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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Amir shall conclude treaties by Decree and shall communicate them immediately, accompanied by relevant details, to the National Assembly. After ratification, sanction and publication in the Official Gazette the treaty shall have force of law.
Peace treaties and treaties of alliance, treaties pertaining to State domains, to its natural wealth, to sovereignty rights, to citizens' public or private rights, treaties relating to shipping and residence, and treaties involving the State Treasury in certain expenditure unprovided for in the Budget or involving an amendment to the laws of Kuwait, shall require, for their enforcement, an enactment of a law. …
(Art. 70) - Arabicيبرم الأمير المعاهدات بمرسوم ويبلغها مجلس الأمة فوراً مشفوعة بما يناسب من البيان، وتكون للمعاهدة قوة القانون بعد إبرامها والتصديق عليها ونشرها في الجريدة الرسمية.
على أن معاهدات الصلح والتحالف، والمعاهدات المتعلقة بأراضي الدولة أو ثرواتها الطبيعية أو بحقوق السيادة أو حقوق المواطنين العامة أو الخاصة، ومعاهدات التجارة والملاحة، والإقامة، والمعاهدات التي تحمل خزانة الدولة شيئاً من النفقات غير الواردة في الميزانية أو تتضمن تعديلاً لقوانين الكويت يجب لنفاذها أن تصدر بقانون. ولا يجوز في أي حال أن تتضمن المعاهدة شروطاً سرية تناقض شروطها العلنية.
... (المادّة 70)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law. (Art. 118)
- MacedonianМеѓународните договори што се ратификувани во согласност со Уставот се дел од внатрешниот правен поредок и не можат да се менуваат со закон. (Член 118)
Status of International Law
- English1. Appropriate principles of interpretation of this Constitution shall be developed and employed by the courts to reflect the unique character and supreme status of this Constitution.
2. In interpreting the provisions of this Constitution a court of law shall—
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c. where applicable, have regard to current norms of public international law and comparable foreign case law.
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Status of International Law
- English
The Political Constitution is the fundamental charter of the Republic; the other laws are subordinate to it. Any laws, treaties, decrees, orders or provisions that oppose it or alter its provisions[,] have no validity [valor]. (Art. 182)
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La Constitución Política es la carta fundamental de la República; las demás leyes están subordinadas a ella.
No tendrán valor alguno las leyes, tratados, decretos, reglamentos, órdenes o disposiciones que se le opongan o alteren sus disposiciones. (Art. 182)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The functions, duties and powers of the National Women Commission shall be as follows:
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(b) to monitor as to whether laws concerning the rights and interests of the women and obligations under the international treaties to which Nepal is a party have been implemented, and make suggestions, accompanied by the measures for their effective compliance and implementation to the Government of Nepal,
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(e) to make suggestions to the Government of Nepal about the preparation of reports to be submitted by Nepal in accordance with the provisions contained in the international treaties or agreements concerning women's rights, to which Nepal is a party,
… (Art. 253) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रिय महिला आयोगको काम, कर्तव्य र अधिकार देहाय बमोजिम हुनेछ:
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(ख) महिलाको हक हितसँग सम्बन्धित कानून वा नेपाल पक्ष भएको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि वा सम्झौता अन्तर्गतको दायित्व कार्यान्वयन भए वा नभएको विषयमा अनुगमन गरी त्यसको प्रभावकारी पालन वा कार्यान्वयनको उपाय सहित नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिने,
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(ङ) महिला अधिकारसँग सम्बन्धित नेपाल पक्ष भएको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि वा सम्झौतामा भएको व्यवस्था बमोजिम नेपालले पठाउनु पर्ने प्रतिवेदन तयारीका सम्बन्धमा नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिने,
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Status of International Law
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2. The Palestinian National Authority shall work without delay to become a party to regional and international declarations and covenants that protect human rights. (Art. 10) - Arabic...
2- تعمل السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية دون إبطاء على الانضمام إلى الإعلانات والمواثيق الإقليمية والدولية التي تحمي حقوق الإنسان. (المادّة 10)
Status of International Law
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3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means of legal protection have been exhausted. (Art. 46) - Russian…
3. Каждый вправе в соответствии с международными договорами Российской Федерации обращаться в межгосударственные органы по защите прав и свобод человека, если исчерпаны все имеющиеся внутригосударственные средства правовой защиты. (Статья 46)
Status of International Law
- EnglishIf the Constitutional Court referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic, by the president of the National Assembly, by the Prime Minister or by one-tenth (1/10) of the Deputies, has declared that an international agreement contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it can only intervene after revision of the Constitution. (Art. 170)
- FrenchSi la Cour constitutionnelle saisie par le Président de la République, le président de l'Assemblée nationale, le Premier ministre ou un dixième (1/10) des députés, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de le ratifier ne peut intervenir qu'après révision de la Constitution. (Art. 170)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe People Defender’s Office is charged with the furtherance, defense and oversight of the rights and guarantees established under this Constitution and international treaties on human rights, in addition to defending the legitimate, collective and diffuse interest of the citizens. … (Art. 280)
- SpanishLa Defensoría del Pueblo tiene a su cargo la promoción, defensa y vigilancia de los derechos y garantías establecidos en esta Constitución y los tratados internacionales sobre derechos humanos, además de los intereses legítimos, colectivos y difusos, de los ciudadanos. … (Art. 280)
Status of International Law
- EnglishFundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution shall not exclude any other rights provided for by the law and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Sec. 23)
- TetumDireitu fundamentál sira-ne’ebé konsagra iha Lei-Inan la hasai direitu selu-seluk ne’ebé temi iha lei no tenke interpreta sira tuir Deklarasaun Universál Direitus Umanus nian. (Art. 23)
- PortugueseOs direitos fundamentais consagrados na Constituição não excluem quaisquer outros constantes da lei e devem ser interpretados em consonância com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos. (Art. 23)