Constitution of the Republic of Benin

Preamble

(…) We proclaim our adherence to the principles of democracy and Human Rights as defined in the 1945 Charter of the United Nations and in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which was adopted in 1981 by the Organization of African Unity and ratified by Benin on 20 January 1986, and whose provisions form an integral part of the present Constitution and of Benin law and have a higher authority than domestic law; (…)

Article 7

The rights and duties proclaimed and guaranteed by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which was adopted by the Organization of African Unity in 1981 and ratified by Benin on 20 January 1986, form an integral part of the present Constitution and of Benin law.

Article 147

Treaties or agreements which have been ratified by the established procedure shall, upon their publication, have a higher authority than the laws, provided that each agreement or treaty is applied by the other party.