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Status of International Law
- EnglishIn addition to the issues that are directed to it by other Articles of the Constitution, the High Constitutional Court, within the conditions established by an organic law:
1°. decides on the conformity with the Constitution of the treaties, of the laws, of the ordinances, and of the autonomous regulations;
… (Art. 116) - FrenchOutre les questions qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle, dans les conditions fixées par une loi organique :
1° statue sur la conformité à la Constitution des traités, des lois, des ordonnances, et des règlements autonomes ;
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Status of International Law
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The Republic of Nicaragua uniquely recognizes international obligations concerning its territory that have been freely consented to and in accordance with the Political Constitution of the Republic and with the norms of International Law. Likewise, [it] does not accept the treaties signed by other countries to which Nicaragua is not [a] Contracting Party. (Art. 10) - Spanish
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La República de Nicaragua únicamente reconoce obligaciones internacionales sobre su territorio que hayan sido libremente consentidas y de conformidad con la Constitución Política de la República y con las normas de Derecho Internacional. Asimismo, no acepta los tratados suscritos por otros países en los cuales Nicaragua no sea Parte Contratante. (Art. 10)
Status of International Law
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The Constitutional Court shall present conclusions on:
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3) whether the international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania are not in conflict with the Constitution;
… (Art. 105) - Lithuanian…
Konstitucinis Teismas teikia išvadas:
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3) ar Lietuvos Respublikos tarptautinės sutartys neprieštarauja Konstitucijai;
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Status of International Law
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If the Constitutional Court, referred to [the matter] by the King or the Head of Government or the President of the Chamber of Representatives or the President of the Chamber of Councilors or one-sixth of the members of the first Chamber or one-quarter of the members of the second Chamber, declares that an international commitment contains [comporte] a provision contrary to the Constitution, its ratification may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 55) - Arabic…
إذا صرحت المحكمة الدستورية، إثر إحالة الملك، أو رئيس الحكومة، أو رئيس مجلس النواب، أو رئيس مجلس المستشارين، أو سدس أعضاء المجلس الأول، أو ربع أعضاء المجلس الثاني، الأمر إليها، أن التزاما دوليا يتضمن بندا يخالف الدستور، فإن المصادقة على هذا الالتزام لا تقع إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور. (الفصل 55)
Status of International Law
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4. The Constitutional Court of Georgia shall in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law:
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e) review the constitutionality of international treaties on the basis of a claim submitted by the President of Georgia, the Government, or by at least one fifth of the Members of Parliament;
… (Art. 60) - Georgian…
4. საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლო ორგანული კანონით დადგენილი წესით:
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ე) საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის ან მთავრობის სარჩელის, პარლამენტის წევრთა არანაკლებ ერთი მეხუთედის სარჩელის ან წარდგინების საფუძველზე იხილავს საერთაშორისო ხელშეკრულების კონსტიტუციურობის საკითხს;
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Status of International Law
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2. The tasks of the Constitutional Court shall be:
a. to verify the purport of Acts or parts thereof against the Constitution, and against applicable agreements concluded with other states and with international organization;
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3. In case the Constitutional Court decides that a contradiction exists with one or more provisions of the Constitution or an agreement as referred to in paragraph 2 sub a, the Act or parts thereof, or those decisions of the government institutions shall not be considered binding.
… (Art. 144) - Dutch...
2. Het Constitutioneel Hof heeft tot taak:
a. het toetsen van de inhoud van wetten of gedeelten daarvan aan de Grondwet en aan van toepassing zijnde overeenkomsten met andere mogendheden en met volkenrechtelijke organisaties;
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3. Ingeval het Constitutioneel Hof oordeelt dat er strijdigheid is met één of meer bepalingen van de Grondwet of van een overeenkomst als in lid 2 onder a bedoeld, wordt de wet of worden gedeelten daarvan dan wel de besluiten van de overheidsorganen geacht onverbindend te zijn.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right of recourse to international institutions for the protection of own rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. (Art. 56)
- MontenegrinSvako ima pravo obraćanja međunarodnim organizacijama radi zaštite svojih prava i sloboda zajemčenih Ustavom. (Član 56)