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Status of International Law
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Generally recognised principles and rules of international law are an inseparable part of the Estonian legal system.
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Rahvusvahelise õiguse üldtunnustatud põhimõtted ja normid on Eesti õigussüsteemi lahutamatu osa.
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Status of International Law
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Everyone shall have the right, in accordance with the legislation and international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to apply to international bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available domestic remedies have been exhausted.
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Har kim O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonunchiligiga va xalqaro shartnomalariga muvofiq, agar davlatning huquqiy himoyaga doir barcha ichki vositalaridan foydalanib bo‘lingan bo‘lsa, insonning huquq va erkinliklarini himoya qiluvchi xalqaro organlarga murojaat etishga haqli.
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Status of International Law
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3. All rights and freedoms enshrined in international human rights treaties, covenants and instruments ratified or acceded to by the Republic of South Sudan shall be an integral part of this Bill.12… (Art. 9)
Status of International Law
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of Article 50 and paragraph 3 of Article 57—
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3. treaties, conventions and agreements concluded in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article shall have, as from their publication in the official Gazette of the Republic, superior force to any municipal law on condition that such treaties, conventions and agreements are applied by the other party thereto.
4. The Republic may exercise every option and discretionary power provided for by the Treaties establishing the European Communities and the Treaty on the European Union and any treaties amending or substituting them, concluded by the Republic. (Art. 169) - GreekΤηρουμένων των διατάξεων του άρθρου 50 και της τρίτης παραγράφου του άρθρου 57
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3. Συνθήκαι, συμβάσεις και συμφωνίαι συνομολογούμεναι συμφώνως ταις ειρημέναις διατάξεσι του παρόντος άρθρου έχουσιν από της δημοσιεύσεως αυτών εις την επίσημον εφημερίδα της Δημοκρατίας ηυξημένην ισχύν έναντι οιουδήποτε ημεδαπού νόμου, υπό τον όρον ότι αι τοιαύται συνθήκαι, συμβάσεις και συμφωνίαι εφαρμόζονται αντιστοίχως και υπό του αντισυμβαλλομένου.
4. Η Δημοκρατία δύναται να ασκεί κάθε της επιλογή και διακριτική ευχέρεια που προβλέπεται στις Συνθήκες περί Ιδρύσεως των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων και στη Συνθήκη για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και σε οποιεσδήποτε συνθήκες τροποποιούν ή αντικαθιστούν αυτές και η Δημοκρατία συνομολογεί. (Αρθρον 169) - Turkish50. Madde ve 57. Maddedeki hükümlere tabi olmak kaydıyla:
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3. bu maddenin yukarıdaki hükümlerine uygun olarak akdolunan antlaşmalar, sözleşmeler ve anlaşmalar, Cumhuriyet Resmi Gazetesinde yayımIanmasından itibaren, diğer tarafın söz konusu antlaşmaları, sözleşmeleri ve anlaşmaları uygulaması şartı ile, herhangi bir iç kanundan üstün tutulur,
4. Cumhuriyet, Avrupa Topluluklarını kuran Anlaşmalar ve Avrupa Birliği Anlaşması ve bunlarda değişiklik yapan veya bunların yerine geçen, Cumhuriyetin akdettiği bütün anlaşmaların verdiği her seçeneği ve takdir yetkisini kullanabilir. (Madde 169)
Status of International Law
- English1. A Special Highest Court shall be established, the jurisdiction of which shall comprise:
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f) The settlement of controversies related to the designation of rules of international law as generally acknowledged in accordance with article 28 paragraph 1.
… (Art. 100) - Greek1. Συνιστάται Aνώτατο Eιδικό Δικαστήριο στο οποίο υπάγονται:
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στ) H άρση της αμφισβήτησης για το χαρακτηρισμό κανόνων του διεθνούς δικαίου ως γενι- κά παραδεγμένων κατά την παράγραφο 1 του άρθρου 28.
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Status of International Law
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2. If the Constitutional Court declares that any rule contained in a piece of legislation, treaty, convention or international agreement is unconstitutional, it must be vetoed by the President of the Republic and returned to the body which had approved it.
3. In cases provided for under the previous point, the legislation, treaty, convention or international agreement may not be enacted, ratified or signed, as appropriate, unless the body that passed it expunges the rule that has been deemed unconstitutional.
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2. Se o Tribunal Constitucional declarar a inconstitucionalidade de norma constante de qualquer diploma legal, tratado, convenção ou acordo internacional, deve o mesmo ser vetado pelo Presidente da República e devolvido ao órgão que o tiver aprovado.
3. No caso do número anterior, o diploma, tratado, convenção ou acordo internacional não pode ser promulgado, ratificado ou assinado, conforme os casos, sem que o órgão que o tiver aprovado expurgue a norma julgada inconstitucional.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State must ensure that all international conventions, treaties and agreements to which Zimbabwe is a party are incorporated into domestic law. (Sec. 34)
Status of International Law
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The provisions of the Constitution do not block the obligations deriving from the Statute of the International Criminal Court. (Art. 111)
Status of International Law
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2. The organic or formal unconstitutionality of international treaties or agreements that deal with matters falling within the jurisdiction reserved to the National Assembly or within the legislative power of the Government shall not impair the application of the rules of such treaties and agreements in the Cabo Verdean legal order, in case they are confirmed by the Government and approved by the National Assembly by a two-third majority of the Deputies present in the first plenary session following the date of the publication of the court’s decision.
3. Once the irregularity is resolved and if, by virtue of it, the international treaty or agreement has not been ratified, the President of the Republic shall be authorized to ratify it. (Art. 277) - Portuguese...
2. A inconstitucionalidade orgânica ou formal dos tratados ou acordos internacionais que versem matérias da competência reservada da Assembleia Nacional ou da competência legislativa do Governo não impede a aplicação das suas normas na ordem jurídica cabo-verdiana, desde que sejam confirmados pelo Governo e aprovados pela Assembleia Nacional por maioria de dois terços dos deputados presentes, na primeira reunião plenária seguinte à data da publicação da decisão do Tribunal.
3. Sanado o vício e se, em virtude deste, o tratado ou acordo internacional não tiver sido ratificado, o Presidente da República fica autorizado a ratificá-lo. (Art. 277)
Status of International Law
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III. The State guarantees everyone and all collectives, without discrimination, the free and effective exercise of the rights established in this Constitution, the laws and international human rights treaties.
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III. El Estado garantiza a todas las personas y colectividades, sin discriminación alguna, el libre y eficaz ejercicio de los derechos establecidos en esta Constitución, las leyes y los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos.
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