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Status of International Law
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Consequently, We the Chadian People:
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- Reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the Rights of Man as defined by the Charter of the United Nations of 1945, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1948 and the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 1981;
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بالتالي، نحن شعب تشاد:
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- نعيد تأكيد التزامنا بمبادئ حقوق الإنسان كما هي معرّفة في ميثاق الأمم المتحدة لعام 1945، والإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان لعام 1948 والميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب لعام 1981؛
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En conséquence, Nous, Peuple Tchadien:
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- Réaffirmons notre attachement aux principes des Droits de l'Homme tels que définis par la Charte des Nations-unies de 1945, la Déclaration universelle des Droits de l'Homme de 1948 et la Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples de 1981;
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Amir shall conclude treaties by Decree and shall communicate them immediately, accompanied by relevant details, to the National Assembly. After ratification, sanction and publication in the Official Gazette the treaty shall have force of law.
Peace treaties and treaties of alliance, treaties pertaining to State domains, to its natural wealth, to sovereignty rights, to citizens' public or private rights, treaties relating to shipping and residence, and treaties involving the State Treasury in certain expenditure unprovided for in the Budget or involving an amendment to the laws of Kuwait, shall require, for their enforcement, an enactment of a law. …
(Art. 70) - Arabicيبرم الأمير المعاهدات بمرسوم ويبلغها مجلس الأمة فوراً مشفوعة بما يناسب من البيان، وتكون للمعاهدة قوة القانون بعد إبرامها والتصديق عليها ونشرها في الجريدة الرسمية.
على أن معاهدات الصلح والتحالف، والمعاهدات المتعلقة بأراضي الدولة أو ثرواتها الطبيعية أو بحقوق السيادة أو حقوق المواطنين العامة أو الخاصة، ومعاهدات التجارة والملاحة، والإقامة، والمعاهدات التي تحمل خزانة الدولة شيئاً من النفقات غير الواردة في الميزانية أو تتضمن تعديلاً لقوانين الكويت يجب لنفاذها أن تصدر بقانون. ولا يجوز في أي حال أن تتضمن المعاهدة شروطاً سرية تناقض شروطها العلنية.
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Status of International Law
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The Supreme Federal Court is responsible, essentially, for safeguarding the Constitution, and it is within its competence:
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III – to judge, on extraordinary appeal, cases decided in a sole or last instance, when the decision appealed:
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b) declares a treaty or a federal law unconstitutional;
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Paragraph 2. Final decisions on merits, pronounced by the Supreme Federal Court, in direct actions of unconstitutionality and declaratory actions of constitutionality shall have force against all, as well as a binding effect, as regards the other bodies of the Judicial Power and the governmental entities and entities owned by the Federal Government, in the federal, state, and local levels.
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Compete ao Supremo Tribunal Federal, precipuamente, a guarda da Constituição, cabendo-lhe:
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III - julgar, mediante recurso extraordinário, as causas decididas em única ou última instância, quando a decisão recorrida:
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b) declarar a inconstitucionalidade de tratado ou lei federal;
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§ 2º As decisões definitivas de mérito, proferidas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, nas ações diretas de inconstitucionalidade e nas ações declaratórias de constitucionalidade produzirão eficácia contra todos e efeito vinculante, relativamente aos demais órgãos do Poder Judiciário e à administração pública direta e indireta, nas esferas federal, estadual e municipal.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law. (Art. 118)
- MacedonianМеѓународните договори што се ратификувани во согласност со Уставот се дел од внатрешниот правен поредок и не можат да се менуваат со закон. (Член 118)
Status of International Law
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Reaffirming our adherence and our attachment to the Conventions of the United Nations on the Rights of the Child and on the Rights of Women, particularly to the objective of the parity of man-woman representation within the institutions of the country as well as to the international instruments concerning the protection and promotion of human rights;
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Réaffirmant notre adhésion et notre attachement à la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme, à la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples, aux Conventions des Nations Unies sur les Droits de l’Enfant et sur les Droits de la Femme, particulièrement à l’objectif de la parité de représentation homme-femme au sein des institutions du pays ainsi qu’aux instruments internationaux relatifs à la protection et à la promotion des droits humains;
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Status of International Law
- English(1) The functions, duties and powers of the National Women Commission shall be as follows:
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(b) to monitor as to whether laws concerning the rights and interests of the women and obligations under the international treaties to which Nepal is a party have been implemented, and make suggestions, accompanied by the measures for their effective compliance and implementation to the Government of Nepal,
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(e) to make suggestions to the Government of Nepal about the preparation of reports to be submitted by Nepal in accordance with the provisions contained in the international treaties or agreements concerning women's rights, to which Nepal is a party,
… (Art. 253) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रिय महिला आयोगको काम, कर्तव्य र अधिकार देहाय बमोजिम हुनेछ:
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(ख) महिलाको हक हितसँग सम्बन्धित कानून वा नेपाल पक्ष भएको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि वा सम्झौता अन्तर्गतको दायित्व कार्यान्वयन भए वा नभएको विषयमा अनुगमन गरी त्यसको प्रभावकारी पालन वा कार्यान्वयनको उपाय सहित नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिने,
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(ङ) महिला अधिकारसँग सम्बन्धित नेपाल पक्ष भएको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि वा सम्झौतामा भएको व्यवस्था बमोजिम नेपालले पठाउनु पर्ने प्रतिवेदन तयारीका सम्बन्धमा नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिने,
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe State’s prime duties are:
1. Guaranteeing without any discrimination whatsoever the true possession of the rights set forth in the Constitution and in international instruments, especially the rights to education, health, food, social security and water for its inhabitants.
… (Art. 3) - SpanishSon deberes primordiales del Estado:
1. Garantizar sin discriminación alguna el efectivo goce de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales, en particular la educación, la salud, la alimentación, la seguridad social y el agua para sus habitantes.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court shall have the following powers:
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b) to adjudicate on the constitutionality of treaties or other international agreements, upon notification by one of the presidents of the two Chambers, a number of at least 50 deputies or at least 25 senators;
… (Art. 146) - RomanianCurtea Constituţională are următoarele atribuţii:
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b) se pronunţă asupra constituţionalităţii tratatelor sau altor acorduri internaţionale, la sesizarea unuia dintre preşedinţii celor două Camere, a unui număr de cel puţin 50 de deputaţi sau de cel puţin 25 de senatori;
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Status of International Law
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4. All international agreements ratified by Ethiopia are an integral part of the law of the land. (Art. 9) - Amharic…
4. ኢትዮጵያ ያጸደቀቻቸው ዓለም አቀፍ ስምምነቶች የሀገሪቱ ሕግ አካል ናቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 9)
Status of International Law
- English… International legal documents recognized by Tajikistan shall be a component part of the legal system of the republic. In case the republican laws do not stipulate to the recognized international legal documents, the rules of the international documents shall apply.
Laws and international documents recognized by Tajikistan shall come into force after their official publication. (Art. 10) - Russian... Международно‐правовые акты, признанные Таджикистаном, является составной частью правовой системы республики. В случае несоответствия законов республики признанным международно‐правовым актам применяются нормы международно‐правовых актов.
Законы и признанные Таджикистаном международно‐правовые акты вступают в силу после их официального опубликования. (Статья 10) - Tajik... Санадҳои ҳуқуқии байналмилалие, ки Тоҷикистон онҳоро эътироф кардааст, қисми таркибии низоми ҳуқуқии ҷумҳуриро ташкил медиҳанд. Агар қонунҳои ҷумҳурӣ ба санадҳои ҳуқуқии байналмилалии эътирофшуда мутобиқат накунанд, меъёрҳои санадҳои байналмилалӣ амал мекунанд.
Қонунҳо ва санадҳои ҳуқуқии байналмилалие, ки Тоҷикистон эътироф кардааст, пас аз интишори расмӣ амал мекунанд. (Моддаи 10)