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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties of Peace, of union, the treaties of commerce, the treaties or agreements concerning the international organization, those which engage the finances of the State, those which modify the provisions of a legislative nature, those that concern the status of the persons, and the treaties concerning the frontiers of the State, may only be ratified by virtue of a law.
They only take effect after being ratified or approved.
… (Art. 78) - Arabicمعاهدات السلم و الاتحاد و معاهدات التجارة و المعاهدات والاتفاقيات المتعلقة بالتنظيم الدولي, و تلك التي تلزم مالية الدولة, والمعاهدات الناسخة أحكاما ذات طابع تشريعي وتلك المتعلقة بحدود الدولة , كلها لا يمكن التصديق عليها إلا بموجب قانون.
ولا تصبح هذه المعاهدات نافذة المفعول إلا بعد تصديقها أو الموافقة عليها.
... (المادّة 78) - FrenchLes traités de paix, d'union, les traités de commerce, les traités ou accords relatifs à l'organisation internationale, ceux qui engagent les finances de l'État, ceux qui modifient les dispositions de nature législative, ceux qui sont relatifs à l'état des personnes et les traités relatifs aux frontières de l'État ne peuvent être ratifiés qu'en vertu d'une loi.
Ils ne peuvent prendre effet qu'après avoir été ratifiés ou approuvés.
… (Art. 78)
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
- EnglishThe Governments of the Emirates shall take the appropriate measures to implement the federal laws and the international treaties and conventions concluded by the UAE including the enactment of the local laws, regulations, decisions and orders necessary for such implementation. … (Art. 125)
- Arabicﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺎﺕ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ ﺑﺎﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺪاﺑﻴﺮ ﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ اﻟﻘﻮ اﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﺼﺎ درﺓ ﻋﻦ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ واﻟﻤﻌﺎﻫ ﺪاﺕ واﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺎﺕ اﻟ ﺪوﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﺒﺮﻣﻬﺎ، ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ذﻟﻚ اﺻ ﺪاﺭ اﻟﻘﻮ اﻧﻴﻦ واﻟﻠﻮ اﺋﺢ واﻟﻘﺮ اراﺕ واﻷواﻣﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻬﺬﺍ اﻟﺘﻨ ﻔﻴﺬ. ... (المادّة 125)
Status of International Law
- EnglishLaws and regulations must comply with generally accepted principles of international law and with treaties that are binding on Slovenia. Ratified and published treaties shall be applied directly. (Art. 8)
- SloveneZakoni in drugi predpisi morajo biti v skladu s splošno veljavnimi načeli mednarodnega prava in z mednarodnimi pogodbami, ki obvezujejo Slovenijo. Ratificirane in objavljene mednarodne pogodbe se uporabljajo neposredno. (8. Člen)
Status of International Law
- EnglishUpon publication in the Official Gazette, international treaties and agreements which have been duly ratified or approved have the force of law as national legislation in accordance with the hierarchy of laws provided for under the first paragraph of Article 95 of this Constitution. (Art. 168)
- KinyarwandaIyo amaze gutangazwa mu Igazeti ya Leta, amasezerano mpuzamahanga yemejwe burundu mu buryo buteganywa n’amategeko, agira agaciro nk’ak’andi mategeko akurikizwa mu gihugu hakurikijwe ibiteganywa mu gika cya mbere cy’ingingo ya 95 y’iri Tegeko Nshinga. (Ingingo ya 168)
- FrenchLes traités et accords internationaux régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés, dès leur publication au Journal Officiel, ont une force obligatoire comme la législation nationale et suivant la hiérarchie des lois prévue à l’alinéa premier de l’article 95 de la présente Constitution. (Art. 168)
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
The Constitutional Court pronounces whether state treaties are unlawful. Art. 140 shall apply to political, to law-modifying and to law-amending state treaties and to state treaties modifying the Treaty basis of the European Union, Art. 139 to all other state treaties with the following proviso,
1. A treaty of which the Constitutional Court establishes, that it is unconstitutional or lacks a basis in law shall not be applied any more by the authorities competent for its execution from the expiry of the day of the ruling‘s publication unless the Constitutional Court determines a deadline prior to which the treaty shall continue to be applied; such deadline must not exceed two years for the political, law-modifying and law-amending treaties and the treaties modifying the contractual bases of the European Union and one year in the case of all other treaties.
2. In addition, a provision, that the treaty is to be implemented by issuing ordinances or a resolution, that the treaty is to be implemented by the issuance of laws, cease to be in force upon expiration of the day of the ruling’s publication. (Art. 140a) - German
Der Verfassungsgerichtshof erkennt über Rechtswidrigkeit von Staatsverträgen. Auf die politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträge und auf die Staatsverträge, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, ist Art. 140, auf alle anderen Staatsverträge Art. 139 sinngemäß mit folgenden Maßgaben anzuwenden:
1. Ein Staatsvertrag, dessen Verfassungs- oder Gesetzwidrigkeit der Verfassungsgerichtshof feststellt, ist mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses von den zu seiner Vollziehung berufenen Organen nicht mehr anzuwenden, wenn nicht der Verfassungsgerichtshof eine Frist bestimmt, innerhalb der der Staatsvertrag weiterhin anzuwenden ist; diese Frist darf bei den politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträgen und bei den Staatsverträgen, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, zwei Jahre, bei allen anderen Staatsverträgen ein Jahr nicht überschreiten.
2. Ferner treten mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses eine Anordnung, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Verordnungen zu erfüllen ist, oder ein Beschluss, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Gesetzen zu erfüllen ist, außer Kraft. (Art. 140a)
Status of International Law
- EnglishInternational treaties that are in force, agreed to be binding by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, are part of the national legislation of Ukraine.
The conclusion of international treaties that contravene the Constitution of Ukraine is possible only after introducing relevant amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. (Art. 9) - UkrainianЧинні міжнародні договори, згода на обов'язковість яких надана Верховною Радою України, є частиною національного законодавства України.
Укладення міжнародних договорів, які суперечать Конституції України, можливе лише після внесення відповідних змін до Конституції України. (Стаття 9)
Status of International Law
- English
(1) When interpreting the Bill of Rights, a court, tribunal or forum-
…
(b) must consider international law;
… (Sec. 39)
Status of International Law
- English
The State shall base its international relations on the principles of respect for national sovereignty and equality, non interference in the internal affairs of other countries, peaceful settlement of international disputes, and respect for international law and the principles enunciated in the United Nations Charter,
... (Art. 25) - Bengali
জাতীয় সার্বভৌমত্ব ও সমতার প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা, অন্যান্য রাষ্ট্রের অভ্যন্তরীণ বিষয়ে হস্তক্ষেপ না করা, আন্তর্জাতিক বিরোধের শান্তিপূর্ণ সমাধান এবং আন্তর্জাতিক আইনের ও জাতিসংঘের সনদে বর্ণিত নীতিসমূহের প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা-এই সকল নীতি হইবে রাষ্ট্রের আন্তর্জাতিক সম্পর্কের ভিত্তি এবং এই সকল নীতির ভিত্তিতে রাষ্ট্র
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৫)