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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe constitutional bodies shall take all measures within the scope of their competences to ensure the full integration of Georgia into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Art. 78)
- Georgianკონსტიტუციურმა ორგანოებმა თავიანთი უფლებამოსილების ფარგლებში მიიღონ ყველა ზომა ევროპის კავშირსა და ჩრდილოატლანტიკური ხელშეკრულების ორგანიზაციაში საქართველოს სრული ინტეგრაციის უზრუნველსაყოფად. (მუხლი 78)
Status of International Law
- English…
The protector of human rights and liberties shall exercise duties on the basis of the Constitution, the law and the confirmed international agreements, observing also the principles of justice and fairness.
… (Art. 81) - Montenegrin…
Zaštitnik ljudskih prava i sloboda vrši funkciju na osnovu Ustava, zakona i potvrđenih međunarodnih ugovora, pridržavajući se i načela pravde i pravičnosti.
... (Član 81)
Status of International Law
- English…
Strong from its spiritual values and from the radiation of its civilization, it also proclaims, solemnly, its attachment to Islam and to the principles of democracy as they have been defined by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 10 December 1948 and by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 28 June 1981 as well as in the other international conventions to which Mauritania has subscribed.
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
كما يعلن الشعب الموريتاني اعتبارا منه لقيمه الروحية و إشعاعه الحضاري، رسميّا تمسّكه بالدّين الإسلامي الحنيف و بمبادئ الديموقراطية الوارد تحديدها في الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الصادر بتاريخ 10 ديسمبر 1948و الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان و الشعوب الصادر بتاريخ 28 يونيو1981 و في الاتفاقيات الدولية التي انضمت إليها موريتانيا.
... (الدّيباجة) - French…
Fort de ses valeurs spirituelles et du rayonnement de sa civilisation, il proclame en outre, solennellement, son attachement à l’Islam et aux principes de la démocratie tels qu’ils ont été définis par la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme du 10 décembre 1948 et par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples du 28 juin 1981 ainsi que dans les autres conventions internationales auxquelles la Mauritanie a souscrit.
… (Préambule)
Status of International Law
- English
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)
- Spanish
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
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed judicial protection of his/her rights and freedoms envisaged in the present Constitution, laws, international treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party as well as universally recognized principles and norms of international law. … (Art. 40)
- Russian1. Каждому гарантируется судебная защита его прав и свобод, предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией, законами, международными договорами, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика, общепризнанными принципами и нормами международного права. ... (Статья 40)
- Kyrgyz1. Ар кимге ушул Конституцияда, мыйзамдарда, Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучу болуп саналган эл аралык келишимдерде, эл аралык укуктун жалпыга таанылган принциптеринде жана ченемдеринде каралган анын укуктары менен эркиндигин соттук коргоого кепилдиктер берилет. … (40-берене)
Status of International Law
- English1. The sources of universally binding law of the Republic of Poland shall be: the Constitution, statutes, ratified international agreements, and regulations.
… (Art. 87) - Polish1. Źródłami powszechnie obowiązującego prawa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej są: Konstytucja, ustawy, ratyfikowane umowy międzynarodowe oraz rozporządzenia.
… (Art. 87)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe hierarchy of laws is as follows:
1° Constitution;
2° organic law;
3° international treaties and agreements ratified by Rwanda;
4° ordinary law;
5° orders.
A law cannot contradict another law that is higher in hierarchy.
… (Art. 95) - KinyarwandaAmategeko asumbana mu buryo bukurikira:
1° Itegeko Nshinga;
2° Itegeko Ngenga;
3° amasezerano mpuzamahanga yemejwe n’u Rwanda;
4° itegeko risanzwe;
5° amateka.
Nta tegeko rivuguruza iririsumba.
… (Ingingo ya 95) - FrenchLes lois sont hiérarchisées comme suit :
1° la Constitution;
2° la loi organique;
3° les traités et accords internationaux ratifiés par le Rwanda;
4° la loi ordinaire;
5° les arrêtés.
Une loi ne peut pas contredire une autre loi qui lui est supérieure.
… (Art. 95)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Decree declaring a state of exception, which shall provide for regulating the right whose guarantee is restricted, shall be submitted within eight days of promulgation for consideration and approval by the National Assembly, or Delegated Committee and for a ruling by the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Tribunal or Justice on its constitutionality. The Decree must be in compliance with the requirements, principles and guarantees established in the International Pact on Civil and Political flights and the American Convention on Human Rights. … (Art. 339)
- SpanishEl Decreto que declare el estado de excepción, en el cual se regulará el ejercicio del derecho cuya garantía se restringe, será presentado, dentro de los ocho días siguientes de haberse dictado, a la Asamblea Nacional, o a la Comisión Delegada, para su consideración y aprobación, y a la Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, para que se pronuncie sobre su constitucionalidad. El Decreto cumplirá con las exigencias, principios y garantías establecidos en el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos y en la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos. … (Art. 339)
Status of International Law
- English
It is not permitted for any entity in the state to issue regulations, decisions, or instructions that contradict the provisions of the laws and royal decrees in force, or international treaties and agreements that are considered part of the law of the land. (Art. 97)
- Arabic
لا يجوز لأي جهة في الدولة إصدار لوائح، أو قرارات، أو تعليمات تخالف أحكام القوانين والمراسيم السلطانية النافذة، أو المعاهدات والاتفاقيات الدولية التي تعد جزءا من قانون البلاد. (المادّة ٩٧)
Status of International Law
- English1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this Constitution.
... (Art. 17) - Russian1. В Российской Федерации признаются и гарантируются права и свободы человека и гражданина согласно общепризнанным принципам и нормам международного права и в соответствии с настоящей Конституцией.
… (Статья 17)