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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe international treaties and agreements, the laws, the ordinances and the regulations currently in force when they are not contrary to this Constitution, remain applicable as long as they are not expressly modified or abrogated. (Art. 116)
- Arabicتبقى المعاهدات والاتفاقات الدولية والقوانين والمراسيم واللوائح السارية حالياً عندما لا تتنافى مع الدستور، قابلة للتطبيق طالما لم يتم تعديلها أو إلغاءها صراحة. (المادة 116)
- FrenchLes traités et accords internationaux, les lois, les ordonnances et les règlements actuellement en vigueur lorsqu’ils ne sont pas contraires à la présente Constitution, demeurent applicables tant qu’ils ne sont pas expressément modifiés ou abrogés. (Art. 116)
Status of International Law
- EnglishInternational treaties and agreements ratified by the Congress that recognize human rights and that prohibit their limitation in the states of emergency, have prevalence in the internal order. The rights and duties consecrated in this Charter will be interpreted in conformity with international treaties on human rights ratified by Colombia.
The Colombian State can recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in the terms specified in the Statute of Rome adopted on 17 of July of 1998 by the Plenipotentiary Conference of the United Nations and, consequently, to ratify this treaty in accordance within the procedure established in this Constitution.
The admission of a substantial disparity in treatment by the Statute of Rome with respect to the guarantees contained in the Constitution will have effects exclusively within the scope of the matter regulated in it. (Art. 93) - SpanishLos tratados y convenios internacionales ratificados por el Congreso, que reconocen los derechos humanos y que prohíben su limitación en los estados de excepción, prevalecen en el orden interno.
Los derechos y deberes consagrados en esta Carta, se interpretarán de conformidad con los tratados internacionales sobre derechos humanos ratificados por Colombia.
El Estado Colombiano puede reconocer la jurisdicción de la Corte Penal Internacional en los términos previstos en el Estatuto de Roma adoptado el 17 de julio de 1998 por la Conferencia de Plenipotenciarios de las Naciones Unidas y, consecuentemente, ratificar este tratado de conformidad con el procedimiento establecido en esta Constitución. La admisión de un tratamiento diferente en materias sustanciales por parte del Estatuto de Roma con respecto a las garantías contenidas en la Constitución tendrá efectos exclusivamente dentro del ámbito de la materia regulada en él. (Art. 93)
Status of International Law
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(2) If, in the course of litigation, doubt exists whether a rule of international law is an integral part of federal law and whether it directly creates rights and duties for the individual (Article 25), the court shall obtain a decision from the Federal Constitutional Court.
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(2) Ist in einem Rechtsstreite zweifelhaft, ob eine Regel des Völkerrechtes Bestandteil des Bundesrechtes ist und ob sie unmittelbar Rechte und Pflichten für den Einzelnen erzeugt (Artikel 25), so hat das Gericht die Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes einzuholen.
… (Art. 100)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe principles set out in this chapter6 shall apply to the rights, freedoms and guarantees and to fundamental rights of a similar nature that are established in the Constitution or are enshrined in law or international conventions. (Art. 27)
- PortugueseO regime jurídico dos direitos, liberdades e garantias enunciados neste capítulo são aplicáveis aos direitos, liberdades e garantias e aos direitos fundamentais de natureza análoga estabelecidos na Constituição, consagrados por lei ou por convenção internacional. (Art. 27)
Status of International Law
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The Djiboutian People solemnly proclaim their attachment to the principles of Democracy and of the Rights of Man as they are defined by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, of which the provisions form an integral part of this Constitution.
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يعلن الشعب الجيبوتي رسمياً تمسكه بمبادئ الديمقراطية وحقوق الإنسان كما عرّفها الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان والميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب الذي تشكل أحكامه جزءاً لا يتجزأ من هذا الدستور.
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Le Peuple Djiboutien proclame solennellement son attachement aux principes de la Démocratie et des Droits de l’Homme tels qu’ils sont définis par la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme et par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples, dont les dispositions font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishJudges shall administer justice subject to the Constitution, international human rights instruments and the law.
… (Art. 172) - SpanishLas juezas y jueces administrarán justicia con sujeción a la Constitución, a los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos y a la ley.
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Status of International Law
- English
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
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expressing its conviction that the European Union respects human rights and fundamental freedoms and that Lithuanian membership in the European Union will contribute to the more efficient securing of human rights and freedoms,
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adopts and proclaims this Constitutional Act:
1. The Republic of Lithuania as a Member State of the European Union shall share with or confer on the European Union the competences of its state institutions in the areas provided for in the founding Treaties of the European Union and to the extent it would, together with the other Member States of the European Union, jointly meet its membership commitments in those areas, as well as enjoy membership rights.
2. The norms of European Union law shall be a constituent part of the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania. Where it concerns the founding Treaties of the European Union, the norms of the European Union law shall be applied directly, while in the event of the collision of legal norms, they shall have supremacy over the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (The Constitutional Act of the Republic of Lithuania on Membership of the Republic of Lithuania in the European Union 2004)4 - Lithuanian
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas,
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reikšdamas įsitikinimą, kad Europos Sąjunga gerbia žmogaus teises ir pagrindines laisves, o Lietuvos narystė Europos Sąjungoje prisidės prie žmogaus teisių ir laisvių efektyvesnio užtikrinimo,
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priima ir skelbia šį Konstitucinį aktą:
1. Lietuvos Respublika, būdama Europos Sąjungos valstybe nare, dalijasi ar patiki Europos Sąjungai valstybės institucijų kompetenciją sutartyse, kuriomis yra grindžiama Europos Sąjunga, numatytose srityse ir tiek, kad kartu su kitomis Europos Sąjungos valstybėmis narėmis bendrai vykdytų narystės įsipareigojimus šiose srityse, taip pat naudotųsi narystės teisėmis.
2. Europos Sąjungos teisės normos yra sudedamoji Lietuvos Respublikos teisinės sistemos dalis. Jeigu tai kyla iš sutarčių, kuriomis grindžiama Europos Sąjunga, Europos Sąjungos teisės normos taikomos tiesiogiai, o teisės normų kolizijos atveju jos turi viršenybę prieš Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymus ir kitus teisės aktus.
... (Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinis Aktas, Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos narystės Europos Sąjungoje 2004)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe peace treaties, the commercial treaties, the treaties concerning international organization, the treaties which commit the finances of the State, [and] those which modify provisions of legislative nature, [and] those which concern the status of persons can only be approved and ratified by virtue of a law.
No amendment is receivable on this occasion. The treaties take effect only after having been regularly ratified and published.
… (Art. 114) - FrenchLes traités de paix, les traités de commerce, les traités relatifs à l’organisation internationale, les traités qui engagent les finances de l’Etat, ceux qui modifient les dispositions de nature législative, ceux qui sont relatifs à l’état des personnes ne peuvent être approuvés et ratifiés qu’en vertu d’une loi.
Aucun amendement n’est recevable à cette occasion. Les traités ne prennent effet qu’après avoir été régulièrement ratifiés et publiés.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Court of Constitutionality has the following functions:
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e. To issue an opinion regarding the constitutionality of treaties, agreements, and bills of law at the request of any of the organs of the State;
… (Art. 272) - SpanishLa Corte de Constitucionalidad tiene las siguientes funciones:
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e) Emitir opinión sobre la constitucionalidad de los tratados, convenios y proyectos de ley, a solicitud de cualquiera de los organismos del Estado;
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Status of International Law
- EnglishIraq shall observe the principles of good neighborliness, adhere to the principle of noninterference in the internal affairs of other states, seek to settle disputes by peaceful means, establish relations on the basis of mutual interests and reciprocity, and respect its international obligations. (Art. 8)
- Arabicيرعى العراق مبدأ حسن الجوار، ويلتزم بعدم التدخّل في الشؤون الداخلية للدول الاخرى، ويسعى لحل النزاعات بالوسائل السلمية، ويقيم علاقاته على اساس المصالح المشتركة والتعامل بالمثل، ويحترم إلتزاماته الدولية. (المادة 8)