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Status of International Law
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2. No law or decision of the House of Representatives or of any of the Communal Chambers and no act or decision of any organ, authority or person in the Republic exercising executive power or any administrative function shall in any way be repugnant to, or inconsistent with, any of the provisions of this Constitution or any obligation imposed on the Republic as a result of its participation as a member state of the European Union. (Art. 179) - Greek…
2. Ουδείς νόμος ή απόφασις της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων ή εκατέρας Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεων ως και ουδεμία πράξις ή απόφασις ιουδήποτε οργάνου, αρχής ή προσώπου εν τη Δημοκρατία ασκούντος εκτελεστικήν εξουσίαν ή οιονδήποτε διοικητικόν λειτούργημα δύναται να είναι καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπον αντίθετος ή ασύμφωνος προς οιανδήποτε των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος ή προς οποιαδήποτε υποχρέωση επιβάλλεται στη Δημοκρατία ως αποτέλεσμα της συμμετοχής της ως κράτους μέλους στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. (Αρθρον 179) - Turkish...
2.No yasası veya kararı ve Cumhuriyet'te yürütme yetkisini veya herhangi bir idari işlevi kullanan herhangi bir organ, makam veya kişinin hiçbir eylemi veya kararı, bu Anayasa'nın hükümlerinden herhangi birine veya Avrupa Birliği'ne üye bir ülke olarak katılması sonucunda Cumhuriyet'e yüklenen herhangi bir yükümlülüğe karşı hiçbir şekilde kınanamaz veya bunlarla tutarsız olmayacaktır. (Madde 179)
Status of International Law
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2. In accordance with universally recognised principles and norms of international law and the legislation of Georgia, citizens of Georgia, regardless of their ethnic and religious affiliation or language, shall have the right to maintain and develop their culture, and use their mother tongue in private and in public, without any discrimination.
… (Art. 11) - Georgian…
2. საერთაშორისო სამართლის საყოველთაოდ აღიარებული პრინციპებისა და ნორმების და საქართველოს კანონმდებლობის შესაბამისად საქართველოს მოქალაქეებს, განურჩევლად მათი ეთნიკური, რელიგიური თუ ენობრივი კუთვნილებისა, უფლება აქვთ ყოველგვარი დისკრიმინაციის გარეშე შეინარჩუნონ და განავითარონ თავიანთი კულტურა, ისარგებლონ დედაენით პირად ცხოვრებაში ან საჯაროდ.
… (მუხლი 11)
Status of International Law
- English(1) When interpreting this Chapter12, a court, tribunal, forum or body—
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(c) must take into account international law and all treaties and conventions to which Zimbabwe is a party;
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in addition to considering all other relevant factors that are to be taken into account in the interpretation of a Constitution.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishRights and liberties shall be exercised on the basis of the Constitution and the confirmed international agreements.
… (Art. 17) - MontenegrinPrava i slobode ostvaruju se na osnovu Ustava i potvrđenih međunarodnih sporazuma.
… (Član 17)
Status of International Law
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We, the people of Cameroon,
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Affirm our attachment to the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Charter of the United Nations and The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and all duly ratified international conventions relating thereto,
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Le Peuple camerounais,
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Affirme son attachement aux libertés fondamentales inscrites dans la déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, la charte des Nations-Unies, la Charte africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples et toutes les conventions internationales y relatives et dûment ratifiées,
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Status of International Law
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3. International treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party that have entered into force under the established legal procedure and also the universally recognized principles and norms of international law shall be the constituent part of the legal system of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The procedure and modalities of application of international laws as well as universally recognized principles and norms of the international law shall be defined in the law.
… (Art. 6) - Russian...
3. Вступившие в установленном законом порядке в силу международные договоры, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика, а также общепризнанные принципы и нормы международного права являются составной частью правовой системы Кыргызской Республики.
Порядок и условия применения международных договоров и общепризнанных принципов и норм международного права определяются законами.
... (Статья 6) - Kyrgyz...
3. Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучусу болуп эсептелген, мыйзамда белгиленген тартипте күчүнө кирген эл аралык келишимдер, ошондой эле эл аралык укуктун жалпы кабыл алынган принциптери менен ченемдери Кыргыз Республикасынын укук системасынын ажыралгыс бөлүгү болуп саналат.
Эл аралык келишимдерди жана эл аралык укуктун жалпы таанылган принциптерин жана ченемдерин колдонуу тартиби жана шарттары мыйзамдар менен аныкталат.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishIn addition to those established by law, the powers of the Pluri-National Constitutional Court, are to hear and resolve the following:
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9. The review of the constitutionality of international treaties prior to their ratification.
… (Art. 202) - SpanishSon atribuciones del Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional, además de las establecidas en la Constitución y la ley, conocer y resolver:
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9. El control previo de constitucionalidad en la ratificación de tratados internacionales.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe authorities of the State shall respect and ensure human rights as they are expressed in this Constitution and in the treaties concerning human rights that are binding for Norway. (Art. 92)
- NorwegianStatens myndigheter skal respektere og sikre menneskerettighetene slik de er nedfelt i denne grunnlov og i for Norge bindende traktater om menneskerettigheter. (§ 92)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties or the agreements, regularly ratified or approved, have, from their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under the reserve, for each agreement or treaty of its application by the other Party. (Art. 223)
- FrenchLes traités ou les accords, régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés, ont dès leur publication, une autorité supérieure à celle des lois, sous réserve, pour chaque accord ou traité de son application par l’autre Partie. (Art. 223)
Status of International Law
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The application of this statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements that the Sultanate has entered into with states and international authorities and organisations. (Art. 89)
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لا يخل تطبيق هذا النظام بما ارتبطت به السلطنة مع الدول والهيئات والمنظمات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقيات. (المادّة ٨٩)