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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
For the duration of a state of war, the Constitution is suspended, [and] the President of the Republic assumes all the powers.
… (Art. 101) - Arabic
يُوقَف العمل بالدّسترو مدّة حالة الحرب، ويتولّى رئيس الجمهوريّة جميع السّلطات.
… (المــادة 101) - French
Pendant la durée de l’état de guerre, la Constitution est suspendue, le Président de la République assume tous les pouvoirs.
… (Art. 101)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThis Chapter9 does not preclude the existence of other rights and freedoms that may be recognised or conferred by law, to the extent that they are consistent with this Constitution. (Sec. 47)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to private liberty, personal and family secrets and their protection from arbitrary interference in their privacy, … (Art. 37)
- RussianКаждый человек имеет право на неприкосновенность личной жизни, личную и семейную тайну и защиту их от произвольного вмешательства, … (Статья 37)
- TurkmenHer bir adamyň şahsy durmuşynyň eldegrilmesizligine, şahsy we maşgala syrlaryna we olara eden-etdilikli gatyşylmagyndan, … (37-nji madda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishEach individual has the right to the free development of his person with respect to the rights of others, good morals and public order. (Art. 20)
- Arabicيحق لكل فرد بالتنمية الحرة لشخصه في إطار احترام حقوق الآخرين والأخلاق الحميدة والنظام العام. (المادة 20)
- FrenchTout individu a droit au libre épanouissement de sa personne dans le respect des droits d'autrui, des bonnes mœurs et de l'ordre public. (Art. 20)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishI. The rights recognized in this Constitution are inviolable, universal, interdependent, indivisible and progressive. The State has the duty to promote, protect and respect them.
II. The rights declared in this Constitution shall not be understood to deny other rights that are not enumerated.
III. The classification of the rights established in this Constitution does not determine any hierarchy or superiority of some rights over others.
IV. International treaties and conventions ratified by the Pluri-National Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa), which recognize human rights and prohibit their limitation in States of Emergency, prevail over internal law. The rights and duties consecrated in this Constitution shall be interpreted in accordance with the International Human Rights Treaties ratified by Bolivia. (Art. 13) - SpanishI. Los derechos reconocidos por esta Constitución son inviolables, universales, interdependientes, indivisibles y progresivos. El Estado tiene el deber de promoverlos, protegerlos y respetarlos.
II. Los derechos que proclama esta Constitución no serán entendidos como negación de otros derechos no enunciados.
III. La clasificación de los derechos establecida en esta Constitución no determina jerarquía alguna ni superioridad de unos derechos sobre otros.
IV. Los tratados y convenios internacionales ratificados por la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional, que reconocen los derechos humanos y que prohíben su limitación en los Estados de Excepción prevalecen en el orden interno. Los derechos y deberes consagrados en esta Constitución se interpretarán de conformidad con los Tratados internacionales de derechos humanos ratificados por Bolivia. (Art. 13)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
2. No amendment to this Constitution may eliminate or diminish any of the rights and freedoms referred to in Article II of this Constitution or alter the present paragraph. (Art. X) - Bosnian…
2. Nijednim amandmanom na ovaj Ustav ne može se eliminisati, niti umanjiti bilo koje od prava i sloboda iz člana II ovog Ustava, niti izmijeniti ova odredba. (Član X) - Croatian…
2. Ni jedna izmjena ili dopuna ovog Ustava ne može dokinuti ili umanjiti ni jedno od prava i sloboda navedenih u članku II ovog Ustava ili izmijeniti ovaj stavak. (Članak X) - Serbian…
2. Ниједан амандман овог Устава не може да елиминише или умањи права и слободе из члана II овог Устава или да измијени ову одредбу. (Члан X)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) Without prejudice to the power of Parliament to make provision in any situation or the provisions of section 38, nothing contained in or done under the authority of a law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of any provision of this Chapter to the extent that the law authorises the taking, during any period of public emergency, of measures that are reasonably justifiable for dealing with the situation that exists during that period.
(2) A law that is passed during a period of public emergency and is expressly declared to have effect only during that period shall have effect in terms provided in the section of this Chapter under which that law is passed. (Sec. 37)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishBy the declaration of a state of assembly, the President of the Republic is enabled to suspend or restrict personal liberty, the right of assembly and the freedom to work. He can, also, restrict the exercise of the right of association, intercept, open, or record documents and all classes of communications, order [disponer] requisition of assets and establish limitations on the exercise of the right of ownership [propiedad].
By the declaration of a state of siege, the President of the Republic can restrict the freedom of movement and detain [arrestar] persons in their own homes or in places and which the laws determines that are neither jails nor those used for the detention or imprisonment of common criminals. He can also suspend or restrict the exercise of the right of assembly.
By the declaration of a state of catastrophe, the President of the Republic can restrict the freedoms of movement and of assembly. He can, also, order the requisition of assets, establish limitations on the exercise of the right of ownership and adopt all the extraordinary measures of administrative character necessary for the prompt re-establishment of normalcy in the affected zone.
By the declaration of a state of emergency, the President of the Republic can restrict the freedoms of movement and of assembly. (Art. 43) - SpanishPor la declaración del estado de asamblea, el Presidente de la República queda facultado para suspender o restringir la libertad personal, el derecho de reunión y la libertad de trabajo. Podrá, también, restringir el ejercicio del derecho de asociación, interceptar, abrir o registrar documentos y toda clase de comunicaciones, disponer requisiciones de bienes y establecer limitaciones al ejercicio del derecho de propiedad.
Por la declaración de estado de sitio, el Presidente de la República podrá restringir la libertad de locomoción y arrestar a las personas en sus propias moradas o en lugares que la ley determine y que no sean cárceles ni estén destinados a la detención o prisión de reos comunes. Podrá, además, suspender o restringir el ejercicio del derecho de reunión.
Por la declaración del estado de catástrofe, el Presidente de la República podrá restringir las libertades de locomoción y de reunión. Podrá, asimismo, disponer requisiciones de bienes, establecer limitaciones al ejercicio del derecho de propiedad y adoptar todas las medidas extraordinarias de carácter administrativo que sean necesarias para el pronto restablecimiento de la normalidad en la zona afectada.
Por la declaración del estado de emergencia, el Presidente de la República podrá restringir las libertades de locomoción y de reunión. (Art. 43)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law.
… (Art. 2) - German(1) Jeder hat das Recht auf die freie Entfaltung seiner Persönlichkeit, soweit er nicht die Rechte anderer verletzt und nicht gegen die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung oder das Sittengesetz verstößt.
… (Art. 2)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishUnder reserve of the provisions of Article 51, the National Assembly alone votes the law and controls the governmental action.
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- the guarantees of the freedoms, [and] of the fundamental rights, the conditions within which they are exercised and the limitations that may be brought [portées] to them;
… (Art. 72) - FrenchSous réserve des dispositions de l'article 51, l'Assemblée nationale vote seule la loi et contrôle l'action gouvernementale.
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
- les garanties des libertés, des droits fondamentaux, les conditions dans lesquelles ils s'exercent et les limitations qui peuvent y être portées ;
… (Art. 72)