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Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe Constitutional Tribunal shall adjudicate regarding the following matters:
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5) complaints concerning constitutional infringements, as specified in Article 79, para. 1. (Art. 188) - PolishTrybunał Konstytucyjny orzeka w sprawach:
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5. skargi konstytucyjnej, o której mowa w art. 79 ust. 1. (Art. 188)
Judicial Protection
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2. In the administration of justice, it shall be incumbent upon the courts to assure the defense of the legally protected rights and interests of citizens, to settle disputes of public and private interest and to curtail the violations of laws.
… (Art. 120) - Portuguese…
2. Na administração da justiça incumbe aos Tribunais assegurar a defesa dos direitos e interesses legalmente protegidos dos cidadãos, dirimir os conflitos de interesse públicos e privados e reprimir a violação das leis.
… (Art. 120)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe special proceedings for protection shall be admissible against those rulings or definitive judgments where there has been a violation, by deed or omission, of the rights enshrined in the Constitution, and they shall be filed with the Constitutional Court. This appeal shall be admissible when regular and special appeals have been exhausted within the legal framework, unless the failure to file these resources was not attributable to the negligence of the person bearing the constitutional right that was infringed. (Art. 94)
- SpanishLa acción extraordinaria de protección procederá contra sentencias o autos definitivos en los que se haya violado por acción u omisión derechos reconocidos en la Constitución, y se interpondrá ante la Corte Constitucional. El recurso procederá cuando se hayan agotado los recursos ordinarios y extraordinarios dentro del término legal, a menos que la falta de interposición de estos recursos no fuera atribuible a la negligencia de la persona titular del derecho constitucional vulnerado. (Art. 94)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall be guaranteed the right to appeal or to any other legal remedy against the decisions of courts and other state authorities, local community authorities, and bearers of public authority by which his rights, duties, or legal interests are determined. (Art. 25)
- SloveneVsakomur je zagotovljena pravica do pritožbe ali drugega pravnega sredstva proti odločbam sodišč in drugih državnih organov, organov lokalnih skupnosti in nosilcev javnih pooblastil, s katerimi ti odločajo o njegovih pravicah, dolžnostih ali pravnih interesih. (25. Člen)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe essential issues for peace negotiations include the following:
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l. Transitional justice, reconciliation and restitution of victims;
… (Art. 68) - Arabicتشمل القضايا الجوهرية لمفاوضات السلام الأتي:
... 12.العدالة الإنتقالية والمصالحة وإنصاف الضحايا....
(الماده 69)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishAny violation of the provisions on individual liberty are arbitrary acts. Injured parties may, without prior authorization, appeal to the competent courts, to bring suit against the authors and perpetrators of these arbitrary acts, regardless of their rank or the body to which they belong. (Art. 27)
- FrenchToutes violations des dispositions relatives à la liberté individuelle sont des actes arbitraires. Les personnes lésées peuvent, sans autorisation préalable, se référer aux tribunaux compétents pour poursuivre les auteurs et les exécuteurs de ces actes arbitraires quelles que soient leurs qualités et à quelque corps qu'ils appartiennent. (Art. 27)
Judicial Protection
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(2) Any provision of the Bill of Rights may be invoked either as a defense to a civil or criminal proceeding or as a basis for legal or equitable relief against any actual or threatened violation. (Art. II, Sec. 18)
Judicial Protection
- English(1) If any person alleges that any of the provisions of sections 3 to 17 (inclusive) has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him or her (or, in the case of a person who is detained, if any other person alleges such a contravention in relation to the detained person), then, without prejudice to any other action with respect to the same matter that is lawfully available, that person (or that other person) may apply to the High Court for redress.
(2) The High Court shall have original jurisdiction
(a) to hear and determine any application made by any person in pursuance of subsection (1); and
(b) to determine any question arising in the case of any person that is referred to it in pursuance of subsection (3) and may make such declarations and orders, issue such writs and give such directions as it may consider appropriate for the purpose of enforcing or securing the enforcement of any of the provisions of sections 3 to 17 (inclusive): Provided that the High Court may decline to exercise its powers under this subsection if it is satisfied that adequate means of redress for the contravention alleged are or have been available to the person concerned under any other law.
(3) If in any proceedings in any court (other than the Court of Appeal or the High Court or a court martial) any question arises as to the contravention of any of the provisions of sections 3 to 17 (inclusive); the person presiding in that court may and, if any party to the proceedings so requests, shall refer the question to the High Court unless, in his or her opinion, the raising of the question is merely frivolous or vexatious.
(4) Where any question is referred to the High Court in pursuance of subsection (3), the High Court shall give its decision upon the question and the court in which the question arose shall dispose of the case in accordance with that decision or, if that decision is the subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal or to Her Majesty in Council, in accordance with the decision of the Court of Appeal or, as the case may be, of Her Majesty in Council.
(5) The High Court shall have such powers in addition to those conferred by this section as may be conferred upon it by the legislature for the purpose of enabling it more effectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it by this section.
(6) The Chief Justice may make rules with respect to the practice and procedure of the High Court in relation to the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by or under this section (including rules with respect to the time within which applications may be brought and references shall be made to the High Court). (Sec. 18)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe judiciary is of vital importance in the context of safeguarding the rights of the people in accordance with the line followed by the Islamic movement, in order to prevent deviations within the Islamic nation. … (The Judiciary in the Constitution, Preamble)
- Persianمساله قضاء در رابطه با پاسداری از حقوق مردم در خط حرکت اسلامی، به منظور پیشگیری از انحرافات موضعی در درون امت اسلامی امری است حیاتی، … (قضاء در قانون اساسی، مقدمه)
Judicial Protection
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(1) In accordance with any rules of court made for the purposes of this Division4, if any person claims that any of the provisions of this Part5
(a) has been; or
(b) is being; or
(c) is likely to be,
contravened or not complied with in relation to him, he may apply to the High Court under this Division.
(2) In the case of a person who is being detained, an application under subsection
(1) may be made —
(a) by the person himself; or
(b) by any other person on his behalf.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) prevents any other action that may be taken under any other law in respect of the contravention. (Sec. 38)