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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) This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic and binds all persons and all State organs at both levels of government.
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(4) Any law, including customary law, that is inconsistent with this Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency, and any act or omission in contravention of this Constitution is invalid.
... (Art. 2) - Swahili(1) Katiba hii ni sheria kuu ya Jamhuri na inawafunga watu wote na vyombo vyote vya Serikali katika ngazi zote mbili za serikali.
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(4) Sheria yoyote, pamoja na sheria ya kijadi, ambayo inapingana na Katiba hii ni batili kwa kiwango cha kupingana, na kitendo chochote au uondoaji unaovunja Katiba hii ni batili.
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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
- EnglishAll persons, authorities and institutions are subject to the Constitution.
The judges, administrative authorities, and public servants shall directly apply constitutional standards and those provided for in international human rights instruments, as long as the latter are more favorable than those set forth in the Constitution, although the parties do not invoke them expressly.
The rights enshrined in the Constitution and international human rights instruments shall be for immediate observance and enforcement. The absence of a law or lack of knowledge about the norms cannot be alleged to justify the violation of rights and guarantees enshrined in the Constitution, to dismiss proceedings for their defense, or to refuse recognition of these rights. (Art. 426) - SpanishTodas las personas, autoridades e instituciones están sujetas a la Constitución.
Las juezas y jueces, autoridades administrativas y servidoras y servidores públicos, aplicarán directamente las normas constitucionales y las previstas en los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos siempre que sean más favorables a las establecidas en la Constitución, aunque las partes no las invoquen expresamente.
Los derechos consagrados en la Constitución y los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos serán de inmediato cumplimiento y aplicación. No podrá alegarse falta de ley o desconocimiento de las normas para justificar la vulneración de los derechos y garantías establecidos en la Constitución, para desechar la acción interpuesta en su defensa, ni para negar el reconocimiento de tales derechos. (Art. 426)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitution will not lose its force and effect, even when its observance is interrupted by any rebellion. In case that by any public disorder [tastorno], a government contrary to the principles that it sanctions is established, as soon as the people recover their liberty, its observance will be reestablished, and in accordance with it and the laws that have been adopted [expedido] by virtue of it, those who have figured in the government emanating from the rebellion, as well as those who have cooperated with it, will be tried [juzgados]. (Art. 136)
- SpanishEsta Constitución no perderá su fuerza y vigor, aun cuando por alguna rebelión se interrumpa su observancia. En caso de que por cualquier trastorno público, se establezca un gobierno contrario a los principios que ella sanciona, tan luego como el pueblo recobre su libertad, se restablecerá su observancia, y con arreglo a ella y a las leyes que en su virtud se hubieren expedido, serán juzgados, así los que hubieren figurado en el gobierno emanado de la rebelión, como los que hubieren cooperado a ésta. (Art. 136)
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
- English1. The President shall be responsible for the observance of the provisions of this Constitution by the executive and shall, as Head of State, defend and uphold the Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic.
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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.
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(2) Štátne orgány môţu konať iba na základe ústavy, v jej medziach a v rozsahu a spôsobom, ktorý ustanoví zákon.
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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
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of the Kingdom and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Clause 82)
- TonganKoe Konisitutone ni ko e lao pule ia ‘o e Pule‘anga ni pea kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha lao kehe ‘oku faikehekehe mo e Konisitutone, ko e lao kehe ko ia kuopau ke ta‘e‘aonga ia, ‘o fakatatau ki he ngata‘anga ‘o e faikehekehe ko ia. (Kupu 82)