New Constitutions and the Old Problem of the Relationship between International Law and National Law
New Constitutions and the Old Problem of the Relationship between International Law and National Law by Vladlen S. Vereshchetin (Judge at the International Court of Justice)
# Categories : Law
# Identifications : Paper or Article
# Number of Pages : 14
# Publication Date : -
Article Description :
Most of the new constitutions of the CIS and East European States, adopted in the wake of radical changes which occurred in that part of the world, place special emphasis on the role of international law not only in the foreign affairs of these States, but in their internal legal systems as well. However, the content and wording of the corresponding provisions are far from being uniform.
In many instances, rules of international law (customary, conventional or both) are recognized as a constituent part of national legal systems and given a higher hierarchical status in the case of a conflict with a national law.