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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee to every individual, in accordance with the progressive principle and without discrimination of any kind, no renounceable, indivisible and interdependent enjoyment and exercise of human rights. Respect for and the guaranteeing of these rights is obligatory for the organs of Public Power, in accordance with the Constitution, the human rights treaties signed and ratified by the Republic and any laws developing the same. (Art. 19)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará a toda persona, conforme al principio de progresividad y sin discriminación alguna, el goce y ejercicio irrenunciable, indivisible e interdependiente de los derechos humanos. Su respeto y garantía son obligatorios para los órganos del Poder Público de conformidad con la Constitución, los tratados sobre derechos humanos suscritos y ratificados por la República y las leyes que los desarrollen. (Art. 19)
Status of International Law
- English…
6. The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court:
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2. shall conclude on the constitutionality of international treaties not entered into force and to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party;
… (Art. 97) - Russian…
6. Конституционная палата Верховного суда:
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2) дает заключение о конституционности не вступивших в силу международных договоров, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика;
… (Статья 97) - Kyrgyz…
6. Жогорку соттун Конституциялык палатасы:
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2) Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучу болуп саналган күчүнө кирбеген эл аралык келишимдердин конституциялуулугу тууралуу корутунду берет;
… (97-берене)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Constitutional Tribunal shall adjudicate regarding the following matters:
1) the conformity of statutes and international agreements to the Constitution;
2) the conformity of a statute to ratified international agreements whose ratification required prior consent granted by statute;
3) the conformity of legal provisions issued by central State organs to the Constitution, ratified international agreements and statutes;
… (Art. 188) - PolishTrybunał Konstytucyjny orzeka w sprawach:
1. zgodności ustaw i umów międzynarodowych z Konstytucją,
2. zgodności ustaw z ratyfikowanymi umowami międzynarodowymi, których ratyfikacja wymagała uprzedniej zgody wyrażonej w ustawie,
3. zgodności przepisów prawa, wydawanych przez centralne organy państwowe, z Konstytucją, ratyfikowanymi umowami międzynarodowymi i ustawami,
… (Art. 188)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Constitutional Council takes cognizance of the constitutionality of the laws, of the internal regulations of the National Assembly and of the international commitments, of the conflicts of competence between the executive and the legislative, [and] of the exceptions [pleadings] of unconstitutionality raised before the Supreme Court. ... (Art. 92)
- FrenchLe Conseil constitutionnel connaît de la constitutionnalité des lois, du règlement intérieur de l’Assemblée nationale et des engagements internationaux, des conflits de compétence entre l'exécutif et le législatif, ainsi que des exceptions d'inconstitutionnalité soulevées devant la Cour suprême. ... (Art. 92)
Status of International Law
- English(1) When interpreting the rights set out in this Chapter9, a court shall take an approach that seeks to achieve the purposes of the rights and the values that underlie them.
(2) In interpreting these rights, the court may consider the Shari'ah, international law, and decisions of courts in other countries, though it is not bound to follow these decisions.
… (Art. 40) - Somali(1) Marka la fasiraayo xuquuqda ku xusan qaybtan waa in maxkamaddu ay raadiso qeexidda ujeeddooyinka laga leeyahay xuquuqdaas iyo qiyamka ay xambaarsan yihiin.
(2) Fasiraadda xuquuqdan waxay maxkamaddu tixgelineysaa Shareecada, qaanuunka caalamiga ah iyo go’aannada maxkamadaha dalal kale, inkasta oo ayan qasab ku ahayn inay raacdo go’aannadooda.
… (Qodobka 40aad.)
Status of International Law
- EnglishWhen conflicts arise between normative-legal acts which form part of the legal system of the Republic of Azerbaijan (with the exception of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the acts passed by way of referendum) and international treaties to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party, the international treaties shall apply. (Art. 151)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının qanunvericilik sisteminə daxil olan normativ hüquqi aktlar ilə (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası və referendumla qəbul edilən aktlar istisna olmaqla) Azərbaycan Respublikasının tərəfdar çıxdığı dövlətlərarası müqavilələr arasında ziddiyyət yaranarsa, həmin beynəlxalq müqavilələr tətbiq edilir. (Maddə 151)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Emir shall conclude treaties and agreements by a decree and refer them to Al-Shoura Council accompanied with appropriate explanatory notes. The treaty or agreement shall have the power of law after ratification and publication in the official Gazette; however, reconciliation treaties and treaties pertaining to the territory of the State or those relating to the right of sovereignty or public or private rights of the citizens, or those that involve an amendment of the laws of the State shall come into force when the same are issued as a law. Under no case may a treaty include secret conditions contradicting its publicized conditions. (Art. 68)
- Arabicيبرم الأمير المعاهدات والاتفاقيات بمرسوم، ويبلغها لمجلس الشورى مشفوعة بما يناسب من البيان. وتكون للمعاهدة أو الاتفاقية قوّة القانون بعد التّصديق عليها ونشرها في الجريدة الرّسمية، على أن معاهدات الصّلح والمعاهدات المتعلقة بإقليم الدولة أو بحقوق السيادة أو حقوق المواطنين العامة أو الخاصة أو التي تتضمن تعديلا لقوانين الدولة، يجب لنفاذها أن تصدر بقانون. ولا يجوز في أي حال أن تتضمّن المعاهدة شروطا سرّية تناقض شروطها العلنية. (المادّة 68)
Status of International Law
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Generally accepted rules of international law and ratified international treaties shall be an integral part of the legal system in the Republic of Serbia and applied directly.
Ratified international treaties must be in accordance with the Constitution. (Art. 16) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Општеприхваћена правила међународног права и потврђени међународни уговори саставни су део правног поретка Републике Србије и непосредно се примењују.
Потврђени међународни уговори морају бити у складу с Уставом. (Члан 16)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe rights and duties, stated in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and in the international instruments relative to the Rights of Man, ratified by Togo, are an integral part of this Constitution. (Art. 50)
- FrenchLes droits et devoirs, énoncés dans la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme et dans les instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l’homme, ratifiés par le Togo, font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution. (Art. 50)
Status of International Law
- EnglishRights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in Turkmenistan shall be recognized in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law and shall be guaranteed by this Constitution and laws. (Art. 25)
- RussianВ Туркменистане права и свободы человека и гражданина признаются в соответствии с общепризнанными нормами международного права и гарантируются настоящей Конституцией и законами. (Статья 25)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanda adamyň we raýatyň hukuklary we azatlyklary halkara hukugynyň umumy ykrar edilen kadalaryna laýyklykda ykrar edilýär hem-de şu Konstitusiýa we kanunlar bilen kepillendirilýär. (25-nji madda)