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Status of International Law
Switzerland
- English1 The Federal Supreme Court hears disputes concerning violations of:
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b. international law;
… (Art. 189) - French1 Le Tribunal fédéral connaît des contestations pour violation:
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b. du droit international;
… (Art. 189) - German1 Das Bundesgericht beurteilt Streitigkeiten wegen Verletzung:
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b. von Völkerrecht;
… (Art. 189) - Italian1 Il Tribunale federale giudica le controversie per violazione:
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b. del diritto internazionale;
… (Art. 189)
Status of International Law
Djibouti
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The ratification or the approval of an international engagement containing a clause contrary to the provisions of this Constitution may intervene only after the revision of it.
… (Art. 62) - Arabic...
لا يجوز المصادقة أو الموافقة على التزام دولي يتضمن شرطاً يتعارض مع أحكام الدستور، إلا بعد مراجعة الدستور.
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La ratification ou l'approbation d'un engagement international comportant une clause contraire aux dispositions de ladite constitution ne peut intervenir que postérieurement à la révision de celle-ci.
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Status of International Law
Ecuador
- EnglishEcuador’s relations with the international community shall respond to the interests of the Ecuadorian people, to which those persons in charge of these relations and their executors shall be held accountable, and as a result:
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7. It demands observance of human rights, especially the rights of migrant persons, and promotes their full enjoyment by complying with the obligations pledged with the signing of international human rights instruments.
… (Art. 416) - SpanishLas relaciones del Ecuador con la comunidad internacional responderán a los intereses del pueblo ecuatoriano, al que le rendirán cuenta sus responsables y ejecutores, y en consecuencia:
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7. Exige el respeto de los derechos humanos, en particular de los derechos de las personas migrantes, y propicia su pleno ejercicio mediante el cumplimiento de las obligaciones asumidas con la suscripción de instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos.
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Status of International Law
Bulgaria
- English(1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
… (Art. 24) - Bulgarian(1) Външната политика на Република България се осъществява в съответствие с принципите и нормите на международното право.
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Status of International Law
Micronesia, Federated States of
- EnglishThe appellate division of the Supreme Court may review cases heard in the national courts, and cases heard in state or local courts if they require interpretation of this Constitution, national law, or a treaty.
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Status of International Law
Gambia
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(2) The State shall pursue policies to protect the rights and freedoms of the disabled, the aged, children and other vulnerable members of society and to ensure that such persons are provided just and equitable social opportunities.
(3) The State, in pursuing policies under subsection (2), shall be bound by the fundamental rights and freedoms in the Constitution and shall be guided by international human rights instruments to which The Gambia is a signatory and which recognise and apply particular categories of basic human rights to development processes.
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Status of International Law
Guyana
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(2) In the interpretation of the fundamental rights provisions in this Constitution a court shall pay due regard to international law, international conventions, covenants and charters bearing on human rights. (Art. 39)