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Status of the Constitution
- English…
If the Constitutional Court, referred to [the matter] by the King or the Head of Government or the President of the Chamber of Representatives or the President of the Chamber of Councilors or one-sixth of the members of the first Chamber or one-quarter of the members of the second Chamber, declares that an international commitment contains [comporte] a provision contrary to the Constitution, its ratification may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 55) - Arabic…
إذا صرحت المحكمة الدستورية، إثر إحالة الملك، أو رئيس الحكومة، أو رئيس مجلس النواب، أو رئيس مجلس المستشارين، أو سدس أعضاء المجلس الأول، أو ربع أعضاء المجلس الثاني، الأمر إليها، أن التزاما دوليا يتضمن بندا يخالف الدستور، فإن المصادقة على هذا الالتزام لا تقع إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور. (الفصل 55)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe federal authorities shall strive to issue the laws referred to in this Constitution as quickly as possible so as to replace the existing legislations and systems, particularly those which are not consistent with the provisions of the Constitution. (Art. 150)
- Arabicﺗﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﺕ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﺳﺘﺼ ﺪاﺭ اﻟﻘ ﻮاﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭ اﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﺍ اﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ اﻟ ﻼزﻣﺔ ، ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺤﻞ ﻣﺤﻞ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎﺕ واﻷوﺿﺎﻉ اﻟ ﺤﺎﻟﻴﺔ، وﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﺎرﺽ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻣﻊ أﺣ ﻜﺎﻣﻪ. (المادّة 150)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution shall come into force on the day of publication of its official text in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). It shall also be published in the other languages of Spain.
WHEREFORE, WE ORDER ALL SPANIARDS, WHETHER INDIVIDUALS OR AUTHORITIES, TO ABIDE BY THIS CONSTITUTION AND ENSURE THAT IT IS OBSERVED AS A FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE STATE. (Final Provision) - SpanishEsta Constitución entrará en vigor el mismo día de la publicación de su texto oficial en el "Boletín Oficial del Estado". Se publicará también en las demás lenguas de España.
POR TANTO, MANDO A TODOS LOS ESPAÑOLES, PARTICULARES Y AUTORIDADES, QUE GUARDEN Y HAGAN GUARDAR ESTA CONSTITUCIÓN COMO NORMA FUNDAMENTAL DEL ESTADO. (Disposición Final)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishAll laws, decree-laws, decrees, regulations, orders and other provisions that were in effect at the time this Constitution was promulgated shall continue to be observed insofar as they are not in conflict with it or until they have been legally repealed or amended. (Art. 376)
- SpanishTodas las leyes, decretos-leyes, decretos, reglamentos, órdenes y demás disposiciones que estuvieren en vigor al promulgarse esta Constitución, continuarán observándose en cuanto no se opongan a ella, o mientras no fueren legalmente derogados o modificados. (Art. 376)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWe, the people of Angola, …
We hereby pass this Constitution as the Supreme and Fundamental Law of the Republic of Angola. (Preamble) - PortugueseNós, o Povo de Angola, …
Aprovamos a presente Constituição como Lei Suprema e Fundamental da República de Angola. (Preâmbulo)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe orders [arrêts] of the Constitutional Court are not susceptible to any recourse. They bind [lient] the public powers and all the administrative, civil, military and jurisdictional authorities.
Any act of discreditingg [jet de discrédit] of the orders [arrêts] of the Court is sanctioned according to the laws in force. (Art. 134) - FrenchLes arrêts de la Cour constitutionnelle ne sont susceptibles d'aucun recours. Ils lient les pouvoirs publics et toutes les autorités administratives, civiles, militaires et juridictionnelles.
Tout jet de discrédit sur les arrêts de la Cour est sanctionné conformément aux lois en vigueur. (Art. 134)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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(6) If a law is rescinded as unconstitutional by a ruling of the Constitutional Court, the legal provisions rescinded by the law which the Constitutional Court has pronounced unconstitutional enter into force again unless the judgement pronounces otherwise, on the day of entry into force of the rescission. The publication on the rescission of the law shall also announce whether and which legal provisions again enter into force.
(7) If a law has been rescinded on the score of unconstitutionality or if the Constitutional Court has pursuant to para 4 above pronounced a law to be unconstitutional, all courts and administrative authorities are bound by the Constitutional Court’s decision. The law shall however continue to apply to the circumstances effected before the rescission the case in point excepted, unless the Constitutional Court in its rescissory ruling decides otherwise.
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(6) Wird durch ein Erkenntnis des Verfassungsgerichtshofes ein Gesetz als verfassungswidrig aufgehoben, so treten mit dem Tag des Inkrafttretens der Aufhebung, falls das Erkenntnis nicht anderes ausspricht, die gesetzlichen Bestimmungen wieder in Kraft, die durch das vom Verfassungsgerichtshof als verfassungswidrig erkannte Gesetz aufgehoben worden waren. In der Kundmachung über die Aufhebung des Gesetzes ist auch zu verlautbaren, ob und welche gesetzlichen Bestimmungen wieder in Kraft treten.
(7) Ist ein Gesetz wegen Verfassungswidrigkeit aufgehoben worden oder hat der Verfassungsgerichtshof gemäß Abs. 4 ausgesprochen, dass ein Gesetz verfassungswidrig war, so sind alle Gerichte und Verwaltungsbehörden an den Spruch des Verfassungsgerichtshofes gebunden. Auf die vor der Aufhebung verwirklichten Tatbestände mit Ausnahme des Anlassfalles ist jedoch das Gesetz weiterhin anzuwenden, sofern der Verfassungsgerichtshof nicht in seinem aufhebenden Erkenntnis anderes ausspricht.
… (Art. 140)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and all judges and other public officers shall be bound thereby.
(2) No legislative or executive instrument and no decision of any court or other government agency made on or after the effective date of this Constitution shall have the force of law in the Republic unless it has been made pursuant to this Constitution. (Art. I, Sec. 1)
Status of the Constitution
- English
All Peruvians have the duty to honor Peru and to protect the national interests, as well as to respect, comply with and to defend the Constitution and the juridical order of the Nation. (Art. 38)
- Spanish
Todos los peruanos tienen el deber de honrar al Perú y de proteger los intereses nacionales, así como de respetar, cumplir y defender la Constitución y el ordenamiento jurídico de la Nación. (Art. 38)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The legislation in force in Benin[,] until the installation [mise en place] of the new institutions[,] remains applicable, except on intervention of new texts, [and] insofar as there is nothing contrary to this Constitution. (Art. 158)
- French
La législation en vigueur au Bénin jusqu'à la mise en place des nouvelles institutions reste applicable, sauf intervention de nouveaux textes, en ce qu'elle n'a rien de contraire à la présente Constitution. (Art. 158)