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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the duty:
a) To respect the Constitution and the laws;
… (Art. 85) - PortugueseTodo o cidadão tem o dever de:
a) Respeitar a Constituição e as leis;
… (Art. 85)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic; law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled. (Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English
1. The decisions of the Constitutional Court are final and binding for enforcement.
2. The decisions of the Constitutional Court enter into force on the day of their publication in the Official Journal. The Constitutional Court may decide that its decision, which has examined the act, begins to give effects on another date.
... (Art. 132) - Albanian
1. Vendimet e Gjykatës Kushtetuese janë përfundimtare dhe të detyrueshme për zbatim.
2. Vendimet e Gjykatës Kushtetuese hyjnë në fuqi ditën e publikimit në Fletoren Zyrtare. Gjykata Kushtetuese mund të urdhërojë që vendimi i saj, me të cilin ka shqyrtuar aktin, të fillojë efektet në një datë tjetër.
... (Neni 132)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of the State.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, any law inconsistent with this Constitution is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency.
(3) This Constitution shall be upheld and respected by all Fijians and the State, including all persons holding public office, and the obligations imposed by this Constitution must be fulfilled.
(4) This Constitution shall be enforced through the courts, to ensure that––
(a) laws and conduct are consistent with this Constitution;
(b) rights and freedoms are protected; and
(c) duties under this Constitution are performed.
(5) This Constitution cannot be abrogated or suspended by any person, and may only be amended in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Chapter 11.
(6) Any attempt to establish a Government other than in compliance with this Constitution shall be unlawful, and––
(a) anything done to further that attempt is invalid and of no force or effect; and
(b) no immunities can lawfully be granted under any law to any person in respect of actions taken or omitted in furtherance of such an attempt. (Sec. 2) - iTaukei(1) Na Yavunivakavulewa qo e lawa cecere duadua ni Matanitu.
(2) Ia kevaka e dua tale na tikina ena Yavunivakavulewa qo e yalana e dua na lawa e sega ni salavata kei na Yavunivakavulewa qo, ena sega ni vakabau.
(3) Na itavi e vakarota na Yavunivakavulewa qo e dodonu me vakamuri ka rokovi vei ira kece na kai Viti kei na Matanitu, oka kina na tamata cakacaka ena valenivolavola ni lewenivanua, kei na itavi e vakarota na Yavunivakavulewa qo me vakayacori.
(4) Na Yavunivakavulewa qo e dodonu me vaqaqacotaka na mataveilewai me vakadeitaka na—
(a) lawa kei na ivakarau me salavata na Yavunivakavulewa qo;
(b) maroroi na dodonu kei na galala; kei na
(c) qaravi ni itavi ena Yavunivakavulewa qo.
(5) Na Yavunivakavulewa qo e sega ni rawa ni bokoca se vakarubeca e dua na tamata, ka rawa ga ni veisautaki ena iwalewale e virikotori ena Wase 11.
(6) E cala vakalawa na kena sagai me vakaduri e dua na Matanitu ka sega ni vakarota na Yavunivakavulewa qo, kei na—
(a) veika e navuci me vakavotukanataka na sasaga qo ena sega ni vakabau se wili; ka
(b) na sega ni dua na lawa me na vagalalataka e dua na tamata e navuca se vakayacora na cakacaka qo. (Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
3. In case the Supreme Constitutional Court is of the opinion that such law or decision or any provision thereof is repugnant to or inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution such law or decision or such provision thereof shall not be published by the President or the Vice-President of the Republic, as the case may be. (Art. 142) - Greek…
3. Eις ην περίπτωσιν το Aνώτατον Συνταγματικόν Δικαστήριον γνωματεύση ότι ο νόμος ή η απόφασις ή διάταξις αυτών ευρίσκεται εις αντίθεσιν ή ασυμφωνίαν προς διάταξίν τινα του Συντάγματος, ο νόμος ή η απόφασις ή ωρισμένη διάταξις αυτών δεν δύναται να δημοσιευθή υπό του Προέδρου ή του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας αναλόγως της περιπτώσεις. (Αρθρον 142) - Turkish…
3. Yüksek Anayasa Mahkemesi, bu gibi bir kanun veya kararın veya onun herhangi bir hükmünün bu Anayasanın herhangi bir hükmüne aykırı olduğu veya ona uygun olmadığı görüşünü ileri sürdüğü takdirde, söz konusu kanun veya karar ya da hüküm, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı tarafından ilan olunmaz. (Madde 142)