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Status of International Law
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The Djiboutian People solemnly proclaim their attachment to the principles of Democracy and of the Rights of Man as they are defined by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, of which the provisions form an integral part of this Constitution.
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يعلن الشعب الجيبوتي رسمياً تمسكه بمبادئ الديمقراطية وحقوق الإنسان كما عرّفها الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان والميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب الذي تشكل أحكامه جزءاً لا يتجزأ من هذا الدستور.
... (الديباجة) - French…
Le Peuple Djiboutien proclame solennellement son attachement aux principes de la Démocratie et des Droits de l’Homme tels qu’ils sont définis par la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme et par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples, dont les dispositions font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution.
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Status of International Law
- English
The peace treaties, the commercial treaties, the treaties concerning international organization, the treaties which commit the finances of the State, those which modify provisions of legislative nature, [and] those which concern the status of persons may only be approved and ratified by virtue of a law.
No amendment is receivable on this occasion. The treaties take effect only after having been regularly ratified and published.
… (Art. 107) - French
Les traités de paix, les traités de commerce, les traités relatifs à l'organisation internationale, les traités qui engagent les finances de l'État, ceux qui modifient les dispositions de nature législative, ceux qui sont relatifs à l'état des personnes ne peuvent être approuvés et ratifiés qu'en vertu d'une loi.
Aucun amendement n'est recevable à cette occasion. Les traités ne prennent effet qu'après avoir été régulièrement ratifiés et publiés.
… (Art. 107)
Status of International Law
- English
The sovereign Malagasy People,
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Considering the geopolitical situation of Madagascar and its voluntarist participation in the dialog of nations, and making its own, notably:
• The International Charter of the Rights of Man;
• The Conventions relative to the rights of the child, to the rights of women, to the protection of the environment, to the social, economical, political, civil and cultural rights,
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Le Peuple malagasy souverain,
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Considérant la situation géopolitique de Madagascar et sa participation volontariste dans le concert des nations, et faisant siennes, notamment:
- La Charte internationale des droits de l’homme;
- Les Conventions relatives aux droits de l’enfant, aux droits de la femme, à la protection de l’environnement, aux droits sociaux, économiques, politiques, civils et culturels,
… (Préambule)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character, enounced in this Title8 and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and pacts duly ratified by Morocco and this, with respect for the provisions of the Constitution, of the constants [constantes] of the Kingdom and of its laws.
… (Art. 19) - Arabicيتمتّع الرّجل والمرأة، على قدم المساواة، بالحقوق والحرّيات المدنيّة والسياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والثقافيّة والبيئية، الواردة في هذا الباب من الدستور، وفي مقتضياته الأخرى، وكذا في الاتفاقيات والمواثيق الدولية، كما صادق عليها المغرب، وكل ذلك في نطاق أحكام الدستور وثوابت المملكة وقوانينها.
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Status of International Law
- English
If the Constitutional Council has declared that an international commitment involves a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or to approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution. (Art. 97)
- French
Si le Conseil constitutionnel a déclaré qu'un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l'autorisation de le ratifier ou de l'approuver ne peut intervenir qu'après la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 97)
Status of International Law
- English
The treaties ratified by the President of the Republic, within the conditions established by the Constitution, are superior to the law. (Art. 154)
- Arabic
المعاهدات الّتي يصادق عليها رئيس الجمهــورية، حسب الشّروط المنصوص عليها في الدّستور، تسمو على القانون. (المــادة 154)
- French
Les traités ratifiés par le Président de la République, dans les conditions fixées par la Constitution, sont supérieurs à la loi. (Art 154)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The state shall protect women’s rights as set forth in international and regional agreements ratified by Sudan.
… (Art. 48) - Arabic1. تحمي الدولة حقوق المرأة كما وردت في الإتفاقيات الدولية والإقليمية التي صادق عليها السودان.
(الماده 49)
Status of International Law
- English
The treaties or agreements regularly ratified have, on their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under reserve for each agreement or treaty, of its application by the other party. (Art. 147)
- French
Les traités ou accords régulièrement ratifiés 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. 147)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission may require any person, institution or agency, whether belonging to or employed by the State or otherwise—
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(b) to provide the Commission with information it needs to prepare any report required to be submitted to any regional or international body under any human rights convention, treaty or agreement to which Zimbabwe is a party.
… (Sec. 244)
Status of International Law
- EnglishWhere the Constitutional Council finds a provision of a treaty or of an international agreement unconstitutional, authorization to ratify and the ratification of the said treaty or agreement shall be deferred until the Constitution is amended. (Art. 44)
- FrenchSi le Conseil Constitutionnel a déclaré quʼun traité ou accord international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, lʼapprobation en forme législative ou la ratification de ce traité ou de cet accord ne peut intervenir quʼaprès la révision de la Constitution. (Art. 44)