PARTE 10 | 01 APRIL – 15 APRIL 2022

Este artículo deja claro en su cláusula 1 que la Constitución, las leyes federales y los tratados contienen la ley fundamental de la Europa federal. Y que todos deben acatarla. También los jueces de los Estados miembros. Las leyes de los Estados miembros no pueden entrar en conflicto con ella. Así que la negación/nihilitación de la ley federal por parte de un Estado miembro no es posible. Por lo demás, los Estados miembros son libres de hacer las leyes que consideren necesarias.

Para garantizar el cumplimiento de la cláusula 1, la cláusula 2 estipula que las personas con responsabilidades políticas deben prestar un juramento o promesa a la Constitución. Al hacerlo, son inmunes al escrutinio de sus creencias religiosas.

Artículo IX - Lealtad federal

1. This Constitution and the laws of the European Federal Union, which will be made in connection with the Constitution, and all treaties, made or to be made under the authority of the European Federal Union, are the supreme law of the Federation. The judges in every Member State will be bound hereby, notwithstanding any other regulation in the Constitution or the laws of any Member State.

2. The delegates of the European Congress, the members of the legislative branches of the Member States and all executive and judicial officers, both of the European Federal Union and of the Member States, will be bound by an oath or affirmation to support this Constitution. But no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the European Federal Union.

Exposición de motivos del artículo IX

The first Clause of this Article makes it clear that the Constitution, together with federal laws and treaties, constitutes the fundamental law within the federation and that everyone has to comply with it. Also, the judges of the Member States. State law - whether in a State Constitution or in state laws and regulations - may not conflict with the federal Constitution. So, trying to 'nullify' a federal law in a state law is not possible. For the rest, the States are free to make the laws they see fit, provided that they comply with the rule of law. In order to ensure that respect for the Constitution is observed, the second Clause provides that those in positions of responsibility must take an oath or pledge, which, incidentally, exempts them from an enquiry into their religious beliefs.

Artículo IX - Lealtad federal

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Exposición de motivos del artículo IX