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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe provisions of this Constitution shall prevail over the Constitutions of the member Emirates of the UAE and the federal laws which are issued in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution shall have priority over the legislations, regulations and decisions issued by the authorities of the Emirates.
In case of conflict, that part of the inferior legislation which is inconsistent with the superior legislation shall be rendered null and void to the extent that removes the inconsistency. In case of dispute, the matter shall be referred to the Federal Supreme Court for its ruling. (Art. 151) - Arabicﻷﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﻫﺬﺍ اﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ اﻟﺴ ﻴﺎدﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ دﺳﺎﺗﻴﺮ اﻻﻣ ﺎراﺕ اﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻓﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎﺩ. وﻟﻠﻘﻮ اﻧﻴﻦ اﻻﺗﺤﺎ دﻳﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺼﺪﺭ وﻓﻘﺎ ﻷﺣﻜﺎﻣﻪ اﻷوﻟﻮﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎﺕ واﻟﻠ ﻮاﺋﺢ واﻟﻘ ﺮاراﺕ اﻟﺼﺎ درﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﺕ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ.
وﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﻌ ﺎرﺽ، ﻳﺒﻄﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻊ اﻷدﻧﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﺎرﺽ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻊ اﻷﻋ ﻠﻰ، وﺑﺎﻟﻘﺪﺭ اﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺰﻳﻞ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺘ ﻌﺎرﺽ، وﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺨﻼﻑ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ اﻷﻣﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ اﻻ ﺗﺤﺎدﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻴﺎ ﻟﻠﺒﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ. (المادّة 151)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Saint Vincent and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail and the other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Sec. 101)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf a court finds that a provision conflicts with a rule of fundamental law or other superior statute, the provision shall not be applied. The same applies if a procedure laid down in law has been disregarded in any important respect when the provision was made.
In the case of review of an act of law under paragraph one, particular attention must be paid to the fact that the Riksdag is the foremost representative of the people and that fundamental law takes precedence over other law. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 11, Art. 14) - SwedishFinner en domstol att en föreskrift står i strid med en bestämmelse i grundlag eller annan överordnad författning får föreskriften inte tillämpas. Detsamma gäller om stadgad ordning i något väsentligt hänseende har åsidosatts vid föreskriftens tillkomst.
Vid prövning enligt första stycket av en lag ska det särskilt beaktas att riksdagen är folkets främsta företrädare och att grundlag går före lag. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 11 kap, 14§)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Supreme Court, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic or by the President of the National Assembly, has declared that an international engagement contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization of ratification may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 224)
- Arabicإذا أعلنت المحكمة العليا التي يحيل إليها رئيس الجمهورية أو رئيس المجلس الوطني التزاماً دولياً يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع الدستور، لا يجوز المصادقة عليه إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور. (المادة 224)
- FrenchSi la Cour Suprême, saisie par le Président de la République ou par le Président de l'Assemblée Nationale, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de ratification ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 224)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe legislation in force in Togo until the installation of the new institutions remains applicable, save for intervention of new texts, and so long as they contain nothing that is contrary to this Constitution. … (Art. 158)
- FrenchLa législation en vigueur au Togo, jusqu’à la mise en place des nouvelles institutions, reste applicable, sauf intervention de nouveaux textes, et dès lors qu’elle n’a rien de contraire à la présente Constitution. ... (Art. 158)
Status of the Constitution
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1. A treaty of which the Constitutional Court establishes, that it is unconstitutional or lacks a basis in law shall not be applied any more by the authorities competent for its execution from the expiry of the day of the ruling‘s publication unless the Constitutional Court determines a deadline prior to which the treaty shall continue to be applied; such deadline must not exceed two years for the political, law-modifying and law-amending treaties and the treaties modifying the contractual bases of the European Union and one year in the case of all other treaties.
2. In addition, a provision, that the treaty is to be implemented by issuing ordinances or a resolution, that the treaty is to be implemented by the issuance of laws, cease to be in force upon expiration of the day of the ruling’s publication. (Art. 140a) - German
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1. Ein Staatsvertrag, dessen Verfassungs- oder Gesetzwidrigkeit der Verfassungsgerichtshof feststellt, ist mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses von den zu seiner Vollziehung berufenen Organen nicht mehr anzuwenden, wenn nicht der Verfassungsgerichtshof eine Frist bestimmt, innerhalb der der Staatsvertrag weiterhin anzuwenden ist; diese Frist darf bei den politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträgen und bei den Staatsverträgen, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, zwei Jahre, bei allen anderen Staatsverträgen ein Jahr nicht überschreiten.
2. Ferner treten mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses eine Anordnung, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Verordnungen zu erfüllen ist, oder ein Beschluss, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Gesetzen zu erfüllen ist, außer Kraft. (Art. 140a)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe following are functions of the People Defender:
1. To see that the human rights provided for in this Constitution and in the international treaties, agreements and conventions on human rights ratified by the Republic are effectively respected and guaranteed, investigating either on his own initiative or at the request of any denunciation of which he or she becomes aware.
… (Art. 281) - SpanishSon atribuciones del Defensor o Defensora del Pueblo:
1. Velar por el efectivo respeto y garantía de los derechos humanos consagrados en esta Constitución y en los tratados, convenios y acuerdos internacionales sobre derechos humanos ratificados por la República, investigando de oficio o a instancia de parte las denuncias que lleguen a su conocimiento.
… (Art. 281)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Any existing law and any law made on or after the effective date of this Constitution, which is inconsistent with this Constitution, shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
(2) Any other action taken by any person or body on or after the effective date of this Constitution, which is inconsistent with this Constitution, shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be unlawful. (Art. I, Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The legislation currently in force in Côte d'Ivoire remains applicable, save [with] the intervention of new texts, if it contains nothing contrary to this Constitution. (Art. 183)
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La législation actuellement en vigueur en Côte d'Ivoire reste applicable, sauf l'intervention de textes nouveaux, en ce qu'elle n'a rien de contraire à la présente Constitution. (Art. 183)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution, the laws of the Nation enacted by Congress in pursuance thereof, and treaties with foreign powers, are the supreme law of the Nation; and the authorities of each province are bound thereby, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary included in the provincial laws or constitutions, except for the province of Buenos Aires, the treaties ratified after the Pact of November 11, 1859. (Sec. 31)
- SpanishEsta Constitución, las leyes de la Nación que en su consecuencia se dicten por el Congreso y los tratados con las potencias extranjeras son la ley suprema de la Nación; y las autoridades de cada provincia están obligadas a conformarse a ella, no obstante cualquiera disposición en contrario que contengan las leyes o constituciones provinciales, salvo para la provincia de Buenos Aires, los tratados ratificados después del Pacto de 11 de noviembre de 1859. (Art. 31)