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Judicial Protection
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The jurisdictional instances assure the protection of the rights and freedoms against any infringement. (Art. 55) - Arabic
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على كلّ الهيئات القضائيّة أن تحمي هذه الحقوق والحرّيات من أيّ انتهاك. (الفصل 55)
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Les instances juridictionnelles assurent la protection des droits et libertés contre toute atteinte. (Art. 55)
Judicial Protection
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(1) A right or freedom conferred by this Part is enforceable by the Supreme Court at the suit of a person having an interest in the enforcement of that right or freedom.
(2) The Supreme Court may make all such orders and declarations as are necessary and appropriate for the purposes of clause (1) of this Article. (Art. 14)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishIn addition to those established by law, the powers of the Pluri-National Constitutional Court, are to hear and resolve the following:
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5. The appeals of resolutions of the Legislative Organ, when its resolutions affect one or more rights, regardless of who might be affected.
6. The review of the actions of Liberty, Constitutional Protection, Protection of Privacy, Popular actions and those for Compliance. This review shall not impede the immediate and obligatory application of the resolution that decided the action.
… (Art. 202) - SpanishSon atribuciones del Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional, además de las establecidas en la Constitución y la ley, conocer y resolver:
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5. Los recursos contra resoluciones del Órgano Legislativo, cuando sus resoluciones afecten a uno o más derechos, cualesquiera sean las personas afectadas.
6. La revisión de las acciones de Libertad, de Amparo Constitucional, de Protección de Privacidad, Popular y de Cumplimiento. Esta revisión no impedirá la aplicación inmediata y obligatoria de la resolución que resuelva la acción.
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe judiciary is an independent power, the protector of individual and social rights, responsible for the implementation of justice, and entrusted with the following duties:
1. investigating and passing judgement on grievances, violations of rights, and complaints; the resolving of litigation; the settling of disputes; and the taking of all necessary decisions and measures in the part of Probate Matters determined by law;
2. restoring public rights and promoting justice and legitimate freedoms:
… (Art. 156) - Persianقوه قضائیه قوهای است مستقل که پشتیبان حقوق فردی و اجتماعی و مسئول تحقق بخشیدن به عدالت و عهدهدار وظایف زیر است:
1- رسیدگی و صدور حکم در مورد تظلمات، تعدیات، شکایات، حل و فصل دعاوی و رفع خصومات و اخذ تصمیم و اقدام لازم در آن قسمت از امور حسبیه، که قانون معین میکند.
2 - احیای حقوق عامه و گسترش عدل و آزادیهای مشروع.
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Judicial Protection
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If in any proceedings in a subordinate court a question arises as to a contravention of any of the provisions of this Part6, the court may, and shall if a party to the proceedings so requests, refer the question to the High Court unless, in the opinion of the court, the question raised is frivolous or vexatious. (Sec. 39)
Judicial Protection
- 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)
Judicial Protection
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In order to obtain a right given by this Chapter3, application shall be made in accord with the stipulations, to the Supreme Court of the Union. (Sec. 377)
- Burmese
ဤအခန်း၌ ပေးအပ်ထားသော အခွင့်အရေးတစ်ရပ်ရပ်ကို ရယူလိုပါလျှင် သတ်မှတ်ချက်များနှင့်အညီ ပြည်ထောင်စုတရားလွှတ်တော်ချုပ်သို့ လျှောက်ထားပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိရမည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၇၇)
Judicial Protection
- English1. The courts shall guarantee and ensure observance of the Constitution, the laws and any other legislative provisions in force, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and institutions and shall decide on the legality of administrative acts.
… (Art. 177) - Portuguese1. Os tribunais garantem e asseguram a observância da Constituição, das leis e demais disposições normativas vigentes, a protecção dos direitos e interesses legítimos dos cidadãos e das instituições e decidem sobre a legalidade dos actos administrativos.
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Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe Court of Constitutionality has the following functions:
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b. To take cognizance in sole instance in its status of Extraordinary Tribunal of [the recourse of] amparo, of actions of amparo interposed against the Congress of the Republic, the Supreme Court of Justice, [or] the President or [the] Vice-President of the Republic;
c. To take cognizance on appeal of all [recourses of] amparo interposed before any of the tribunals of justice. If the appeal should be against a resolution of amparo of the Supreme Court of Justice, the Court of Constitutionality shall be expanded by two members [vocales] in the form specified in Article 268;
… (Art. 272) - SpanishLa Corte de Constitucionalidad tiene las siguientes funciones:
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b) Conocer en única instancia en calidad de Tribunal Extraordinario de Amparo en las acciones de amparo interpuestas en contra del Congreso de la República, la Corte Suprema de Justicia, el Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República;
c) Conocer en apelación de todos los amparos interpuestos ante cualquiera de los tribunales de justicia. Si la apelación fuere en contra de una resolución de amparo de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, la Corte de Constitucionalidad se ampliará con dos vocales en la forma prevista en el artículo 268;
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Judicial Protection
- English... Any person whose rights or liberties protected under the Constitution are violated, can invoke the provisions of the Constitution to exercise his or her right to bring a lawsuit or to defend himself or herself in the Court.
Any person injured from the violation of his or her rights or liberties or from the commission of a criminal offence by another person, shall have the right to remedy or assistance from the State, as prescribed by law. (Sec. 25) - Thai... บุคคลซึ่งถูกละเมิดสิทธิหรือเสรีภาพที่ได้รับความคุ้มครองตามรัฐธรรมนูญ สามารถยกบทบัญญัติแห่งรัฐธรรมนูญเพื่อใช้สิทธิทางศาลหรือยกขึ้นเป็นข้อต่อสู้คดีในศาลได้
บุคคลซึ่งได้รับความเสียหายจากการถูกละเมิดสิทธิหรือเสรีภาพหรือจากการกระทําความผิดอาญาของบุคคลอื่น ย่อมมีสิทธิที่จะได้รับการเยียวยาหรือช่วยเหลือจากรัฐตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติ (มาตรา ๒๕)