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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
It is not permitted to suspend any of the provisions of this statute except during a state of emergency and within the limits prescribed by the law. (Art. 90)
- Arabic
لا يجوز تعطيل أي حكم من أحكام هذا النظام إلا في أثناء قيام حالة الطوارئ، وفي الحدود التي يبينها القانون. (المادّة ٩٠)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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(2) Everyone has the right to freedom based on law, and accordingly, subject to this Constitution-
(a) everyone has the legal right to do anything that-
(i) does not injure others or interfere with the rights and freedoms of others;
... (Sec. 10)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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the following provisions of this Chapter8 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the rights and freedoms of persons as set out in those provisions, to the extent that those rights and freedoms do not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others.
2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society
a. this Chapter guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
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9. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (3)(f) of this section and sections 14 and 16(3), to the extent that the law authorizes the taking, in relation to persons detained or whose freedom of movement has been restricted by virtue of that law, of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during a period of public emergency or public disaster.
… (Sec. 13)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe enactment of a law resulting in the restriction of rights or liberties of a person shall be in accordance with the conditions provided by the Constitution. In the case where the Constitution does not provide the conditions thereon, such law shall not be contrary to the rule of law, shall not unreasonably impose burden on or restrict the rights or liberties of a person and shall not affect the human dignity of a person, and the justification and necessity for the restriction of the rights or liberties shall also be specified.
The law under paragraph one shall be of general application, and shall not be intended to apply to any particular case or person. (Sec. 26) - Thaiการตรากฎหมายทีมีผลให้เป็นการจํากัดสิทธิหรือเสรีภาพของบุคคลต้องเป็นไปตามเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในรัฐธรรมนูญ ในกรณีที่รัฐธรรมนูญมิได้บัญญัติเงื่อนไขไว้ กฎหมายดังกล่าวต้องไม่ขัดต่อหลักนิติธรรม ไม่เพิ่มภาระหรือจํากัดสิทธิหรือเสรีภาพของบุคคลเกินสมควรแก่เหตุ และจะกระทบต่อศักดิ์ศรีความเป็นมนุษย์ของบุคคลมิได้ รวมทั้งต้องระบุเหตุผลความจําเป็นในการจํากัดสิทธิและเสรีภาพไว้ด้วย
กฎหมายตามวรรคหนึ่งต้องมีผลใช้บังคับเป็นการทั่วไป ไม่มุ่งหมายให้ใช้บังคับแก่กรณีใด กรณีหนึ่งหรือแก่บุคคลใดบุคคลหนึ่งเป็นการเจาะจง (มาตรา ๒๖)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishAlterations to the Constitution must respect:
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e) Essential core rights, freedoms and guarantees;
… (Art. 236) - PortugueseAs alterações da Constituição têm de respeitar o seguinte:
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e) O núcleo essencial dos direitos, liberdades e garantias;
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Limitations and/or Derogations
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2. The ambit and the essential content of constitutional rules with respect to rights, liberties and guarantees may not be restrained by way of interpretation.
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4. The law may restrict rights, liberties and guarantees only in cases expressly foreseen in the Constitution.
5. Restrictive laws of rights, liberties and guarantees shall necessarily be of a general and abstract nature, shall not have retroactive effect, may not diminish the ambit and the essential content of constitutional rules and must be strictly limited to the safeguard of other constitutionally protected rights. (Art. 17) - Portuguese...
2. A extensão e o conteúdo essencial das normas constitucionais relativas aos direitos, liberdades e garantias não podem ser restringidos pela via da interpretação.
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4. Só nos casos expressamente previstos na Constituição poderá a lei restringir os direitos, liberdades e garantias.
5. As leis restritivas dos direitos, liberdades e garantias serão obrigatoriamente de carácter geral e abstracto, não terão efeitos retroactivos, não poderão diminuir a extensão e o conteúdo essencial das normas constitucionais e deverão limitar-se ao necessário para a salvaguarda de outros direitos constitucionalmente protegidos. (Art. 17)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNothing contained in or done under the authority of a law enacted by Parliament shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of section 3 or section 13 of this Constitution 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 in Saint Vincent during that period. (Sec. 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
1. Extraordinary measures may be imposed due to a state of war, state of emergency, or state of natural disaster and last for as long as these states continue.
2. The principles of the activity of public bodies, as well as the extent of limitations on human rights and freedoms during the period of the existence of situations that require extraordinary measures, are defined by law.
3. The law must define the principles, areas and manner of compensation for losses caused as a result of the limitation of human rights and freedoms during the period in which extraordinary measures are imposed.
4. Acts taken as a result of extraordinary measures shall be in proportion with the level of risk and shall aim to re-establish the conditions for the normal functioning of the state, as soon as possible.
5. During the situations that require the imposition of extraordinary measures, none of these acts may be amended: the Constitution, the laws on the election of the Assembly and organs of local government, as well as the laws on extraordinary measures.
6. During the period of implementation of extraordinary measures, there may not be held elections for local government bodies, there may not be a referendum, and a new President of the Republic may not be elected. The elections for the local government bodies may be held only in those places where the extraordinary measures are not implemented. (Art. 170) - Albanian
1. Masat e jashtëzakonshme mund të vendosen për shkak të gjendjes së luftës, gjendjes së jashtëzakonshme ose gjendjes së fatkeqësisë natyrore dhe zgjatin për aq kohë sa vazhdojnë këto gjendje.
2. Parimet e veprimtarisë së organeve publike dhe shkalla e kufizimit të të drejtave dhe lirive të njeriut gjatë gjithë periudhës së ekzistencës së gjendjeve që kërkojnë marrjen e masave të jashtëzakonshme, përcaktohen me ligj.
3. Ligji duhet të përcaktojë parimet, fushat dhe mënyrën e kompensimit të humbjeve që vijnë si rezultat i kufizimit të të drejtave dhe lirive gjatë marrjes së masave të jashtëzakonshme.
4. Aktet që ndërmerren si pasojë e marrjes së masave të jashtëzakonshme, duhet të jenë në përpjesëtim me shkallën e rrezikut dhe duhet të synojnë rivendosjen sa më të shpejtë të kushteve për funksionimin normal të shtetit.
5. Gjatë gjendjeve që kërkojnë marrjen e masave të jashtëzakonshme, nuk mund të ndryshohet asnjë prej këtyre akteve: Kushtetuta, ligjet për zgjedhjet për Kuvendin dhe për organet e pushtetit vendor, si dhe ligjet për masat e jashtëzakonshme.
6. Gjatë periudhës së zbatimit të masave të jashtëzakonshme nuk mund të zhvillohen zgjedhje vendore, nuk mund të zhvillohet referendum, si dhe nuk mund të zgjidhet një President i ri i Republikës. Zgjedhjet vendore mund të bëhen vetëm aty ku nuk zbatohen masat e jashtëzakonshme. (Neni 170)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn the case of imminent danger, when the declaration of the State of exception or of siege is declared [se acuerde], the President of the Republic can suspend[,] for a maximum time of three months[,] the rights and guarantees established in this Fundamental Law and take exceptional measures to safeguard the territorial integrity, the national independence, the institutions of the State and the functioning of public powers and services[,] informing the People by message. The time of three months referred to may be extended until the causes that motivated this suspension have disappeared. (Art. 43)
- SpanishEn caso de peligro inminente, cuando se acuerde la declaración del estado de excepción o de sitio, el Presidente de la República puede suspender por un tiempo máximo de tres meses los derechos y garantías establecidos en esta Ley Fundamental y tomar medidas excepcionales para salvaguardar la integridad territorial, la independencia nacional, las instituciones del Estado y el funcionamiento de los servicios y poderes públicos informándolo al Pueblo por mensaje. El referido plazo de tres meses será prorrogado hasta que desaparezcan las causas que motivaron dicha suspensión. (Art. 43)
- FrenchEn cas de danger imminent, lorsqu'un état d'exception ou de siège est déclaré, le Président de la République peut suspendre, pour une période maximale de trois mois, les droits et garanties prévus par la présente Loi fondamentale et prendre des mesures exceptionnelles de nature à sauvegarder l'intégrité territoriale, l'indépendance nationale, les institutions de l'État et le fonctionnement des services et des pouvoirs publics en informant le peuple par message. Cette durée de trois mois sera prorogée jusqu'à ce que cessent les causes ayant motivé les mesures de suspension des droits et garanties. (Art. 43)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. The rights enshrined in this Constitution shall not exclude any that might be specified in the laws or in the rules of international Laws.
2. The precepts relative to fundamental rights shall be interpreted in harmony with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Art. 18) - Portuguese1. Os direitos consagrados nesta Constituição não excluem quaisquer que sejam previstos nas leis ou em regras de Direitos internacionais.
2. Os preceitos relativos a direitos fundamentais são interpretados de harmonia com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem. (Art. 18)