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Status of International Law
- English…
2. The President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to suspend acts of executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the event that these acts conflict with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws or with international commitments of the Russian Federation, or violate human and civil rights and freedoms until the issue is resolved by an appropriate court. (Art. 85) - Russian…
2. Президент Российской Федерации вправе приостанавливать действие актов органов исполнительной власти субъектов Российской Федерации в случае противоречия этих актов Конституции Российской Федерации и федеральным законам, международным обязательствам Российской Федерации или нарушения прав и свобод человека и гражданина до решения этого вопроса соответствующим судом. (Статья 85)
Status of International Law
- English
The international commitments provided for in Article 120 before their ratification, the constitutional laws adopted by parliamentary vote [voie], the organic laws before their promulgation, [and] the regulations of the parliamentary assemblies before their entry into application, must be deferred by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly or the President of the Senate to the Constitutional Council, which pronounces on their conformity with the Constitution.
... (Art. 134) - French
Les engagements internationaux visés à l'article 120 avant leur ratification, les lois constitutionnelles adoptées par voie parlementaire, les lois organiques avant leur promulgation, les règlements des assemblées parlementaires avant leur mise en application, doivent être déférés par la Président de la République, le Président de l'Assemblée nationale ou le Président du Sénat au Conseil constitutionnel, qui se prononce sur leur conformité à la Constitution.
… (Art. 134)
Status of International Law
- English… International agreements duly put into effect have the force of law. No appeal to the Constitutional Court shall be made with regard to these agreements, on the grounds that they are unconstitutional. In the case of a conflict between international agreements, duly put into effect, concerning fundamental rights and freedoms and the laws due to differences in provisions on the same matter, the provisions of international agreements shall prevail. (Art. 90)
- Turkish… Usulüne göre yürürlüğe konulmuş milletlerarası andlaşmalar kanun hükmündedir. Bunlar hakkında Anayasaya aykırılık iddiası ile Anayasa Mahkemesine başvurulamaz. Usulüne göre yürürlüğe konulmuş temel hak ve özgürlüklere ilişkin milletlerarası andlaşmalarla kanunların aynı konuda farklı hükümler içermesi nedeniyle çıkabilecek uyuşmazlıklarda milletlerarası andlaşma hükümleri esas alınır. (Madde 90)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State’s prime duties are:
1. Guaranteeing without any discrimination whatsoever the true possession of the rights set forth in the Constitution and in international instruments, especially the rights to education, health, food, social security and water for its inhabitants.
… (Art. 3) - SpanishSon deberes primordiales del Estado:
1. Garantizar sin discriminación alguna el efectivo goce de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales, en particular la educación, la salud, la alimentación, la seguridad social y el agua para sus habitantes.
… (Art. 3)
Status of International Law
- English
(1) The Constitutional Court shall decide on complaints of natural persons or legal persons if they are pleading the infringement of their fundamental rights or freedoms, or human rights and fundamental freedoms resulting from the international treaty which has been ratified by the Slovak Republic and promulgated in the manner laid down by a law, save another court shall decide on protection of these rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 127) - Slovak
(1) Ústavný súd rozhoduje o sťaţnostiach fyzických osôb alebo právnických osôb, ak namietajú porušenie svojich základných práv alebo slobôd, alebo ľudských práv a základných slobôd vyplývajúcich z medzinárodnej zmluvy, ktorú Slovenská republika ratifikovala a bola vyhlásená spôsobom ustanoveným zákonom, ak o ochrane týchto práv a slobôd nerozhoduje iný súd.
… (Čl. 127)
Status of International Law
- EnglishWhere Eswatini or the Government was a party immediately before the commencement of this Constitution to any treaty, agreement or convention, such treaty, agreement or convention shall not be affected by the commencement of this Constitution, and Eswatini or the Government as the case may be, shall continue to be party to it. (Sec. 279)
Status of International Law
- English
1. The Constitutional Court decides on:
a) compatibility of the law with the Constitution or with international agreements, as foreseen in Article 122;
b) compatibility of international agreements with the Constitution prior to their ratification;
c) compatibility of normative acts of the central and local bodies with the Constitution and international agreements;
… (Art. 131) - Albanian
Gjykata Kushtetuese vendos për:
a) pajtueshmërinë e ligjit me Kushtetutën ose me marrëveshjet ndërkombëtare, siç parashikohet në nenin 122;
b) pajtueshmërinë e marrëveshjeve ndërkombëtare me Kushtetutën para ratifikimit të tyre;
c) pajtueshmërinë e akteve normative të organeve qendrore dhe vendore me Kushtetutën dhe me marrëveshjet ndërkombëtare;
… (Neni 131)
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
- English
Decision-making authority which is directly based on the present Instrument of Government and which relates to the laying down of provisions, the use of central government assets, tasks connected with judicial or administrative functions, or the conclusion or denunciation of an international agreement or obligation may, in cases other than those under Article 6, be transferred to a limited extent, to an international organisation for peaceful cooperation of which Sweden is a member, or is about to become a member, or to an international court of law.
Decision-making authority relating to matters concerning the enactment, amendment or abrogation of fundamental law, the Riksdag Act or a law on elections to the Riksdag, or relating to the restriction of any of the rights and freedoms referred to in Chapter 2 may not be transferred under paragraph one.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 10, Art. 7) - Swedish
I andra fall än de som avses i 6 § kan beslutanderätt som direkt grundar sig på denna regeringsform och som avser meddelande av föreskrifter, användningen av statenstillgångar, rättskipnings- eller förvaltningsuppgifter eller ingående eller uppsägning av internationella överenskommelser eller förpliktelser, i begränsad omfattning överlåtas till en mellanfolklig organisation för fredligt samarbete, till vilken riket är eller ska bli anslutet, eller till en mellanfolklig domstol.
Beslutanderätt som avser frågor om stiftande, ändring eller upphävande av grundlag, riksdagsordningen eller lag om val till riksdagen eller frågor om begränsning av någon av de fri- och rättigheter som avses i 2 kap. får inte överlåtas enligt första stycket.
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 10 kap, 7§)
Status of International Law
- English…
(5) The general rules of international law shall form part of the law of Kenya.
(6) Any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the law of Kenya under this Constitution. (Art. 2) - Swahili…
(5) Kanuni za jumla za sheria za kimataifa zitakuwa sehemu ya sheria ya Kenya.
(6) Makubaliano au mkataba wowote ulioridhiwa na Kenya utakuwa sehemu ya sheria ya Kenya chini ya Katiba hii. (Kifungu cha 2)