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Judicial Protection
- English1. The rights and freedoms recognised in chapters III9 and IV10 are protected by regular courts through urgent and preferential proceedings regulated by law, which in any case shall be transacted in two instances.
2. A law shall create an extraordinary Procedure of Appeal before the Constitutional Court against acts of the public authorities which may violate the essential contents of the rights mentioned in the paragraph above, with the exception of the case provided for in article 22. (Art. 41) - Catalan1. Els drets i llibertats reconeguts en els capítols III i IV són tutelats pels tribunals ordinaris per mitjà d'un procediment urgent i preferent regulat per la llei, que, en qualsevol cas, se substanciarà en dues instàncies.
2. La llei crearà un procediment excepcional d'empara davant el Tribunal Constitucional contra els actes dels poders públics que violin el contingut essencial dels drets esmentats en l'apartat anterior, llevat el supòsit previst a l'article 22. (Art. 41)
Judicial Protection
- English
Any justiciable [person] may, by way of a process before an ordinary tribunal, raise a pleadings [exception] of constitutionality against a law or an ordinance which affects recognition [méconnaîtrait] of their fundamental rights.
The presiding judge refers the Constitutional Court to [the matter] by way of prejudicial pleadings [préjudicielle exception].
… (Art. 86) - French
Tout justiciable peut, à l'occasion d'un procès devant un tribunal ordinaire, soulever une exception d'inconstitutionnalité à l’encontre d'une loi ou d'une ordonnance qui méconnaîtrait ses droits fondamentaux.
Le juge du siège saisit la Cour Constitutionnelle par voie d'exception préjudicielle.
… (Art. 86)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe action to prosecute the violators of human rights is public and may be exercised through a simple denunciation, without any guarantee or formality whatsoever. … (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa acción para enjuiciar a los infractores de los derechos humanos es pública y puede ejercerse mediante simple denuncia, sin caución ni formalidad alguna. … (Art. 45)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishIt is the duty of the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, and of local authorities, to guarantee the rights and freedoms provided in the Constitution. (Sec. 14)
- EstonianÕiguste ja vabaduste tagamine on seadusandliku, täidesaatva ja kohtuvõimu ning kohalike omavalitsuste kohustus. (§ 14)
Judicial Protection
- English1. In addition to the right of appeal accorded by section 47 of this Constitution, an appeal shall lie as of right to the Court of Appeal from decisions of the High Court in the following cases, that is to say:
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b. final decisions of the High Court in the determination of any question in respect of which a right of access to the High Court is guaranteed by section 17 of this Constitution and final decisions of the High Court under section 22 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 129)
Judicial Protection
- English
The disputes that Article 103 of the Constitution concerns, with the exception of those in electoral matters, will be subject to the procedures and formalities [formas] of the juridical order that the law determines, in accordance with the following bases:
I. A trial in amparo will always be held [seguirá] at the instance of the party injured [agrivada], having such character any [person] claiming to be entitled [titular] to a right or to an individual or collective interest, whenever it [is] alleged that the challenged act violates the rights recognized by the Constitution and furthermore affects its juridical sphere, either in direct manner or by virtue of its special situation before [frente] the juridical order.
Concerning the acts or resolutions proceeding from the judicial, administrative or labor tribunals, the complainant must claim to be entitled to a subjective right that affects them in a personal and direct manner;
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The Supreme Court of Justice can, of office or on substantiated petition of the corresponding Collegiate Circuit Tribunal, of the Attorney General of the Republic, in the matters in which the Public Ministry of the Federation is a part, or of the Federal Executive, through the Juridical Councilor of the Government, take cognizance of the direct amparos that by their interest and transcendence [trascendencia] so merit it.
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VIII. Against the decisions that the District Judges [feminine] and the District Judges [masculine] or the Collegiate Tribunals of Appeal issue in amparo[,] revision proceeds. The Supreme Court of Justice will take cognizance of them:
a) When general norms have been challenged in the demand of amparo, for considering them [estimaraos] directly in violation of this Constitution, the issue [problema] of constitutionality subsisting in the recourse.
b) When it concerns those cases comprehended in fractions II and III of Article 103 of this Constitution.
The Supreme Court of Justice can, of office or on substantiated petition of the corresponding Collegiate Circuit Tribunal, of the Attorney General of the Republic, in the matters in which the Public Ministry of the federation is a part, or of the Federal Executive, through the Juridical Councilor of the Government, take cognizance of the amparos in revision, that by their interest and transcendence so merit it.
… (Art. 107) - Spanish
Las controversias de que habla el artículo 103 de esta Constitución, con excepción de aquellas en materia electoral, se sujetarán a los procedimientos que determine la ley reglamentaria, de acuerdo con las bases siguientes:
I. El juicio de amparo se seguirá siempre a instancia de parte agraviada, teniendo tal carácter quien aduce ser titular de un derecho o de un interés legítimo individual o colectivo, siempre que alegue que el acto reclamado viola los derechos reconocidos por esta Constitución y con ello se afecte su esfera jurídica, ya sea de manera directa o en virtud de su especial situación frente al orden jurídico.
Tratándose de actos o resoluciones provenientes de tribunales judiciales, administrativos o del trabajo, el quejoso deberá aducir ser titular de un derecho subjetivo que se afecte de manera personal y directa;
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La Suprema Corte de Justicia, de oficio o a petición fundada del correspondiente Tribunal Colegiado de Circuito, del Fiscal General de la República, en los asuntos en que el Ministerio Público de la Federación sea parte, o del Ejecutivo Federal, por conducto del Consejero Jurídico del Gobierno, podrá conocer de los amparos directos que por su interés y trascendencia así lo ameriten.
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VIII. Contra las sentencias que pronuncien en amparo las Juezas y los Jueces de Distrito o los Tribunales Colegiados de Apelación procede revisión. De ella conocerá la Suprema Corte de Justicia:
a) Cuando habiéndose impugnado en la demanda de amparo normas generales por estimarlas directamente violatorias de esta Constitución, subsista en el recurso el problema de constitucionalidad.
b) Cuando se trate de los casos comprendidos en las fracciones II y III del artículo 103 de esta Constitución.
La Suprema Corte de Justicia, de oficio o a petición fundada del correspondiente Tribunal Colegiado de Circuito, del Fiscal General de la República, en los asuntos en que el Ministerio Público de la Federación sea parte, o del Ejecutivo Federal, por conducto del Consejero Jurídico del Gobierno, podrá conocer de los amparos en revisión, que por su interés y trascendencia así lo ameriten.
… (Art. 107)
Judicial Protection
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (6) and (7) of this article, any person who alleges that any of the provisions of articles 33 to 45 (inclusive) of this Constitution has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him, or such other person as the Civil Court, First Hall, in Malta may appoint at the instance of any person who so alleges, may, without prejudice to any other action with respect to the same matter that is lawfully available, apply to the Civil Court, First Hall, for redress.
(2) The Civil Court, First Hall, shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine any application made by any person in pursuance of sub-article (1) of this article, and may make such orders, issue such writs and give such directions as it may consider appropriate for the purpose of enforcing, or securing the enforcement of, any of the provisions of the said articles 33 to 45 (inclusive) to the protection of which the person concerned is entitled:
Provided that the Court may, if it considers it desirable so to do, decline to exercise its powers under this sub-article in any case where it is satisfied that adequate means of redress for the contravention alleged are or have been available to the person concerned under any other law.
(3) If in any proceedings in any court other than the Civil Court, First Hall, or the Constitutional Court any question arises as to the contravention of any of the provisions of the said articles 33 to 45 (inclusive), that court shall refer the question to the Civil Court, First Hall, unless in its opinion the raising of the question is merely frivolous or vexatious; and that court shall give its decision on any question referred to it under this sub-article and, subject to the provisions of sub-article (4) of this article, the court in which the question arose shall dispose of the question in accordance with that decision.
(4) Any party to proceedings brought in the Civil Court, First Hall, in pursuance of this article shall have a right of appeal to the Constitutional Court.
(5) No appeal shall lie from any determination under this article that any application or the raising of any question is merely frivolous or vexatious.
… (Art. 46) - Maltese(1) Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subartikoli (6) u (7) ta’ dan l-artikolu, kull persuna li tallega li xi waħda mid-disposizzjonijiet tal-artikoli 33 sa 45 (magħdudin) ta’ din il- Kostituzzjoni tkun ġiet, tkun qed tiġi jew tkun x’aktarx ser tiġi miksura dwarha, jew kull persuna oħra li l-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili f’Malta tista’ taħtar ad istanza ta’ xi persuna li hekk tallega, tista’, bla ħsara għal kull azzjoni oħra dwar l-istess ħaġa li tkun tista’ ssir legalment, titlob lill-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili għal rimedju.
(2) Il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili għandu jkollha ġurisdizzjoni oriġinali li tisma’ u tiddeċidi kull talba magħmula minn xi persuna skont is-subartikolu (1) ta’ dan l-artikolu, u tista’ tagħmel dawk l-ordnijiet, toħroġ dawk l-atti u tagħti dawk id-direttivi li tqis xierqa sabiex twettaq, jew tiżgura t-twettiq ta’ kull waħda mid-disposizzjonijiet tal-imsemmija artikoli 33 sa 45 (magħdudin) li għall-protezzjoni tagħhom tkun intitolata dik il-persuna:
Iżda l-Qorti tista’, jekk tqis li jkun desiderabbli li hekk tagħmel, tirrifjuta li teżerċita s-setgħat tagħha skont dan is-subartikolu f’kull każ meta tkun sodisfatta li mezzi xierqa ta’ rimedju għall-ksur allegat huma jew kienu disponibbli favur dik il-persuna skont xi liġi oħra.
(3) Jekk f’xi proċeduri f’xi qorti li ma tkunx il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili jew il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali tqum xi kwistjoni dwar il-ksur ta’ xi waħda mid-disposizzjonijiet tal-imsemmija artikoli 33 sa 45 (magħdudin), dik il-qorti għandha tibgħat il-kwistjoni quddiem il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili kemm-il darba fil-fehma tagħha t-tqanqil tal-kwistjoni ma tkunx sempliċement frivola jew vessatorja; u dik il-qorti għandha tagħti d-deċiżjoni tagħha fuq kull kwistjoni mibgħuta quddiemha skont dan is-subartikolu u, bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (4) ta’ dan l-artikolu, il-qorti li quddiemha tkun qamet il-kwistjoni għandha tiddisponi mill-kwistjoni skont dik id-deċiżjoni.
(4) Kull parti fi proċeduri miġjuba quddiem il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili skont dan l-artikolu jkollha dritt ta’ appell quddiem il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali.
(5) Ma jkunx hemm appell minn xi deċiżjoni skont dan l-artikolu li xi talba jew it-tqanqil ta’ xi kwistjoni tkun sempliċement frivola jew vessatorja.
… (Art. 46)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter5 shall be respected and upheld by the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and all organs of the Government and its agencies and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons in Namibia, and shall be enforceable by the Courts in the manner hereinafter prescribed. (Art. 5)
Judicial Protection
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2. The tasks of the Constitutional Court shall be:
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b. to assess the consistency of decisions of government institutions with one or more of the constitutional rights mentioned in Chapter V.
… (Art. 144) - Dutch…
2. Het Constitutioneel Hof heeft tot taak:
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b. Het beoordelen van de verenigbaarheid van besluiten van overheidsorganen met één of meer der in Hoofdstuk V genoemde grondrechten.
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishA constitutional appeal may be lodged against individual general acts or actions performed by state bodies or organizations exercising delegated public powers which violate or deny human or minority rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, if other legal remedies for their protection have already been applied or not specified. (Art. 170)
- Serbian CyrillicУставна жалба се може изјавити против појединачних аката или радњи државних органа или организација којима су поверена јавна овлашћења, а којима се повређују или ускраћују људска или мањинска права и слободе зајемчене Уставом, ако су исцрпљена или нису предвиђена друга правна средства за њихову заштиту. (Члан 170)