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Status of the Constitution
Palestine
- EnglishThe provisions of this Basic Law shall apply during the interim period and may be extended until the entry into force of the new Constitution of the State of Palestine. (Art. 115)
- Arabicيعمل بأحكام هذا القانون الأساسي مدّة المرحلة الانتقالية و يمكن تمديد العمل به إلى حين دخول الدّستور الجديد للدّولة الفلسطينية حيّز التنفيذ. (المادّة 115)
Status of the Constitution
Poland
- English1. The Constitution shall be the supreme law of the Republic of Poland.
2. The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly, unless the Constitution provides otherwise. (Art. 8) - Polish1. Konstytucja jest najwyższym prawem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
2. Przepisy Konstytucji stosuje się bezpośrednio, chyba że Konstytucja stanowi inaczej. (Art. 8)
Status of the Constitution
Vanuatu
- EnglishEvery person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others –
a. to respect and to act in the spirit of the Constitution;
… (Art. 7) - FrenchToute personne a les devoirs fondamentaux suivants envers elle-même, ses descendants et autrui:
a) agir dans l'esprit de la Constitution et la respecter;
… (Art. 7)
Status of the Constitution
Namibia
- English…
Now therefore, we the people of Namibia accept and adopt this Constitution as the fundamental law of our Sovereign and Independent Republic. (Preamble)
Status of the Constitution
Suriname
- EnglishThe legal regulations, such as they existed before this constitution shall become effective, including the laws and decrees promulgated after 25 February 1980, shall remain in force, until they will have been replaced by other rules according to this Constitution, under stipulation that they shall, inasfar as they may be contrary to the Constitution, be brought in harmony with this Constitution, not later than by the end of the first period of session of the National Assembly, failing which they shall lose their force of law. (Art. 183)
- DutchDe wettelijke regelingen, zoals die bestonden voor het in werking treden van deze Grondwet, waaronder begrepen de wetten en decreten die vanaf 25 februari 1980 zijn uitgevaardigd, blijven van kracht, totdat zij door andere volgens deze Grondwet zijn vervangen, met bepaling dat zij, voor zover zij inhoudelijk in strijd zijn met de Grondwet, niet later dan aan het einde van de eerste zittingsperiode van De Nationale Assemblée met deze Grondwet in overeenstemming moeten zijn gebracht, bij gebreke waarvan zij hun rechtskracht verliezen. (Art. 183)
Status of the Constitution
Tajikistan
- EnglishThe Constitution of Tajikistan shall have supreme legal force and its norms have direct affect. Laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be of no legal validity.
State and all its bodies, officials, citizens, and their associations shall observe and comply with the Constitution and laws of the republic. … (Art. 10) - RussianКонституция Таджикистана обладает высшей юридической силой, ее нормы имеют прямое действие. Законы и другие правовые акты, противоречащие Конституции, не имеют юридической силы.
Государство и все его органы, должностные лица, граждане и их объединения обязаны соблюдать и исполнять Конституцию и законы республики. ... (Статья 10) - TajikКонститутсияи Тоҷикистон эътибори олии ҳуқуқӣ дорад ва меъёрҳои он мустақиман амал мекунанд. Қонунҳо ва дигар санадҳои ҳуқуқие, ки хилофи Конститутсияанд, эътибори ҳуқуқӣ надоранд.
Давлат ва ҳамаи мақомоти он, шахсони мансабдор, шаҳрвандон ва иттиҳодияҳои онҳо вазифадоранд Конститутсия ва қонунҳои ҷумҳуриро риоя ва иҷро намоянд. ... (Моддаи 10)