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(7) Details regarding paragraphs (4) to (6) of this Article shall be
regulated by a law requiring the consent of the Bundesrat.
Article 24
[Transfer of sovereign powers – System of collective
security]
(1) The Federation may by a law transfer sovereign powers to
international organisations.
(1a) Insofar as the Länder are competent to exercise state powers
and to perform state functions, they may, with the consent
of the Federal Government, transfer sovereign powers
to transfrontier institutions in neighbouring regions.
(2) With a view to maintaining peace, the Federation may enter
into a system of mutual collective security; in doing so it
shall consent to such limitations upon its sovereign powers
as will bring about and secure a lasting peace in Europe
and among the nations of the world.
(3) For the settlement of disputes between states, the Federation
shall accede to agreements providing for general, comprehensive
and compulsory international arbitration.
Article 25
[Primacy of international law]
The general rules of international law shall be an integral
part of federal law. They shall take precedence over the
laws and directly create rights and duties for the inhabitants
of the federal territory.
Article 26
[Securing international peace]
(1) Acts tending to and undertaken with intent to disturb the
peaceful relations between nations, especially to prepare
for a war of aggression, shall be unconstitutional. They
shall be made a criminal offence.
(2) Weapons designed for warfare may be manufactured, transported
or marketed only with the permission of the Federal
Government. Details shall be regulated by a federal law.
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