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Status of International Law
- English1. Appropriate principles of interpretation of this Constitution shall be developed and employed by the courts to reflect the unique character and supreme status of this Constitution.
2. In interpreting the provisions of this Constitution a court of law shall—
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c. where applicable, have regard to current norms of public international law and comparable foreign case law.
… (Sec. 11)
Status of International Law
- English
The Political Constitution is the fundamental charter of the Republic; the other laws are subordinate to it. Any laws, treaties, decrees, orders or provisions that oppose it or alter its provisions[,] have no validity [valor]. (Art. 182)
- Spanish
La Constitución Política es la carta fundamental de la República; las demás leyes están subordinadas a ella.
No tendrán valor alguno las leyes, tratados, decretos, reglamentos, órdenes o disposiciones que se le opongan o alteren sus disposiciones. (Art. 182)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The functions, duties and powers of the National Dalit Commission shall be as follows:
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(d) 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 the rights of the Dalit community, to which Nepal is a party,
… (Art. 256) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रिय दलित आयोगको काम, कर्तव्य र अधिकार देहाय बमोजिम हुनेछ:
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(घ) दलित समुदायको अधिकारसंग सम्बन्धित नेपाल पक्ष भएको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धि वा सम्झौतामा भएको व्यवस्था बमोजिम नेपालले पठाउनु पर्ने प्रतिवेदन तयारीका सम्बन्धमा नेपाल सरकारलाई सुझाव दिने,
... (धारा २५६)
Status of International Law
- English…
(3) If the constitutionality of a treaty or international agreement has been found according to article 146 b), such a document cannot be the subject of an objection of unconstitutionality. The treaty or international agreement found to be unconstitutional shall not be ratified.
… (Art. 147) - Romanian…
(3) În cazul în care constituţionalitatea tratatului sau acordului internaţional a fost constatată potrivit articolului 146 litera b), acesta nu poate face obiectul unei excepţii de neconstituţionalitate. Tratatul sau acordul internaţional constatat ca fiind neconstituţional nu poate fi ratificat.
… (Art. 147)
Status of International Law
- English1. Validly approved and ratified International treaties and agreements shall enter into force in the Mozambican legal order once they have been officially published and while they are internationally binding on the Mozambican State.
2. Norms of international law shall have the same force in the Mozambican legal order as have infra-constitutional legislative acts of the Assembly of the Republic and the Government, according to the respective manner in which they are received. (Art. 18) - Portuguese1. Os tratados e acordos internacionais, validamente aprovados e ratificados, vigoram na ordem jurídica moçambicana após a sua publicação oficial e enquanto vincularem internacionalmente o Estado de Moçambique.
2. As normas de direito internacional têm na ordem jurídica interna o mesmo valor que assumem os actos normativos infraconstitucionais emanados da Assembleia da República e do Governo, consoante a sua respectiva forma de recepção. (Art. 18)
Status of International Law
- English… The State shall combat social evils through the Law and the International Conventions. (Art. 46)
- Spanish… El Estado combatirá por medio de la ley y de las Convenciones Internacionales, los vicios sociales. (Art. 46)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe rights and liberties of individual and citizen shall be protected by the Constitution, the laws of the republic, and international legal documents recognized by Tajikistan.
… (Art. 14) - RussianПрава и свободы человека и гражданина регулируется и охраняются Конституцией, законами республики, признанными Таджикистаном международно ‐ правовыми актами.
... (Статья 14) - TajikҲуқуқу озодиҳои инсон ва шаҳрванд ба воситаи Конститутсия, қонунҳои ҷумҳурӣ ва санадҳои ҳуқуқии байналмилалие, ки аз тарафи Тоҷикистон эътироф шудаанд, ҳифз мегарданд.
... (Моддаи 14)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court shall decide on:
1. compliance of laws and other general acts with the Constitution, generally accepted rules of the international law and ratified international treaties,
2. compliance of ratified international treaties with the Constitution,
… (Art. 167) - Serbian CyrillicУставни суд одлучује о:
1. сагласности закона и других општих аката са Уставом, општеприхваћеним правилима међународног права и потврђеним међународним уговорима,
2. сагласности потврђених међународних уговора са Уставом,
… (Члан 167)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe sovereign People of Senegal, …
Affirm:
– their adhesion to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 and to the international instruments adopted by the Organization of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, notably the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 10 December 1948, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination with Regard to Women of 18 December 1979, the Convention relative to the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989 and the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 27 June 1981;
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe peuple du Sénégal souverain, …
Affirme :
- son adhésion à la Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen de 1789 et aux instruments internationaux adoptés par l’Organisation des Nations Unies et l’Organisation de l’Unité Africaine, notamment la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme du 10 décembre 1948, la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes du 18 décembre 1979, la Convention relative aux Droits de l’ Enfant du 20 novembre 1989 et la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples du 27 juin 1981 ;
… (Préambule)
Status of International Law
- English1. The practice of bodies operating on the basis of international human rights treaties, which have been ratified by the Republic of Armenia, shall be taken into account when interpreting the provisions of the Constitution on fundamental rights and freedoms.
2. The restrictions of fundamental rights and freedoms may not exceed the restrictions stipulated by the international treaties of the Republic of Armenia. (Art. 81) - Armenian1. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների վերաբերյալ Սահմանադրությունում ամրագրված դրույթները մեկնաբանելիս հաշվի է առնվում Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած՝ մարդու իրավունքների վերաբերյալ միջազգային պայմանագրերի հիման վրա գործող մարմինների պրակտիկան:
2. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների սահմանափակումները չեն կարող գերազանցել Հայաստանի Հանրապետության միջազգային պայմանագրերով սահմանված սահմանափակումները: (Հոդված 81)