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Status of International Law
- English
A judge shall be independent and shall rule in accordance with the Constitution, ratified international treaties, laws, generally accepted principles of international law and bylaws, adopted in line with law.
… (Art. 144) - Serbian Cyrillic
Судија је независан и суди на основу Устава, потврђених међународних уговора, закона, општеприхваћених правила међународног права и других општих аката, донетих у складу са законом.
… (Члан 144)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties or agreements regularly ratified have, from their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, subject to[,] for each agreement or treaty[,] of its application by the other party. (Art. 171)
- FrenchLes traités ou accords régulièrement ratifiés 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. 171)
Status of International Law
- EnglishNothing in the application of this Constitution shall affect treaties or agreements concluded by member Emirates with states or international organizations unless such treaties or agreements are amended or abrogated by agreement between the parties concerned. (Art. 147)
- Arabicﻻ ﻳﺨﻞ ﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﻫﺬﺍ اﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ ﺑﻤﺎ ارﺗﺒﻄﺖ ﺑﻪ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ اﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻓﻲ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺪ وﻝ واﻟﻬﻴﺌﺎﺕ اﻟ ﺪوﻟﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻌﺎﻫﺪاﺕ أﻭ اﺗﻔﺎﻗ ﻴﺎﺕ، ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺠﺮ ﺗﻌﺪﻳﻠﻬﺎ أﻭ اﻟ ﻐﺎؤﻫﺎ ﺑﺎﻻﺗﻔﺎﻕ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻷﻃ ﺮاﻑ اﻟﻤ ﻌﻨﻴﺔ. (المادّة 147)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe following are functions of the Office of Public Prosecutions:
1. In judicial proceedings, to guarantee respect for constitutional rights and guarantees, as well as those deriving from international treaties, agreements and conventions signed by the Republic.
… (Art. 285) - SpanishSon atribuciones del Ministerio Público:
1. Garantizar en los procesos judiciales el respeto de los derechos y garantías constitucionales, así como de los tratados, convenios y acuerdos internacionales suscritos por la República.
… (Art. 285)
Status of International Law
- English
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Laws must be in conformity with generally accepted principles of international law and with valid treaties ratified by the National Assembly, whereas regulations and other general acts must also be in conformity with other ratified treaties.
… (Art. 153) - Slovene
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Zakoni morajo biti v skladu s splošno veljavnimi načeli mednarodnega prava in z veljavnimi mednarodnimi pogodbami, ki jih je ratificiral državni zbor, podzakonski predpisi in drugi splošni akti pa tudi z drugimi ratificiranimi mednarodnimi pogodbami.
… (153. Člen)
Status of International Law
- English(1) When interpreting the rights set out in this Chapter9, a court shall take an approach that seeks to achieve the purposes of the rights and the values that underlie them.
(2) In interpreting these rights, the court may consider the Shari'ah, international law, and decisions of courts in other countries, though it is not bound to follow these decisions.
… (Art. 40) - Somali(1) Marka la fasiraayo xuquuqda ku xusan qaybtan waa in maxkamaddu ay raadiso qeexidda ujeeddooyinka laga leeyahay xuquuqdaas iyo qiyamka ay xambaarsan yihiin.
(2) Fasiraadda xuquuqdan waxay maxkamaddu tixgelineysaa Shareecada, qaanuunka caalamiga ah iyo go’aannada maxkamadaha dalal kale, inkasta oo ayan qasab ku ahayn inay raacdo go’aannadooda.
… (Qodobka 40aad.)
Status of International Law
- English
The Constitutional Court pronounces judgment on contraventions of international law in accordance with the provisions of a special federal law. (Art. 145)
- German
Der Verfassungsgerichtshof erkennt über Verletzungen des Völkerrechtes nach den Bestimmungen eines besonderen Bundesgesetzes. (Art. 145)
Status of International Law
- EnglishProposals for a referendum cannot be introduced concerning Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 21, regarding restrictions or the abolition of the rights and freedoms of man and citizens, provided for in Chapter III of the present Constitution, to a higher degree than is provided for by international agreements to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party. (Art. 155)
- AzerbaijaniBu Konstitusiyanın 1-ci, 2-ci, 6-cı, 7-ci, 8-ci və 21-ci maddələrində dəyişikliklər və ya onların ləğv edilməsi haqqında, III-cü fəslində nəzərdə tutulmuş insan və vətəndaş hüquqları və azadlıqlarının ləğvi və ya Azərbaycan Respublikasının tərəfdar çıxdığı beynəlxalq müqavilələrdə nəzərdə tutulduğundan daha artıq dərəcədə məhdudlaşdırılması haqqında təkliflər referenduma çıxarıla bilməz. (Maddə 155)
Status of International Law
- English… After exhausting all domestic legal remedies, everyone has the right to appeal for the protection of his or her rights and freedoms to the relevant international judicial institutions or to the relevant bodies of international organisations of which Ukraine is a member or participant.
… (Art. 55) - Ukrainian… Кожен має право після використання всіх національних засобів правового захисту звертатися за захистом своїх прав і свобод до відповідних міжнародних судових установ чи до відповідних органів міжнародних організацій, членом або учасником яких є Україна.
… (Стаття 55)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe rights and duties, stated in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and in the international instruments relative to the Rights of Man, ratified by Togo, are an integral part of this Constitution. (Art. 50)
- FrenchLes droits et devoirs, énoncés dans la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme et dans les instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l’homme, ratifiés par le Togo, font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution. (Art. 50)