COmPLAINTS REGARDING NON- OBSERVANCE Of CONVENTION NO. 169
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No. 169. Constitution, art. 5 2: Colombia:
• International treaties have force of law
upon ratiication, human rights conventions have the same rank as the Constitution Constitution, arts. 53
and 93, para. 1; Costa Rica:
• International treaties have force of
law upon ratiication and their rank is higher than national law Constitution, art. 7;
Denmark: •
International treaties do not have force of law upon ratiication;
Dominica:
• International treaties do not have force
of law upon ratiication; Ecuador:
• International treaties have the force of
law upon the ratiication and have a higher rank than ordinary laws. Treaties on human rights which
recognize rights that are more favorable than those contained in the Constitution will prevail over any
other legal norm or any act of the public authorities Constitution, Articles 417, 424 and 425;
Fiji:
• International treaties do not have force of law
upon ratiication; Guatemala:
• International treaties have force of law
upon ratiication, human rights conventions prevail in domestic order Constitution, art. 46;
Honduras:
• International treaties have force of
law upon ratiication and their rank is higher than national law Constitution, arts. 16 and 18;
México:
• International treaties have force of law
upon ratiication and their rank is higher than national law Constitution, art. 133;
Nepal:
• International treaties have force of law upon
ratiication and prevail over conlicting national law 1990 Treaty Act, sec. 9;
Netherlands:
• International treaties are directly
applicable and their rank is the same as the Constitution Constitution, art. 94;
Norway:
• International treaties do not have force of
law upon ratiication Constitution, art. 110; Paraguay:
• International treaties have force of
law upon ratiication and their rank is higher than national law Constitution, 137, para. 1 and 141;
Peru:
• International treaties have the force of law
upon ratiication. Human rights treaties have the same rank as the Constitution Constitution, Articles