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Status of International Law
- EnglishWhen interpreting and applying the rights and freedoms contained within this Chapter7 a court or tribunal shall promote the values that underlie an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, and shall consider international treaties to which the Maldives is a party. (Art. 68)
- Dhivehiކޯޓުތަކުންނާއި ޓްރައިބިއުނަލްތަކުން މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން މާނަކުރުމުގައްޔާއި ލިބިދިނުމުގައި، އިންސާނީ ޝަރަފާއި ހަމަހަމކަމާއި މިނިވަންކަމަށް ބިނަކޮށް އުފެދިފައިވާ، ހުޅުވިގެންވާ ދީމިޤްރާތީ މުޖްތަމައަކުން ޤަބޫލުކުރާ އުސޫލްތަކަށް ރިއާޔަތްކޮށް އެ އުސޫލްތައް ނަގަހައްޓަންވާނެއެވެ. އަދި ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ ބައިވެރިވެފައިވާ ބައިނަލްއަޤްވާމީ މުއާހަދާތަކަށް ރިޢާޔަތްކުރާންވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 68 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Status of International Law
- English1. International agreements, previously ratified by the Republic of Poland upon the basis of constitutional provisions valid at the time of their ratification and promulgated in Dziennik Ustaw, shall be considered as agreements ratified with prior consent granted by statute, and shall be subject to the provisions of Article 91 of the Constitution if their connection with the categories of matters mentioned in Article 89, para. 1 of the Constitution derives from the terms of an international agreement.
2. The Council of Ministers shall, within 2 years of the coming into force of the Constitution, present to the Sejm a list of international agreements containing provisions not in conformity to the Constitution.
… (Art. 241) - Polish1. Umowy międzynarodowe ratyfikowane dotychczas przez Rzeczpospolitą Polską na podstawie obowiązujących w czasie ich ratyfikacji przepisów konstytucyjnych i ogłoszone w Dzienniku Ustaw, uznaje się za umowy ratyfikowane za uprzednią zgodą wyrażoną w ustawie i stosuje się do nich przepisy art. 91 Konstytucji, jeżeli z treści umowy międzynarodowej wynika, że dotyczą one kategorii spraw wymienionych w art. 89 ust. 1 Konstytucji.
2. Rada Ministrów w ciągu 2 lat od wejścia w życie Konstytucji przedstawi Sejmowi wykaz umów międzynarodowych zawierających postanowienia niezgodne z Konstytucją.
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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
- EnglishThe object of this Constitution is to facilitate the building of the United Republic as a nation of equal and free individuals enjoying freedom, justice, fraternity and concord, through the pursuit of the policy of Socialism and Self Reliance which emphasizes the application of socialist principles while taking into account the conditions prevailing in the United Republic. Therefore, the state authority and all its agencies are obliged to direct their policies and programmes towards ensuring -
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(f) that human dignity is preserved and upheld in accordance with the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe implementation of this law shall not violate the treaties and agreements the Kingdom has signed with other countries or with international organizations and institutions. (Basic Law, Art. 81)
- Arabicلا يخل تطبيق هذا النظام، بما ارتبطت به المملكة العربية السعودية مع الدول والهيئات والمنظمات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقيات. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 81)
Status of International Law
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The citizens shall have the right to address international institutions in order to protect their freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Constitution. (Art. 22) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Грађани имају право да се обрате међународним институцијама ради заштите својих слобода и права зајемчених Уставом. (Члан 22)
Status of International Law
- English
(1) In this section—
“international organisation” means an organisation whose membership consists of two or more independent States or in which two or more independent States are represented;
“international treaty” means a convention, treaty, protocol or agreement between one or more foreign States or governments or international organisations.
(2) An international treaty which has been concluded or executed by the President or under the President’s authority—
(a) does not bind Zimbabwe until it has been approved by Parliament; and
(b) does not form part of the law of Zimbabwe unless it has been incorporated into the law through an Act of Parliament.
(3) Save for loan agreements and guarantees referred to in section 300(3) and (4) an agreement which is not an international treaty but which—
(a) has been concluded or executed by the President or under the President’s authority with one or more foreign organisations or entities and imposes fiscal obligations on Zimbabwe; and
(b) imposes fiscal obligations on Zimbabwe;
does not bind Zimbabwe until it has been approved by Parliament.
(4) An Act of Parliament may provide that subsections (2) and (3)—
(a) do not apply to any particular international treaty or agreement or to any class of such treaties or agreements; or
(b) apply with modifications in relation to any particular international treaty or agreement or to any class of such treaties or agreements.
(5) Parliament may by resolution declare that any particular international treaty or class of international treaties does not require approval under subsection (2), but such a resolution does not apply to treaties whose application or operation requires—
(a) the withdrawal or appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; or
(b) any modification of the law of Zimbabwe.
(6) When interpreting legislation, every court and tribunal must adopt any reasonable interpretation of the legislation that is consistent with any international convention, treaty or agreement which is binding on Zimbabwe, in preference to an alternative interpretation inconsistent with that convention, treaty or agreement. (Sec. 327)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe community shall esteem work as a cornerstone of its development. The community shall provide jobs to the citizens, qualify them for those jobs, and create the suitable conditions for service by enacting legislation protecting the rights of the employees and the interests of the employers in the light of the advanced international labor legislation. (Art. 20)
- Arabicﻳﻘﺪّﺭ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻛﺮﻛﻦ أﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻣﻦ أرﻛﺎﻥ ﺗﻘﺪﻣﻪ. وﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺮﻩ ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﻃﻨﻴﻦ وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ ﻟﻪ. وﻳ ﻬﻲء اﻟﻈ ﺮوﻑ اﻟﻤﻼﺋﻤﺔ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻀﻌﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﺗﺼﻮﻥ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ اﻟﻌﻤﺎﻝ وﻣﺼﺎﻟﺢ ارﺑﺎﺏ اﻟﻌﻤ ﻞ، ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﻮﺀ اﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎﺕ اﻟﻌﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻄﻮّرﺓ. (المادّة 20)
Status of International Law
- EnglishPursuant to a treaty ratified by the National Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of all deputies, Slovenia may transfer the exercise of part of its sovereign rights to international organisations which are based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the principles of the rule of law and may enter into a defensive alliance with states which are based on respect for these values.
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Legal acts and decisions adopted within international organisations to which Slovenia has transferred the exercise of part of its sovereign rights shall be applied in Slovenia in accordance with the legal regulation of these organisations.
… (Art. 3a) - SloveneSlovenija lahko z mednarodno pogodbo, ki jo ratificira državni zbor z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh poslancev, prenese izvrševanje dela suverenih pravic na mednarodne organizacije, ki temeljijo na spoštovanju človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin, demokracije in načel pravne države, ter vstopi v obrambno zvezo z državami, ki temeljijo na spoštovanju teh vrednot.
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Pravni akti in odločitve, sprejeti v okviru mednarodnih organizacij, na katere Slovenija prenese izvrševanje dela suverenih pravic, se v Sloveniji uporabljajo v skladu s pravno ureditvijo teh organizacij.
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