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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAny law or other act that contradicts the Constitution shall be invalid.
... (Art. 7) - LithuanianNegalioja joks įstatymas ar kitas aktas priešingas Konstitucijai.
... (7 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court decides within the time period of one month according to a procedure whose modalities are established by an organic law.
The recourse suspends the time period of the promulgation of the law.
A provision declared unconstitutional becomes null and of no effect and may not be promulgated or applied.
… (Art. 96) - FrenchLa Cour constitutionnelle statue dans le délai d'un mois selon une procédure dont les modalités sont fixées par une loi organique.
Le recours suspend le délai de promulgation de la loi.
Une disposition déclarée inconstitutionnelle devient nulle et de nul effet et ne peut être promulguée ou appliquée.
… (Art. 96)
Status of the Constitution
- English
1. Laws, decrees and other decisions of state bodies/organs, and activities of all organizations and citizens must be in full conformity with the Constitution.
… (Art. 70) - Mongolian
1. Үндсэн хуульд хууль, зарлиг, төрийн байгууллагын бусад шийдвэр, нийт байгууллага, иргэний үйл ажиллагаа бүрнээ нийцсэн байвал зохино.
… (Далдугаар зүйл)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEcuadorians have the following duties and obligations, without detriment to others provided for by the Constitution or by law:
1. To abide by and enforce the Constitution, the law and the legitimate decisions taken by the competent authority.
… (Art. 83) - SpanishSon deberes y responsabilidades de las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos, sin perjuicio de otros previstos en la Constitución y la ley:
1. Acatar y cumplir la Constitución, la ley y las decisiones legítimas de autoridad competente.
… (Art. 83)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws and regulations currently into force remain applicable to the extent that they are not incompatible with the present Constitution. If need be, they must be amended in order to comply, as soon as possible, with the latter. (Art. 97)
- FrenchLes lois et règlements actuellement en vigueur demeurent applicables dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas incompatibles avec la présente Constitution. Ils doivent, le cas échéant, être mis en harmonie, aussitôt que possible, avec cette dernière. (Art. 97)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution shall bind all executive, legislative and judicial organs of the State at all levels of Government and all the peoples of Malawi are entitled to the equal protection of this Constitution, and laws made under it. (Sec. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll legal provisions that contradict the provisions of this Amended Basic Law are repealed. (Art. 119)
- Arabicيلغى كل ما يتعارض مع أحكام هذا القانون الأساسي المعدّل. (المادّة 119)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitution is the supreme law of Guyana and, if any other law is inconsistent with it, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 8)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. Every citizen enjoys the rights and is subject to the duties enshrined in the Constitution.
… (Art. 12) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos gozam dos direitos e estão sujeitos aos deveres consignados na Constituição.
... (Art. 12)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Subject to this Part, the principles and rules that formed, immediately before Independence Day, the principles and rules of common law and equity in England are adopted, and shall be applied and enforced, as part of the underlying law, except if, and to the extent that-
(a) they are inconsistent with a Constitutional Law or a statute; or
… (Schedule 2.2)