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Status of the Constitution
- English1. If the Constitutional Court rules in favor of the unconstitutionality of a rule contained in an international treaty or agreement, the latter must not be ratified by the President of the Republic, who shall return it to the organ that had approved it.
2. An international treaty or agreement that contains a rule declared to be unconstitutional may be ratified by the President of the Republic if the National Assembly, in consulting the Government, confirms its approval by a majority of two thirds of the Deputies in full exercise of their functions.
3. If the Constitutional Court rules in favor of the unconstitutionality of a rule contained in any legislative act, the instrument must be vetoed by the President of the Republic and returned to the organ that had approved it.
4. In the case foreseen in paragraph 3, the legislative act may not be promulgated unless the organ that had approved it expurgates therefrom the rule judged unconstitutional or, where appropriate, confirms it by a two-thirds majority of Deputies in full exercise of their functions. (Art. 279) - Portuguese1. Se o Tribunal Constitucional se pronunciar pela inconstitucionalidade da norma constante de tratado ou acordo internacional, este não deve ser ratificado pelo Presidente da República, sendo devolvido ao órgão que o tiver aprovado.
2. O tratado ou acordo internacional de que conste a norma declarada inconstitucional pode ser ratificado pelo Presidente da República se a Assembleia Nacional, ouvido o Governo, confirmar a sua aprovação por maioria de dois terços dos Deputados em efectividade de funções.
3. Se o Tribunal Constitucional se pronunciar pela inconstitucionalidade de norma constante de qualquer acto legislativo, deve o diploma ser vetado pelo Presidente da República e devolvido ao órgão que o tiver aprovado.
4. No caso previsto no número 3 o acto legislativo não pode ser promulgado sem que o órgão que o tiver aprovado o expurgue da norma julgada inconstitucional ou, quando for caso disso, o confirme por maioria de dois terços dos Deputados em efectividade de funções. (Art. 279)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. This Constitution derives its authority from the will of the people and shall be the supreme law of the land. It shall have a binding force on all persons, institutions, organs and agencies of government throughout the Country.
2. The authority of government at all levels shall derive from this Constitution and the law.
3. The states’ constitutions and all laws shall conform to this Constitution. (Art. 3)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe courts shall not apply rules that contravene the Constitution or the principles contained therein. (Sec. 120)
- TetumTribunál sira labele halo ukun ka norma ne’ebé kontra Lei-Inan eh PRINSÍPIU sira-ne'ebé konsagra iha nia laran. (Art. 120)
- PortugueseOs Tribunais não podem aplicar normas contrárias à Constituição ou aos princípios nela consagrados. (Art. 120)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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The Constitution shall guarantee, and as such, directly implement human and minority rights guaranteed by the generally accepted rules of international law, ratified international treaties and laws. The law may prescribe manner of exercising these rights only if explicitly stipulated in the Constitution or necessary to exercise a specific right owing to its nature, whereby the law may not under any circumstances influence the substance of the relevant guaranteed right.
Provisions on human and minority rights shall be interpreted to the benefit of promoting values of a democratic society, pursuant to valid international standards in human and minority rights, as well as the practice of international institutions which supervise their implementation. (Art. 18) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Уставом се јемче, и као таква, непосредно се примењују људска и мањинска права зајемчена општеприхваћеним правилима међународног права, потврђеним међународним уговорима и законима. Законом се може прописати начин остваривања ових права само ако је то Уставом изричито предвиђено или ако је то неопходно за остварење појединог права због његове природе, при чему закон ни у ком случају не сме да утиче на суштину зајемченог права.
Одредбе о људским и мањинским правима тумаче се у корист унапређења вредности демократског друштва, сагласно важећим међународним стандaрдима људских и мањинских права, као и пракси међународних институција којe надзиру њихово спровођење. (Члан 18)
Status of the Constitution
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3. International treaties contravening the Constitution may not be ratified. (Art. 116) - Armenian…
3. Սահմանադրությանը հակասող միջազգային պայմանագրերը չեն կարող վավերացվել։ (Հոդված 116)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery citizen has the duty to comply with the Constitution, to the laws and regulations of the Republic and of fulfilling [s'acquitter] their obligations towards the State and society. (Art. 50)
- FrenchTout citoyen a le devoir de se conformer à la Constitution, aux lois et règlements de la République et de s’acquitter de ses obligations envers l’Etat et la société. (Art. 50)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Laws of Zambia consist of—
a. this Constitution;
b. laws enacted by Parliament;
c. statutory instruments;
d. Zambian customary law which is consistent with this Constitution; and
e. the laws and statutes which apply or extend to Zambia, as prescribed. (Art. 7)
Status of the Constitution
- English
None of the provisions of the present Constitution may be interpreted in a way detrimental to the rights and interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the basic principles and norms stipulated in section one of this Constitution.
Laws and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be adopted on the basis of and in fulfillment of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. None of the laws or other normative legal acts may run counter to the norms and principles of the Constitution. (Art. 16) - Uzbek
Ushbu Konstitutsiyaning birorta qoidasi O‘zbekiston Respublikasining huquq va manfaatlariga, ushbu Konstitutsiyaning birinchi bo‘limida nazarda tutilgan asosiy prinsip va normalarga zarar yetkazadigan tarzda talqin etilishi mumkin emas.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonunlari va boshqa normativ-huquqiy hujjatlari O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi asosida va uni ijro etish yuzasidan qabul qilinadi. Birorta qonun yoki boshqa normativ-huquqiy hujjat Konstitutsiyaning prinsip va normalariga zid bo‘lishi mumkin emas. (16-modda)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, on behalf of the Ukrainian people - citizens of Ukraine of all nationalities, …
adopts this Constitution — the Fundamental Law of Ukraine. (Preamble) - UkrainianВерховна Рада України від імені Українського народу – громадян України всіх національностей, ...
приймає цю Конституцію - Основний Закон України. (преамбула)
Status of the Constitution
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b. The King safeguards the legitimacy of the government and the supremacy of the Constitution and the law, and cares for the rights and freedoms of individuals and organizations.
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ب - يحمي الملك شرعية الحكم وسيادة الدستور والقانون، ويرعى حقوق الأفراد والهيئات وحرياتهم.
(المادة 33) …