Sentence examples for it is self-executing from inspiring English sources

From the parties' point of view, the great advantage of an arrangement of this sort is that it is self-executing, that is to say, it is an arrangement whose effectiveness does not depend upon judicial approval (as a penalty clause does).

The Extradition Treaty has the force of law, and if, as respondent asserts, it is self-executing, it would appear that a court must enforce it on behalf of an individual regardless of the offensiveness of the practice of one nation to the other nation.

In a word it's self-executing.

However, Fairfax is indicating that Labor may compromise on a plebiscite if it's "self-executing".

"Since it can be argued that D.C.'s Initiative 71 is self-executing and that it was enacted when an overwhelming majority of voters supported it in the November elections, this means that Section 809 [of the omnibus] should not apply to the ballot initiative," Serrano said Wednesday.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida warned in a news release Thursday that the bill is self-executing, meaning it's simply added to the state's constitution, as approved by voters, without need for legislative action.

"It really undermines any conception that this law is self-executing".

He said a majority of MPs would vote for same-sex marriage if the plebiscite agreed to it, so "the outcome will be reflected" regardless of whether the bill is self-executing or not.

The 15th Amendment is self-executing in striking the word 'white' from all laws granting the right of suffrage.

While the Regulation is self-executing, implementation of the Directive demands the adoption of national legislative and administrative measures in each Member State.

The laws were built to withstand judicial scrutiny, describing the key mechanism to remove citizenship as one of "revocation by conduct" – the argument is that if the law is "self-executing" this could head off judicial review.