Member States and civil society representatives underlined that when prevention failed, human security must take precedence over State security and States and the United Nations must accept the responsibility to protect .

But, insofar as the contradiction remains, the political objectives ought to take precedence.

Paraguay had ratified the Convention, however, and its provisions therefore took precedence over national law and must be applied.

It should take precedence over narrow self interest or the potential profit opportunities associated with exploiting an informational advantage.

NOTE Where real data on the substance or mixture is available this data will take precedence over models and predictions.

Meanwhile, Mathieu Pellerin, a researcher at the French Institute for International Relations, believes that financial incentives take precedence over political interests

No single issue took precedence.

According to the international financial reporting standards conceptual framework, the substance of any economic transaction should take precedence over its legal form.

Delegations have different perceptions of what constitutes a threat to their national security, and which of the core issues should take precedence.

Irish abortion rights activists point out that, legally, the life of the fetus does not take precedence over the life of the mother in their country, but it does take precedence over the health of the mother a distinction that American abortion opponents have long sought to replicate in the United States.

It was suggested, inter alia, that the paragraph should be deleted that if the issue of privacy must be mentioned, such a reference should be included at the end of the instrument and that the right not to be subjected to an enforced disappearance must take precedence over the right to privacy.

This matter takes precedence over any other.

We give precedence to human over weapons security.

The long delayed new trade and investment agreement will be less relevant once Russia is in the WTO, whose rules take precedence over those of regional economic organizations.

In view of those considerations, it was felt that effective implementation of existing international instruments on the subject should take precedence over the negotiation of any new one.

EU regulatory power has taken precedence over its redistributive powers.

Clearly, the Asia Pacific region takes precedence in US calculations.

In combating violence against women, tackling domestic violence took precedence.

Students must take ownership of their education.

We must take his youth into account.

A water use existing at the time an equitable sharing determination is made shall take precedence over a competing existing use which came into being later in time, provided that

Furthermore, the current Puerto Rican Constitution, which had been tailored and authorized by the United States Congress, made it very clear that Federal law would take precedence in all circumstances.

But in Chen s Taiwan, domestic squabbles took precedence over economic development.

European leaders must therefore take up two challenges.

You must let things take their own course.

While the provision of water may take precedence in the early stages of an emergency, sanitation and hygiene inputs are also critically important, as is strengthening national institutional response and coordination capacity.

I must take advantage to enhance my language ability.

Europe must take Asian views on global governance seriously.

Likewise, increasing women's political representation would cost little, whereas the benefits would often be welcome but difficult to quantify. Essentially, women's priorities would begin to take equal precedence with those favored by men.

In the issuance of such allotments, the current operational requirements, and those of the immediate future if an extension of the mandate is approaching, take precedence over reimbursement commitments to troop contributing Governments.

These narrower interests, however understandable they may be, should not and will not take precedence over the common goal of improving the major institution mandated with the maintenance of global peace and security.

Say The truth has come , and falsehood had neither precedence nor will reappear .

Say The truth has come , and falsehood had neither precedence nor will reappear .

To this end, eurozone leaders must take three key steps.

Pakistan must take this view seriously, regardless of Bush s motivations.

We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.

Other earthquake prone countries must take action on this matter.

Development and the rule of law must take centre stage.

As soon as he becomes active, he must take delivery.

Thus, the Constitution establishes the precedence of provisions of international treaties over national law.

According to the report, international agreements, including the Convention, took precedence over national laws.

A water use existing at the time an equitable sharing determination is made shall take precedence over a future use, provided the existing use is beneficial to both Contracting Parties and reasonable under the circumstances.

While we must address these imbalances of globalization, we must also take advantage of the opportunities it presents.

G 20 nations must take the lead in making this happen.

We must take care, however, not to penalize the Ugandan people.