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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State shall recognise and protect fundamental human rights in accordance with this Constitution, laws and international agreements binding upon Latvia (Art. 89)
- LatvianValsts atzīst un aizsargā cilvēka pamattiesības saskaņā ar šo Satversmi, likumiem un Latvijai saistošiem starptautiskajiem līgumiem. (Art. 89)
Status of International Law
- English
The treaties and agreements regularly ratified or approved 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. 151)
- French
Les traités et accords régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés 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. 151)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Agreements or Treaties regularly ratified or approved 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. 94)
- FrenchLes Accords ou Traités régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés 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. 94)
Status of International Law
- English
The Supreme Federal Court is responsible, essentially, for safeguarding the Constitution, and it is within its competence:
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III – to judge, on extraordinary appeal, cases decided in a sole or last instance, when the decision appealed:
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b) declares a treaty or a federal law unconstitutional;
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Paragraph 2. Final decisions on merits, pronounced by the Supreme Federal Court, in direct actions of unconstitutionality and declaratory actions of constitutionality shall have force against all, as well as a binding effect, as regards the other bodies of the Judicial Power and the governmental entities and entities owned by the Federal Government, in the federal, state, and local levels.
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Compete ao Supremo Tribunal Federal, precipuamente, a guarda da Constituição, cabendo-lhe:
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III - julgar, mediante recurso extraordinário, as causas decididas em única ou última instância, quando a decisão recorrida:
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b) declarar a inconstitucionalidade de tratado ou lei federal;
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§ 2º As decisões definitivas de mérito, proferidas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, nas ações diretas de inconstitucionalidade e nas ações declaratórias de constitucionalidade produzirão eficácia contra todos e efeito vinculante, relativamente aos demais órgãos do Poder Judiciário e à administração pública direta e indireta, nas esferas federal, estadual e municipal.
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Status of International Law
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5. The legislation of Georgia shall comply with the universally recognised principles and norms of international law. An international treaty of Georgia shall take precedence over domestic normative acts unless it comes into conflict with the Constitution or the Constitutional Agreement of Georgia. (Art. 4) - Georgian…
5. საქართველოს კანონმდებლობა შეესაბამება საერთაშორისო სამართლის საყოველთაოდ აღიარებულ პრინციპებსა და ნორმებს. საქართველოს საერთაშორისო ხელშეკრულებას, თუ იგი არ ეწინააღმდეგება საქართველოს კონსტიტუციას ან კონსტიტუციურ შეთანხმებას, აქვს უპირატესი იურიდიული ძალა შიდასახელმწიფოებრივი ნორმატიული აქტის მიმართ. (მუხლი 4)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Prince issues, when necessary, ordinances to ensure the enforcement of laws and the implementation of international treaties or conventions. (Art. 68)
- FrenchLe Prince rend les ordonnances nécessaires pour l'exécution des lois et pour l'application des traités ou accords internationaux. (Art. 68)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Amir shall conclude treaties by Decree and shall communicate them immediately, accompanied by relevant details, to the National Assembly. After ratification, sanction and publication in the Official Gazette the treaty shall have force of law.
Peace treaties and treaties of alliance, treaties pertaining to State domains, to its natural wealth, to sovereignty rights, to citizens' public or private rights, treaties relating to shipping and residence, and treaties involving the State Treasury in certain expenditure unprovided for in the Budget or involving an amendment to the laws of Kuwait, shall require, for their enforcement, an enactment of a law. …
(Art. 70) - Arabicيبرم الأمير المعاهدات بمرسوم ويبلغها مجلس الأمة فوراً مشفوعة بما يناسب من البيان، وتكون للمعاهدة قوة القانون بعد إبرامها والتصديق عليها ونشرها في الجريدة الرسمية.
على أن معاهدات الصلح والتحالف، والمعاهدات المتعلقة بأراضي الدولة أو ثرواتها الطبيعية أو بحقوق السيادة أو حقوق المواطنين العامة أو الخاصة، ومعاهدات التجارة والملاحة، والإقامة، والمعاهدات التي تحمل خزانة الدولة شيئاً من النفقات غير الواردة في الميزانية أو تتضمن تعديلاً لقوانين الكويت يجب لنفاذها أن تصدر بقانون. ولا يجوز في أي حال أن تتضمن المعاهدة شروطاً سرية تناقض شروطها العلنية.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law. (Art. 118)
- MacedonianМеѓународните договори што се ратификувани во согласност со Уставот се дел од внатрешниот правен поредок и не можат да се менуваат со закон. (Член 118)