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Status of International Law
- English
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Ratified international treaties and generally accepted rules of the [sic] international law shall be part of the legal system of the Republic of Serbia. Ratified international treaties may not be in noncompliance with the Constitution.
Laws and other general acts enacted in the Republic of Serbia may not be in noncompliance with the ratified international treaties and generally accepted rules of the International Law. (Art. 194) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Потврђени међународни уговори и општеприхваћена правила међународног права део су правног поретка Републике Србије. Потврђени међународни уговори не смеју бити у супротности са Уставом.
Закони и други општи акти донети у Републици Србији не смеју бити у супротности са потврђеним међународним уговорима и општеприхваћеним правилима међународног права. (Члан 194)
Status of International Law
- EnglishI. The international treaties and instruments in matters of human rights that have been signed and/or ratified, or those that have been joined by the State, which declare rights more favorable than those contained in the Constitution, shall have preferential application over those in this Constitution.
II. The rights recognized in the Constitution shall be interpreted in agreement with international human rights treaties when the latter provide more favorable norms. (Art. 256) - SpanishI. Los tratados e instrumentos internacionales en materia de derechos humanos que hayan sido firmados, ratificados o a los que se hubiera adherido el Estado, que declaren derechos más favorables a los contenidos en la Constitución, se aplicarán de manera preferente sobre ésta.
II. Los derechos reconocidos en la Constitución serán interpretados de acuerdo a los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos cuando éstos prevean normas más favorables. (Art. 256)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam shall consistently implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development; multilateralization and diversification of external relations, proactive and active international integration and cooperation, on the basis of respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, and equality and mutual benefit; abide by the Charter of the United Nations and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party;
… (Art. 12) - VietnameseNước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam thực hiện nhất quán đường lối đối ngoại độc lập, tự chủ, hòa bình, hữu nghị, hợp tác và phát triển; đa phương hóa, đa dạng hóa quan hệ, chủ động và tích cực hội nhập, hợp tác quốc tế trên cơ sở tôn trọng độc lập, chủ quyền và toàn vẹn lãnh thổ, không can thiệp vào công việc nội bộ của nhau, bình đẳng, cùng có lợi; tuân thủ Hiến chương Liên hợp quốc và điều ước quốc tế mà Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam là thành viên;
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties or the agreements, regularly ratified or approved, have, from their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under the reserve, for each agreement or treaty of its application by the other Party. (Art. 223)
- FrenchLes traités ou les 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. 223)
Status of International Law
- EnglishAuthorization may be granted by an organic act for concluding treaties by which powers derived from the Constitution shall be transferred to an international organization or institution. It is incumbent on the Cortes Generales or the Government, as the case may be, to ensure compliance with these treaties and with resolutions originating in the international and supranational organizations to which such powers have been so transferred. (Sec. 93)
- SpanishMediante ley orgánica se podrá autorizar la celebración de tratados por los que se atribuya a una organización o institución internacional el ejercicio de competencias derivadas de la Constitución. Corresponde a las Cortes Generales o al Gobierno, según los casos, la garantía del cumplimiento de estos tratados y de las resoluciones emanadas de los organismos internacionales o supranacionales titulares de la cesión. (Art. 93)
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)
Status of International Law
- English
Everyone shall have the right, in accordance with international treaties of the Republic of Belarus, to apply to international organisations for the protection of his rights and freedoms if all available domestic remedies have been exhausted. (Art. 61)
- Belarusian
Кожны мае права ў адпаведнасці з міжнароднымі дагаворамі Рэспублікі Беларусь звяртацца ў міжнародныя арганізацыі з мэтай абароны сваіх правоў і свабод, калі вычарпаны ўсе наяўныя ўнутрыдзяржаўныя сродкі прававой абароны. (Артыкул 61)
- Russian
Каждый вправе в соответствии с международными договорами Республики Беларусь обращаться в международные организации с целью защиты своих прав и свобод, если исчерпаны все имеющиеся внутригосударственные средства правовой защиты. (Статья 61)
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
- English(1) So far as it is possible to do so, primary legislation and subordinate legislation must be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights.
(2) This section—
(a) applies to primary legislation and subordinate legislation whenever enacted;
(b) does not affect the validity, continuing operation or enforcement of any incompatible primary legislation; and
(c) does not affect the validity, continuing operation or enforcement of any incompatible subordinate legislation if (disregarding any possibility of revocation) primary legislation prevents removal of the incompatibility. (Human Rights Act 1998, Sec. 3)
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)