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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Council, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic[,] or by the President of the National Assembly[,] or by one-third (1/3) of the Deputies, has declared that an international engagement includes a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it can only intervene after revision of the Constitution. (Art. 79)
- Arabicإذا أعلن المجلس الدستوري، بناء على طلب من رئيس الجمهورية أو رئيس الجمعية الوطنية أو ثلث (1/3) النواب ، أن التزاما دوليا يتضمن بندا مخالفا للدستور، توقف الترخيص في تصديق هذا البند أو الموافقة عليه ما لم تقع مراجعة للدستور (المادّة 79)
- FrenchSi le Conseil Constitutionnel saisi par le Président de la République ou par le Président de l'Assemblée Nationale ou par le tiers des députés a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de la ratifier ou de l'approuver ne peut intervenir qu'après révision de la Constitution. (Art. 79)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
(3) Religion and the State are separate, which means—
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(d) no person shall assert any religious belief as a legal reason to disregard this Constitution or any other law. (Sec. 4) - iTaukei…
(3) E sega ni okati vata na lotu kei na Matanitu, e kena ibalebale ya ni—
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(d) me kua ni dua na tamata me vakayagataka na nona vakabauta vakalotu me vakacala vakalawa na Yavunivakavulewa qo se dua tale na lawa tabaki. (Sec. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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5. A determination by the Constitutional Court of the unconstitutionality of laws or their provisions shall annul them in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, and shall also annul other normative legal acts based on laws or their provisions declared unconstitutional, except for court decisions.
A determination by the Constitutional Court of the unconstitutionality of sub-legislative acts or parts thereof shall invalidate them in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
… (Art. 97) - Russian
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5. Установление Конституционным судом неконституционности законов или их положений отменяет их действие на территории Кыргызской Республики, а также отменяет действие других нормативных правовых актов, основанных на законах или их положениях, признанных неконституционными, за исключением судебных решений.
Установление Конституционным судом неконституционности подзаконных актов или их частей отменяет их действие на территории Кыргызской Республики.
... (Статья 97) - Kyrgyz
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5. Конституциялык сот тарабынан мыйзамдардын же алардын жоболорунун конституциялык эмес деп белгилениши алардын Кыргыз Республикасынын аймагында колдонулушун жокко чыгарат, ошондой эле сот чечимдерин кошпогондо, конституциялык эмес деп таанылган мыйзамдарга же алардын жоболоруна негизделген башка ченемдик укуктук актылардын колдонулушу да жокко чыгарылат.
Конституциялык сот тарабынан мыйзам алдындагы актылардын же алардын бөлүктөрүнүн конституциялык эмес деп белгилениши алардын Кыргыз Республикасынын аймагында колдонулушун жокко чыгарат.
... (97-берене)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe following are duties of citizens:
1. To obey, defend, and observe compliance with the Constitution and the laws;
… (Art. 40) - SpanishSon deberes del ciudadano:
1) Cumplir, defender y velar porque se cumplan la Constitución y las leyes;
… (Art. 40)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
… (Art. 4) - Bulgarian(1) Република България е правова държава. Тя се управлява според Конституцията и законите на страната.
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Status of the Constitution
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(6) This Constitution shall be the Supreme Law of Namibia. (Art. 1)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishNo court shall, in relation to any enactment (whether passed or made before or after the commencement of this Bill of Rights),—
(a) hold any provision of the enactment to be impliedly repealed or revoked, or to be in any way invalid or ineffective; or
(b) decline to apply any provision of the enactment—by reason only that the provision is inconsistent with any provision of this Bill of Rights. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 4)
Status of the Constitution
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2. If the Constitutional Court declares that any rule contained in a piece of legislation, treaty, convention or international agreement is unconstitutional, it must be vetoed by the President of the Republic and returned to the body which had approved it.
3. In cases provided for under the previous point, the legislation, treaty, convention or international agreement may not be enacted, ratified or signed, as appropriate, unless the body that passed it expunges the rule that has been deemed unconstitutional.
… (Art. 229) - Portuguese…
2. Se o Tribunal Constitucional declarar a inconstitucionalidade de norma constante de qualquer diploma legal, tratado, convenção ou acordo internacional, deve o mesmo ser vetado pelo Presidente da República e devolvido ao órgão que o tiver aprovado.
3. No caso do número anterior, o diploma, tratado, convenção ou acordo internacional não pode ser promulgado, ratificado ou assinado, conforme os casos, sem que o órgão que o tiver aprovado expurgue a norma julgada inconstitucional.
… (Art. 229)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe right of the indigenous peoples to preserve and to develop their ethnic identity in the respective habitat is recognized and guaranteed. They have the right, likewise, to freely apply their systems of political, social, economic, cultural, and religious organization, as well as the voluntarily subjection to their customary norms for the regulation of [their] internal coexistence [convivencia], as long as they do not infringe upon the fundamental rights established in this Constitution. … (Art. 63)
- SpanishQueda reconocido y garantizado el derecho de los pueblos indígenas a preservar y a desarrollar su identidad étnica en el respectivo hábitat. Tienen derecho, asimismo, a aplicar libremente sus sistemas de organización política, social, económica, cultural y religiosa, al igual que la voluntaria sujeción a sus normas consuetudinarias para la regulación de la convivencia interior siempre que ellas no atenten contra los derechos fundamentales establecidos en esta Constitución. … (Art. 63)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Council, on a referral from the President of the Republic, from the Prime Minister, from the President of one or the other Houses, or from sixty Members of the National Assembly or sixty Senators, has held that an international undertaking contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, authorization to ratify or approve the international undertaking involved may be given only after amending the Constitution. (1958 Constitution, Art. 54)
- FrenchSi le Conseil constitutionnel, saisi par le Président de la République, par le Premier ministre, par le président de l'une ou l'autre assemblée ou par soixante députés ou soixante sénateurs, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de ratifier ou d'approuver l'engagement international en cause ne peut intervenir qu'après révision de la Constitution. (Constitution 1958, Art. 54)