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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishA citizen has the obligation to obey the Constitution and law;
… (Art. 46) - VietnameseCông dân có nghĩa vụ tuân theo Hiến pháp và pháp luật;
… (Điều 46)
Status of the Constitution
- English... The conclusion of international treaties that contravene the Constitution of Ukraine is possible only after introducing relevant amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. (Art. 9)
- Ukrainian... Укладення міжнародних договорів, які суперечать Конституції України, можливе лише після внесення відповідних змін до Конституції України. (Стаття 9)
Status of the Constitution
- English
All Peruvians have the duty to honor Peru and to protect the national interests, as well as to respect, comply with and to defend the Constitution and the juridical order of the Nation. (Art. 38)
- Spanish
Todos los peruanos tienen el deber de honrar al Perú y de proteger los intereses nacionales, así como de respetar, cumplir y defender la Constitución y el ordenamiento jurídico de la Nación. (Art. 38)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishProvided that they are not contrary to this Constitution, the legislative and regulatory texts in force continue to maintain it until their abrogation or their modification. (Art. 221)
- FrenchPour autant qu’ils ne soient pas contraires à la présente Constitution, les textes législatifs et réglementaires en vigueur restent maintenus jusqu’à leur abrogation ou leur modification. (Art. 221)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of Belize and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
… (Sec. 2)
Status of the Constitution
- English
Laws, presidential decrees and other acts in force before the entry into force of amendments and additions to the Constitution shall be applied to the extent that they do not contradict the Constitution.
... (Art. 142) - Belarusian
Законы, указы Прэзідэнта і іншыя акты, што дзейнічалі да ўступлення ў сілу змяненняў і дапаўненняў Канстытуцыі, прымяняюцца ў частцы, якая не супярэчыць Канстытуцыі.
... (Артыкул 142) - Russian
Законы, указы Президента и другие акты, действовавшие до вступления в силу изменений и дополнений Конституции, применяются в части, не противоречащей Конституции.
... (Статья 142)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishA statute of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands continues in effect except to the extent it is inconsistent with this Constitution, or is amended or repealed. A writ, action, suit, proceeding, civil or criminal liability, prosecution, judgment, sentence, order, decree, appeal, cause of action, defense, contract, claim, demand, title, or right continues unaffected except as modified in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. XV, Sec. 1)