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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishHuman dignity is inviolable and everyone shall be obliged to respect and protect it.
Everyone shall have the right to free development of his personality if this does not violate the rights of others guaranteed by the Constitution. (Art. 23) - Serbian CyrillicЉудско достојанство је неприкосновено и сви су дужни да га поштују и штите.
Свако има право на слободан развој личности, ако тиме не крши права других зајемчена Уставом. (Члан 23)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe international treaties relative to human rights may only be denounced by the procedures that govern for the amendment of this Constitution. (Art. 142)
- SpanishLos tratados internacionales relativos a los derechos humanos no podrán ser denunciados sino por los procedimientos que rigen para la enmienda de esta Constitución. (Art. 142)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
…
2. When martial law is declared, the King may by a Royal Decree issue any instructions as may be necessary for the purposes of the defence of the Kingdom, notwithstanding the provisions of any law in force. All persons charged with the implementation of such instructions shall remain to be subject to the legal liability resultant from their acts under the provisions of the laws until they are relieved of such liability by a special law to be enacted for this purpose. (Art. 125)
- Arabic
2 .عند اعلان الاحكام العرفية للملك ان يصدر بمقتضى ارادة ملكية اية تعليمات قد تقضى الضرورة بهالاغراض الدفاع عن المملكة بقطع النظر عن احكام اي قانون معمول به ويظل جميع الاشخاص القائمينبتنفيذ تلك التعليمات عرضه للمسؤولية القانونية التي تترتب على اعمالهم ازاء احكام القوانين الى انيعفوا من تلك المسؤولية بقانون خاص يوضع لهذه الغاية. … (المادة 125)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe declaration of a state of siege or a state of emergency shall in no event restrict or suspend the right to life, the right to personal integrity, the right to civil capacity and to citizenship, the non-retroactivity of criminal law, the right of accused persons to a defence, and freedom of religion. (Art. 294)
- PortugueseA declaração do estado de sítio ou de emergência em nenhum caso pode limitar ou suspender os direitos à vida, à integridade pessoal, à capacidade civil e à cidadania, a não retroactividade da lei penal, o direito de defesa dos arguidos e a liberdade de religião.(Art. 294)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishReserving to all Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Templars, Hospitallers, Earls, Barons, and all Persons, as well Spiritual as Temporal, all their free Liberties and free Customs, which they have had in time passed. And all these Customs and Liberties aforesaid, which We have granted to be holden within this our Realm, as much as appertaineth to Us and our Heirs, we shall observe; and all Men of this our Realm, as well Spiritual as Temporal, as much as in them is, shall observe the same against all Persons, in like wise. And for this our Gift and Grant of these Liberties, and of other contained in our Charter of Liberties of our Forest, the Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Earls, Barons, Knights, Freeholders, and other our Subjects, have given unto Us the Fifteenth Part of all their Moveables. And We have granted unto them on the other part, that neither We nor our Heirs shall procure or do any thing whereby the Liberties in this Charter contained shall be infringed or broken. And if any thing be procured by any person contrary to the premises, it shall be had of no force nor effect.
… (Magna Carta, Closing Text: General Saving. Observance of these Liberties. Subsidy, in respect of this Charter and Charter of the Forest)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (Amendment IX)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe declaration of a state of emergency shall specify the reasons for the declaration of an emergency, and include measures to deal with the emergency, which may include the temporary suspension of the operation of laws and infringement of certain fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution in Chapter 2. (Art. 254)
- Dhivehiކުއްލިނުރައްކަލުގެ ޙާލަތު އިއުލާންކުރުމަށްޓަކައި ނެރޭ ޤަރާރުގައި ކުއްލިނުރައްކަލުގެ ޙާލަތު ޢިއުލާންކުރާންޖެހުނު ސަބަބާއި، އެ ނުރައްކަލަކާ ގުޅިގެން އަޅާންޖެހޭ އެންމެހައި ފިޔަވަޅުތައް ބަޔާންކުރާންވާނެއެވެ. އޭގެތެރޭގައި މިޤާނޫނު އަސާސީގެ 2 ވަނަ ބާބުގައި ކަނޑައަޅާފައިވާ ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމުގެ ތެރެއިން ބައެއް ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން ވަޤުތީގޮތުން ހިފެހެއްޓުމާއި، ބައެއް ޤާނޫނުތަކަށް އަމަލުކުރުން ވަޤުތީ ގޮތުން ހުއްޓައިލުން ހިމެނިދާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 254 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) This article shall apply during any period of public emergency.
(2) Notwithstanding this Chapter10 but subject to clause (3), a law may provide for the taking during a period of public emergency of such measures as are strictly required to meet the exigencies of the situation.
(3) A law referred to in clause (2) shall not provide for the taking of measures that are inconsistent with which articles 15, 16, 17, 18 (3) 19 (2) to (6) and (11), 21 and 27.
… (Art. 43)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishSubject to section 4, the rights and freedoms contained in this Bill of Rights may be subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 5)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
III. … Limitations or recognition of rights and freedoms because of race, ethnicity, social status, language, origin, convictions and religion are prohibited.
… (Art. 25) - Azerbaijani…
III. … İnsan və vətəndaş hüquqlarını və azadlıqlarını irqi, etnik, dini, dil, cinsi, mənşəyi, əqidə, siyasi və sosial mənsubiyyətə görə məhdudlaşdırmaq qadağandır.
… (Maddə 25)