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Status of International Law
- English… The State shall combat social evils through the Law and the International Conventions. (Art. 46)
- Spanish… El Estado combatirá por medio de la ley y de las Convenciones Internacionales, los vicios sociales. (Art. 46)
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
- English1. The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals against any of the following court decisions:
a) Refusing to apply a legal rule on the grounds of its unconstitutionality;
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2. The Constitutional Court shall also have jurisdiction to hear appeals against any of the following court decisions:
a) Refusing to apply the legal rule of a regional law on the grounds of its illegality by infringement of a law of superior force;
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3. If a rule, whose application has been refused, consists of an international convention, of a legislative act or of a regulatory decree, the appeals contemplated in subparagraph a) of paragraph 1 and paragraph a) of paragraph 2 of this article are required for public prosecution.
… (Art. 149) - Portuguese1. Cabe recurso para o Tribunal Constitucional das decisões dos tribunais:
a) Que recusem a aplicação de qualquer norma com fundamento na sua inconstitucionalidade:
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2. Cabe igualmente recurso para o Tribunal Constitucional das decisões dos tribunais:
a) Que recusem a aplicação de norma constante de acto legislativo com fundamento na sua ilegalidade por violação de lei com valor reforçado;
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3. Quando a norma cuja aplicação tiver sido recusada constar de convenção internacional, de acto legislativo ou de decreto regulamentar, os recursos previstos na alínea a) do número 1 e na alínea a) do número 2 deste artigo são obrigatórios para o Ministério Público.
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Status of International Law
- English1. The practice of bodies operating on the basis of international human rights treaties, which have been ratified by the Republic of Armenia, shall be taken into account when interpreting the provisions of the Constitution on fundamental rights and freedoms.
2. The restrictions of fundamental rights and freedoms may not exceed the restrictions stipulated by the international treaties of the Republic of Armenia. (Art. 81) - Armenian1. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների վերաբերյալ Սահմանադրությունում ամրագրված դրույթները մեկնաբանելիս հաշվի է առնվում Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած՝ մարդու իրավունքների վերաբերյալ միջազգային պայմանագրերի հիման վրա գործող մարմինների պրակտիկան:
2. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների սահմանափակումները չեն կարող գերազանցել Հայաստանի Հանրապետության միջազգային պայմանագրերով սահմանված սահմանափակումները: (Հոդված 81)
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.
… (Art. 229) - Portuguese…
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
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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
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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)