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Status of the Constitution
Uzbekistan
- EnglishThe Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have absolute supremacy in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The state, its bodies, officials, public associations and citizens shall act in accordance with the Constitution and laws. (Art. 15) - UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasida O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlarining ustunligi so‘zsiz tan olinadi.
Davlat, uning organlari, mansabdor shaxslar, jamoat birlashmalari, fuqarolar Konstitutsiya va qonunlarga muvofiq ish ko‘radilar. (15-modda)
Status of the Constitution
Spain
- EnglishThis Constitution shall come into force on the day of publication of its official text in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). It shall also be published in the other languages of Spain.
WHEREFORE, WE ORDER ALL SPANIARDS, WHETHER INDIVIDUALS OR AUTHORITIES, TO ABIDE BY THIS CONSTITUTION AND ENSURE THAT IT IS OBSERVED AS A FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE STATE. (Final Provision) - SpanishEsta Constitución entrará en vigor el mismo día de la publicación de su texto oficial en el "Boletín Oficial del Estado". Se publicará también en las demás lenguas de España.
POR TANTO, MANDO A TODOS LOS ESPAÑOLES, PARTICULARES Y AUTORIDADES, QUE GUARDEN Y HAGAN GUARDAR ESTA CONSTITUCIÓN COMO NORMA FUNDAMENTAL DEL ESTADO. (Disposición Final)
Status of the Constitution
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishAny provisions that oppose what is provided in this Fundamental Law are derogated. (Derogatory Provision)
- SpanishQuedan derogadas cuantas disposiciones se opongan a lo dispuesto en la presente Ley Fundamental. (Disposición Derogatoria)
- FrenchLes dispositions contraires à la présente Loi fondamentale sont réputées abrogées. (Disposition abrogative)
Status of the Constitution
Canada
- English(1) This Charter11 applies
(a) to the Parliament and government of Canada in respect of all matters within the authority of Parliament including all matters relating to the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and
(b) to the legislature and government of each province in respect of all matters within the authority of the legislature of each province. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 32) - French(1) La présente charte s’applique:
a) au Parlement et au gouvernement du Canada, pour tous les domaines relevant du Parlement, y compris ceux qui concernent le territoire du Yukon et les territoires du Nord-Ouest;
b) à la législature et au gouvernement de chaque province, pour tous les domains relevant de cette législature. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 32)
Status of the Constitution
Belarus
- English…
adopt hereby this Constitution - the Fundamental Law of the Republic of Belarus. (Preamble) - Belarusian…
прымаем гэтую Канстытуцыю — Асноўны Закон Рэспублікі Беларусь. (прэамбула) - Russian…
принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Республики Беларусь. (преамбула)
Status of the Constitution
Marshall Islands
- English(1) This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and all judges and other public officers shall be bound thereby.
(2) No legislative or executive instrument and no decision of any court or other government agency made on or after the effective date of this Constitution shall have the force of law in the Republic unless it has been made pursuant to this Constitution. (Art. I, Sec. 1)