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Status of the Constitution
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(3) The Constitutional Court
a) shall, within its powers set out in paragraph (2) b), c), and e), annul any law or any provision of a law which conflicts with the Fundamental Law;
b) shall, within its powers set out in paragraph (2) d), annul any judicial decision which conflicts with the Fundamental Law;
c) may, within its powers set out in paragraph (2) f), annul any law or any provision of a law which conflicts with an international treaty; ...
… (The State, Art. 24) - Hungarian…
(3) Az Alkotmánybíróság
a) a (2) bekezdés b), c) és e) pontjában foglalt hatáskörében megsemmisíti az Alaptörvénnyel ellentétes jogszabályt vagy jogszabályi rendelkezést;
b) a (2) bekezdés d) pontjában foglalt hatáskörében megsemmisíti az Alaptörvénnyel ellentétes bírói döntést;
c) a (2) bekezdés f) pontjában foglalt hatáskörében megsemmisítheti a nemzetközi szerződésbe ütköző jogszabályt vagy jogszabályi rendelkezést; ...
… (Az Állam, 24. cikk)
Status of the Constitution
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Before any ratification, the treaties are submitted by the President of the Republic, to the control of constitutionality of the High Constitutional Court. In the case of non-conformity with the Constitution, there may not be ratification until after revision of it.
… (Art. 137) - French
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Avant toute ratification, les traités sont soumis par le Président de la République, au contrôle de constitutionnalité de la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle. En cas de non conformité à la Constitution, il ne peut y avoir ratification qu’après révision de celle-ci.
… (Art. 137)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll the Constitutions of the Republic of Guatemala and the constitutional reforms decreed prior to the present, are abrogated, as well as any laws and provisions that may have had equal effects. (Transitory and Final Provisions, Art. 22)
- SpanishSe derogan todas las Constituciones de la República de Guatemala y reformas constitucionales decretadas con anterioridad a la presente, así como cualesquiera leyes y disposiciones que hubiesen surtido iguales efectos. (Disposiciones Transitorias y Finales, Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
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The State governs the society through the provisions of the Constitution and the laws.
Party and state organisations, the Lao Front for National Development, mass organisations, social organisations and all citizens must function within the bounds of the Constitution and the laws. (Art. 10) - Lao
ລັດ ປົກຄອງ ແລະ ຄຸ້ມຄອງສັງຄົມດ້ວຍລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ.
ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງ ພັກ, ລັດ, ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງມະຫາຊົນ, ອົງການ ຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ແລະ ພົນລະເມືອງທຸກຄົນ ຕ້ອງເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ປະຕິບັດລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ ຢ່າງເຂັ້ມງວດ. (ມາດຕາ 10) (ປັບປຸງ)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhile implementing his rights and exercising his freedoms, everyone must observe the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and must not restrict the rights and freedoms of other people. (Art. 28)
- LithuanianĮgyvendindamas savo teises ir naudodamasis savo laisvėmis, žmogus privalo laikytis Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos ir įstatymų, nevaržyti kitų žmonių teisių ir laisvių. (28 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Mauritius, and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhen an International Treaty affects a constitutional provision, it must be approved by the procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, simultaneously the constitutional precept affected must be modified in the same sense by the same procedure before the Treaty being ratified by the Executive Power. (Art. 17)
- SpanishCuando un Tratado Internacional afecte una disposición constitucional, debe ser aprobado por el procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, simultáneamente el precepto constitucional afectado debe ser modificado en el mismo sentido por el mismo procedimiento, antes de ser ratificado el Tratado por el Poder Ejecutivo. (Art. 17)
Status of the Constitution
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(b) The rules, regulations, notifications, orders, directives, and procedures issued under the power conferred by any law shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and the relevant law.
… (Sec. 97) - Burmese
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(ခ) ဥပဒေတစ်ရပ်က အပ်နှင်းသည့် လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့်အရပြုလုပ်သော နည်းဥပဒေ၊ စည်းမျဉ်း၊ စည်းကမ်း၊ အမိန့်ကြော်ငြာစာ၊ အမိန့်၊ ညွှန်ကြားချက်နှင့် လုပ်ထုံးလုပ်နည်းများ သည် ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များနှင့် လည်းကောင်း၊ သက်ဆိုင်ရာဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များနှင့်လည်းကောင်း ညီညွတ်မှုရှိရမည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၉၇)
Status of the Constitution
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Every person is held to respect the Constitution and to conform to the laws of the Republic. (Art. 78) - Arabic
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يجب على كلّ شخص أن يحترم الدّستور، وأن يمتثل لقوانين الجمهوريّة. (المادة 78) - French
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Toute personne est tenue de respecter la Constitution et de se conformer aux lois de la République. (Art. 78)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIn Montenegro, anything not prohibited by the Constitution and the law shall be free.
Everybody is obliged to abide by the Constitution and the law. (Art. 10) - MontenegrinU Crnoj Gori slobodno je sve što Ustavom i zakonom nije zabranjeno.
Svako je obavezan da se pridržava Ustava i zakona. (Član 10)