Table 3: International ILO and Humanitarian Rights treaties International treaties Accession/Ratification Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) Convention on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise, 1948 (No. 87) Migrant Workers Convention, 1949 (No. 97) Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) Convention on the abolition of forced labour, 1957 (No. 105) Convention on discrimination (employment and occupation), 1958 (No. 111) Minimum age convention, 1973 (No. 138) Worst forms of child labour convention, 1999 (No. 182) Maternity protection convention, 2000 (No. 183) 1977 additional protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 relating to the protection of war victims adopted following the declaration of 1978 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 1991 1998 30. Transposition into national law of provisions of the various human rights instruments is conducted in accordance with the Constitution (articles 37 and 63) following ratification by the National Assembly of treaties submitted by the Executive branch. The adopted bill is then enacted by the President of the Republic and published in the Official Gazette for implementation. 31. The Constitution grants international human rights provisions precedence over ordinary legislation. Also, Djibouti has gradually integrated into its legislation the provisions of certain international instruments (ICRC, CEDAW, Minimum age convention). 2. FUNDAMENTAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION 32. The Constitution stipulates in its preamble Djibouti’s commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights whose provisions are directly incorporated in the Constitution. Basic human rights are enshrined and guaranteed in Part II of the Constitution thereby providing the necessary basis for incorporating these and other rights into national legislation. 33. Article 10 enshrines the sanctity of human life which includes the right to life, freedom, security and integrity of the individual. Article 16 further prohibits torture, abuse and inhuman, cruel, humiliating or degrading treatment. 13