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Judicial Protection
South Sudan
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4. This Bill of Rights shall be upheld by the Supreme Court and other competent courts and monitored by the Human Rights Commission. (Art. 9)
Judicial Protection
Ecuador
- EnglishThe exercise of rights shall be governed by the following principles:
1. Rights can be exercised, promoted and enforced individually or collectively before competent authorities; these authorities shall guarantee their enforcement.
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3. The rights and guarantees set forth in the Constitution and in international human rights instruments shall be directly and immediately enforced by and before any civil, administrative or judicial servant, either by virtue of their office or at the request of the party.
For the exercise of rights and constitutional guarantees, no conditions or requirements shall be established other than those set forth in the Constitution or by law.
Rights shall be fully actionable. Absence of a legal regulatory framework cannot be alleged to justify their infringement or ignorance thereof, to dismiss proceedings filed as a result of these actions or to deny their recognition.
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5. In terms of rights and constitutional guarantees, public, administrative or judicial servants must abide by the most favorable interpretation of their effective force.
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8. The contents of rights shall be developed progressively by means of standards, case law, and public policies. The State shall generate and guarantee the conditions needed for their full recognition and exercise.
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The State shall immediately exercise the right to file a claim for restoration against those persons responsible for the damage produced, without detriment to civil, criminal and administrative liabilities.
The State shall be held liable for arbitrary arrest and detention, miscarriage of justice, unjustified delay or inadequate administration of justice, violation of the right to effective protection of the court, and any violations of the principles and rules of due process of law.
When a final judgment of conviction is reversed or vacated, the State shall provide redress to the person who has sustained damages as a result of this judgment; when the responsibility for such acts by public, administrative or judicial servants is identified, they shall be duly charged to obtain restitution. (Art. 11) - SpanishEI ejercicio de los derechos se regirá por los siguientes principios:
1. Los derechos se podrán ejercer, promover y exigir de forma individual o colectiva ante las autoridades competentes; estas autoridades garantizarán su cumplimiento.
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3. Los derechos y garantías establecidos en la Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales de derechos humanos serán dedirecta e inmediata aplicación por y ante cualquier servidora o servidor público, administrativo o judicial, de oficio o a petición de parte.
Para el ejercicio de los derechos y las garantías constitucionales no se exigirán condiciones o requisitos que no estén establecidos en la Constitución o la ley.
Los derechos serán plenamente justiciables. No podrá alegarse falta de norma jurídica para justificar su violación o desconocimiento, para desechar la acción por esos hechos ni para negar su reconocimiento.
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5. En materia de derechos y garantías constitucionales, las servidoras y servidores públicos, administrativos o judiciales, deberán aplicar la norma y la interpretación que más favorezcan su efectiva vigencia.
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8. El contenido de los derechos se desarrollará de manera progresiva a través de las normas, la jurisprudencia y las políticas públicas. El Estado generará y garantizará las condiciones necesarias para su pleno reconocimiento y ejercicio.
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El Estado ejercerá de forma inmediata el derecho de repetición en contra de las personas responsables del daño producido, sin perjuicio de las responsabilidades civiles, penales y administrativas.
El Estado será responsable por detención arbitraria, error judicial, retardo injustificado o inadecuada administración de justicia, violación del derecho a la tutela judicial efectiva, y por las violaciones de los principios y reglas del debido proceso.
Cuando una sentencia condenatoria sea reformada o revocada, el Estado reparará a la persona que haya sufrido pena como resultado de tal sentencia y, declarada la responsabilidad por tales actos de servidoras o servidores públicos, administrativos o judiciales, se repetirá en contra de ellos. (Art. 11)