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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe faculty [facultad] to declare the inapplicability of the provisions of any treaty [that is] contrary to the constitutional precepts, will be exercised by the tribunals within the authority [potestad] to administer justice.
The declaration of unconstitutionality of a treaty, in a general and obligatory manner, will be made in the same form provided for [prevista] by this Constitution for the laws, decrees and regulations. (Art. 149) - SpanishLa facultad de declarar la inaplicabilidad de las disposiciones de cualquier tratado contrarias a los preceptos constitucionales, se ejercerá por los tribunales dentro de la potestad de administrar justicia.
La declaratoria de inconstitucionalidad de un tratado, de un modo general y obligatorio, se hará en la misma forma prevista por esta Constitución para las leyes, decretos y reglamentos. (Art. 149)
Status of International Law
- English…
(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…
(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
- 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.
… (Члан 75)
Status of International Law
- English(1) There is established the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission.
(2) The functions of the Commission are—
…
(g) to act as the principal organ of the State in ensuring compliance with obligations under treaties and conventions relating to human rights;
… (Art. 59) - Swahili(1) Kuna Tume ya Kitaifa ya Haki za Binadamu na Usawa ya Kenya.
(2) Kazi za Tume ni-
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(g) kufanya kazi kama chombo kikuu cha Serikali katika kuhakikisha uzingatiaji wa majukumu chini ya makubaliano na mikataba inayohusu haki za binadamu;
… (Kifungu cha 59)
Status of International Law
- EnglishIn the United Mexican States all persons will enjoy the human rights recognized in this Constitution and in the treaties to which the Mexican State is a party, as well as the guarantees for their protection, of which [the] exercise may not be restricted or suspended, except in the cases and under the conditions that this Constitution establishes.
The norms concerning human rights will be interpreted in accordance with this Constitution and with the international treaties of the matter[,] favoring at all times to persons the greatest possible [más amplia] protection.
… (Art. 1) - SpanishEn los Estados Unidos Mexicanos todas las personas gozarán de los derechos humanos reconocidos en esta Constitución y en los tratados internacionales de los que el Estado Mexicano sea parte, así como de las garantías para su protección, cuyo ejercicio no podrá restringirse ni suspenderse, salvo en los casos y bajo las condiciones que esta Constitución establece.
Las normas relativas a los derechos humanos se interpretarán de conformidad con esta Constitución y con los tratados internacionales de la materia favoreciendo en todo tiempo a las personas la protección más amplia.
… (Art. 1)
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
- 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
- EnglishThe treaties of Peace, of union, the treaties of commerce, the treaties or agreements concerning the international organization, those which engage the finances of the State, those which modify the provisions of a legislative nature, those that concern the status of the persons, and the treaties concerning the frontiers of the State, may only be ratified by virtue of a law.
They only take effect after being ratified or approved.
… (Art. 78) - Arabicمعاهدات السلم و الاتحاد و معاهدات التجارة و المعاهدات والاتفاقيات المتعلقة بالتنظيم الدولي, و تلك التي تلزم مالية الدولة, والمعاهدات الناسخة أحكاما ذات طابع تشريعي وتلك المتعلقة بحدود الدولة , كلها لا يمكن التصديق عليها إلا بموجب قانون.
ولا تصبح هذه المعاهدات نافذة المفعول إلا بعد تصديقها أو الموافقة عليها.
... (المادّة 78) - FrenchLes traités de paix, d'union, les traités de commerce, les traités ou accords relatifs à l'organisation internationale, ceux qui engagent les finances de l'État, ceux qui modifient les dispositions de nature législative, ceux qui sont relatifs à l'état des personnes et les traités relatifs aux frontières de l'État ne peuvent être ratifiés qu'en vertu d'une loi.
Ils ne peuvent prendre effet qu'après avoir été ratifiés ou approuvés.
… (Art. 78)
Status of International Law
- English
The internal jurisdiction exhausted, whoever considers themselves injured concerning the rights that the Constitution recognizes may recur to the international tribunals or organs [organismos] constituted according to treaties or agreements of which Peru is a part. (Art. 205)
- Spanish
Agotada la jurisdicción interna, quien se considere lesionado en los derechos que la Constitución reconoce puede recurrir a los tribunales u organismos internacionales constituidos según tratados o convenios de los que el Perú es parte. (Art. 205)
Status of International Law
- English
The Constitutional Court pronounces whether state treaties are unlawful. Art. 140 shall apply to political, to law-modifying and to law-amending state treaties and to state treaties modifying the Treaty basis of the European Union, Art. 139 to all other state treaties with the following proviso,
1. A treaty of which the Constitutional Court establishes, that it is unconstitutional or lacks a basis in law shall not be applied any more by the authorities competent for its execution from the expiry of the day of the ruling‘s publication unless the Constitutional Court determines a deadline prior to which the treaty shall continue to be applied; such deadline must not exceed two years for the political, law-modifying and law-amending treaties and the treaties modifying the contractual bases of the European Union and one year in the case of all other treaties.
2. In addition, a provision, that the treaty is to be implemented by issuing ordinances or a resolution, that the treaty is to be implemented by the issuance of laws, cease to be in force upon expiration of the day of the ruling’s publication. (Art. 140a) - German
Der Verfassungsgerichtshof erkennt über Rechtswidrigkeit von Staatsverträgen. Auf die politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträge und auf die Staatsverträge, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, ist Art. 140, auf alle anderen Staatsverträge Art. 139 sinngemäß mit folgenden Maßgaben anzuwenden:
1. Ein Staatsvertrag, dessen Verfassungs- oder Gesetzwidrigkeit der Verfassungsgerichtshof feststellt, ist mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses von den zu seiner Vollziehung berufenen Organen nicht mehr anzuwenden, wenn nicht der Verfassungsgerichtshof eine Frist bestimmt, innerhalb der der Staatsvertrag weiterhin anzuwenden ist; diese Frist darf bei den politischen, gesetzändernden und gesetzesergänzenden Staatsverträgen und bei den Staatsverträgen, durch die die vertraglichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union geändert werden, zwei Jahre, bei allen anderen Staatsverträgen ein Jahr nicht überschreiten.
2. Ferner treten mit Ablauf des Tages der Kundmachung des Erkenntnisses eine Anordnung, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Verordnungen zu erfüllen ist, oder ein Beschluss, dass der Staatsvertrag durch die Erlassung von Gesetzen zu erfüllen ist, außer Kraft. (Art. 140a)