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Law International Domestic  O Constitution Precedence Initiative Relation

Vorderseite Relation: International law and domestic law
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- international law is ignorant towards domestic law (e.g. reparations for violations have to be paid regardless of domestic law)
- Two different approaches towards international law
 o monist: automatic integration
 o dualist: international law has to be transpositioned into domestic law
- it is irrelevant whether the monist or dualist approach is chosen, from the perspective of international law (law has to be followed regardless)
- in some states the constitution takes precedence over international law (USA)
- smaller countries tend to value international law more
- Self-determination initiative
 o Swiss initiative
 o constitution should take precedence over international law

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