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Status of International Law
- English(1) The Attorney-General may, in the case of any offence to which this section applies, give general or special directions to the Director of Public Prosecutions as to the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Director of Public Prosecutions by section 79, and the Director of Public Prosecutions shall act in accordance with those directions.
(2) This section applies to-
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(b) any offence under an enactment relating to any right or obligation of Barbados under international law. (Sec. 79A)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction:
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i) to decide on the measures necessary to implement a decision of an international tribunal which is binding on the Czech Republic, in the event that it cannot be otherwise implemented;
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(2) Prior to the ratification of a treaty under Article 10a or Article 49, the Constitutional Court shall further have jurisdiction to decide concerning the treaty’s conformity with the constitutional order. A treaty may not be ratified prior to the Constitutional Court giving judgment.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 87) - Czech(1) Ústavní soud rozhoduje
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i) o opatřeních nezbytných k provedení rozhodnutí mezinárodního soudu, které je pro Českou republiku závazné, pokud je nelze provést jinak,
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(2) Ústavní soud dále rozhoduje o souladu mezinárodní smlouvy podle čl. 10a a čl. 49 s ústavním pořádkem, a to před její ratifikací. Do rozhodnutí Ústavního soudu nemůže být smlouva ratifikována.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishIf the Supreme Court, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Republic or by the President of the National Assembly, has declared that an international engagement contains a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization of ratification may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 224)
- Arabicإذا أعلنت المحكمة العليا التي يحيل إليها رئيس الجمهورية أو رئيس المجلس الوطني التزاماً دولياً يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع الدستور، لا يجوز المصادقة عليه إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور. (المادة 224)
- FrenchSi la Cour Suprême, saisie par le Président de la République ou par le Président de l'Assemblée Nationale, a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de ratification ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 224)
Status of International Law
- English
The political principles of the state consist of the following:
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– Strengthening ties of cooperation and affirming bonds of friendship with all states and nations on the bases of mutual respect, common interests, non-interference in internal affairs, and the adherence to international and regional charters and treaties, as well as generally recognised principles of international law, in a manner conducive to the advancement of peace and security among states and nations.
... (Art. 13) - Arabic
تتمثل المبادئ السياسية للدولة في الآتي:
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– توثيق عرى التعاون وتأكيد أواصر الصداقة مع جميع الدول والشعوب على أساس من الاحترام المتبادل، والمصالح المشتركة، وعدم التدخل في الشؤون الداخلية، ومراعاة المواثيق والمعاهدات الدولية والإقليمية وقواعد القانون الدولي المعترف بها بصورة عامة، وبما يؤدي إلى إرساء السلام والأمن بين الدول والشعوب.
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Status of International Law
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Paragraph 5. In cases of serious human rights violations, and with a view to ensuring compliance with obligations deriving from international human rights treaties to which Brazil is a party, the Attorney-General of the Republic may request, before the Superior Court of Justice, and in the course of any of the stages of the inquiry or judicial action, that jurisdiction on the matter be taken to Federal Justice. (Art. 109) - Portuguese
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§ 5º Nas hipóteses de grave violação de direitos humanos, o Procurador-Geral da República, com a finalidade de assegurar ocumprimento de obrigações decorrentes de tratados internacionais de direitos humanos dos quais o Brasil seja parte, poderá suscitar, perante o Superior Tribunal de Justiça, em qualquer fase do inquérito ou processo, incidente de deslocamento de competência para a Justiça Federal. (Art. 109)
Status of International Law
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(2) If, in the course of litigation, doubt exists whether a rule of international law is an integral part of federal law and whether it directly creates rights and duties for the individual (Article 25), the court shall obtain a decision from the Federal Constitutional Court.
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(2) Ist in einem Rechtsstreite zweifelhaft, ob eine Regel des Völkerrechtes Bestandteil des Bundesrechtes ist und ob sie unmittelbar Rechte und Pflichten für den Einzelnen erzeugt (Artikel 25), so hat das Gericht die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes einzuholen.
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Status of International Law
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe principles set out in this chapter6 shall apply to the rights, freedoms and guarantees and to fundamental rights of a similar nature that are established in the Constitution or are enshrined in law or international conventions. (Art. 27)
- PortugueseO regime jurídico dos direitos, liberdades e garantias enunciados neste capítulo são aplicáveis aos direitos, liberdades e garantias e aos direitos fundamentais de natureza análoga estabelecidos na Constituição, consagrados por lei ou por convenção internacional. (Art. 27)
Status of International Law
- EnglishPersons, communities, peoples, nations and communities are bearers of rights and shall enjoy the rights guaranteed to them in the Constitution and in international instruments.
… (Art. 10) - SpanishLas personas, comunidades, pueblos, nacionalidades y colectivos son titulares y gozarán de los derechos garantizados en la Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales.
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Status of International Law
- English
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
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expressing its conviction that the European Union respects human rights and fundamental freedoms and that Lithuanian membership in the European Union will contribute to the more efficient securing of human rights and freedoms,
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adopts and proclaims this Constitutional Act:
1. The Republic of Lithuania as a Member State of the European Union shall share with or confer on the European Union the competences of its state institutions in the areas provided for in the founding Treaties of the European Union and to the extent it would, together with the other Member States of the European Union, jointly meet its membership commitments in those areas, as well as enjoy membership rights.
2. The norms of European Union law shall be a constituent part of the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania. Where it concerns the founding Treaties of the European Union, the norms of the European Union law shall be applied directly, while in the event of the collision of legal norms, they shall have supremacy over the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (The Constitutional Act of the Republic of Lithuania on Membership of the Republic of Lithuania in the European Union 2004)4 - Lithuanian
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas,
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reikšdamas įsitikinimą, kad Europos Sąjunga gerbia žmogaus teises ir pagrindines laisves, o Lietuvos narystė Europos Sąjungoje prisidės prie žmogaus teisių ir laisvių efektyvesnio užtikrinimo,
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priima ir skelbia šį Konstitucinį aktą:
1. Lietuvos Respublika, būdama Europos Sąjungos valstybe nare, dalijasi ar patiki Europos Sąjungai valstybės institucijų kompetenciją sutartyse, kuriomis yra grindžiama Europos Sąjunga, numatytose srityse ir tiek, kad kartu su kitomis Europos Sąjungos valstybėmis narėmis bendrai vykdytų narystės įsipareigojimus šiose srityse, taip pat naudotųsi narystės teisėmis.
2. Europos Sąjungos teisės normos yra sudedamoji Lietuvos Respublikos teisinės sistemos dalis. Jeigu tai kyla iš sutarčių, kuriomis grindžiama Europos Sąjunga, Europos Sąjungos teisės normos taikomos tiesiogiai, o teisės normų kolizijos atveju jos turi viršenybę prieš Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymus ir kitus teisės aktus.
... (Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Aktas, Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos narystės Europos Sąjungoje 2004)