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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(a) the existing law shall, until repealed or revoked, and subject to any amendment thereof, continue in force on and after the effective date of this Constitution;(b) all rights, obligations and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
Togo
- 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
Azerbaijan
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan cannot give an opinion on the changes to the text of the Constitution approved by referendum. (Art. 154)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiya Məhkəməsi referendumla qəbul olunmuş Azərbaycan Respublikası Konstitusiyasının mətnində dəyişikliklərə dair qərar qəbul edə bilməz. (Maddə 154)
Status of the Constitution
Czech Republic
- English…
(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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThere is no excuse of ignorance of the law.
All persons are required to respect the Constitution and to comply with the laws of the Republic. (Art. 62) - FrenchNul n’est censé ignorer la loi.
Toute personne est tenue de respecter la Constitution et de se conformer aux lois de la République. (Art. 62)
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
Argentina
- EnglishThis Constitution shall rule even when its observance is interrupted by acts of force against the institutional order and the democratic system. These acts shall be irreparably null.
… (Sec. 36) - SpanishEsta Constitución mantendrá su imperio aun cuando se interrumpiere su observancia por actos de fuerza contra el orden institucional y el sistema democrático. Estos actos serán insanablemente nulos.
… (Art. 36)