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Status of the Constitution
Montenegro
- EnglishThe law shall be in conformity with the Constitution and confirmed international agreements, and other regulations shall be in conformity with the Constitution and the law. (Art. 145)
- MontenegrinZakon mora biti saglasan sa Ustavom i potvrđenim međunarodnim ugovorima, a drugi propis mora biti saglasan sa Ustavom i zakonom. (Član 145)
Status of the Constitution
Cameroon
- EnglishWhere the Constitutional Council finds a provision of a treaty or of an international agreement unconstitutional, authorization to ratify and the ratification of the said treaty or agreement shall be deferred until the Constitution is amended. (Art. 44)
- FrenchSi le Conseil Constitutionnel a déclaré quʼun traité ou accord international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, lʼapprobation en forme législative ou la ratification de ce traité ou de cet accord ne peut intervenir quʼaprès la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 44)
Status of the Constitution
South Sudan
- English1. It shall be the duty of every citizen to uphold and abide by this Constitution and respect the laws of South Sudan.
… (Art. 46)
Status of the Constitution
Saudi Arabia
- English… Constitution: The Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah (traditions) … (Basic Law, Art. 1)
- Arabic… ودستورها كتاب الله تعالى وسنة رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم… . (النظام الأساسي، المادة 1)
Status of the Constitution
Portugal
- English1. Norms that contravene the provisions of the Constitution or the principles enshrined therein are unconstitutional.
2. On condition that the norms in question are applied in the legal order of the other party, the organic or formal unconstitutionality of properly ratified international treaties does not prevent the application of the norms they contain in the Portuguese legal order, save if that unconstitutionality results from the breach of a fundamental provision of the Constitution. (Art. 277) - Portuguese1. São inconstitucionais as normas que infrinjam o disposto na Constituição ou os princípios nela consignados.
2. A inconstitucionalidade orgânica ou formal de tratados internacionais regularmente ratificados não impede a aplicação das suas normas na ordem jurídica portuguesa, desde que tais normas sejam aplicadas na ordem jurídica da outra parte, salvo se tal inconstitucionalidade resultar de violação de uma disposição fundamental. (Art. 277)
Status of the Constitution
Congo
- EnglishA provision declared unconstitutional cannot be promulgated or implemented.
… (Art. 181) - FrenchUne disposition déclarée inconstitutionnelle ne peut être ni promulguée, ni mise en application.
… (Art. 181)
Status of the Constitution
Zambia
- English…
5. Where the Constitutional Court decides that a provision of a statutory instrument is inconsistent with a provision of this Constitution, that statutory instrument is void from the date on which it was made.
… (Art. 67)
Status of the Constitution
Thailand
- EnglishAn amendment to the Constitution which amounts to changing the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State or changing the form of the State shall be prohibited. (Sec. 255)
- Thaiการแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมรัฐธรรมนูญที่เป็นเปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครองระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข หรือเปลี่ยนแปลงรูปแบบของรัฐจะกระทํามิได้ (มาตรา ๒๕๕)
Status of the Constitution
San Marino
- EnglishThe fundamental principles set forth in this Declaration shall be implemented trough constitutional laws.
… (Art. 3bis) - ItalianLe leggi costituzionali attuano i principi fondamentali sanciti nella presente dichiarazione.
… (Art. 3bis)
Status of the Constitution
Djibouti
- English…
The treaties or agreements regularly ratified have, on their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws under reserve, for each agreement or treaty, to its application by the other party and of its conformity with the relevant provisions of the law of treaties.
Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, the ratification or the approval of an international engagement containing a clause contrary to the relevant provisions of the Constitution may intervene only after the revision of it. (Art. 70) - Arabic...
تتمتع المعاهدات والاتفاقيات المصدق عليها بانتظام عند نشرها، بسلطة أعلى من سلطة القوانين مع مراعاة تطبيق، كل اتفاقية أو معاهدة، من جانب الفريق الآخر وتطابقها مع أحكام قوانين المعاهدات ذات الصلة.
دون المساس بالفقرة السابقة، لا يجوز المصادقة أو الموافقة على التزام دولي يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع أحكام الدستور، إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور. (المادة 70) - French…
Les traités ou accords régulièrement ratifiés ont, dès leur publication, une autorité supérieure à celle des lois sous réserve, pour chaque accord ou traité, de son application par l'autre partie et de sa conformité avec les dispositions pertinentes du droit des traités.
Sans préjudice du paragraphe précédent, la ratification ou l'approbation d'un engagement international comportant une clause contraire aux dispositions pertinentes de la Constitution ne peut intervenir que postérieurement à la révision de celle-ci. (Art. 70)