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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIn the Republic of North Macedonia laws shall be in accordance with the Constitution and all other regulations in accordance with the Constitution and law. Everyone is obliged to respect the Constitution and the laws. (Art. 51)
- MacedonianВо Република Северна Македонија законите мораат да бидат во согласност со Уставот, а сите други прописи со Уставот и со закон. Секој е должен да ги почитува Уставот и законите. (Член 51)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Court referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic or by a Deputy, has declared that an international engagement contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution.
A law authorizing the ratification or the approval of an international engagement may not be promulgated and enter into force when it has been declared nonconforming to the Constitution. (Art. 150) - FrenchSi la Cour constitutionnelle, saisie par le président de la République ou un député a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la loi fondamentale, l'autorisation de la ratifier ou de l'approuver ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution.
Une loi autorisant la ratification ou l'approbation d'un engagement international ne peut être promulguée et entrer en vigueur lorsqu'elle a été déclarée non conforme à la Constitution. (Art. 150)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishJudges shall administer justice subject to the Constitution, international human rights instruments and the law.
… (Art. 172) - SpanishLas juezas y jueces administrarán justicia con sujeción a la Constitución, a los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos y a la ley.
… (Art. 172)
Status of the Constitution
- English
(1) All existing written law and unwritten law shall be valid and operative notwithstanding any inconsistency with the preceding provisions of this Chapter7.
(2) The subjection of any person on the order of a competent court to any form of punishment recognized by any existing written law shall not be a contravention of the provisions of this Chapter. (Art. 16) - Sinhala
(1) පවත්නා ලිඛිත නීති සහ ලිඛිත නොවූ නීති අතුරෙන් යම්කිසි ලිඛිත නීතියක් හෝ ලිඛිත නොවූ නීතියක් මේ පරිච්ඡේදයේ මෙයට ඉහතින් ඇති විධිවිධානවලට අනුකූල නොවුව ද, එකී සියලු පවත්නා ලිඛිත නීති සහ ලිඛිත නොවූ නීති බලාත්මකව ක්රියාත්මක වන්නේ ය.
(2) කවර වූ හෝ පවත්නා ලිඛිත නීතියකින් දඬුවමක් ලෙස පිළිගනු ලැබූ කවර වූ හෝ ආකාරයක දඬුවමකට කවර වූ හෝ තැනැත්තකු නිසි අධිකරණයක ආඥාව පිට යටත් කිරීම මේ පරිච්ඡේදයේ විධිවිධාන කඩකිරීමක් නොවන්නේ ය. (16 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Constitutional provisions concerning the citizens' rights and liberties shall be interpreted and enforced in conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with the convenants and other treaties Romania is a party to.
(2) Where any inconsistencies exist between the covenants and treaties on the fundamental human rights Romania is a party of, and the national laws, the international regulations shall take precedence, unless the Constitution or national laws comprise more favourable provisions. (Art. 20) - Romanian(1) Dispoziţiile constituţionale privind drepturile şi libertăţile cetăţenilor vor fi interpretate şi aplicate în concordanţă cu Declaraţia Universală a Drepturilor Omului, cu pactele şi cu celelalte tratate la care România este parte.
(2) Dacă există neconcordanţe între pactele şi tratatele privitoare la drepturile fundamentale ale omului, la care România este parte, şi legile interne, au prioritate reglementările internaţionale, cu excepţia cazului în care Constituţia sau legile interne conţin dispoziţii mai favorabile. (Art. 20)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAny act of Government or any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be invalid. (Sec. 5)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws and regulations in force in East Timor shall continue to be applicable to all matters except to the extent that they are inconsistent with the Constitution or the principles contained therein. (Sec. 165)
- TetumLei no regulamentu sira-ne’ebé hala’o hela iha Timór-Leste sei aplika nafatin, bainhira sira la iha alterasaun ka revogasaun ba sasán hotu-hotu ne’ebé la hasoru Lei-Inan no prinsípiu sirane’ebé konsigna iha nia laran. (Art. 165)
- PortugueseSão aplicáveis, enquanto não forem alterados ou revogados, as leis e os regulamentos vigentes em Timor-Leste em tudo o que não se mostrar contrário à Constituição e aos princípios nela consignados. (Art. 165)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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(2) State bodies may act solely in conformity with the Constitution. Their actions shall be subject to its limits, within its scope and governed by procedures determined by law.
… (Art. 2) - Slovak
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(2) Štátne orgány môţu konať iba na základe ústavy, v jej medziach a v rozsahu a spôsobom, ktorý ustanoví zákon.
... (Čl. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of Samoa.
(2) Any existing law and any law passed after the date of coming into force of this Constitution which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 2) - Samoan(1) O lenei Faavae o le a avea ma tulafono aupito maualuga o Samoa.
(2) So o se tulafono o lo o i ai nei ma so o se tulafono e pasia ina ua tuanai le aso o le faamamaluina o lenei Faavae, e le talafeagai ma lenei Faavae o le a, i itu uma e le talafeagai ai le aoga. (Mataupu 2)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll the citizens must respect the Constitution and conform to the law. … (Art. 37)
- Arabicعلى جميع المواطنات والمواطنين احترام الدستور والتقيّد بالقانون. ... (الفصل 37)