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Status of International Law
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(15) The State shall promote international peace, security and co-operation, and the establishment of a just and equitable international economic and social order and shall endeavour to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in dealings among nations. (Art. 27) - Sinhala
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(15) ජාත්යන්තර සාමය, සුරක්ෂිතභාවය හා සහයෝගීතාව වර්ධනය කිරීම ද, ජාතීන් අතර කටයුතුවල දී ජාත්යන්තර නීතිය සහ ගිවිස ගත් බැඳීම් කෙරෙහි ගෞරවය ඇති කිරීමට උත්සාහ කිරීම ද, ධර්මිෂ්ඨ හා සාධාරණ ජාත්යන්තර ආර්ථීක හා සමාජ ක්රමයක් ඇති කිරීමට උත්සාහ කිරීම ද රජය විසින් කළ යුත්තේ ය. (27 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Status of International Law
- EnglishAll persons have the right to the recourse of habeas corpus to guarantee their personal freedom and integrity, and to the recourse of amparo to maintain or reestablish the enjoyment of the other rights consecrated in this Constitution, as well as those of a fundamental character established in the international instruments concerning human rights, applicable in the Republic. Both recourses will be of the competence of the Chamber indicated in Article 10. (Art. 48)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al recurso de hábeas corpus para garantizar su libertad e integridad personales, y al recurso de amparo para mantener o restablecer el goce de los otros derechos consagrados en esta Constitución, así como de los de carácter fundamental establecidos en los instrumentos internacionales sobre derechos humanos, aplicables en la República. Ambos recursos serán de competencia de la Sala indicada en el artículo 10. (Art. 48)
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- English… Individual rights shall be exercised individually and collective rights in community with others, in accordance with the Constitution, law and international treaties.
… (Art. 75) - Serbian Cyrillic… Индивидуална права остварују се појединачно, а колективна у заједници са другима, у складу са Уставом, законом и међународним уговорима.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State shall be bound by the international human rights agreements, covenants and conventions ratified by Egypt, and which shall have the force of law after publication in accordance with the prescribed conditions. (Art. 93)
- Arabicتلتزم الدّولة بالإتّفاقيات والعهود والمواثيق الدّولية لحقوق الإنسان التي تصادق عليها مصر، وتصبح لها قوة القانون بعد نشرها وفقاً للأوضاع المقررة. (المادّة 93)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Governments of the Emirates shall take the appropriate measures to implement the federal laws and the international treaties and conventions concluded by the UAE including the enactment of the local laws, regulations, decisions and orders necessary for such implementation. … (Art. 125)
- Arabicﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺎﺕ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ ﺑﺎﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺪاﺑﻴﺮ ﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ اﻟﻘﻮ اﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﺼﺎ درﺓ ﻋﻦ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ واﻟﻤﻌﺎﻫ ﺪاﺕ واﻻﺗﻔﺎﻗﻴﺎﺕ اﻟ ﺪوﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﺒﺮﻣﻬﺎ، ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ذﻟﻚ اﺻ ﺪاﺭ اﻟﻘﻮ اﻧﻴﻦ واﻟﻠﻮ اﺋﺢ واﻟﻘﺮ اراﺕ واﻷواﻣﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻬﺬﺍ اﻟﺘﻨ ﻔﻴﺬ. ... (المادّة 125)
Status of International Law
- EnglishAll persons, authorities and institutions are subject to the Constitution.
The judges, administrative authorities, and public servants shall directly apply constitutional standards and those provided for in international human rights instruments, as long as the latter are more favorable than those set forth in the Constitution, although the parties do not invoke them expressly.
The rights enshrined in the Constitution and international human rights instruments shall be for immediate observance and enforcement. The absence of a law or lack of knowledge about the norms cannot be alleged to justify the violation of rights and guarantees enshrined in the Constitution, to dismiss proceedings for their defense, or to refuse recognition of these rights. (Art. 426) - SpanishTodas las personas, autoridades e instituciones están sujetas a la Constitución.
Las juezas y jueces, autoridades administrativas y servidoras y servidores públicos, aplicarán directamente las normas constitucionales y las previstas en los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos siempre que sean más favorables a las establecidas en la Constitución, aunque las partes no las invoquen expresamente.
Los derechos consagrados en la Constitución y los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos serán de inmediato cumplimiento y aplicación. No podrá alegarse falta de ley o desconocimiento de las normas para justificar la vulneración de los derechos y garantías establecidos en la Constitución, para desechar la acción interpuesta en su defensa, ni para negar el reconocimiento de tales derechos. (Art. 426)
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- EnglishLaws and regulations must comply with generally accepted principles of international law and with treaties that are binding on Slovenia. Ratified and published treaties shall be applied directly. (Art. 8)
- SloveneZakoni in drugi predpisi morajo biti v skladu s splošno veljavnimi načeli mednarodnega prava in z mednarodnimi pogodbami, ki obvezujejo Slovenijo. Ratificirane in objavljene mednarodne pogodbe se uporabljajo neposredno. (8. Člen)
Status of International Law
- English…(4) Unless it is self-executing, an international agreement becomes law in Eswatini only when enacted into law by Parliament.… (Sec. 238)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Republic of Yemen confirms its adherence to the UN Charter, the International Declaration of Human Rights, the Charter of the Arab League, and Principles of international Law which are generally recognized. (Art. 6)
- Arabicتؤكد الدولة العمل بميثاق الأمم المتحدة والإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان وميثاق جامعة الدول العربية وقواعد القانون الدولي المعترف بها بصورة عامة. (المادّة 6)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties in which constitutional provisions are restricted or affected in any manner may not be ratified, unless the ratification is conducted with the corresponding reservations. The provisions of the treaty concerning which the reservations are made are not law of the Republic. (Art. 145)
- SpanishNo se podrán ratificar los tratados en que se restrinjan o afecten de alguna manera las disposiciones constitucionales, a menos que la ratificación se haga con las reservas correspondientes. Las disposiciones del tratado sobre las cuales se hagan las reservas no son ley de la República. (Art. 145)