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Status of International Law
- English
The Supreme Court shall have the following powers:
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(2) Review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appeal or certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in:
(a) All cases in which the constitutionality or validity of any treaty, international or executive agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance, or regulation is in question.
... (Art. VIII, Sec. 5) - Filipino
Dapat magtaglay ang Kataastaasang Hukuman ng sumusunod na mga kapangyarihan:
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(2) Rebyuhin, rebisahin, baligtarin, baguhin, o patibayan sa paghahabol o certiorari, ayon sa mga maaaring itadhana ng batas o ng mga alituntunin ng hukuman, ang mga pangwakas na pagpapasya at mga kautusan ng mga nakabababang hukuman sa:
(a) Lahat ng mga usapin na ang konstitusyonaliti o baliditi ng ano mang kasunduang-bansa, kasunduang internasyonal o tagapagpaganap, batas, dekri ng pangulo, ordinansa, kautusang tagapagpaganap, proklamasyon, o regulasyon ay pinagtatalunan.
... (Art. VIII, Sec. 5)
Status of International Law
- English…
2. The President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to suspend acts of executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the event that these acts conflict with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws or with international commitments of the Russian Federation, or violate human and civil rights and freedoms until the issue is resolved by an appropriate court. (Art. 85) - Russian…
2. Президент Российской Федерации вправе приостанавливать действие актов органов исполнительной власти субъектов Российской Федерации в случае противоречия этих актов Конституции Российской Федерации и федеральным законам, международным обязательствам Российской Федерации или нарушения прав и свобод человека и гражданина до решения этого вопроса соответствующим судом. (Статья 85)
Status of International Law
- EnglishDuly approved or ratified treaties and international agreements shall, following the publication, override national laws, provided the other party implements the said treaty or agreement. (Art. 45)
- FrenchLes traités ou accords internationaux régulièrement approuvés ou ratifiés ont, dès leur publication, une autorité supérieur à celle des lois, sous réserve pour chaque accord ou traité, de son application par lʼautre partie. (Art. 45)
Status of International Law
- EnglishI. Ratified international treaties are part of domestic law with the force of law.
… (Art. 257) - SpanishI. Los tratados internacionales ratificados forman parte del ordenamiento jurídico interno con rango de ley.
... (Art. 257)
Status of International Law
- English… International agreements duly put into effect have the force of law. No appeal to the Constitutional Court shall be made with regard to these agreements, on the grounds that they are unconstitutional. In the case of a conflict between international agreements, duly put into effect, concerning fundamental rights and freedoms and the laws due to differences in provisions on the same matter, the provisions of international agreements shall prevail. (Art. 90)
- Turkish… Usulüne göre yürürlüğe konulmuş milletlerarası andlaşmalar kanun hükmündedir. Bunlar hakkında Anayasaya aykırılık iddiası ile Anayasa Mahkemesine başvurulamaz. Usulüne göre yürürlüğe konulmuş temel hak ve özgürlüklere ilişkin milletlerarası andlaşmalarla kanunların aynı konuda farklı hükümler içermesi nedeniyle çıkabilecek uyuşmazlıklarda milletlerarası andlaşma hükümleri esas alınır. (Madde 90)
Status of International Law
- English
(1) The Constitutional Court shall decide on complaints of natural persons or legal persons if they are pleading the infringement of their fundamental rights or freedoms, or human rights and fundamental freedoms resulting from the international treaty which has been ratified by the Slovak Republic and promulgated in the manner laid down by a law, save another court shall decide on protection of these rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 127) - Slovak
(1) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o sťaţnostiach fyzických osôb alebo právnických osôb, ak namietajú porušenie svojich základných práv alebo slobôd, alebo ľudských práv a základných slobôd vyplývajúcich z medzinárodnej zmluvy, ktorú Slovenská republika ratifikovala a bola vyhlásená spôsobom ustanoveným zákonom, ak o ochrane týchto práv a slobôd nerozhoduje iný súd.
… (Čl. 127)
Status of International Law
- EnglishWe, the People of Côte d'Ivoire;
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Reaffirm our determination to build a Rule of Law in which human rights, public freedoms, human dignity, justice and good governance as defined in the international legal instruments to which the Côte d'Ivoire is a party, in particular the United Nations Charter of 1945, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights of 1981 and its supplementary protocols, the Constitutive Act of the African Union of 2001, are promoted, protected and guaranteed;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple de Côte d’Ivoire ;
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Réaffirmons notre détermination à bâtir un État de droit dans lequel les droits de l’Homme, les libertés publiques, la dignité de la personne humaine, la justice et la bonne gouvernance tels que définis dans les instruments juridiques internationaux auxquels la Côte d’Ivoire est partie, notamment la Charte des Nations unies de 1945, la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme de 1948, la Charte africaine des droits de l’Homme et des Peuples de 1981 et ses protocoles additionnels, l’Acte constitutif de l’Union africaine de 2001, sont promus, protégés et garantis ;
… (Préambule)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThat which is prescribed in international treaties that are in force for the Republic of Cuba constitute or form part of national legislative regulations, as applicable. The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba takes priority over international treaties. (Art. 8)
- SpanishLo prescrito en los tratados internacionales en vigor para la República de Cuba forma parte o se integra, según corresponda, al ordenamiento jurídico nacional. La Constitución de la República de Cuba prima sobre estos tratados internacionales. (Art. 8)
Status of International Law
- English
1. The Constitutional Court decides on:
a) compatibility of the law with the Constitution or with international agreements, as foreseen in Article 122;
b) compatibility of international agreements with the Constitution prior to their ratification;
c) compatibility of normative acts of the central and local bodies with the Constitution and international agreements;
… (Art. 131) - Albanian
Gjykata Kushtetuese vendos për:
a) pajtueshmërinë e ligjit me Kushtetutën ose me marrëveshjet ndërkombëtare, siç parashikohet në nenin 122;
b) pajtueshmërinë e marrëveshjeve ndërkombëtare me Kushtetutën para ratifikimit të tyre;
c) pajtueshmërinë e akteve normative të organeve qendrore dhe vendore me Kushtetutën dhe me marrëveshjet ndërkombëtare;
… (Neni 131)
Status of International Law
- EnglishDecision-making authority which is directly based on the present Instrument of Government and which relates to the laying down of provisions, the use of assets of the State, tasks connected with judicial or administrative functions, or the conclusion or denunciation of an international agreement or obligation may, in cases other than those under Article 6, be transferred to a limited extent, to an international organisation for peaceful cooperation of which Sweden is a member, or is about to become a member, or to an international court of law.
Decision-making authority relating to matters concerning the enactment, amendment or abrogation of fundamental law, the Riksdag Act or a law on elections to the Riksdag, or relating to the restriction of any of the rights and freedoms referred to in Chapter 2 may not transferred under paragraph one.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 10, Art. 7) - SwedishI andra fall än de som avses i 6 § kan beslutanderätt som direkt grundar sig på denna regeringsform och som avser meddelande av föreskrifter, användningen av statenstillgångar, rättskipnings- eller förvaltningsuppgifter eller ingående eller uppsägning av internationella överenskommelser eller förpliktelser, i begränsad omfattning överlåtas till en mellanfolklig organisation för fredligt samarbete, till vilken riket är eller ska bli anslutet, eller till en mellanfolklig domstol.
Beslutanderätt som avser frågor om stiftande, ändring eller upphävande av grundlag, riksdagsordningen eller lag om val till riksdagen eller frågor om begränsning av någon av de fri- och rättigheter som avses i 2 kap. får inte överlåtas enligt första stycket.
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 10 kap, 7§)