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Status of the Constitution
Mozambique
- English1. All citizens shall have the duty to respect the constitutional order.
2. Acts contrary to the provisions of the Constitution shall be subject to punishment in terms of the law. (Art. 38) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o dever de respeitar a ordem constitucional.
2. Os actos contrários ao estabelecido na Constituição são sujeitos à sanção nos termos da lei. (Art. 38)
Status of the Constitution
Belarus
- English
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adopt this Constitution, the Basic Law of the Republic of Belarus. (Preamble) - Belarusian
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прымаем гэтую Канстытуцыю — Асноўны Закон Рэспублікі Беларусь. (прэамбула) - Russian
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принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Республики Беларусь. (преамбула)
Status of the Constitution
Angola
- English1. The Republic of Angola shall be a nation dedicated to peace and progress and it shall be the duty of the state and the right and responsibility of all to guarantee peace and national security, respecting the Constitution and the law, in addition to international conventions.
… (Art. 11) - Portuguese1. A República de Angola é uma Nação de vocação para a paz e o progresso, sendo um dever do Estado e um direito e responsabilidade de todos garantir, com respeito pela Constituição e pela lei, bem como pelas convenções internacionais, a paz e a segurança nacional.
... (Art. 11)
Status of the Constitution
Marshall Islands
- English(1) Subject to this Constitution:
(a) the existing law shall, until repealed or revoked, and subject to any amendment thereof, continue in force on and after the effective date of this Constitution;(b) all rights, obligations and liabilities arising under the existing law shall continue to exist on and after the effective date of this Constitution and shall be recognized, exercised and enforced accordingly.
… (Art. XIII, Sec. 1)
Status of the Constitution
Nigeria
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen to –
(a) abide by this Constitution, respect its ideals and its institutions, … (Sec. 24)
Status of the Constitution
Czech Republic
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(2) Enforceable decisions of the Constitutional Court are binding on all authorities and persons.
(3) Decisions of the Constitutional Court which declare, pursuant to Article 87 paragraph 2, that a treaty is not in conformity with the constitutional order, are an obstacle to the ratification of the treaty until such time as they are brought into conformity with each other. (1993 Constitution, Art. 89) - Czech…
(2) Vykonatelná rozhodnutí Ústavního soudu jsou závazná pro všechny orgány i osoby.
(3) Rozhodnutí Ústavního soudu, kterým byl podle čl. 87 odst. 2 vysloven nesoulad mezinárodní smlouvy s ústavním pořádkem, brání ratifikaci smlouvy do doby, než bude nesoulad odstraněn. (Ústava 1993, Čl. 89)
Status of the Constitution
Burundi
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Solemnly adopt this constitution, which is the fundamental law of the Republic of Burundi. (Preamble) - Kirundi…
Twemeje ku mucaragaro iri bwirizwa nshingiro ariryo tegeko rikuru rya Republika y’Burundi. (Intangamara) - French…
Adoptons solennement la presente constitution qui est la loi fobdamentale de la republique du Burundi. (Préambule)
Status of the Constitution
Palau
- EnglishAny provision of this Constitution or a law enacted pursuant to it which is in conflict with the Trusteeship Agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations Security Council shall not become effective until the date of termination of such Trusteeship Agreement. (Art. XV, Sec. 10)
Status of the Constitution
Sierra Leone
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(15) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of Sierra Leone and any other law found to be inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void and of no effect. (Sec. 171)
Status of the Constitution
Germany
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(2) This Basic Law may neither be amended nor abrogated nor suspended in whole or in part by a law enacted by the Joint Committee.
… (Art. 115e) - German…
(2) Durch ein Gesetz des Gemeinsamen Ausschusses darf das Grundgesetz weder geändert noch ganz oder teilweise außer Kraft oder außer Anwendung gesetzt werden.
… (Art. 115e)