Under the Russian Constitution treaty rules enjoy prevalence over the Russian legislation the Russian Constitution the all Russian legal system international customs

Under the Russian Constitution, treaty rules enjoy prevalence over the Russian legislation, the Russian Constitution, the entire Russian legal system, and international customs. This is in accordance with Article 15 of the Constitution, which states that international treaties to which the Russian Federation is a party, and which are in force, shall take precedence over the norms of other legal acts of the Russian Federation.