CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall accept, observe and apply the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity. Article 18 International Law 1. Validly approved and ratified International treaties and agreements shall enter into force in the Mozambican legal order once they have been officially published and while they are internationally binding on the Mozambican State. 2. Norms of international law shall have the same force in the Mozambican legal order as have infra-constitutional legislative acts of the Assembly of the Republic and the Government, according to the respective manner in which they are received. Article 19 International Solidarity 1. The Republic of Mozambique shall be in solidarity with the struggle of the peoples and States of Africa, for unity, freedom, dignity and the right to economic and social progress. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall seek to strengthen relations with countries engaged in the consolidation of their national independence, democracy and the recovery of the use and control of their natural wealth for their respective peoples. 3. The Republic of Mozambique shall join with all States struggling for the establishment of a just and equitable economic order in international relations. Article 20 Support for Freedom of Peoples and Asylum 1. The Republic of Mozambique shall support and be in solidarity with the struggles of peoples for their national liberation and for democracy. 2. The Republic of Mozambique shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted on the grounds of their struggle for national liberation, for democracy, for peace and for the protection of human rights. 3. The law shall define political refugee status. Translation by MOZLEGAL – Mozambique's Legal Resource Portal www.mozlegal.com info@mozlegal.com Tel: +258 1 496900 – Fax: +258 1 496802 Directors: José Caldeira - jose.caldeira@caldeiraadvogados.com & Adrian Frey - adrian.frey@caldeiraadvogados.com MOZLEGAL is a Project of José Caldeira & Associados - Attorneys & Consultants 6