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Status of International Law
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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3. The Constitutional Court shall uphold this Constitution.
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c) The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction over issues referred by any court in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning whether a law, on whose validity its decision depends, is compatible with this Constitution, with the European Convention for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocols, or with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina; or concerning the existence of or the scope of a general rule of public international law pertinent to the court's decision.
… (Art. VI) - Bosnian…
3. Ustavni sud će podržavati ovaj Ustav.
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c) Ustavni sud je nadležan u pitanjima koja mu je proslijedio bilo koji sud u Bosni i Hercegovini u pogledu toga da li je zakon, o čijem važenju njegova odluka ovisi, kompatibilan sa ovim Ustavom, sa Evropskom konvencijom o ljudskim pravima i osnovnim slobodama i njenim protokolima, ili sa zakonima Bosne i Hercegovine; ili u pogledu postojanja ili domašaja nekog opšteg pravila međunarodnog javnog prava koje je bitno za odluku suda.
… (Član VI) - Croatian…
3. Ustavni sud će podržavati ovaj Ustav.
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c) Ustavni sud će imati nadležnost za pitanja koja mu podnese bilo koji sud u Bosni i Hercegovini, a koja se tiču toga je li neki zakon o čijoj valjanosti ovisi njegova odluka sukladno ovom Ustavu, s Europskom konvencijom za ljudska prava i temeljne slobode i njezinim protokolima, ili sa zakonima Bosne i Hercegovine; ili koja se tiču postojanja ili djelokruga nekog općeg pravila međunarodnog javnog prava koje je bitno za odluku suda.
… (Članak VI) - Serbian…
3. Уставни суд ће штитити овај Устав.
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c) ц) Уставни суд има надлежност у питањима која му упути било који суд у Босни и Херцеговини, а односи се на то да ли је закон на чијој ваљаности почива његова одлука, сагласан са овим Уставом, Европском конвенцијом о људским правима и основним слободама и њеним протоколима, или са законима Босне и Херцеговине; или у погледу постојања или дјелокруга неког општег правила међународног јавног права које је од значаја за одлуку тог суда.
… (Члан VI)
Status of International Law
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe international treaties and agreements, regularly concluded, have, on their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under reserve for each treaty and agreement, of its the application by the other party. (Art. 215)
- FrenchLes traités et accords internationaux régulièrement conclus ont, dès leur publication, une autorité supérieure à celle des lois, sous réserve pour chaque traité ou accord, de son application par l’autre partie. (Art. 215)
Status of International Law
Fiji
- English(1) The Human Rights Commission established under the Human Rights Commission Decree 2009 continues in existence as the Human Rights and AntiDiscrimination Commission.
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(4) Subject to this Constitution, the Commission is responsible for—
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(b) education about the rights and freedoms recognised in this Chapter, as well as other internationally recognised rights and freedoms;
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(g) monitoring compliance by the State with obligations under treaties and conventions relating to human rights;
… (Sec. 45) - iTaukei(1) Na Matabose ni Dodonu ni Tamata e tauyavutaki ena Dikiri ni Matabose ni Dodonu ni Tamata 2009, me na tomani tiko me Matabose ni Dodonu ni Tamata kei na Valuti ni Veivakaduiduitaki.
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(4) Vakavo ke vakarautaki ena Yavunivakavulewa qo, na itavi ni Matabose me—
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(b) vakayaco vuli me baleta na dodonu kei na galala e taurivaki ena Wase qo, oka kina na dodonu kei na galala e taurivaki ka vakayagataki ena veimatanitu e vuravura;
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(g) wanonova matua na Matanitu ena veiyalayalati kei na veidinadinati sa vakadeitaka kei na veimatanitu me baleta na dodonu ni tamata yadua;
… (Sec. 45)
Status of International Law
Ecuador
- EnglishThe National Assembly and all bodies with legal and regulatory authority shall be obligated to adjust, formally and materially, the laws and other legal standards related to the rights provided for in the Constitution and international treaties and those that are needed to guarantee the dignity of human beings or communities, peoples and nations. In no case shall amending the Constitution, laws, other legal and regulatory frameworks or actions by the government endanger the rights recognized by the Constitution. (Art. 84)
- SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional y todo órgano con potestad normativa tendrá la obligación de adecuar, formal y materialmente, las leyes y demás normas jurídicas a los derechos previstos en la Constitución y los tratados internacionales, y los que sean necesarios para garantizar la dignidad del ser humano o de las comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades. En ningún caso, la reforma de la Constitución, las leyes, otras normas jurídicas ni los actos del poder público atentarán contra los derechos que reconoce la Constitución. (Art. 84)
Status of International Law
Egypt
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We are drafting a Constitution that paves the way to the future for us, and which is consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which we participated in drafting and adopted.
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نكتب دستوراً يفتح أمامنا طريق المستقبل، ويتسق مع الاعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الذي شاركنا فى صياغته ووافقنا عليه
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Status of International Law
Micronesia, Federated States of
- EnglishThis Constitution takes effect 1 year after ratification unless the Congress of Micronesia by joint resolution specifies an earlier date. If a provision of this Constitution is held to be in fundamental conflict with the United Nations Charter or the Trusteeship Agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations, the provision does not become effective until the date of termination of the Trusteeship Agreement. (Art. XVI, Sec. 1)
Status of International Law
Ecuador
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The Constitution and international human rights treaties ratified by the State that recognize rights that are more favorable than those enshrined in the Constitution shall prevail over any other legal regulatory system or action by public power. (Art. 424) - Spanish…
La Constitución y los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos ratificados por el Estado que reconozcan derechos más favorables a los contenidos en la Constitución, prevalecerán sobre cualquier otra norma jurídica o acto del poder público. (Art. 424)
Status of International Law
Finland
- EnglishThe provisions of treaties and other international obligations, in so far as they are of a legislative nature, are brought into force by an Act. Otherwise, international obligations are brought into force by a Decree.
… (Sec. 95) - FinnishValtiosopimuksen ja muun kansainvälisen velvoitteen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset saatetaan voimaan lailla. Muilta osin kansainväliset velvoitteet saatetaan voimaan asetuksella.
… (95 §) - SwedishDe bestämmelser i fördrag och andra internationella förpliktelser som hör till området för lagstiftningen sätts i kraft genom lag. I övrigt sätts internationella förpliktelser i kraft genom förordning.
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Status of International Law
Guinea
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THE PEOPLE OF GUINEA,
Proclaim:
Their adhesion to the ideals and principles, rights and duties established in the Charter of the Organization of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the International Conventions and Pacts relative to the Rights of Man, the constitutive Act of the African Union, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples and its additional protocols relative to the rights of women, as well as the revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [Communauté Économique des États d’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO)] and its protocols on democracy and good governance.
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le peuple de Guinée,
Proclame :
- son adhésion aux idéaux et principes, droits et devoirs établis dans la Charte de l'Organisation des Nations unies, la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme, les Conventions et Pactes internationaux relatifs aux droits de l'Homme, l'Acte constitutif de l'Union Africaine, la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples et ses protocoles additionnels relatifs aux droits de la femme, ainsi que le traité révisé de la CEDEAO et ses protocoles sur la démocratie et la bonne gouvernance.
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Status of International Law
Angola
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3. Laws, treaties and other acts of the state, local government bodies and public bodies in general shall only be valid if they conform to the Constitution. (Art. 6) - Portuguese…
3. As leis, os tratados e os demais actos do Estado, dos órgãos do poder local e dos entes públicos em geral só são válidos se forem conformes à Constituição. (Art. 6)