Meanings of uphold international in English

So we must stand up to aggression, uphold international law and support people who want a free, European future.

This must concern anyone who expects the Irish Government to honour human rights conventions and up uphold international law.

An aide said Mursi was committed to the Brotherhood's pledge to uphold international treaties, a reference to the peace deal.

The members of the UN Security Council have an obligation to uphold international law and protect the lives of civilians in Syria.

Obama also told the G20 leaders that it was important to uphold international norms against chemical weapons and depicted the Security Council as paralysed.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon has defended Scottish threats to Irish fishing boats around Rockall as "in line with our obligations to uphold international law".

The ICC is crucial in the fight against impunity and in upholding international rule of law.

On one side of the ledger, the UK prides itself on upholding international law, including sanctions.

He believed any official statement on the issue would talk about upholding international law -without explicitly naming China.

Osaiker Alotaibi of the Saudi defense ministry told the panel of 18 independent experts that the Saudi-led alliance was committed to upholding international humanitarian law.