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Limitations and/or Derogations
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(5)(a) Subject to paragraph (b), no provision of any ordinance promulgated under this Article, and no provision of any Act which is passed while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force and which declares that the law appears to Parliament to be required by reason of the emergency, shall be invalid on the ground of inconsistency with any provision of this Constitution.
(b) Paragraph (a) shall not validate any provision inconsistent with —
(iii) the provisions of this Constitution relating to religion, citizenship or language.
… (Art. 150)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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2. In the Kyrgyz Republic, laws that abolish or diminish human rights and freedoms must not be adopted.
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2. В Кыргызской Республике не должны приниматься законы, отменяющие или умаляющие права и свободы человека.
... (Статья 56) - Kyrgyz
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2. Кыргыз Республикасында адамдын укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин жокко чыгаруучу же кемсинтүүчү мыйзамдар кабыл алынбайт.
... (56-берене)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe following rights of persons are recognized and guaranteed:
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5. The right to freely develop one's personality, without any constraints other than respect for the rights of others.
… (Art. 66) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las personas:
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5. El derecho al libre desarrollo de la personalidad, sin más limitaciones que los derechos de los demás.
... (Art. 66)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise of rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of others, as well as the requirements of morality, law, public order, [or] cause damage to national security. (Art. 30)
- RussianОсуществление прав и свобод не должно нарушать права и свободы других лиц, а также нормы морали, требования закона, общественного порядка, причинять ущерб национальной безопасности. (Статья 30)
- TurkmenHukuklaryň we azatlyklaryň amala aşyrylmagy beýleki adamlaryň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny, şeýle hem ahlak kadalaryny, kanunyň talaplaryny, jemgyýetçilik tertibini bozmaly däldir, milli howpsuzlyga zyýan ýetirmeli däldir. (30-nji madda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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(3) Freedom and security shall be guaranteed to each individual, subject to respect for the rights of others and the higher interests of the State.
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(3) La liberté et la sécurité sont garanties à chaque individu dans le respect des droits d'autrui et de l'intérêt supérieur de l'Etat;
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe declarations, rights and guarantees enumerated in this Constitution shall not be construed as a denial of other declarations, rights and guarantees not specified that spring from the national sovereignty, from the democratic and representative form of government, and from the dignity of man. (Art. 63)
- SpanishLas declaraciones, derechos y garantías que enumera esta Constitución, no serán entendidos como negación de otras declaraciones, derechos y garantías no especificadas, que nacen de la soberanía, de la forma republicana, democrática y representativa de gobierno y de la dignidad del hombre. (Art. 63)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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The exercise of the rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Constitution may be suspended only in conditions of state of emergency or martial law in the manner and within the limits determined by the Constitution and the law.
In the exercise of special measures during a state of emergency, the rights provided for in Article 24, part three of Article 25, Articles 26 and 31 of the Constitution may not be restricted. (Art. 63) - Belarusian
Ажыццяўленне прадугледжаных гэтай Канстытуцыяй правоў і свабод асобы можа быць прыпынена толькі ва ўмовах надзвычайнага або ваеннага становішча ў парадку і межах, вызначаных Канстытуцыяй і законам.
Пры ажыццяўленні асобых мер у перыяд надзвычайнага становішча не могуць абмяжоўвацца правы, прадугледжаныя ў артыкуле 24, частцы трэцяй артыкула 25, артыкулах 26, 31 Канстытуцыі. (Артыкул 63) - Russian
Осуществление предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией прав и свобод личности может быть приостановлено только в условиях чрезвычайного или военного положения в порядке и пределах, определенных Конституцией и законом.
При осуществлении особых мер в период чрезвычайного положения не могут ограничиваться права, предусмотренные в статье 24, части третьей статьи 25, статьях 26, 31 Конституции. (Статья 63)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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5. A declaration of a state of emergency or any measures undertaken or laws enacted pursuant to it shall not:
a. suspend Articles 14(1) and (2); 16; 17(2); and 19(1) of the Constitution;
b. grant pardon or amnesty to any person or persons who, acting under the authority of the State, have committed illegal acts; or
c. introduce martial law when there is no external invasion or civil disorder. (Art. 27)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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The enumeration of the rights established in this Chapter4 does not exclude others that the Constitution guarantees, nor others of analogous nature or that are based on the dignity of man, or on the principles of sovereignty of the people, of the democratic State of law and the republican form of government. (Art. 3)
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La enumeración de los derechos establecidos en este capítulo no excluye los demás que la Constitución garantiza, ni otros de naturaleza análoga o que se fundan en la dignidad del hombre, o en los principios de soberanía del pueblo, del Estado democrático de derecho y de la forma republicana de gobierno. (Art. 3)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishSuch provisional exceptions to basic rights and liberties that are compatible with Finland's international human rights obligations and that are deemed necessary in the case of an armed attack against Finland or in the event of other situations of emergency, as provided by an Act, which pose a serious threat to the nation may be provided by an Act or by a Government Decree to be issued on the basis of authorisation given in an Act for a special reason and subject to a precisely circumscribed scope of application. The grounds for provisional exceptions shall be laid down by an Act, however.
… (Sec. 23) - FinnishPerusoikeuksista voidaan säätää lailla tai laissa erityisestä syystä säädetyn ja soveltamisalaltaan täsmällisesti rajatun valtuuden nojalla annettavalla valtioneuvoston asetuksella sellaisia tilapäisiä poikkeuksia, jotka ovat välttämättömiä Suomeen kohdistuvan aseellisen hyökkäyksen samoin kuin muiden kansakuntaa vakavasti uhkaavien, laissa säädettyjen poikkeusolojen aikana ja jotka ovat Suomen kansainvälisten ihmisoikeusvelvoitteiden mukaisia. Lailla on kuitenkin säädettävä tilapäisten poikkeusten perusteet.
… (23 §) - SwedishGenom lag, eller genom en förordning av statsrådet som utfärdas med stöd av ett sådant bemyndigande med exakt avgränsat tillämpningsområde som av särskilda skäl tagits in i lag, kan det införas sådana tillfälliga undantag från de grundläggande fri- och rättigheterna som är förenliga med Finlands internationella förpliktelser avseende mänskliga rättigheter och som är nödvändiga om Finland blir utsatt för ett väpnat angrepp eller om det råder andra i lag angivna undantagsförhållanden som allvarligt hotar nationen. Grunderna för tillfälliga undantag skall dock bestämmas genom lag.
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