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Status of the Constitution
Lithuania
- EnglishWhile implementing his rights and exercising his freedoms, everyone must observe the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and must not restrict the rights and freedoms of other people. (Art. 28)
- LithuanianĮgyvendindamas savo teises ir naudodamasis savo laisvėmis, žmogus privalo laikytis Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos ir įstatymų, nevaržyti kitų žmonių teisių ir laisvių. (28 straipsnis)
Status of the Constitution
Equatorial Guinea
- English…
Adopt the following Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea. (Preamble) - Spanish…
Adoptamos la siguiente Ley Fundamental de Guinea Ecuatorial. (Preámbulo) - French…
Nous adoptons la Loi fondamentale de la Guinée équatoriale. (Préambule)
Status of the Constitution
Brazil
- English...
§2°. The rights and guarantees established in this Constitution do not exclude others derived from the regime and principles adopted by it, or from international treaties to which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
§3°. International treaties and conventions on human rights approved by both houses of the National Congress, in two different voting sessions, by three-fifths votes of their respective members, shall be equivalent to Constitutional Amendments.
... (Art. 5) - Portuguese...
§ 2º Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
§ 3º Os tratados e convenções internacionais sobre direitos humanos que forem aprovados, em cada Casa do Congresso Nacional, em dois turnos, por três quintos dos votos dos respectivos membros, serão equivalentes às emendas constitucionais.
... (Art. 5)
Status of the Constitution
Myanmar
- EnglishThis Constitution is the Basic Law of all the laws of the Union. (Sec. 449)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေသည် နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်းရှိ ဥပဒေအားလုံး၏ အခြေခံဥပဒေဖြစ်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၄၉)
Status of the Constitution
Cambodia
- EnglishThe present Constitution is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
All the laws and decisions of all the state institutions must be absolutely in conformity with the Constitution. (Art. 152) - Khmerរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនេះជាច្បាប់កំពូលនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា។
ច្បាប់ និងសេចក្តីសម្រេចទាំងឡាយនៃស្ថាប័ននានារបស់រដ្ឋ ត្រូវស្របនឹងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញជាដាច់ខាត។ (មាត្រា ១៥២)
Status of the Constitution
Montenegro
- EnglishIn Montenegro, anything not prohibited by the Constitution and the law shall be free.
Everybody is obliged to abide by the Constitution and the law. (Art. 10) - MontenegrinU Crnoj Gori slobodno je sve što Ustavom i zakonom nije zabranjeno.
Svako je obavezan da se pridržava Ustava i zakona. (Član 10)
Status of the Constitution
Gambia
- English…
This Constitution provides for us a fundamental Law, which affirms our commitment to freedom, justice, probity and accountability.
… (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
Cuba
- English… The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba takes priority over international treaties. (Art. 8)
- Spanish… La Constitución de la República de Cuba prima sobre estos tratados internacionales. (Art. 8)
Status of the Constitution
Qatar
- EnglishAll provisions embodied in laws and regulations in force upon the entering of this Constitution into force shall continue to be valid and effective unless they are amended in accordance with it. The enforcement of this Constitution shall not affect the provisions of the treaties and international agreements to which the State of Qatar is a party. (Art. 143)
- Arabicيبقى صحيحاً ونافذاً ما قررته القوانين واللوائح الصّادرة قبل العمل بهذا الدستور ما لم يجر تعديلها وفقاً لأحكامه. ولا يترتّب على العمل بالدستور الإخلال بأحكام المعاهدات والاتفاقيات الدولية التي تكون الدولة طرفاً فيها. (المادّة 143)
Status of the Constitution
Portugal
- English1. The constitutional precepts with regard to rights, freedoms and guarantees are directly applicable and are binding on public and private entities.
… (Art. 18) - Portuguese1. Os preceitos constitucionais respeitantes aos direitos, liberdades e garantias são directamente aplicáveis e vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas.
... (Art. 18)