Editing Legal system of Macau (section)

==Constitutional law==
The apex of the legal system is the Basic Law of the Macau SAR, a Chinese law approved in accordance with and due to the [[Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration]] on the Question of Macau (an international treaty that is officially deposited at the UN) and with article 31 of the Constitution of the PRC. Within Macau, the Basic Law has constitutional rank. The Basic Law of Macau is modelled upon the [[Basic Law of Hong Kong]], although it is not totally equal, as it namely is influenced by the Portuguese Constitution in some points as, for example, in some norms concerning fundamental rights. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights applies in Macau.