar kitas aktas priešingas Konstitucijai.
... (7 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The Constitution shall have supreme legal force.
2. Laws shall conform to the constitutional laws, and sub-legislative normative legal acts shall conform to the constitutional laws and laws.
3. In case there are contradictions between the norms of international treaties ratified by the Republic of Armenia and the norms of laws, the norms of the international treaties shall be applied. (Art. 5) - Armenian1. Սահմանադրությունն ունի բարձրագույն իրավաբանական ուժ:
2. Oրենքները պետք է համապատասխանեն սահմանադրական օրենքներին, իսկ ենթաօրենսդրական նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերը՝ սահմանադրական օրենքներին և օրենքներին:
3. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած միջազգային պայմանագրերի և օրենքների նորմերի միջև հակասության դեպքում կիրառվում են միջազգային պայմանագրերի նորմերը: (Հոդված 5)
Status of the Constitution
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This Constitution provides for us a fundamental Law, which affirms our commitment to freedom, justice, probity and accountability.
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Status of the Constitution
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1. Laws, decrees and other decisions of state bodies/organs, and activities of all organizations and citizens must be in full conformity with the Constitution.
… (Art. 70) - Mongolian
1. Үндсэн хуульд хууль, зарлиг, төрийн байгууллагын бусад шийдвэр, нийт байгууллага, иргэний үйл ажиллагаа бүрнээ нийцсэн байвал зохино.
… (Далдугаар зүйл)
Status of the Constitution
- English… The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba takes priority over international treaties. (Art. 8)
- Spanish… La Constitución de la República de Cuba prima sobre estos tratados internacionales. (Art. 8)