On 28 August the draft constitution was resubmitted to the National Assembly's Constitution Drafting Committee to be finalized.

Meanwhile, the draft treaty and constitution were being circulated around Tokelau for further discussion.

(c) To approve treaties, in conformity with the Constitution

The Government was entrusted with drafting the first ever Central African Constitution, which was promulgated on 16 February 1959.

The Committee on Legal Problems, drafting Article 103, decided that it would be inadvisable to provide for the automatic abrogation by the Charter of obligations inconsistent with the terms thereof.

The work on preparing the constitution was in an advanced stage.

The issue of law making treaties was discussed by the International Law Commission in drafting the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties.

The Constitutional Court decides about the abrogation of laws or of their individual provisions if they are in contradiction with a constitutional law or international treaty.

The Committee urges the State party to accelerate the process of revising its legislation, including the ongoing process of drafting a new constitution, to bring it into conformity with the Convention.

One author, writing on article 15 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, whose wording is similar to that of article 4 of the Covenant, says the following

Professional expert advice on various constitutional issues was made available to the Constitution Drafting Committee.

Such standards should be incorporated into Myanmar law, including the new constitution to be drafted.

The Committee urges the State party in the course of drafting this Code to bring the whole of it into full conformity with articles 3 and 24 of the Covenant.

On 27 August, the Southern Sudan Constitutional Drafting Committee was established to examine and adopt the draft the southern Sudanese constitution based on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Interim National Constitution.

(a) To execute and enforce the Constitution and treaties, laws and other legal provisions

The next phase will be one in which the Transitional National Assembly drafts a permanent constitution for Iraq, which is expected to be put to a referendum in October 2005 .

According to article 23 of the Constitution, The treaties, covenants and conventions concerning human rights shall have constitutional rank and they shall be immediately and directly applicable by the courts and other bodies of the public authority (para.

This Convention has constitutional standing and has been embodied in article 75 of the new Argentine Constitution.

367. The Committee suggests that account be taken of the Convention apos s provisions in the envisaged elaboration of a draft new Constitution of Swaziland.

Meanwhile, the drafting of a separate convention would eliminate any risk of having to amend the Covenant.

Under articles 61 and 62 of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers is empowered to draft legislation, regulations and decrees, formulate the State apos s public plans and budgets and supervise its official and semi official institutions.

If public opinion polls are to be believed, on May 29 the French will reject the European Union s draft constitutional treaty. Because all EU member countries must ratify the constitution, a French Non will, in effect, kill it.

According to article 4 (1) of the Constitution, Bulgaria is a State of the rule of law, and is governed by the Constitution and the national legislation.

Its function will be legislative and constituent but and this is a very negative aspect the referendum to approve the Constitution will be held eventually .

Draft article 1 dealt with the scope of the draft articles and was based on the equivalent provision of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

Country offices actively advocate for legislative reform and offer technical assistance in the drafting of new laws and constitutional amendments to bring national law into conformity with the Convention.

In accordance with articles 18, 163, 272 and 273 of the Political Constitution of Ecuador, the provisions of the Constitution and of international treaty law take precedence over any domestic laws or rules which are incompatible with those provisions.

Now begins the process of drafting and ratifying a constitution that will be the basis of a fully democratic Iraq.

The EU will continue to be governed under the Nice Treaty of 2000, but this leaves no room for further political integration (or enlargement), nor does it ensure the effective functioning of the Union s institutions. Drafting a new constitutional treaty would probably require even more time than was needed for the current proposal, and it is also unlikely that the necessary changes could be introduced through an intergovernmental conference.

Disputes have been raised over the draft of Thailand's new constitution since it was unveiled, with focuses on the clauses on military power.

Constitutional Provisions. Article 25 of the Constitution is the operative article here.

Finalization of draft constitution

Thus, the Constitution establishes the precedence of provisions of international treaties over national law.

A new constitution was drafted and approved in Khartoum as well as in Rumbek.

She strongly encouraged the State party to amend article 33.5 of its Constitution.

Harvesting and processing of living natural resources on the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone shall be permitted only within the scope of the issued licence.

Energy Charter Provisional

The Constitution, the legislation and other normative acts have incorporated, and now apply in practice, the provisions of the International Covenant.

Concerning the pre referendum phase, the National Assembly largely succeeded in this task. Although Iraq s interim constitution gave the Assembly exclusive control over the drafting process, the Assembly wisely reached out beyond its membership in creating a constitutional drafting committee.

On 10 May 2005, the Transitional National Assembly established the Constitution Drafting Committee.

The Unit has submitted regular reports to the Constitution Drafting Committee for its consideration.

6. With regards to the constitutional provisions recognizing the rights protected by the Covenant, the addition of article 75, paragraph 22, to the Constitution was an amendment of fundamental significance.

The State party should review these constitutional provisions that are incompatible with the Covenant.

9. The two additions to the Constitution have extended the constitutional basis for the objectives laid down in article 2, paragraph 2 and article 3 of the Covenant and may thus be considered an important constitutional signal.

Likewise, electoral experts should be consulted when new constitutions are drafted, to ensure that the drafters can benefit from the accumulated knowledge of how other countries have successfully addressed the issue of elections within their constitutional frameworks.