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Judicial Protection
- English(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (6), every person, as contemplated by the respective international treaties set out in the Fourth Schedule to which Guyana has acceded is entitled to the human rights enshrined in the said international treaties, and such rights shall be respected and upheld by the executive, legislature judiciary and all organs and agencies of Government and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons and shall be enforceable in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
… (Art. 154A)
Judicial Protection
- English(1) The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part4 is guaranteed.
(2) The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part.
(3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Supreme Court by clauses (1) and (2), Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction all or any of the powers exercisable by the Supreme Court under clause (2).
(4) The right guaranteed by this article shall not be suspended except as otherwise provided for by this Constitution. (Art. 32) - Hindi(1) इस भाग द्वारा प्रदत्त अधिकारों को प्रवर्तित कराने के लिए समुचित कार्यवाहियों द्वारा उच्चतम न्यायालय में समावेदन करने का अधिकार प्रत्याभूत किया जाता है।
(2) इस भाग द्वारा प्रदत्त अधिकारों में से किसी को प्रवर्तित कराने के लिए उच्चतम न्यायालय को ऐसे निदेश या आदेश या रिट, जिनके अंतर्गत बंदी प्रत्यक्षीकरण, परमादेश, प्रतिषेध, अधिकार-पृष्छा और उत्प्रेषण रिट हैं, जो भी समुचित हो, निकालने की शक्ति होगी।
(3) उच्चतम न्यायालय को खंड (1) और खंड (2) द्वारा प्रदत्त शक्तियों पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डाले बिना, संसद, उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा खंड (2) के अधीन प्रयोक्तव्य किन्हीं या सभी शक्तियों का किसी अन्य न्यायालय को अपनी अधिकारिता की स्थानीय सीमाओं के भीतर प्रयोग करने के लिए विधि द्वारा सशक्त कर सकेगी।
(4) इस संविधान द्वारा अन्यथा उपबंधित के सिवाय, इस अनुच्छेद द्वारा प्रत्याभूत अधिकार निलंबित नहीं किया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 32)
Judicial Protection
- English
The High Court has the jurisdiction in relation to the interpretation, application and enforcement of this Constitution conferred by-
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(b) Part II, Division 5 (Enforcement of the Bill of Rights);
… (Sec. 5)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe guarantees contained in this chapter3 are established to make effective the rights consecrated in this Constitution, [and] will be regulated by the law. (Art. 131)
- SpanishPara hacer efectivos los derechos consagrados en esta Constitución, se establecen las garantías contenidas en este capítulo, las cuales serán reglamentadas por la ley. (Art. 131)
Judicial Protection
- English
(1) Any citizen of Nepal may file a petition in the Supreme Court to have any law or any part thereof declared void on the ground of inconsistency with this Constitution because it imposes unreasonable restriction on the enjoyment of any fundamental right conferred by this Constitution or on any other ground; or to have any law or any part thereof made by a Provincial Assembly declared void because it is inconsistent with any law made by the Federal Parliament; or to have any law or any part thereof made by a Municipal Assembly or Rural Municipal Assembly declared void because it is inconsistent with a law made by the Federal Parliament or the Provincial Assembly; the Supreme Court shall have an extra-ordinary power to declare such law to be void either ab initio or from the date of its decision in case the law in question appears to be so inconsistent.
(2) The Supreme Court shall, for the enforcement of the fundamental rights conferred by this Constitution or of any other legal right for which no other remedy has been provided for or for which the remedy even though provided appears to be inadequate or ineffective or for the settlement of any constitutional or legal question involved in any dispute of public interest or concern; have the extraordinary power to issue necessary and appropriate orders, provide appropriate remedies, enforce such right or settle such dispute.
… (Art. 133) - Nepali
(१) यस संविधानद्वारा प्रदत्त मौलिक हकउपर अनुचित बन्देज लगाइएको वा अन्य कुनै कारणले कुनै कानून यो संविधानसँग बाझिएको हुँदा त्यस्तो कानून वा त्यसको कुनै भाग वा प्रदेश सभाले बनाएको कुनै कानून संघीय संसदले बनाएको कुनै कानूनसँग बाझिएको वा नगर सभा वा गाउँ सभाले बनाएको कुनै कानून संघीय संसद वा प्रदेश सभाले बनाएको कुनै कानूनसँग बाझिएको हँुदा त्यस्तो कानून वा त्यसको कुनै भाग बदर घोषित गरी पाऊँ भनी कुनै पनि नेपाली नागरिकले सर्वोच्च अदालतमा निवेदन दिन सक्नेछ र सो अनुसार कुनै कानून बाझिएको देखिएमा सो कानूनलाई प्रारम्भदेखि नै वा निर्णय भएको मितिदेखि अमान्य र बदर घोषित गर्ने असाधारण अधिकार सर्वोच्च अदालतलाई हुनेछ ।
(२) यस संविधानद्वारा प्रदत्त मौलिक हकको प्रचलनकालागि वा अर्को उपचारको व्यवस्था नभएको वा अर्को उपचारको व्यवस्था भए पनि त्यस्तो उपचार अपर्याप्त वा प्रभावहीन देखिएको अन्य कुनै कानूनी हकको प्रचलनकालागि वा सार्वजनिक हक वा सरोकारको कुनै विवादमा समावेश भएको कुनै संवैधानिक वा कानूनी प्रश्नको निरूपणकालागि आवश्यक र उपयुक्त आदेश जारी गर्ने, उचित उपचार प्रदान गर्ने, त्यस्तो हकको प्रचलन गराउने वा विवाद टुंगो लगाउने असाधारण अधिकार सर्वोच्च अदालतलाई हुनेछ ।
... (धारा १३३)
Judicial Protection
- English
The Constitutional Court, at the demand of the President of the Republic or of any member of the National Assembly, decides on the constitutionality of the laws before their promulgation.
It decides[,] of office[,] on the constitutionality of the laws and any regulatory texts which would infringe the fundamental rights of the human person and the public freedoms. It decides more generally on the violations of the rights of the human person and its decision must intervene within a time period of eight days. (Art. 121) - French
La Cour constitutionnelle, à la demande du président de la République ou de tout membre de l'Assemblée nationale, se prononce sur la constitutionnalité des lois avant leur promulgation.
Elle se prononce d'office sur la constitutionnalité des lois et de tout texte réglementaire censés porter atteinte aux droits fondamentaux de la personne humaine et aux libertés publiques. Elle statue plus généralement sur les violations des droits de la personne humaine et sa décision doit intervenir dans un délai de huit jours. (Art. 121)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe State is obliged to investigate and legally punish offenses against human rights committed by its authorities.
Actions to punish the offense of violating humanity rights, serious violations of human rights and war crimes shall not be subject to statute of limitation. Human rights violations and the offense of violating humanity rights shall be investigated and adjudicated by the courts of ordinary competence. These offenses are excluded from any benefit that might render the offenders immune from punishment, including pardons and amnesty. (Art. 29) - SpanishEl Estado estará obligado a investigar y sancionar legalmente los delitos contra los derechos humanos cometidos por sus autoridades.
Las acciones para sancionar los delitos de lesa humanidad, violaciones graves a los derechos humanos y los crímenes de guerra son imprescriptibles. Las violaciones de derechos humanos y los delitos de lesa humanidad serán investigados y juzgados por los tribunales ordinarios.
Dichos delitos quedan excluidos de los beneficios que puedan conllevar su impunidad, incluidos el indulto y la amnistía. (Art. 29)
Judicial Protection
- English1. Access to courts is guaranteed to all for the defence of their legally protected rights and interests.
… (Sec. 26) - Tetum1. Ema hotu-hotu iha direitu atu bá tribunál hodi defende sira-nia direitu no interese sira-ne’ebé lei fó protesaun ba.
… (Art. 26) - Portuguese1. A todos é assegurado o acesso aos tribunais para defesa dos seus direitos e interesses legalmente protegidos.
… (Art. 26)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe provisions of law which concern the fundamental rights recognized to any person by the Constitution, may be submitted to the Constitutional Council by way of pleadings if it involves an instance in course before a jurisdiction.
… (Art. 80) - Arabicيجوز تقديم أحكام القانون التي تتعلق بالحقوق الأساسية المعترف بها لأي شخص بموجب الدستور ، إلى المجلس الدستوري عن طريق المرافعات إذا كانت تنطوي على حالة بالطبع أمام ولاية قضائية
... (المادة 80) - FrenchLes dispositions de la loi qui concernent les droits fondamentaux reconnus à toute personne par la Constitution peuvent être soumises au Conseil constitutionnel par voie d'exception à l'occasion d'une instance en cours devant une juridiction.
… (Art. 80)
Judicial Protection
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4. The Constitutional Court of Georgia shall in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law:
a) review the constitutionality of a normative act with respect to the fundamental human rights enshrined in Chapter Two of the Constitution on the basis of a claim submitted by a natural person, a legal person or the Public Defender;
… (Art. 60) - Georgian…
4. საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლო ორგანული კანონით დადგენილი წესით:
ა) ფიზიკური პირის, იურიდიული პირის ან სახალხო დამცველის სარჩელის საფუძველზე იხილავს ნორმატიული აქტის კონსტიტუციურობას კონსტიტუციის მეორე თავით აღიარებულ ადამიანის ძირითად უფლებებთან მიმართებით;
… (მუხლი 60)