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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
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Churches and religious organisations shall conduct their affairs freely according to their canons and statutes.
The status of churches and other religious organisations in the State shall be established by agreement or by law.
The teaching proclaimed by churches and religious organisations, other religious activities, and houses of prayer may not be used for purposes that are in conflict with the Constitution and laws.
There shall be no state religion in Lithuania. (Art. 43) - Lithuanian…
Bažnyčios bei religinės organizacijos laisvai tvarkosi pagal savus kanonus ir statutus.
Bažnyčių bei kitų religinių organizacijų būklė valstybėje nustatoma susitarimu arba įstatymu.
Bažnyčių bei religinių organizacijų mokslo skelbimas, kita tikybinė veikla, taip pat maldos namai negali būti naudojami tam, kas prieštarauja Konstitucijai ir įstatymams.
Lietuvoje nėra valstybinės religijos. (43 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
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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
- EnglishEvery citizen has duty to abide by the provisions of this Constitution. (Sec. 384)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များကိုလိုက်နာစောင့်ထိန်းရန် တာဝန်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈၄)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
(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
- EnglishEveryone has the duty to comply with and obey this Constitution and the laws and other official acts promulgated by the organs of Public Power. (Art. 131)
- SpanishToda persona tiene el deber de cumplir y acatar esta Constitución, las leyes y los demás actos que en ejercicio de sus funciones dicten los órganos del Poder Público. (Art. 131)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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The power3 is limited by the Constitution and the law.
… (Art. 11) - Montenegrin
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Vlast je ograničena Ustavom i zakonom.
… (Član 11)