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Judicial Protection
- English(c) In deciding whether a right or freedom in this Chapter, has been limited in accordance with article (a) and (b), a court must be fully cognisant of and make reference to all the facts, including:
1. the nature and character of the right or freedom;
2. the purpose and importance of limiting the right or freedom;
3. the extent and manner of limiting the right or freedom;
4. the relationship between the limitation of the right or freedom and the importance of the right or freedom;
5. the extent to which the objective for which the right or freedom has been limited could have been achieved by limiting the right or freedom to a lesser degree;
6. the extent to which the right or freedom must be limited in order to protect the tenets of Islam, where the right or freedom has been limited pursuant to article (b).
… (Art. 16) - Dhivehi(ނ) މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ ޙައްޤެއްގެ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ އެއްވެސް މިންވަރެއް ހިފަހައްޓައިފައިވަނީ މި މާއްދާގެ (ހ) އާއި (ށ) ގައިވާ ގޮތުގެ މަތީންތޯ ކަނޑައެޅުމުގައި ކޯޓުން އެ ކަމަކާ ގުޅޭ ހުރިހައި ކަންތައްތަކަށް ފުރިހަމައަށް ރިޢާޔަތްކުރާން ވާނެއެވެ. މީގެތެރޭގައި އަންނަނިވި ކަންތައް ހިމެނެއެވެ.
1. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ ޒާތާއި ބާވަތް.
2. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއް ހިފެހެއްޓުމުގެ ބޭނުމާއި، މުހިންމުކަން.
3. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެމިނިވަންކަމަމެއް ހިފެހައްޓައިފައިވާ ގޮތާއި މިންވަރު.
4. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއް ހިފެހެއްޓި ހިފެހެއްޓުމާ އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ މުހިންމުކަމާ ހުރި ގުޅުން.
5. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއް ހިފަހައްޓައިފައިވާ މިންވަތައްވުރެ ކުޑަކޮށް ހިފަހައްޓައިގެން ބޭނުންވާ މަޤްސަދު ޙާޞިލްކުރެވިދާނެތޯ.
6. އެ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމެއް ހިފަހައްޓައިފައިވަނީ މި މާއްދާގެ (ށ) ގެ ދަށުން ނަމަ، އިސްލާމްދީނުގެ އަސްލުތައް ރައްކާތެރިކުރުމަށްޓަކައި އެ ހައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ އެމިނިވަންކަމެއް ކޮންމެހެން ހިފަހައްޓާންޖެހޭތޯ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 16 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Judicial Protection
- English
Justice protects society, the freedoms and the rights of citizens in accordance with the Constitution. (Art. 164)
- Arabic
يحمي القضاء المجتمع وحرّيات وحقوق المواطنين طبقا للدستور. (المــادة 164)
- French
La justice protège la société, les libertés et les droits des citoyens conformément à la Constitution. (Art. 164)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishI. The Popular Action shall be filed during the period in which the violation or threat to the rights and collective interests continues. To file this action it is not necessary to exhaust the judicial or administrative processes that might exist.
II. Any person, in his or her individual name or on behalf of a collective, may file this action, and it shall be filed obligatorily by the Public Ministry and the Public Defender (Ministerio Público y el Defensor del Pueblo) when, in the exercise of their functions, they have knowledge of these acts. The procedure for the Action for Constitutional Protection shall be applied. (Art. 136) - SpanishI. La Acción Popular podrá interponerse durante el tiempo que subsista la vulneración o la amenaza a los derechos e intereses colectivos. Para interponer esta acción no será necesario agotar la vía judicial o administrativa que pueda existir.
II. Podrá interponer esta acción cualquier persona, a título individual o en representación de una colectividad y, con carácter obligatorio, el Ministerio Público y el Defensor del Pueblo, cuando por el ejercicio de sus funciones tengan conocimiento de estos actos. Se aplicará el procedimiento de la Acción de Amparo Constitucional. (Art. 136)
Judicial Protection
- English(1) The Supreme Court shall, subject to the Constitution, be the final Court of civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction for and within the Republic of Sri Lanka for the correction of all errors in fact or in law which shall be committed by the Court of Appeal or any Court of First Instance, tribunal or other institution and the judgements and orders of the Supreme Court shall in all cases be final and conclusive in all such matters.
... (Art. 127) - Sinhala(1) අභියාචනාධිකරණය විසින් හෝ යම් මුල් අවස්ථා අධිකරණයක්, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයක් හෝ වෙනත් ආයතනයක් විසින් හෝ සිද්ධිය පිළිබඳව නැතහොත් නීතිය පිළිබඳව කරනු ලබන සියලු ම වැරදි නිවැරදි කිරීම සඳහා, ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය වෙනුවෙන් සහ ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය තුළ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවට යටත්ව සිවිල් හා අපරාධ අභියාචනා අධිකරණ බලය ඇති අවසාන අධිකරණය වන්නේ ය. තව ද, සෑම අවස්ථාවකම ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ නඩු තීන්දු හා ආඥා එවැනි සෑම කාරණයක දී ම අවසානාත්මක හා තීරණාත්මක වන්නේ ය.
... (127 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe administration of Justice shall aim to settle conflicts of public and private interests, to punish violations of democratic legality and guarantee the defense of the rights and legally protected interests of citizens. (Art. 209)
- PortugueseA administração da Justiça tem por objecto dirimir conflitos de interesses públicos e privados, reprimir a violação da legalidade democrática e assegurar a defesa dos direitos e interesses legalmente protegidos dos cidadãos. (Art. 209)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishAll persons have the right to an action of amparo in order to demand before the courts, for themselves or by those who act in their name, immediate protection of their fundamental rights, not protected by habeas corpus, when they are violated or threatened by the action or omission of any public authority or of individuals, in order put into effect the fulfillment of a law or administrative act and in order to guarantee collective and diffuse rights and interests. In accordance with the law, the proceeding is preferential, summary, oral, public, free, and not subject to formalities.
Paragraph
The acts adopted during the States of Exception that violate protected rights that unreasonably cause suspended rights are subject to actions of amparo. (Art. 72) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a una acción de amparo para reclamar ante los tribunales, por sí o por quien actúe en su nombre, la protección inmediata de sus derechos fundamentales, no protegidos por el hábeas corpus, cuando resulten vulnerados o amenazados por la acción o la omisión de toda autoridad pública o de particulares, para hacer efectivo el cumplimiento de una ley o acto administrativo, para garantizar los derechos e intereses colectivos y difusos. De conformidad con la ley, el procedimiento es preferente, sumario, oral, público, gratuito y no sujeto a formalidades.
Párrafo.- Los actos adoptados durante los Estados de Excepción que vulneren derechos protegidos que afecten irrazonablemente derechos suspendidos están sujetos a la acción de amparo. (Art. 72)
Judicial Protection
- English
1. Freedom, property, and the rights recognized by the Constitution and by law may not be infringed without due process.
2. Everyone, for the protection of his/her constitutional and legal rights, freedoms, and interests, or in the case of an accusation raised against him/her, has the right to a fair and public trial within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law. (Art. 42) - Albanian
1. Liria, prona dhe të drejtat e njohura me Kushtetutë dhe me ligj nuk mund të cenohen pa një proces të rregullt ligjor.
2. Kushdo, për mbrojtjen e të drejtave, të lirive dhe të interesave të tij kushtetues dhe ligjorë, ose në rastin e akuzave të ngritura kundër tij, ka të drejtën e një gjykimi të drejtë dhe publik brenda një afati të arsyeshëm nga një gjykatë e pavarur dhe e paanshme e caktuar me ligj. (Neni 42)
Judicial Protection
- English…
(2) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1) the High Court has jurisdiction
(a) to enforce the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution;
… (Sec. 151)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe action to prosecute the violators of human rights is public and may be exercised through a simple denunciation, without any guarantee or formality whatsoever. … (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa acción para enjuiciar a los infractores de los derechos humanos es pública y puede ejercerse mediante simple denuncia, sin caución ni formalidad alguna. … (Art. 45)
Judicial Protection
- English(1) The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction:
…
d) over constitutional complaints against final decisions or other encroachments by public authorities infringing constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights and basic freedoms;
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 87) - Czech(1) Ústavní soud rozhoduje
…
d) o ústavní stížnosti proti pravomocnému rozhodnutí a jinému zásahu orgánů veřejné moci do ústavně zaručených základních práv a svobod,
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 87)