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Judicial Protection
- EnglishEvery person has the right to free access to justice and the effective, impartial and expeditious protection of their rights and interests, subject to the principles of immediate and swift enforcement; in no case shall there be lack of proper defense. Failure to abide by legal rulings shall be punishable by law. (Art. 75)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al acceso gratuito a la justicia y a la tutela efectiva, imparcial y expedita de sus derechos e intereses, con sujeción a los principios de inmediación y celeridad; en ningún caso quedará en indefensión. El incumplimiento de las resoluciones judiciales será sancionado por la ley. (Art. 75)
Judicial Protection
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Every person shall have the right to apply to the Constitutional Court concerning the acts specified in the first and second paragraphs of Article 1053 if a decision adopted on the basis of these acts has violated the constitutional rights or freedoms of the person and the person has exhausted all legal remedies. The procedure for implementing this right shall be established by the Law on the Constitutional Court.
... (Art. 106) - Lithuanian
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Kiekvienas asmuo turi teisę kreiptis į Konstitucinį Teismą dėl Konstitucijos 105 straipsnio pirmojoje ir antrojoje dalyse nurodytų aktų, jeigu jų pagrindu priimtas sprendimas pažeidė šio asmens konstitucines teises ar laisves ir šis asmuo išnaudojo visas teisinės gynybos priemones. Šios teisės įgyvendinimo tvarką nustato Konstitucinio Teismo įstatymas.
... (106 straipsnis)
Judicial Protection
- English1. It shall be the function of the courts to guarantee and strengthen the rule of law as an instrument of legal stability, to guarantee respect for the laws, to safeguard the rights and freedoms of citizens, as well as the vested interests of other bodies and entities that have legal existence.
… (Art. 211) - Portuguese1. Os tribunais têm como objectivo garantir e reforçar a legalidade como factor da estabilidade jurídica, garantir o respeito pelas leis, assegurar os direitos e liberdades dos cidadãos, assim como os interesses jurídicos dos diferentes órgãos e entidades com existência legal.
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishA constitutional law will develop the matters relative to [the recourse of] amparo, personal exhibition and the constitutionality of the laws. (Art. 276)
- SpanishUna ley constitucional desarrollará lo relativo al amparo, a la exhibición personal y a la constitucionalidad de las leyes. (Art. 276)
Judicial Protection
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means of legal protection have been exhausted. (Art. 46) - Russian1. Каждому гарантируется судебная защита его прав и свобод.
2. Решения и действия (или бездействие) органов государственной власти, органов местного самоуправления, общественных объединений и должностных лиц могут быть обжалованы в суд.
3. Каждый вправе в соответствии с международными договорами Российской Федерации обращаться в межгосударственные органы по защите прав и свобод человека, если исчерпаны все имеющиеся внутригосударственные средства правовой защиты. (Статья 46)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThis Chapter8 shall be interpreted in such a way so as not to be inconsistent with any international obligations of Seychelles relating to human rights and freedoms and a court shall, when interpreting the provision of this Chapter, take judicial notice of−
(a) the international instruments containing these obligations;
(b) the reports and expression of views of bodies administering or enforcing these instruments;
(c) the reports, decisions or opinions of international and regional institutions administering or enforcing Conventions on human rights and freedoms;
(d) the Constitutions of other democratic States or nations and decisions of the courts of the States or nations in respect of their Constitutions. (Art. 48)
Judicial Protection
- English
[The following] are attributions of the Supreme Court of Justice:
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3) To take cognizance of and to resolve the recourses of amparo for violation of rights established in the Constitution, in accordance with the Law of Constitutional Justice.
... (Art. 164) - Spanish
Son atribuciones de la Corte Suprema de Justicia:
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3) Conocer y resolver los recursos de amparo por violación de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución, de acuerdo a la Ley de Justicia Constitucional.
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court decides:
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- on constitutional complaints stemming from the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms by individual acts;
… (Art. 160) - SloveneUstavno sodišče odloča:
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- o ustavnih pritožbah zaradi kršitev človekovih pravic in temeljnih svoboščin s posamičnimi akti;
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe Constitutional Court is the highest jurisdiction of the State in constitutional matters. It is [the] judge the constitutionality of the law and it guarantees the fundamental rights of the human person and of the public freedoms. … (Art. 99)
- FrenchLa Cour constitutionnelle est la plus haute juridiction de l'Etat en matière constitutionnelle. Elle est juge de la constitutionnalité de la loi et elle garantit les droits fondamentaux de la personne humaine et les libertés publiques. … (Art. 99)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall have, in case of infringement of one's rights and freedoms, a claim to an honest and public treatment of his complaint within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial judge. (Art. 10)
- DutchEen ieder heeft bij aantasting van zijn rechten en vrijheden aanspraak op een eerlijke en openbare behandeling van zijn klacht binnen redelijke termijn door een onafhankelijke en onpartijdige rechter. (Art. 10)