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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishConstitutional rules with respect to rights, liberties and guarantees shall be binding on all public and private entities and shall be directly applicable. (Art. 18)
- PortugueseAs normas constitucionais relativas aos direitos, liberdades e garantias vinculam todas as entidades públicas e privadas e são directamente aplicáveis. (Art. 18)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWe, the people of South Africa …
We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to –
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; … (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Tribunals of the Federation will resolve any dispute that arises[:]
I. From general norms, acts or omissions of the authority that violates the human rights and the guarantees granted for their protection by this Constitution, as well as from the international treaties to which the Mexican State is party;
… (Art. 103) - SpanishLos Tribunales de la Federación resolverán toda controversia que se suscite
I. Por normas generales, actos u omisiones de la autoridad que violen los derechos humanos reconocidos y las garantías otorgadas para su protección por esta Constitución, así como por los tratados internacionales de los que el Estado Mexicano sea parte;
… (Art. 103)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Constitution of Tajikistan shall have supreme legal force and its norms have direct affect. Laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be of no legal validity.
State and all its bodies, officials, citizens, and their associations shall observe and comply with the Constitution and laws of the republic. … (Art. 10) - RussianКонституция Таджикистана обладает высшей юридической силой, ее нормы имеют прямое действие. Законы и другие правовые акты, противоречащие Конституции, не имеют юридической силы.
Государство и все его органы, должностные лица, граждане и их объединения обязаны соблюдать и исполнять Конституцию и законы республики. ... (Статья 10) - TajikКонститутсияи Тоҷикистон эътибори олии ҳуқуқӣ дорад ва меъёрҳои он мустақиман амал мекунанд. Қонунҳо ва дигар санадҳои ҳуқуқие, ки хилофи Конститутсияанд, эътибори ҳуқуқӣ надоранд.
Давлат ва ҳамаи мақомоти он, шахсони мансабдор, шаҳрвандон ва иттиҳодияҳои онҳо вазифадоранд Конститутсия ва қонунҳои ҷумҳуриро риоя ва иҷро намоянд. ... (Моддаи 10)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The enumeration in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the basic rights and freedoms should not be interpreted as a denial or diminution of other universally recognized human and civil rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 55) - Russian1. Перечисление в Конституции Российской Федерации основных прав и свобод не должно толковаться как отрицание или умаление других общепризнанных прав и свобод человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 55)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe State submits itself to the Constitution, supports itself on [s’appuie] democratic legality, respects the laws and has [them] respected. (Art. 4)
- Arabicتخضع الدولة نفسها للدستور وتعتمد على الشرعية الديمقراطية وتحترم القوانين وتعمل على احترامها. (المادة 4)
- FrenchL'État se soumet à la Constitution, s'appuie sur la légalité démocratique, respecte et fait respecter les lois. (Art. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution will be executed as fundamental law of the Togolese Republic. (Art. 159)
- FrenchLa présente Constitution sera exécutée comme loi fondamentale de la République Togolaise. (Art. 159)
Status of the Constitution
- English
The decision of the Constitutional Tribunal declaring the unconstitutionality of a norm is published in the official gazette. On the day following the publication, said norm is without effect.
The decision of the Tribunal that declares a legal norm, in whole or in part, unconstitutional[,] does not have retroactive effect. (Art. 204) - Spanish
La sentencia del Tribunal que declara la inconstitucionalidad de una norma se publica en el diario oficial. Al día siguiente de la publicación, dicha norma queda sin efecto.
No tiene efecto retroactivo la sentencia del Tribunal que declara inconstitucional, en todo o en parte, una norma legal. (Art. 204)
Status of the Constitution
- English... The Constitution of Turkmenistan shall be the Basic Law of the state. Rules and regulations laid down in it shall be unswervingly applicable. The laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be null and void. … (Art. 8)
- Russian… Конституция Туркменистана является Основным Законом государства. Закреплённые в ней нормы и положения имеют прямое действие. Законы и иные правовые акты, противоречащие Конституции, не имеют юридической силы. … (Статья 8)
- Turkmen… Türkmenistanyň Konstitusiýasy döwletiň Esasy Kanunydyr. Onda berkidilen kadalaryň we düzgünleriň göni hereketi bardyr. Konstitusiýa garşy gelýän kanunlaryň we gaýry hukuk namalarynyň ýuridik güýji ýokdur. … (8-nji madda)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws, regulations, and other general acts must be in conformity with the Constitution.
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Regulations and other general acts must be in conformity with the Constitution and laws.
… (Art. 153) - SloveneZakoni, podzakonski predpisi in drugi splošni akti morajo biti v skladu z ustavo.
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Podzakonski predpisi in drugi splošni akti morajo biti v skladu z ustavo in z zakoni.
… (153. Člen)