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Status of International Law
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4. All international agreements ratified by Ethiopia are an integral part of the law of the land. (Art. 9) - Amharic…
4. ኢትዮጵያ ያጸደቀቻቸው ዓለም አቀፍ ስምምነቶች የሀገሪቱ ሕግ አካል ናቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 9)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties will not be adopted [celebrarse] or ratified or [will] concessions [be] granted where in any manner the form of government is altered or [there is] damage or impairment [to] the integrity of the territory, the sovereignty and independence of the Republic or the fundamental rights and guarantees of the human person.
… (Art. 146) - SpanishNo podrán celebrarse o ratificarse tratados u otorgarse concesiones en que de alguna manera se altere la forma de gobierno o se lesionen o menoscaben la integridad del territorio, la soberanía e independencia de la República o los derechos y garantías fundamentales de la persona humana.
… (Art. 146)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe constitutional bodies shall take all measures within the scope of their competences to ensure the full integration of Georgia into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Art. 78)
- Georgianკონსტიტუციურმა ორგანოებმა თავიანთი უფლებამოსილების ფარგლებში მიიღონ ყველა ზომა ევროპის კავშირსა და ჩრდილოატლანტიკური ხელშეკრულების ორგანიზაციაში საქართველოს სრული ინტეგრაციის უზრუნველსაყოფად. (მუხლი 78)
Status of International Law
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The protector of human rights and liberties shall exercise duties on the basis of the Constitution, the law and the confirmed international agreements, observing also the principles of justice and fairness.
… (Art. 81) - Montenegrin…
Zaštitnik ljudskih prava i sloboda vrši funkciju na osnovu Ustava, zakona i potvrđenih međunarodnih ugovora, pridržavajući se i načela pravde i pravičnosti.
... (Član 81)
Status of International Law
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(4) The State shall enact and implement legislation to fulfil its international obligations in respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. (Art. 21) - Swahili…
(4) Serikali itatunga na kutekeleza sheria ili itimize majukumu yake ya kimataifa kuhusu haki za binadamu na uhuru wa msingi. (Kifungu cha 21)
Status of International Law
- EnglishIn case of conflict between the treaty or convention, and the law, the former shall prevail. (Art. 18)
- SpanishEn caso de conflicto entre el tratado o convención y la Ley prevalecerá el primero. (Art. 18)
Status of International Law
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed judicial protection of his/her rights and freedoms envisaged in the present Constitution, laws, international treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party as well as universally recognized principles and norms of international law. … (Art. 40)
- Russian1. Каждому гарантируется судебная защита его прав и свобод, предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией, законами, международными договорами, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика, общепризнанными принципами и нормами международного права. ... (Статья 40)
- Kyrgyz1. Ар кимге ушул Конституцияда, мыйзамдарда, Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучу болуп саналган эл аралык келишимдерде, эл аралык укуктун жалпыга таанылган принциптеринде жана ченемдеринде каралган анын укуктары менен эркиндигин соттук коргоого кепилдиктер берилет. … (40-берене)
Status of International Law
- English1. The sources of universally binding law of the Republic of Poland shall be: the Constitution, statutes, ratified international agreements, and regulations.
… (Art. 87) - Polish1. Źródłami powszechnie obowiązującego prawa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej są: Konstytucja, ustawy, ratyfikowane umowy międzynarodowe oraz rozporządzenia.
… (Art. 87)
Status of International Law
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Strong from its spiritual values and from the radiation of its civilization, it also proclaims, solemnly, its attachment to Islam and to the principles of democracy as they have been defined by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 10 December 1948 and by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 28 June 1981 as well as in the other international conventions to which Mauritania has subscribed.
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
كما يعلن الشعب الموريتاني اعتبارا منه لقيمه الروحية و إشعاعه الحضاري، رسميّا تمسّكه بالدّين الإسلامي الحنيف و بمبادئ الديموقراطية الوارد تحديدها في الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الصادر بتاريخ 10 ديسمبر 1948و الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان و الشعوب الصادر بتاريخ 28 يونيو1981 و في الاتفاقيات الدولية التي انضمت إليها موريتانيا.
... (الدّيباجة) - French…
Fort de ses valeurs spirituelles et du rayonnement de sa civilisation, il proclame en outre, solennellement, son attachement à l’Islam et aux principes de la démocratie tels qu’ils ont été définis par la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme du 10 décembre 1948 et par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples du 28 juin 1981 ainsi que dans les autres conventions internationales auxquelles la Mauritanie a souscrit.
… (Préambule)
Status of International Law
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When a treaty affects constitutional provisions it must be adopted by the same procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, before being ratified by the President of the Republic.
... (Art. 57) - Spanish
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Cuando el tratado afecte disposiciones constitucionales debe ser aprobado por el mismo procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, antes de ser ratificado por el Presidente de la República.
... (Art. 57)