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Status of International Law
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(4) The State shall enact and implement legislation to fulfil its international obligations in respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. (Art. 21) - Swahili…
(4) Serikali itatunga na kutekeleza sheria ili itimize majukumu yake ya kimataifa kuhusu haki za binadamu na uhuru wa msingi. (Kifungu cha 21)
Status of International Law
- EnglishIn case of conflict between the treaty or convention, and the law, the former shall prevail. (Art. 18)
- SpanishEn caso de conflicto entre el tratado o convención y la Ley prevalecerá el primero. (Art. 18)
Status of International Law
- English1. Judicial authority shall be exercised on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan and, by its purpose, has the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations and the enforcement of the Constitution, laws, other normative legal acts and international treaties of the Republic.
2. The judicial power extends to all cases and disputes arising on the basis of the Constitution, laws, other regulatory legal acts and international treaties of the Republic.
… (Art. 76) - Kazak1. Сот билiгi Қазақстан Республикасының атынан жүзеге асырылады және өзiне азаматтар мен ұйымдардың құқықтарын, бостандықтары мен заңды мүдделерiн қорғауды, Республиканың Конституциясының, заңдарының, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлерiнiң, халықаралық шарттарының орындалуын қамтамасыз етудi мақсат етiп қояды.
2. Сот билiгi Республика Конституциясының, заңдарының, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлерiнiң, халықаралық шарттарының негiзiнде туындайтын барлық iстер мен дауларға қолданылады.
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of North Macedonia are:
- the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognized in international law and set down in the Constitution;
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- respect for the generally accepted norms of international law.
… (Art. 8) - MacedonianТемелни вредности на уставниот поредок на Република Северна Македонија се:
- основните слободи и права на човекот и граѓанинот признати со меѓународното право и утврдени со Уставот;
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- почитувањето на општо прифатените норми на меѓународното право.
… (Член 8)
Status of International Law
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Strong from its spiritual values and from the radiation of its civilization, it also proclaims, solemnly, its attachment to Islam and to the principles of democracy as they have been defined by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 10 December 1948 and by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 28 June 1981 as well as in the other international conventions to which Mauritania has subscribed.
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
كما يعلن الشعب الموريتاني اعتبارا منه لقيمه الروحية و إشعاعه الحضاري، رسميّا تمسّكه بالدّين الإسلامي الحنيف و بمبادئ الديموقراطية الوارد تحديدها في الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الصادر بتاريخ 10 ديسمبر 1948و الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان و الشعوب الصادر بتاريخ 28 يونيو1981 و في الاتفاقيات الدولية التي انضمت إليها موريتانيا.
... (الدّيباجة) - French…
Fort de ses valeurs spirituelles et du rayonnement de sa civilisation, il proclame en outre, solennellement, son attachement à l’Islam et aux principes de la démocratie tels qu’ils ont été définis par la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme du 10 décembre 1948 et par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples du 28 juin 1981 ainsi que dans les autres conventions internationales auxquelles la Mauritanie a souscrit.
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Status of International Law
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When a treaty affects constitutional provisions it must be adopted by the same procedure that governs the reform of the Constitution, before being ratified by the President of the Republic.
... (Art. 57) - Spanish
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Cuando el tratado afecte disposiciones constitucionales debe ser aprobado por el mismo procedimiento que rige la reforma de la Constitución, antes de ser ratificado por el Presidente de la República.
... (Art. 57)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character, enounced in this Title8 and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and pacts duly ratified by Morocco and this, with respect for the provisions of the Constitution, of the constants [constantes] of the Kingdom and of its laws.
… (Art. 19) - Arabicيتمتّع الرّجل والمرأة، على قدم المساواة، بالحقوق والحرّيات المدنيّة والسياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والثقافيّة والبيئية، الواردة في هذا الباب من الدستور، وفي مقتضياته الأخرى، وكذا في الاتفاقيات والمواثيق الدولية، كما صادق عليها المغرب، وكل ذلك في نطاق أحكام الدستور وثوابت المملكة وقوانينها.
… (الفصل 19)
Status of International Law
- EnglishLegal regulations in force in the Republic of Suriname shall not apply, if this application should be incompatible with provisions that are directly applicable to anyone, to agreements entered into either before or after the enactment of the regulations. (Art. 106)
- DutchBinnen de Republiek Suriname geldende wettelijke voorschriften vinden geen toepassing, wanneer deze toepassing niet verenigbaar zou zijn met een ieder verbindende bepalingen van overeenkomsten, die hetzij voor, hetzij na de totstandkoming van de voorschriften zijn aangegaan. (Art. 106)
Status of International Law
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The application of this statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements that the Sultanate has entered into with states and international authorities and organisations. (Art. 89)
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لا يخل تطبيق هذا النظام بما ارتبطت به السلطنة مع الدول والهيئات والمنظمات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقيات. (المادّة ٨٩)
Status of International Law
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(2) As a result of the accession, the provisions of the constituent treaties of the European Union, as well as the other mandatory community regulations shall take precedence over the opposite provisions of the national laws, in compliance with the provisions of the accession act.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall also apply accordingly for the accession to the acts revising the constituent treaties of the European Union.
(4) The Parliament, the President of Romania, the Government, and the judicial authority shall guarantee that the obligations resulting from the accession act and the provisions of paragraph (2) are implemented.
… (Art. 148) - Romanian…
(2) Ca urmare a aderării, prevederile tratatelor constitutive ale Uniunii Europene, precum şi celelalte reglementări comunitare cu caracter obligatoriu, au prioritate faţă de dispoziţiile contrare din legile interne, cu respectarea prevederilor actului de aderare.
(3) Prevederile alineatelor (1) şi (2) se aplică, în mod corespunzător, şi pentru aderarea la actele de revizuire a tratatelor constitutive ale Uniunii Europene.
(4) Parlamentul, Preşedintele României, Guvernul şi autoritatea judecătorească garantează aducerea la îndeplinire a obligaţiilor rezultate din actul aderării şi din prevederile alineatului (2).
... (Art. 148)