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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) The rights to life, freedom from torture, freedom of thought and conscience, freedom of religion, freedom from enslavement, recognition as a person before the law, and the right not to be tried under a law with retrospective effect are all human rights that cannot be limited under any circumstances.
… (Art. 28I) - Indonesian(1) Hak untuk hidup, hak untuk tidak disiksa, hak kemerdekaan pikiran dan hati nurani, hak beragama, hak untuk tidak diperbudak, hak untuk diakui sebagai pribadi di hadapan hukum, dan hak untuk tidak dituntut atas dasar hukum yang berlaku surut adalah hak asasi manusia yang tidak dapat dikurangi dalam keadaan apa pun.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNo provision of this Constitution may be suspended save in the course of Martial Law and within the limits determined by Law. National Assembly conventions may not, in any circumstance, be suspended during that period, nor may the immunity of its members be violated. (Art. 181)
- Arabicلا يجوز تعطيل أي حكم من أحكام هذا الدستور إلا أثناء قيام الأحكام العرفية في الحدود التي يبينها القانون. ولا يجوز بأي حال تعطيل انعقاد مجلس الأمة في تلك الأثناء أو المساس بحصانة أعضائه. (المادّة 181)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIt is not allowed to impose restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms when declaring a state of emergency except to the extent necessary to fulfill the purpose stated in the decree declaring the state of emergency. (Art. 111)
- Arabicلا يجوز فرض قيود على الحقوق و الحريات الأساسية إلا بالقدر الضروري لتحقيق الهدف المعلن في مرسوم إعلان حالة الطوارئ. (المادّة 111)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. Suspension of the exercise of fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees shall only take place if a state of siege or a state of emergency has been declared as provided for by the Constitution.
2. A state of siege or a state of emergency shall only be declared in case of effective or impending aggression by a foreign force, of serious disturbance or threat of serious disturbance to the democratic constitutional order, or of public disaster.
3. A declaration of a state of siege or a state of emergency shall be substantiated, specifying rights, freedoms and guarantees the exercise of which is to be suspended.
4. A suspension shall not last for more than thirty days, without prejudice of possible justified renewal, when strictly necessary, for equal periods of time.
5. In no case shall a declaration of a state of siege affect the right to life, physical integrity, citizenship, non-retroactivity of the criminal law, defence in a criminal case and freedom of conscience and religion, the right not to be subjected to torture, slavery or servitude, the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the guarantee of non-discrimination.
6. Authorities shall restore constitutional normality as soon as possible. (Sec. 25) - Tetum1. Lei de’it maka bele hapara direitu, liberdade no garantia fundamentál wainhira iha estadu serku eh estadu emerjénsia nia laran, tuir Lei-Inan haruka.
2. Bele de’it deklara estadu serku eh emerjénsia nian wainhira iha kazu agresaun eh ameasa hosi forsa rai-seluk ne’ebé atu tama dadauk ona, wainhira perturbasaun boot ka ameasa atu sobu orden konstitusionál demokrátiku eh dezorden públiku.
3. Wainhira fó-sai ona deklarasaun estadu serku eh emerjénsia nian sei hapara mós direitu, liberdade no garantia hirak ne’ebé mai iha espesifikasaun laran.
4. Wainhira presiza tebes duni, labele hanaruk suspensaun liu loron tolunulu nia laran, maibé la halo impedimentu atu hafoun hikas suspensaun ho tempu ne’ebé hanesan.
5. Deklarasaun estadu serku nian labele afeta direitu ba moris, integridade fíziku, sidadania, no labele halo retroatividade ba lei penál, direitu ba defeza ne’ebé iha ona prosesu krime nia laran no liberdade konxiénsia no relijiaun nian, ho direitu atu lasimu tortura, sai atan, tratamentu kruél, la’ós umanu eh degradante, no iha garantia atu la hetan diskriminasaun.
6. Autoridade sira iha obrigasaun atu harii hikas fali normalidade Lei-Inan nian, iha tempu badak nia laran. (Art. 25) - Portuguese1. A suspensão do exercício dos direitos, liberdades e garantias fundamentais só pode ter lugar declarado o estado de sítio ou o estado de emergência nos termos previstos na Constituição.
2. O estado de sítio ou o estado de emergência só podem ser declarados em caso de agressão efectiva ou iminente por forças estrangeiras, de grave perturbação ou ameaça de perturbação séria da ordem constitucional democrática ou de calamidade pública.
3. A declaração do estado de sítio ou do estado de emergência é fundamentada, com especificação dos direitos, liberdades e garantias cujo exercício fica suspenso.
4. A suspensão não pode prolongar-se por mais de trinta dias, sem impedimento de eventual renovação fundamentada por iguais períodos de tempo, quando absolutamente necessário.
5. A declaração do estado de sítio em caso algum pode afectar os direitos à vida, integridade física, cidadania e não retroactividade da lei penal, o direito à defesa em processo criminal, a liberdade de consciência e de religião, o direito a não ser sujeito a tortura, escravatura ou servidão, o direito a não ser sujeito a tratamento ou punição cruel, desumano ou degradante e a garantia de não discriminação.
6. As autoridades estão obrigadas a restabelecer a normalidade constitucional no mais curto espaço de tempo. (Art. 25)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
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2. In the Kyrgyz Republic, laws that abolish or diminish human rights and freedoms must not be adopted.
… (Art. 56) - Russian
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2. В Кыргызской Республике не должны приниматься законы, отменяющие или умаляющие права и свободы человека.
... (Статья 56) - Kyrgyz
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2. Кыргыз Республикасында адамдын укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин жокко чыгаруучу же кемсинтүүчү мыйзамдар кабыл алынбайт.
... (56-берене)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhile a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, nothing in articles 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 42 shall restrict the power of the State to make any law or to take any executive action which the State would, but for the provisions contained in Part III of this Constitution, be competent to make or to take, but any law so made shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have effect as soon as the Proclamation ceases to operate, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the law so ceases to have effect. (Art. 141B)
- Bengaliএই সংবিধানের তৃতীয় ভাগের অন্তর্গত বিধানাবলীর কারণে রাষ্ট্র যে আইন প্রণয়ন করিতে ও নির্বাহী ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিতে সক্ষম নহেন, জরুরী-অবস্থা ঘোষণার কার্যকরতা-কালে এই সংবিধানের ৩৬, ৩৭, ৩৮, ৩৯, ৪০ ও ৪২ অনুচ্ছেদসমূহের কোন কিছুই সেইরূপ আইন-প্রণয়ন ও নির্বাহী ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ সম্পর্কিত রাষ্ট্রের ক্ষমতাকে সীমাবদ্ধ করিবে না; তবে অনুরূপভাবে প্রণীত কোন আইনের কর্তৃত্বে যাহা করা হইয়াছে বা করা হয় নাই, তাহা ব্যতীত অনুরূপ আইন যে পরিমাণে কর্তৃত্বহীন, জরুরী-অবস্থার ঘোষণা অকার্যকর হইবার অব্যবহিত পরে তাহা সেই পরিমাণে অকার্যকর হইবে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪১খ)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishEvery individual has the right to enjoy life, security and liberty. Deprivation or restriction of these rights is prohibited except in accordance with the law and based on a decision issued by a competent judicial authority. (Art. 15)
- Arabicلكل فردٍ الحق في الحياة والأمن والحرية، ولا يجوز الحرمان من هذه الحقوق أو تقييدها إلا وفقاً للقانون، وبناءً على قرارٍ صادرٍ من جهةٍ قضائيةٍ مختصة. (المادة 15)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) If the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof is threatened, he may issue a Proclamation of Emergency making therein a declaration to that effect.
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(5) Subject to Clause (6a), while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force, Parliament may, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution make laws with respect to any matter, if it appears to Parliament that the law is required by reason of the emergency; and Article 79 shall not apply to a Bill for such a law or an amendment to such a Bill, nor shall any provision of this Constitution or of any written law which requires any consent or concurrence to the passing of a law or any consultation with respect thereto, or which restricts the coming into force of a law after it is passed or the presentation of a Bill to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his assent.
(6) Subject to Clause (6a), no provision of any ordinance promulgated under this Article, and no provision of any Act of Parliament which is passed while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force and which declares that the law appears to Parliament to be required by reason of the emergency, shall be invalid on the ground of inconsistency with any provision of this Constitution.
(6a) Clause (5) shall not extend the powers of Parliament with respect to any matter of Islamic law or the custom of the Malays, or with respect to any matter of native law or customs in the State of Sabah or Sarawak; nor shall Clause (6) validate any provision inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution relating to any such matter or relating to religion, citizenship, or language.
… (Art. 150) - Malay(1) Jika Yang di-Pertuan Agong berpuas hati bahawa suatu darurat besar sedang berlaku yang menyebabkan keselamatan, atau kehidupan ekonomi, atau ketenteraman awam di dalam Persekutuan atau mana-mana bahagiannya terancam, maka Yang di-Pertuan Agong boleh mengeluarkan suatu Proklamasi Darurat dengan membuat dalamnya suatu perisytiharan yang bermaksud sedemikian.
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(5) Tertakluk kepada Fasal (6A), semasa Proklamasi Darurat berkuat kuasa, Parlimen boleh, walau apa pun apa-apa jua dalam Perlembagaan ini, membuat undang-undang mengenai apa-apa perkara, jika didapati oleh Parlimen bahawa undang-undang itu dikehendaki oleh sebab darurat itu; dan Perkara 79 tidaklah terpakai bagi suatu Rang Undang-Undang untuk sesuatu undang-undang yang sedemikian atau bagi sesuatu pindaan kepada sesuatu Rang Undang-Undang yang sedemikian, dan juga tidaklah terpakai mana-mana peruntukan Perlembagaan ini atau peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang menghendaki apa-apa keizinan atau persetujuan bagi meluluskan sesuatu undang-undang atau apa-apa rundingan mengenainya atau yang menyekat permulaan kuat kuasa sesuatu undang-undang selepas undang-undang itu diluluskan atau yang menyekat Rang Undang-Undang daripada dipersembahkan kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong untuk diperkenankan olehnya.
(6) Tertakluk kepada Fasal (6A), tiada peruntukan mana-mana ordinan yang dimasyhurkan di bawah Perkara ini, dan tiada peruntukan mana-mana Akta Parlimen yang diluluskan semasa Proklamasi Darurat berkuat kuasa dan yang mengisytiharkan bahawa didapati oleh Parlimen undang-undang itu dikehendaki oleh sebab darurat, boleh menjadi tidak sah atas alasan ketidakselarasan dengan mana-mana peruntukan Perlembagaan ini.
(6A) Fasal (5) tidak boleh memperluas kuasa Parlimen mengenai apa-apa perkara hukum Syarak atau adat Melayu atau mengenai apa-apa perkara undang-undang atau adat anak negeri di Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak; dan juga Fasal (6) tidak boleh menjadikan sah mana-mana peruntukan yang tidak selaras dengan peruntukan Perlembagaan ini yang berhubungan dengan apa-apa perkara sedemikian atau berhubungan dengan agama, kewarganegaraan, atau bahasa.
… (Perkara 150)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe declaration of a state of emergency shall specify the reasons for the declaration of an emergency, and include measures to deal with the emergency, which may include the temporary suspension of the operation of laws and infringement of certain fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution in Chapter 2. (Art. 254)
- Dhivehiކުއްލިނުރައްކަލުގެ ޙާލަތު އިއުލާންކުރުމަށްޓަކައި ނެރޭ ޤަރާރުގައި ކުއްލިނުރައްކަލުގެ ޙާލަތު ޢިއުލާންކުރާންޖެހުނު ސަބަބާއި، އެ ނުރައްކަލަކާ ގުޅިގެން އަޅާންޖެހޭ އެންމެހައި ފިޔަވަޅުތައް ބަޔާންކުރާންވާނެއެވެ. އޭގެތެރޭގައި މިޤާނޫނު އަސާސީގެ 2 ވަނަ ބާބުގައި ކަނޑައަޅާފައިވާ ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމުގެ ތެރެއިން ބައެއް ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން ވަޤުތީގޮތުން ހިފެހެއްޓުމާއި، ބައެއް ޤާނޫނުތަކަށް އަމަލުކުރުން ވަޤުތީ ގޮތުން ހުއްޓައިލުން ހިމެނިދާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 254 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the provisions of Article 73 of this law, none of the provisions of this law shall, in any way, be obstructed unless it is a temporary measure taken during the time of war or in a state of emergency as specified by the law. (Basic Law, Art. 82)
- Arabicمع عدم الإخلال بأحكام المادة 73 من هذا القانون ، لا يجوز بأي حال من الأحوال إعاقة أي من أحكام هذا القانون ما لم يكن تدبيرا مؤقتا اتخذ أثناء الحرب أو في حالة الطوارئ كما هو محدد في القانون. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 82)