THE NEW SPANISH CONSTITUTION AND INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

Authors

Jesse S. Reeves, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan

Abstract

The promulgation of a Constitution for the Republic of Spain, of date of December 9, 1931, invites attention to certain provisions therein relating to international law, treaties, and related topics.

The Constitution of Esthonia, dated June 15, 1920, Article 4, contains apparently the earliest constitutional provision as to the relation of international to the municipal law: "The universally recognized general rules of international law are an integral part of the laws of Esthonia." The German Constitution of August II, 1920, Article 4, provides that "the generally recognized rules of international law are valid as binding constituent parts of the law of the German Reich." A like provision in almost identical words was incorporated into the Austrian Constitution, dated October r, 1920.

Recommended Citation

Jesse S. Reeves, THE NEW SPANISH CONSTITUTION AND INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, 31 Mich. L. Rev. 386 (1933).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol31/iss3/7