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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishHuman and minority rights guaranteed by the Constitution may be restricted by the law if the Constitution permits such restriction and for the purpose allowed by the Constitution, to the extent necessary to meet the constitutional purpose of restriction in a democratic society and without encroaching upon the substance of the relevant guaranteed right.
Attained level of human and minority rights may not be lowered.
When restricting human and minority rights, all state bodies, particularly the courts, shall be obliged to consider the substance of the restricted right, pertinence of restriction, nature and extent of restriction, relation of restriction and its purpose and possibility to achieve the purpose of the restriction with less restrictive means. (Art. 20) - Serbian CyrillicЉудска и мањинска права зајемчена Уставом могу законом бити ограничена ако ограничење допушта Устав, у сврхе ради којих га Устав допушта, у обиму неопходном да се уставна сврха ограничења задовољи у демократском друштву и без задирања у суштину зајемченог права.
Достигнути ниво људских и мањинских права не може се смањивати.
При ограничавању људских и мањинских права, сви државни органи, а нарочито судови, дужни су да воде рачуна о суштини права које се ограничава, важности сврхе ограничења, природи и обиму ограничења, односу ограничења са сврхом ограничења и о томе да ли постоји начин да се сврха ограничења постигне мањим ограничењем права. (Члан 20)
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 136 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 Dominica during that period. (Sec. 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
(d) Emergency Regulations cannot prevent recourse to courts, prescribe punishment in advance, or permit an infringement of human dignity.
(Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 39) - Hebrew…
(ד) אין בכוחן של תקנות שעת חירום למנוע פניה לערכאות, לקבוע ענישה למפרע או להתיר פגיעה בכבוד האדם
(חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 39) …
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishConstitutional human and citizens' rights and freedoms shall not be restricted, unless a restriction is stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine.
Under conditions of martial law or a state of emergency, specific restrictions on rights and freedoms may be established with the indication of the period of effectiveness of these restrictions. The rights and freedoms stipulated in Articles 24, 25, 2 7, 28, 29, 40, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 of this Constitution shall not be restricted. (Art. 64) - UkrainianКонституційні права і свободи людини і громадянина не можуть бути обмежені, крім випадків, передбачених Конституцією України.
В умовах воєнного або надзвичайного стану можуть встановлюватися окремі обмеження прав і свобод із зазначенням строку дії цих обмежень. Не можуть бути обмежені права і свободи, передбачені статтями 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 40, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 цієї Конституції. (Стаття 64)
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 136 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 Grenada during that period. (Sec. 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of responsibilities and duties, and it is the responsibility of every citizen:
(a) to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of others;
… (Art. 67) - Dhivehiކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ ލިބޭ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމާއި، އެ މީހަކު އަދާކުރަންޖެހޭ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތަކާއި ވާޖިބުތަކަކީ ވަކިނުކުރެވޭނޭ ދެ އަސާސްކަމުގައިވީ ހިނދު، އަންނަނިވި ކަންތައްތައް ކުރުމަކީ ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތެއްގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތެކެވެ. އަދި އެވަގުތަކު ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އުޅެ ކޮންމެ މީހަކުމެ އެ ކަންތައްތަކަށް އިހްތިރާމްކުރާންވާނެއެވެ.
(ހ) އަނެކުންގެ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމަށް ރައްކާތެރިވެ އެ ޙައްގުތަކަށާއި މިނިވަންކަމަށް އިހްތިރާމްކުރުން.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 67 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
(1) During the period during which a declaration of emergency is in force, the President may make such orders as appear to him to be reasonably required for securing public safety, maintaining public order or safeguarding the interests or maintaining the welfare of the community.
(2) An order made by the President under clause (1.) of this Article 30:
(a) has effect notwithstanding anything in Part II3 of this Constitution or in Article 94;
(b) is not invalid in whole or in part by reason only that it provides for any matter for which provision is made under any law or because of inconsistency with any law; and
(c) lapses when the declaration of emergency lapses unless in the meantime the order is revoked by a resolution of Parliament approved by a majority of the members of Parliament present and voting.
(3) The revocation or lapsing of an order made by the President under clause (1.) of this Article does not affect the previous operation of that order, the validity of anything done or omitted to be done under it or any offence committed or penalty or punishment incurred. (Art. 78)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishExcept in the following situations and time, no citizen shall be denied redress by due process of law for grievances entitled under law :
(a) in time of foreign invasion;
(b) in time of insurrection;
(c) in time of emergency. (Sec. 381) - Burmeseအောက်ဖော်ပြပါ အခြေအနေနှင့် အချိန်အခါမှတစ်ပါး နိုင်ငံသားများ၏တရားဝင်ရပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသော နစ်နာချက်များအတွက် ဥပဒေဖြင့် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော ရယူပိုင်ခွင့်များကို ငြင်းပယ်ခြင်းမပြုရ -
(က) တိုင်းတစ်ပါးမှ ကျူးကျော်ဝင်ရောက်တိုက်ခိုက်ချိန်၊
(ခ) ဆူပူသောင်းကျန်းမှုများဖြစ်ပေါ်နေချိန်၊
(ဂ) အရေးပေါ် အခြေအနေ ဖြစ်ပေါ်နေချိန်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈၁)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
Nothing in this Division7 derogates the rights and freedoms of the individual under any other law and, in particular, an Organic Law or an Act of the Parliament may provide further guarantees of rights and freedoms and may further restrict the limitations that may be placed on, or on the exercise of, any right or freedom (including the limitations that may be imposed under Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights)). (Sec. 33)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn case of foreign war or internal disturbance that threatens peace or public order, all, or a part, of the Republic may be declared in a State of Emergency, and the guarantees of Articles 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 37, 38, and 44 of this Constitution, may be temporarily suspended, partially or totally.
… (Art. 55) - SpanishEn caso de guerra exterior o de perturbación interna que amenace la paz y el orden público, se podrá declarar en estado de urgencia toda la República o parte de ella y suspender temporalmente, de modo parcial o total, los efectos de los artículos 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 37, 38 y 47 de la Constitución.
… (Art. 55)