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Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEvery citizen is held to respect the Constitution, the laws and regulations as well as the institutions and the symbols of the Republic. (Art. 53)
- Arabicيقع على كل مواطن احترام الدستور والقوانين والأحكام إلى جانب المؤسسات ورموز الجمهورية. (المادة 53)
- FrenchTout citoyen est tenu de respecter la Constitution, les lois et règlements ainsi que les institutions et les symboles de la République. (Art. 53)
Status of the Constitution
- English
Respecting the Basic Statute of the State, laws, royal decrees and orders, and regulations and decisions issued by public authorities in the implementation of them, as well as observing public order and respecting public morality, is a duty on citizens, residents, and those present in the Sultanate. (Art. 47)
- Arabic
احترام النظام الأساسي للدولة، والقوانين، والمراسيم والأوامر السلطانية، واللوائح، والقرارات الصادرة من السلطات العامة تنفيذا لها، ومراعاة النظام العام، واحترام الآداب العامة واجب على المواطنين والمقيمين والموجودين في السلطنة. (المادّة ٤٧)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhen the Constitutional Court, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic, by the Prime Minister or by the President of the National Assembly, has declared that an international commitment contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 139)
- FrenchLorsque la Cour constitutionnelle, saisie par le président de la République, par le Premier Ministre ou par le Président de l’Assemblée nationale, 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 la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 139)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. The Constitution shall have supreme legal force.
2. Laws shall conform to the constitutional laws, and sub-legislative normative legal acts shall conform to the constitutional laws and laws.
3. In case there are contradictions between the norms of international treaties ratified by the Republic of Armenia and the norms of laws, the norms of the international treaties shall be applied. (Art. 5) - Armenian1. Սահմանադրությունն ունի բարձրագույն իրավաբանական ուժ:
2. Oրենքները պետք է համապատասխանեն սահմանադրական օրենքներին, իսկ ենթաօրենսդրական նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերը՝ սահմանադրական օրենքներին և օրենքներին:
3. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած միջազգային պայմանագրերի և օրենքների նորմերի միջև հակասության դեպքում կիրառվում են միջազգային պայմանագրերի նորմերը: (Հոդված 5)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishWhen the Constitutional Court establishes that the law is not in conformity with the Constitution and confirmed and published international agreements, that is, that other regulation is not in conformity with the Constitution and the law, that law and other regulation shall cease to be valid on the date of publication of the decision of the Constitutional Court.
The law or other regulation, i.e. their individual provisions that were found inconsistent with the Constitution or the law by the decision of the Constitutional Court, shall not be applied to the relations that have occurred prior to the publication of the Constitutional Court decision, if they have not been solved by an absolute ruling by that date. (Art. 152) - MontenegrinKad Ustavni sud utvrdi da zakon nije u saglasnosti sa Ustavom i potvrđenim i objavljenim međunarodnim ugovorima, odnosno da drugi propis nije saglasan sa Ustavom i zakonom, taj zakon i drugi propis prestaje da važi danom objavljivanja odluke Ustavnog suda.
Zakon ili drugi propis, odnosno pojedine njihove odredbe, za koje je odlukom Ustavnog suda utvrđeno da nijesu saglasne sa Ustavom ili zakonom, ne mogu se primjenjivati na odnose koji su nastali prije objavljivanja odluke Ustavnog suda ako do tog dana nijesu pravosnažno riješeni. (Član 152)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishIn the event of referral to the Constitutional Council by way of action, a law or a provision declared contrary to Constitution may not be promulgated or implemented. A law or provision contrary to the Constitution is null and void with respect to everyone.
In case of referral to the Constitutional Council by way of exception, the decision of the Constitutional Council applies to everyone, beyond the parties to the trial. A law or provision declared unconstitutional by the Council is repealed. (Art. 137) - FrenchEn cas de saisine du Conseil constitutionnel par voie d’action, une loi ou une disposition déclarée contraire à la Constitution ne peut être promulguée ou mise en application. La loi ou la disposition contraire à la Constitution est nulle à l’égard de tous.
En cas de saisine du Conseil constitutionnel par voie d’exception, la décision du Conseil constitutionnel s’impose à tous, au-delà des parties au procès. La loi ou la disposition déclarée inconstitutionnelle par le Conseil constitutionnel est abrogée. (Art. 137)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishThis Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Singapore and any law enacted by the Legislature after the commencement of this Constitution which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. (Art. 4)
Status of the Constitution
- EnglishEach province shall enact its own constitution under the republican, representative system, in accordance with the principles, declarations, and guarantees of the National Constitution, … (Sec. 5)
- SpanishCada provincia dictará para sí una Constitución bajo el sistema representativo republicano, de acuerdo con los principios, declaraciones y garantías de la Constitución Nacional; … (Art. 5)
Status of the Constitution
- English…
III. Laws must not contradict the Constitution. The application and fulfillment is obligatory only for published laws for all citizens, legislative, executive and judicial powers, juridical persons and municipalities.
IV. Decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan must not contradict the Constitution or laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Only published decrees are used and implemented for citizens, executive organs, and juridical persons.
V. Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers must not contradict the Constitution, Laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and decrees of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is only when the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan are made public that their application and realization are obligatory for citizens, central and local organs of the executive power, juridical persons.
VI. Acts of central and local organs of the executive power must not contradict the Constitution, the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
… (Art. 149) - Azerbaijani…
III. Qanunlar Konstitusiyaya zidd olmamalıdır. Yalnız dərc edilmiş qanunların tətbiqi və icrası bütün vətəndaşlar, qanunvericilik, icra və məhkəmə hakimiyyəti, hüquqi şəxslər və bələdiyyələr üçün məcburidir.
IV. Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fərmanları Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyasına və qanunlarına zidd olmamalıdır. Yalnız dərc edilmiş fərmanların tətbiqi və icrası bütün vətəndaşlar, icra hakimiyyəti orqanları, hüquqi şəxslər üçün məcburidir.
V. Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin qərarları Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyasına, qanunlarına və Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fərmanlarına zidd olmamalıdır. Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin qərarları yalnız dərc edildikdə onların tətbiqi və icrası vətəndaşlar, mərkəzi və yerli icra hakimiyyəti orqanları, hüquqi şəxslər üçün məcburidir.
VI. Mərkəzi icra hakimiyyəti orqanlarının aktları Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyasına, qanunlarına, Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fərmanlarına və Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin qərarlarına zidd olmamalıdır.
… (Maddə 149)
Status of the Constitution
- English1. A declaration of unconstitutionality or illegality with generally binding force has effect as of the moment at which the norm declared unconstitutional or illegal came into force, and causes the revalidation of any norms that the said norm repealed.
2. However, in the case of unconstitutionality or illegality due to breach of a subsequent constitutional or legal norm, the declaration only has effect as of the moment at which the latter came into force.
… (Art. 282) - Portuguese1. A declaração de inconstitucionalidade ou de ilegalidade com força obrigatória geral produz efeitos desde a entrada em vigor da norma declarada inconstitucional ou ilegal e determina a repristinação das normas que ela, eventualmente, haja revogado.
2. Tratando-se, porém, de inconstitucionalidade ou de ilegalidade por infracção de norma constitucional ou legal posterior, a declaração só produz efeitos desde a entrada em vigor desta última.
… (Art. 282)