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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishLaws and normative acts in Cambodia that guarantee the State properties, the rights, the liberties and the legal properties of private persons and that are in conformity with the national interests, shall remain in force until the new texts are made to amend or to abrogate them, except the provisions contrary to the spirit of the present Constitution. (Art. 160)
- Khmerច្បាប់ និងលិខិតបទដ្ឋានទាំងអស់នៅកម្ពុជា ដែលធានាការពារបាននូវទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិរដ្ឋ សិទ្ធិ សេរីភាព និងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិត្រឹមត្រូវតាមច្បាប់របស់បុគ្គល និងដែលសមស្របនឹងប្រយោជន៍ជាតិ ត្រូវមានអានុភាព អនុវត្តបន្តទៅមុខទៀត រហូតដល់មានអត្ថបទថ្មីមកកែប្រែ ឬលុបចោល លើកលែងតែបទប្បញ្ញត្តិណាដែលផ្ទុយនឹងស្មារតីនៃរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនេះ។ (មាត្រា ១៦០)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitutional Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. (Sec. 1)
- DanishDenne grundlov gælder for alle dele af Danmarks Rige. (§ 1)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWE HEREBY DECLARE that all persons in our country have the following basic obligations to themselves and their descendants, to each other, and to the Nation:-
(a) to respect, and to act in the spirit of, this Constitution;
... (Preamble, Basic Social Obligations)
Status of the Constitution
- English
Every citizen is held to scrupulously protect the Constitution,
… (Art. 25-3) - French
Tout citoyen est tenu de respecter scrupuleusement la Constitution,
… (Art. 25-3)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Both the customary law and the common law of Namibia in force on the date of Independence shall remain valid to the extent to which such customary or common law does not conflict with this Constitution or any other statutory law.
… (Art. 66)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
4. State authority shall be exercised within the ambit of the Constitution and law. The Constitution of Georgia shall be the supreme law of the State. …
5. … An international treaty of Georgia shall take precedence over domestic normative acts unless it comes into conflict with the Constitution or the Constitutional Agreement of Georgia. (Art. 4) - Georgian…
4. სახელმწიფო ხელისუფლება ხორციელდება კონსტიტუციითა და კანონით დადგენილ ფარგლებში. საქართველოს კონსტიტუცია სახელმწიფოს უზენაესი კანონია. …
5. … საქართველოს საერთაშორისო ხელშეკრულებას, თუ იგი არ ეწინააღმდეგება საქართველოს კონსტიტუციას ან კონსტიტუციურ შეთანხმებას, აქვს უპირატესი იურიდიული ძალა შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი ნორმატიული აქტის მიმართ. (მუხლი 4)
Status of the Constitution
- English(1) Law in force before the Bundestag first convenes shall remain in force insofar as it does not conflict with this Basic Law.
… (Art. 123) - German(1) Recht aus der Zeit vor dem Zusammentritt des Bundestages gilt fort, soweit es dem Grundgesetze nicht widerspricht.
… (Art. 123)
Status of the Constitution
- English
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Adopt solemnly this Constitution which is the supreme law of the State and to which we swear loyalty, fidelity and respect. (Preamble) - French
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Adoptons solennellement la présente Constitution, qui est la Loi Suprême de l'Etat et à laquelle nous jurons loyalisme, fidélité et respect. (Préambule)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. In matters filed for judgment, the courts may not apply rules that contravene the provisions of the Constitution or the principles enshrined therein.
… (Art. 129) - Portuguese1. Nos feitos submetidos a julgamento não podem os tribunais, aplicar normas que infrinjam o disposto na Constituição ou nos princípios nela consagrados.
… (Art. 129)
Status of the Constitution
- English
1. The current law in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the norms of the Constitution, laws corresponding to it, other regulatory legal acts, international treaty and other obligations of the Republic, as well as regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic.
2. The Constitution shall have the highest juridical force and direct effect on the entire territory of the Republic.
… (Art. 4) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасында қолданылатын құқық Конституцияның, соған сәйкес заңдардың, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлердiң, халықаралық шарттары мен Республиканың басқа да мiндеттемелерiнiң, сондай-ақ Республика Конституциялық Кеңесiнiң және Жоғарғы Соты нормативтiк қаулыларының нормалары болып табылады.
2. Конституцияның ең жоғары заңды күшi бар және Республиканың бүкiл аумағында ол тiкелей қолданылады.
… (4-бап)