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- English…
(2) The State shall not make any law inconsistent with any provisions of this Part4, and any law so made shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.
… (Art. 26) - Bengali…
(২) রাষ্ট্র এই ভাগের কোন বিধানের সহিত অসমঞ্জস কোন আইন প্রণয়ন করিবেন না এবং অনুরূপ কোন আইন প্রণীত হইলে তাহা এই ভাগের কোন বিধানের সহিত যতখানি অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ততখানি বাতিল হইয়া যাইবে।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৬)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
C. No law may be enacted that contradicts the rights and basic freedoms stipulated in this Constitution.
… (Art. 2) - Arabic…
ج ـ لا يجوز سن قانونٍ يتعارض مع الحقوق والحريات الاساسية الواردة في هذا الدستور
(المادة 2) …
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) If an Act of Parliament recites that action has been taken or threatened by any substantial body of persons, whether inside or outside the Federation—
(a) to cause, or to cause a substantial number of citizens to fear, organized violence against persons or property; or
(b) to excite disaffection against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or any Government in the Federation; or
(c) to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or other classes of the population likely to cause violence; or
(d) to procure the alteration, otherwise than by lawful means, of anything by law established; or
(e) which is prejudicial to the maintenance or the functioning of any supply or service to the public or any class of the public in the Federation or any part thereof; or
(f) which is prejudicial to public order in, or the security of, the Federation or any part thereof,
any provision of that law designed to stop or prevent that action is valid notwithstanding that it is inconsistent with any of the provisions of Article 5, 9, 10 or 13, or would apart from this Article be outside the legislative power of Parliament; and Article 79 shall not apply to a Bill for such an Act or any amendment to such a Bill.
… (Art. 149) - Malay(1) Jika sesuatu Akta Parlimen menyebut bahawa tindakan telah diambil atau diancam oleh mana-mana kumpulan besar orang, sama ada di dalam atau di luar Persekutuan—
(a) untuk menyebabkan keganasan terancang terhadap orang atau harta, atau untuk menyebabkan sebilangan besar warganegara takut akan keganasan itu; atau
(b) untuk membangkitkan perasaan tidak setia terhadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong atau mana-mana Kerajaan di dalam Persekutuan; atau
(c) untuk menggalakkan perasaan niat jahat dan permusuhan antara kaum yang berlainan atau golongan penduduk yang berlainan yang mungkin menyebabkan keganasan; atau
(d) untuk mendapatkan perubahan, selain dengan cara yang sah, apa-apa jua yang ditetapkan melalui undang-undang; atau
(e) yang memudaratkan penyenggaraan atau perjalanan apa-apa bekalan atau perkhidmatan kepada orang awam atau mana-mana golongan orang awam di dalam Persekutuan atau mana-mana bahagiannya; atau
(f) yang memudaratkan ketenteraman awam di dalam Persekutuan atau mana-mana bahagiannya, atau yang memudaratkan keselamatannya,
maka apa-apa peruntukan undang-undang itu yang bermaksud untuk memberhentikan atau mencegah tindakan itu adalah sah walaupun peruntukan itu tidak selaras dengan mana-mana peruntukan Perkara 5, 9, 10 atau 13, atau walaupun, jika tidak kerana Perkara ini, peruntukan itu akan terkeluar daripada kuasa perundangan Parlimen; dan Perkara 79 tidaklah terpakai bagi Rang Undang-Undang untuk sesuatu Akta yang sedemikian atau bagi apa-apa pindaan kepada sesuatu Rang Undang-Undang yang sedemikian.
… (Perkara 149)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIf danger threatens the safety of the Kingdom, the integrity of its territory, the security of its people and their interests, or impedes the performance of State institutions, the King shall take necessary and speedy measures to confront this danger. If the King feels that these measures may better be permanent, he then shall take whatever legal action he deems necessary in this regard. (Basic Law, Art. 62)
- Arabicإذا كان الخطر يهدد سلامة المملكة وسلامة أراضيها وأمن شعبها ومصالحها ، أو عرقل أداء مؤسسات الدولة ، يتخذ الملك الإجراءات اللازمة والسريعة لمواجهة هذا الخطر. إذا شعر الملك أن هذه الإجراءات قد تكون دائمة بشكل أفضل ، فعليه اتخاذ أي إجراء قانوني يراه ضروريًا في هذا الصدد. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 62)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English… No provision of this Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner that enables the State or individuals to destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized by the Constitution or to stage an activity with the aim of restricting them more extensively than stated in the Constitution. … (Art. 14)
- Turkish... Anayasa hükümlerinden hiçbiri, Devlete veya kişilere, Anayasayla tanınan temel hak ve hürriyetlerin yok edilmesini veya Anayasada belirtilenden daha geniş şekilde sınırlandırılmasını amaçlayan bir faaliyette bulunmayı mümkün kılacak şekilde yorumlanamaz. ... (Madde 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English… Amending fundamental rights of the people shall be permitted only to improve them. … (Art. 149)
- Dari... تعدیل حقوق اساسی اتباع صرف به منظور بهبود حقوق آنان مجاز می باشد. ... (مادۀ ۱۴۹)
- Pashtoد اتباعو د اساسي حقوقو تعديل يوازي د هغوى د حقوقو د ښيگڼې په منظور جواز لري.... (۱۴۹ ماده)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English...
(3) When a Proclamation of Emergency has been made and so long as such Proclamation is in force, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may make any Orders whatsoever which he considers desirable in the public interest; ...
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of Clause (3), such Orders may be made with regard to any matters coming within the classes of subject hereinafter enumerated, that is to say—
(a) censorship, the control and suppression of publications, writings, maps, plans, photographs, communications and means of communication;
(b) arrest, detention, exclusion and deportation;
(c) control of the harbours, ports and territorial waters of Brunei Darussalam, and of the movements of vessels;
(d) transportation by land, air or water and the control of the transport and movement of persons, animals and things;
(e) trading, storage, exportation, importation, production and manufacture;
(f) supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, light and other necessities;
(g) appropriation, control, forfeiture and disposition of property and the use thereof;
(h) conferring powers on public officers and others;
(i) requiring persons to do work or render services;
(j) constituting a special police force;
(k) formation of tribunals and other bodies for the purpose of deciding any matters specified in any such Orders;
(l) modification, amendment, supersession or suspension of all or any of the provisions of any written law;
(m) entry into, and search of, premises or other places, and search and interrogation of persons;
(n) prescribing fees or other payments; and
(o) control, exploitation, use, disposition, appropriation or deployment of any natural resources. (Sec. 83) - Malay...
(3) Apabila suatu Pemasyhuran Darurat telah dibuat dan selagi Pemasyhuran tersebut berkuatkuasa, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan boleh membuat apa jua Perintah pun yang Baginda fikirkan dikehendaki bagi kepentingan orang ramai; dan boleh menetapkan hukuman-hukuman yang boleh dikenakan kerana sebarang kesalahan terhadap mana-mana Perintah tersebut; dan boleh membuat peruntukan bagi perbicaraan orang-orang yang dituduh melakukan kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut oleh mana-mana mahkamah.
(4) Tanpa menjejaskan keluasan makna Fasal (3), Perintah-Perintah sedemikian boleh dibuat berhubung dengan sebarang perkara yang termasuk dalam jenis-jenis perkara yang disebutkan satu persatu selepas ini, iaitu —
(a) penapisan, kawalan dan penahanan penerbitan-penerbitan, tulisan-tulisan, peta-peta, pelan-pelan, gambar-gambar, perhubungan-perhubungan dan alat-alat perhubungan;
(b) penangkapan, penahanan, tegahan dari memasuki negeri dan pembuangan negeri;
(c) kawalan ke atas pelabuhan-pelabuhan dan perairan wilayah Negara Brunei Darussalam dan ke atas pergerakan kapal-kapal;
(d) pengangkutan dengan jalan darat, udara atau air dan kawalan pengangkutan dan pergerakan orang-orang, binatang-binatang dan barang-barang;
(e) perdagangan, penyimpanan, pengeksportan, pengimportan, pengeluaran dan pengilangan;
(f) pembekalan dan pembahagian makanan, air, bahan bakar, api dan keperluan-keperluan lain;
(g) pengambilan, kawalan, perampasan dan pelupusan harta dan penggunaannya;
(h) memberikan kuasa-kuasa kepada pegawai-pegawai Kerajaan dan lain-lain;
(i) mengarahkan orang-orang untuk membuat kerja atau memberikan perkhidmatan-perkhidmatan;
(j) menubuhkan sebuah pasukan polis khas;
(k) penubuhan tribunal-tribunal dan badan-badan lain bagi maksud memutuskan sebarang perkara yang dinyatakan dalam mana-mana Perintah sedemikian;
(l) pengubahsuaian, pindaan, penggantian atau penggantungan semua atau mana-mana peruntukan sebarang undang-undang bertulis;
(m) memasuki, dan menggeledah, bangunan-bangunan atau tempat-tempat lain, dan memeriksa dan menyoal siasat orang-orang;
(n) menetapkan bayaran atau pembayaran lain; dan
(o) kawalan, pengeksploitasian, penggunaan, pelupusan, pengambilan atau penghantaran apa jua sumber asli. (Sec. 83)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
…
2. The exercise of fundamental human rights shall not violate the rights of others.
3. The restriction of a fundamental human right shall be commensurate with the significance of the legitimate aim that it serves. (Art. 34) - Georgian
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2. ადამიანის ძირითადი უფლებების განხორციელებამ არ უნდა დაარღვიოს სხვათა უფლებები.
3. ადამიანის ძირითადი უფლების შეზღუდვა უნდა შეესაბამებოდეს იმ ლეგიტიმური მიზნის მნიშვნელობას, რომლის მიღწევასაც იგი ემსახურება. (მუხლი 34)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
…
(d) Emergency Regulations do not have the force to prevent recourse to the courts, prescribe punishment in advance, or permit an infringement of human dignity.
... (Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 39) - Hebrew
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(ד) אין בכוחן של תקנות שעת חירום למנוע פניה לערכאות, לקבוע ענישה למפרע או להתיר פגיעה בכבוד האדם
... (חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 39)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of responsibilities and duties, and it is the responsibility of every citizen:
(a) to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of others;
… (Art. 67) - Dhivehiކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ ލިބޭ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމާއި، އެ މީހަކު އަދާކުރަންޖެހޭ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތަކާއި ވާޖިބުތަކަކީ ވަކިނުކުރެވޭނޭ ދެ އަސާސްކަމުގައިވީ ހިނދު، އަންނަނިވި ކަންތައްތައް ކުރުމަކީ ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތެއްގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތެކެވެ. އަދި އެވަގުތަކު ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އުޅެ ކޮންމެ މީހަކުމެ އެ ކަންތައްތަކަށް އިހްތިރާމްކުރާންވާނެއެވެ.
(ހ) އަނެކުންގެ ހައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަމަށް ރައްކާތެރިވެ އެ ޙައްގުތަކަށާއި މިނިވަންކަމަށް އިހްތިރާމްކުރުން.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 67 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)