Documents last visited 7 December 2023
Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023
Status of International Law
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The treaties celebrated by the State and in force form part of the national law. (Art. 55)
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Los tratados celebrados por el Estado y en vigor forman parte del derecho nacional. (Art. 55)
Status of International Law
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When a treaty affects constitutional provisions it must be adopted by the same procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, before being ratified by the President of the Republic.
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Cuando el tratado afecte disposiciones constitucionales debe ser aprobado por el mismo procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, antes de ser ratificado por el Presidente de la República.
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Status of International Law
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The internal jurisdiction exhausted, whoever considers themselves injured concerning the rights that the Constitution recognizes may recur to the international tribunals or organs [organismos] constituted according to treaties or agreements of which Peru is a part. (Art. 205)
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Agotada la jurisdicción interna, quien se considere lesionado en los derechos que la Constitución reconoce puede recurrir a los tribunales u organismos internacionales constituidos según tratados o convenios de los que el Perú es parte. (Art. 205)
Status of International Law
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FOURTH. - The norms concerning the rights and freedoms that this Constitution recognizes are interpreted in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with the international treaties and agreements concerning those same matters ratified by Peru.
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Cuarta.- Las normas relativas a los derechos y a las libertades que la Constitución reconoce se interpretan de conformidad con la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos y con los tratados y acuerdos internacionales sobre las mismas materias ratificados por el Perú.
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Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023). According to Art. 48: “Official languages of the State are Castilian and, in the zones where predominant, Quechua, Aymara and the other aboriginal tongues are also, in accordance with the law.”
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Political Constitution of Peru 1993, as amended to 2023 (Spanish), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023).
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Chapter I on Fundamental Rights of the Person.
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Chapter I on Fundamental Rights of the Person.
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The English translation of Article 9 is not correct. The number of Congressmen is one hundred thirty.