Article 7: Civil law and international law

1. The universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation are, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, an integral part of the Ross legal system. 2. The international treaties of the Russian Federation shall apply directly to the relations referred to in article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the present Code, except in cases where It follows that its application requires the publication of an internal act. The rules of the international treaty shall not be applied in the interpretation of the rules of international treaties of the Russian Federation which are contrary to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. This contradiction can be established in accordance with the procedure laid down by federal constitutional law.