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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Kingdom of Cambodia recognizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human rights and all the treaties and conventions related to human rights, women’s rights and children’s rights.
… (Art. 31) - Khmerព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាទទួលស្គាល់ និងគោរពសិទ្ធិ មនុស្សដូចមានចែងក្នុងធម្មនុញ្ញនៃអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ សេចក្តីប្រកាសជាសកលស្តីពីសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និងកតិកាសញ្ញា ព្រមទាំងអនុសញ្ញាទាំងឡាយទាក់ទងទៅនឹងសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស សិទ្ធិនារី និងសិទ្ធិកុមារ។
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Status of International Law
- English
(1) The generally recognized rules of international law are regarded as integral parts of federal law.
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(1) Die allgemein anerkannten Regeln des Völkerrechtes gelten als Bestandteile des Bundesrechtes.
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Status of International Law
- Englishi. The foreign policy of Uganda shall be based on the principles of-
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b. respect for international law and treaty obligations;
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Status of International Law
- English1 A total revision of the Federal Constitution may be proposed by the People or by either of the two Councils or be decreed by the Federal Assembly.
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4 The mandatory provisions of international law must not be violated. (Art. 193) - French1 La révision totale de la Constitution peut être proposée par le peuple ou par l’un des deux conseils, ou décrétée par l’Assemblée fédérale.
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4 Les règles impératives du droit international ne doivent pas être violées. (Art. 193) - German1 Eine Totalrevision der Bundesverfassung kann vom Volk oder von einem der beiden Räte vorgeschlagen oder von der Bundesversammlung beschlossen werden.
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4 Die zwingenden Bestimmungen des Völkerrechts dürfen nicht verletzt werden. (Art. 193) - Italian1 La revisione totale della Costituzione può essere proposta dal Popolo o da una delle due Camere oppure decisa dall’Assemblea federale.
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4 Le disposizioni cogenti del diritto internazionale non possono essere violate. (Art. 193)
Status of International Law
- English1. General or common international law shall be an integral part of the Cabo Verdean legal order.
2. International treaties and agreements, validly approved or ratified, shall enter into force in the Cabo Verdean legal order subsequent to their official publication and entry into force in the international legal order as long as they remain internationally binding on the State of Cabo Verde.
3. Legal acts emanating from the competent organs of supranational organizations of which Cabo Verde is a member, shall enter directly into force in the domestic legal order, provided that such entry into force is established in the respective constitutive conventions.
4. The rules and principles of general or common as well as of conventional international law validly approved or ratified shall prevail, after their entry into force in the international and domestic legal orders, over all legislative and domestic regulatory acts of infra-constitutional force. (Art. 12) - Portuguese1. O direito internacional geral ou comum faz parte integrante da ordem jurídica cabo-verdiana.
2. Os tratados e acordos internacionais, validamente aprovados ou ratificados, vigoram na ordem jurídica cabo-verdiana após a sua publicação oficial e entrada em vigor na ordem jurídica internacional e enquanto vincularem internacionalmente o Estado de Cabo Verde.
3. Os actos jurídicos emanados dos órgãos competentes das organizações supranacionais de que Cabo Verde seja parte vigoram directamente na ordem jurídica interna, desde que tal esteja estabelecido nas respectivas convenções constitutivas.
4. As normas e os princípios do direito internacional geral ou comum e do direito internacional convencional validamente aprovados ou ratificados têm prevalência, após a sua entrada em vigor na ordem jurídica internacional e interna, sobre todos os actos legislativos e normativos internos de valor infraconstitucional. (Art. 12)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Ombudsman shall be a commissioner of the Croatian Parliament responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, laws and international legal instruments on human rights and freedoms ratified by the Republic of Croatia.
… (Art. 93) - CroatianPučki je pravobranitelj opunomoćenik Hrvatskoga sabora za promicanje i zaštitu ljudskih prava i sloboda utvrđenih Ustavom, zakonima i međunarodnim pravnim aktima o ljudskim pravima i slobodama koje je prihvatila Republika Hrvatska.
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Status of International Law
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(3) Where the High Court or the Court of Appeal is seised of an issue the resolution of which involves a question concerning the interpretation or application of the Treaty, the High Court or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be, shall, if it considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to deliver judgment, refer the question to the Caribbean Court of Justice for determination before delivering judgment. (Sec. 96)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThis Constitution takes effect 1 year after ratification unless the Congress of Micronesia by joint resolution specifies an earlier date. If a provision of this Constitution is held to be in fundamental conflict with the United Nations Charter or the Trusteeship Agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations, the provision does not become effective until the date of termination of the Trusteeship Agreement. (Art. XVI, Sec. 1)
Status of International Law
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If the Supreme Court, referred to [the matter] by the President of the Union, by the President of the Assembly of the Union or by the Governors of the Islands, declares that an international commitment includes a clause contrary to the Constitution, the authorization to ratify it or approve it may only intervene after the revision of the Constitution.
The treaties or agreements regularly ratified have from their publication an authority superior to that of the laws of the Union, under reserve, for each agreement or treaty, of its application by the other party. (Art. 12) - Arabic...
إذا أعلنت المحكمة العليا التي يحيل إليها رئيس الاتحاد أو رئيس البرلمان أو حكام الجزر التزاماً دولياً يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع الدستور، لا يجوز أن تدخل المصادقة أو الموافقة عليه إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور.
وتتمتع المعاهدات والاتفاقات المصدق عليها بانتظام من تاريخ نشرها بسلطة أعلى من سلطة قوانين الاتحاد، مع مراعاة تطبيق كل اتفاق أو معاهدة من جانب الفريق الآخر. (المادة 12) - French…
Si la Cour Suprême, saisie par le Président de l’Union, par le Président de l’Assemblée de l’Union ou par les Gouverneurs des Iles, déclare qu’un engagement international comporte une clause contraire à la Constitution, l’autorisation de la ratifier ou de l’approuver ne peut intervenir qu’après la révision de la Constitution.
Les traités ou accords régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés ont dès leur publication une autorité supérieure à celle des lois de l’Union, sous réserve, pour chaque accord ou traité, de son application par l’autre partie. (Art. 12)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe provisions of treaties and other international obligations, in so far as they are of a legislative nature, are brought into force by an Act. Otherwise, international obligations are brought into force by a Decree.
… (Sec. 95) - FinnishValtiosopimuksen ja muun kansainvälisen velvoitteen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset saatetaan voimaan lailla. Muilta osin kansainväliset velvoitteet saatetaan voimaan asetuksella.
… (95 §) - SwedishDe bestämmelser i fördrag och andra internationella förpliktelser som hör till området för lagstiftningen sätts i kraft genom lag. I övrigt sätts internationella förpliktelser i kraft genom förordning.
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