Incorporation of international law into municipal law – Main issues Methods of incorporation Hierarchy of international norms within the municipal legal system
Methods of incorporation Automatic standing or permanent incorporation automatic ad hoc incorporation (= direct reference to international norms) 2) Legislative ad hoc incorporation non automatic or statutory ad hoc incorporation (international norms are reformulated by/translated into a national legislative act)
General legal principles on succession of laws concerning the same matter Lex posterior derogat priori Lex specialis derogat generali Lex posterior generalis non derogat priori speciali