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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe provisions of treaties and other international obligations, in so far as they are of a legislative nature, are brought into force by an Act. Otherwise, international obligations are brought into force by a Decree.
… (Sec. 95) - FinnishValtiosopimuksen ja muun kansainvälisen velvoitteen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset saatetaan voimaan lailla. Muilta osin kansainväliset velvoitteet saatetaan voimaan asetuksella.
… (95 §) - SwedishDe bestämmelser i fördrag och andra internationella förpliktelser som hör till området för lagstiftningen sätts i kraft genom lag. I övrigt sätts internationella förpliktelser i kraft genom förordning.
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Status of International Law
- English(1) Customary international law is part of the law of Zimbabwe, unless it is inconsistent with this Constitution or an Act of Parliament.
(2) When interpreting legislation, every court and tribunal must adopt any reasonable interpretation of the legislation that is consistent with customary international law applicable in Zimbabwe, in preference to an alternative interpretation inconsistent with that law. (Sec. 326)
Status of International Law
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3. Laws, treaties and other acts of the state, local government bodies and public bodies in general shall only be valid if they conform to the Constitution. (Art. 6) - Portuguese…
3. As leis, os tratados e os demais actos do Estado, dos órgãos do poder local e dos entes públicos em geral só são válidos se forem conformes à Constituição. (Art. 6)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The Constitutional Council shall give a final ruling on:
- the constitutionality of laws, treaties and international agreements;
… (Art. 47) - French(1) Le Conseil Constitutionnel statue souverainement sur:
- La constitutionnalité des lois, des traités et accords internationaux;
… (Art. 47)
Status of International Law
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4 4° Ireland affirms its commitment to the European Union within which the member states of that Union work together to promote peace, shared values and the well-being of their peoples.
5° The State may ratify the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on the 13th day of December 2007 (“Treaty of Lisbon”), and may be a member of the European Union established by virtue of that Treaty.
6° No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State, before, on or after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, that are necessitated by the obligations of membership of the European Union referred to in subsection 5° of this section or of the European Atomic Energy Community, or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by—
i the said European Union or the European Atomic Energy Community, or institutions thereof,
ii the European Communities or European Union existing immediately before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, or institutions thereof, or
iii bodies competent under the treaties referred to in this section,
from having the force of law in the State.
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6 No international agreement shall be part of the domestic law of the State save as may be determined by the Oireachtas.
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9 The State may ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court done at Rome on the 17th day of July, 1998. (Art. 29) - Irish Gaelic…
4 4° Dearbhaíonn Éire a tiomantas i leith an Aontais Eorpaigh ar laistigh de a oibríonn ballstáit an Aontais sin le chéile chun an tsíocháin, comhluachanna agus leas a bpobal a chur chun cinn.
5° Tig leis an Stát Conradh Liospóin ag leasú an Chonartha ar an Aontas Eorpach agus an Chonartha ag bunú an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh, arna shíniú i Liospóin an 13ú lá de Nollaig 2007 (“Conradh Liospóin”), a dhaingniú agus tig leis a bheith ina chomhalta den Aontas Eorpach a bhunaítear de bhua an Chonartha sin.
6° Ní dhéanann aon fhoráil atá sa Bhunreacht seo dlíthe a d'achtaigh, gníomhartha a rinne nó bearta a ghlac an Stát roimh theacht i bhfeidhm do Chonradh Liospóin, ar theacht i bhfeidhm dó nó tar éis teacht i bhfeidhm dó, de bhíthin riachtanais na n-oibleagáidí mar chomhalta den Aontas Eorpach dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt 5° den alt seo nó den Chomhphobal Eorpach um Fhuinneamh Adamhach, a chur ó bhail dlí ná cosc a chur le dlíthe a d'achtaigh, gníomhartha a rinne nó bearta a ghlac—
i an tAontas Eorpach sin nó an Comhphobal Eorpach um Fhuinneamh Adamhach nó institiúidí den chéanna,
ii na Comhphobail Eorpacha nó an tAontas Eorpach a bheidh ar marthain díreach roimh theacht i bhfeidhm do Chonradh Liospóin, nó institiúidí den chéanna, nó
iii comhlachtaí atá inniúil faoi na conarthaí dá dtagraítear san alt seo,
ó fheidhm dlí a bheith acu sa Stát.
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6 Ní bheidh aon chonradh idirnáisiúnta ina chuid de dhlí inmheánach an Stáit ach mar a chinnfidh an tOireachtas.
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9 Tig leis an Stát Reacht na Róimhe den Chúirt Choiriúil Idirnáisiúnta, a rinneadh sa Róimh an 17ú lá d’Iúil, 1998, a dhaingniú. (Airteagal 29)
Status of International Law
- EnglishI. Every person, natural and legal, as well as public organs, public functions and institutions, are subject to the present Constitution.
II. The Constitution is the supreme norm of Bolivian law and enjoys supremacy before any other normative disposition. The components of constitutional law include the international Treaties and Conventions in the matter of human rights and the norms of Communitarian Law, which have been ratified by the country. The application of the legal norms shall be governed by the following hierarchy, in accordance with the authority of the territorial entities:
1. Constitution of the State.
2. International treaties.
3. National laws, statutes of the autonomies, organic charters and the other departmental, municipal and indigenous legislation.
4. Decrees, regulations and other resolutions issued by the corresponding executive organs. (Art. 410) - SpanishI. Todas las personas, naturales y jurídicas, así como los órganos públicos, funciones públicas e instituciones, se encuentran sometidos a la presente Constitución.
II. La Constitución es la norma suprema del ordenamiento jurídico boliviano y goza de primacía frente a cualquier otra disposición normativa. El bloque de constitucionalidad está integrado por los Tratados y Convenios internacionales en materia de Derechos Humanos y las normas de Derecho Comunitario, ratificados por el país. La aplicación de las normas jurídicas se regirá por la siguiente jerarquía, de acuerdo a las competencias de las entidades territoriales:
1. Constitución Política del Estado.
2. Los tratados internacionales.
3. Las leyes nacionales, los estatutos autonómicos, las cartas orgánicas y el resto de legislación departamental, municipal e indígena.
4. Los decretos, reglamentos y demás resoluciones emanadas de los órganos ejecutivos correspondientes. (Art. 410)
Status of International Law
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The Constitutional Council is the institution competent in constitutional and electoral matters. It is charged to decide on the constitutionality of the laws, of the ordinances as well as the conformity of the international treaties and agreements with the Constitution.
… (Art. 152) - French
Le Conseil constitutionnel est l’institution compétente en matière constitutionnelle et électorale. Il est chargé de statuer sur la constitutionnalité des lois, des ordonnances ainsi que la conformité des traités et accords internationaux avec la Constitution.
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Status of International Law
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2. In accordance with universally recognised principles and norms of international law and the legislation of Georgia, citizens of Georgia, regardless of their ethnic and religious affiliation or language, shall have the right to maintain and develop their culture, and use their mother tongue in private and in public, without any discrimination.
… (Art. 11) - Georgian…
2. საერთაშორისო სამართლის საყოველთაოდ აღიარებული პრინციპებისა და ნორმების და საქართველოს კანონმდებლობის შესაბამისად საქართველოს მოქალაქეებს, განურჩევლად მათი ეთნიკური, რელიგიური თუ ენობრივი კუთვნილებისა, უფლება აქვთ ყოველგვარი დისკრიმინაციის გარეშე შეინარჩუნონ და განავითარონ თავიანთი კულტურა, ისარგებლონ დედაენით პირად ცხოვრებაში ან საჯაროდ.
… (მუხლი 11)
Status of International Law
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - French…
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
… (Art. 45)
Status of International Law
- EnglishRights and liberties shall be exercised on the basis of the Constitution and the confirmed international agreements.
… (Art. 17) - MontenegrinPrava i slobode ostvaruju se na osnovu Ustava i potvrđenih međunarodnih sporazuma.
… (Član 17)