Constitution of the Rwandan Republic

Preamble

(…) Reaffirming our adherence to the principles of human rights as defined in the Charter of the United Nations of 26 June 1945, the Convention of the United Nations on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 7 March 1966, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 19 December 1966, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 19 December 1966, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1 May 1980, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights of 27 June 1981 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989; (…)

Article 190

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