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ABOUT 77 RESULTS

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. Every person's dwelling house is inviolable.
    2. There shall be no entry in any dwelling house or any search therein except when and as provided by law and on a judicial warrant duly reasoned or when the entry is made with the express consent of its occupant or for the purpose of rescuing the victims of any offence of violence or of any disaster. (Art. 16)
  • Greek
    1. Η κατοικία εκάστου είναι απαραβίαστος.
    2. Η είσοδος εις οιανδήποτε κατοικίαν ή οιαδήποτε έρευνα εντός αυτής δεν επιτρέπεται, ειμή ότε και όπως ο νόμος ορίζη και κατόπιν δικαστικού εντάλματος δεόντως ητιολογημένου ή οσάκις η είσοδος ενεργήται τη ρητή συναινέσει του ενοίκου ή προς τον σκοπόν διασώσεων θυμάτων οιουδήποτε αδικήματος βίας ή οιασδήποτε καταστροφής. (Αρθρον 16)
  • Turkish
    1. Hiçbir şahsın konutuna dokunulamaz.
    2. Kanunla konulduğu zaman ve gösterildiği tarzda ve gerekçeli bir adli izin belgesine dayanılarak veya evi işgal eden şahsın açık rızasıyla ya da bir cebri suçun mağdurunu veya herhangi bir afetin kurbanlarını kurtarmak amacıyla olanlar dışında, hiçbir konuta herhangi bir şekilde girilemez veya içinde herhangi bir arama yapılamaz. (Madde 16)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. Every person has the right to liberty and security of person.
    … (Art. 11)
  • Greek
    1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ελευθερίας και προσωπικής ασφαλείας.
    … (Αρθρον 11)
  • Turkish
    1. Her şahıs hürriyet ve şahsi güvenlik hakkına sahiptir.
    ... (Madde 11)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
    … (Art. 10)
  • Greek
    1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
    2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
    … (Αρθρον 10)
  • Turkish
    1. Hiçbir şahıs köle veya kul edinilemez.
    2. Hiçbir şahıs zorla veya mecburi olarak çalıştırılamaz.
    ... (Madde 10)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Art. 8)
  • Greek
    Ουδείς υποβάλλεται εις βασανιστήρια ή εις απάνθρωπον ή ταπεινωτικήν τιμωρίαν ή μεταχείρισιν. (Αρθρον 8)
  • Turkish
    Hiçbir şahıs işkenceye veya gayri insani ya da aşağılayıcı ceza veya muameleye tabi tutulamaz. (Madde 8)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. Every person has the right to life and corporal integrity.
    … (Art. 7)
  • Greek
    1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ζωής και σωματικής ακεραιότητος.
    … (Αρθρον 7)
  • Turkish
    1. Her şahıs hayat ve vücut bütünlüğü hakkına sahiptir.
    ... (Madde 7)

Public Institutions and Services

Cyprus
  • English
    The eligibility of any person to receive a pension under the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund shall, on and after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in force immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution and shall not be altered to the disadvantage of any such person so long as such eligibility remains. (Art. 194)
  • Greek
    Το επί συντάξεως εκ του ταμείου συντάξεων χηρών και ορφανών δικαίωμα οιουδήποτε προσώπου από της ημερομηνίας ενάρξεως της ισχύος του Συντάγματος και εφεξής θα εξακολουθή να υπόκειται εις τας προϋποθέσεις και τους όρους συνταξιοδοτήσεως τους ισχύοντας αμέσως προ της ημερομηνίας ενάρξεως της ισχύος του Συντάγματος, δεν δύνανται δε να μεταβληθώσιν ούτοι δυσμενώς δι’ οιονδήποτε πρόσωπον, εφ’ όσον χρόνον υφίσταται δικαίωμα αυτού επί της συντάξεως. (Αρθρον 194)
  • Turkish
    Herhangi bir şahsın Dul ve Yetim Maaşları Fonundan bir maaş alma hakkı, bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte ve ondan sonra, bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihten hemen önce yürürlükte olan aynı kayıt ve şartlara tabi olmaya devam eder ve bunlar, söz konusu hak devam ettiği müddetçe söz konusu şahsın aleyhine olarak değiştirilemez. (Madde 194)

Public Institutions and Services

Cyprus
  • English
    Any person who, immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, was in receipt of any pension or other retirement benefit out of the public Funds, including the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund of the Colony of Cyprus shall on and after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, continue to be paid such pension or other retirement benefit out of the public Funds of the Republic under the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such pensions or other retirement benefits immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution or under terms and conditions made thereafter not less favourable to that person and applicable to his case. (Art. 193)
  • Greek
    Πας όστις αμέσως προ της ημερομηνίας της ενάρξεως της ισχύος του Συντάγματος ελάμβανεν εκ του δημοσίου ταμείου της αποικίας της Κύπρου περιλαμβανομένου του ταμείου συντάξεων χηρών και ορφανών οιανδήποτε σύνταξιν ή έτερον επίδομα λόγω αποχωρήσεως εκ της υπηρεσίας θα εξακολουθή από της ημερομηνίας της ισχύος του Συντάγματος λαμβάνων την σύνταξιν ή το επίδομα λόγω αποχωρήσεως εκ της υπηρεσίας εκ του δημοσίου ταμείου της Δημοκρατίας, υπό τας προϋποθέσεις και τους όρους τους ισχύοντας περί των συντάξεων ή των ετέρων ειρημένων επιδομάτων αμέσως προ της ημερομηνίας ενάρξεως της ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή υπό προϋποθέσεις και όρους θεσπιζομένους μεταγενεστέρως, ουχί όμως ολιγώτερον ευμενείς δια τον δικαιούχον και εφαρμοζομένους εις την περίπτωσιν αυτού. (Αρθρον 193)
  • Turkish
    Bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihten hemen önce, Kıbrıs Kolonisi Dul ve Yetim Maaşları Fonu da dâhil olmak üzere kamu Fonlarından herhangi bir emeklilik maaşı alan veya emeklilikten dolayı diğer bir hakka sahip olan herhangi bir şahsa, bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte ve sonra Cumhuriyetin kamu Fonlarından, söz konusu emeklilik maaşı veya emeklilikten dolayı sahip olduğu diğer hakları, söz konusu emeklilik maaşına veya emeklilik dolayısıyla sahip olduğu diğer haklara bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihten hemen önce uygulanan aynı kayıt ve şartlar altında veya bu tarihten sonra konulan ve kendi durumuna uygulanabilecek ve daha az lehinde olmayacak olan kayıt ve şartlara göre verilmeye devam olunur. (Madde 193)

Public Institutions and Services

Cyprus
  • English
    Every person has the right to a decent existence and to social security. A law shall provide for the protection of the workers, assistance to the poor and for a system of social insurance. (Art. 9)
  • Greek
    Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα αξιοπρεπούς διαβιώσεως και κοινωνικής ασφαλείας. Ο νόμος θα προβλέψη περί προστασίας των εργατών, αρωγής προς τους πτωχούς και συστήματος κοινωνικών ασφαλίσεων. (Αρθρον 9)
  • Turkish
    Her insanın düzgün bir varoluşa ve sosyal güvenliğe hakkı vardır.Bir yasa, işçilerin korunmasını, yoksullara yardım ve sosyal sigorta sistemini sağlayacaktır. (Madde 9)

Status of the Constitution

Cyprus
  • English
    1. Subject to the provisions of Article 1A, this Constitution shall be the supreme law of the Republic.
    2. No law or decision of the House of Representatives or of any of the Communal Chambers and no act or decision of any organ, authority or person in the Republic exercising executive power or any administrative function shall in any way be repugnant to, or inconsistent with, any of the provisions of this Constitution or any obligation imposed on the Republic as a result of its participation as a member state of the European Union. (Art. 179)
  • Greek
    1. Τηρουμένων των διατάξεων του άρθρου 1Α, το Σύνταγμα είναι ο υπέρτατος νόμος της Δημοκρατίας.
    2. Ουδείς νόμος ή απόφασις της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων ή εκατέρας Κοινοτικής Συνελεύσεων ως και ουδεμία πράξις ή απόφασις ιουδήποτε οργάνου, αρχής ή προσώπου εν τη Δημοκρατία ασκούντος εκτελεστικήν εξουσίαν ή οιονδήποτε διοικητικόν λειτούργημα δύναται να είναι καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπον αντίθετος ή ασύμφωνος προς οιανδήποτε των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος ή προς οποιαδήποτε υποχρέωση επιβάλλεται στη Δημοκρατία ως αποτέλεσμα της συμμετοχής της ως κράτους μέλους στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. (Αρθρον 179)
  • Turkish
    1. Madde 1A hükümleri saklı kalmak şartıyla, bu Anayasa Cumhuriyetin en yüksek kanunudur.
    2. Temsilciler Meclisinin veya Cemaat Meclislerinden herhangi birinin hiçbir kanun veya kararı ve Cumhuriyet dâhilinde yürütme gücünü kullanan veya herhangi bir idari görev gören herhangi bir organ, makam veya şahsın hiçbir muamele veya kararı hiçbir suretle, bu Anayasa hükümlerinden herhangi birine ya da Avrupa Birliğine üye devlet olarak katılımının sonucu olarak Cumhuriyetin yüklendiği herhangi bir yükümlülüğe aykırı veya uyuşmaz olamaz. (Madde 179)

Status of the Constitution

Cyprus
  • English
    …
    3. In case the Supreme Constitutional Court is of the opinion that such law or decision or any provision thereof is repugnant to or inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution such law or decision or such provision thereof shall not be published by the President or the Vice-President of the Republic, as the case may be. (Art. 142)
  • Greek
    …
    3. Eις ην περίπτωσιν το Aνώτατον Συνταγματικόν Δικαστήριον γνωματεύση ότι ο νόμος ή η απόφασις ή διάταξις αυτών ευρίσκεται εις αντίθεσιν ή ασυμφωνίαν προς διάταξίν τινα του Συντάγματος, ο νόμος ή η απόφασις ή ωρισμένη διάταξις αυτών δεν δύναται να δημοσιευθή υπό του Προέδρου ή του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας αναλόγως της περιπτώσεις. (Αρθρον 142)
  • Turkish
    …
    3. Yüksek Anayasa Mahkemesi, bu gibi bir kanun veya kararın veya onun herhangi bir hükmünün bu Anayasanın herhangi bir hükmüne aykırı olduğu veya ona uygun olmadığı görüşünü ileri sürdüğü takdirde, söz konusu kanun veya karar ya da hüküm, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı tarafından ilan olunmaz. (Madde 142)