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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
The President of the Republic, with the agreement of the Council of Ministers, may decree, for a determined time period, in all of the national territory or in part of it, and giving account to the Congress or to the Permanent Commission, the states of exception that are contemplated in this Article:
1. [The] state of emergency, in case of disturbance of the peace or of the internal order, of catastrophe or of grave circumstances that affect the life of the Nation. In this eventuality, the exercise of the constitutional rights relative to the freedom and security of persons, the inviolability of the domicile, and the freedom of assembly and of movement in the territory comprehended in paragraphs 9, 11 and 12 of Article 2 and in paragraphs 24, part f in the same Article, may be restricted or suspended. In no circumstances may anyone be banished.
The time period of the state of emergency may not exceed sixty days. Its extension requires [a] new decree. In [a] state of emergency, the Armed Forces assume the control of the domestic order if the President of the Republic so disposes.
2. [The] state of siege, in case of invasion, foreign war or civil war, or imminent danger that such is produced, with mention of those fundamental rights of which the exercise is not restricted or suspended. The corresponding time period may not exceed forty-five days. The state of siege declared, the Congress meets of full right. The extension requires the approval of the Congress. (Art. 137) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República, con acuerdo del Consejo de Ministros, puede decretar, por plazo determinado, en todo el territorio nacional, o en parte de él, y dando cuenta al Congreso o a la Comisión Permanente, los estados de excepción que en este artículo se contemplan:
1. Estado de emergencia, en caso de perturbación de la paz o del orden interno, de catástrofe o de graves circunstancias que afecten la vida de la Nación. En esta eventualidad, puede restringirse o suspenderse el ejercicio de los derechos constitucionales relativos a la libertad y la seguridad personales, la inviolabilidad del domicilio, y la libertad de reunión y de tránsito en el territorio comprendidos en los incisos 9, 11 y 12 del artículo 2° y en el inciso 24, apartado f del mismo artículo. En ninguna circunstancia se puede desterrar a nadie.
El plazo del estado de emergencia no excede de sesenta días. Su prórroga requiere nuevo decreto. En estado de emergencia las Fuerzas Armadas asumen el control del orden interno si así lo dispone el Presidente de la República.
2. Estado de sitio, en caso de invasión, guerra exterior, guerra civil, o peligro inminente de que se produzcan, con mención de los derechos fundamentales cuyo ejercicio no se restringe o suspende. El plazo correspondiente no excede de cuarenta y cinco días. Al decretarse el estado de sitio, el Congreso se reúne de pleno derecho. La prórroga requiere aprobación del Congreso. (Art. 137)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe recitation of rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution and in international instruments concerning human rights are not to be understood as negating others inherent to individuals, not expressly mentioned in such recitation. The absence of a law regulating these rights shall not adversely affect the exercise thereof. (Art. 22)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución y en los instrumentos internacionales sobre derechos humanos no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la persona, no figuren expresamente en ellos. La falta de ley reglamentaria de estos derechos no menoscaba el ejercicio de los mismos. (Art. 22)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishExcept as is otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution, no law may abrogate, abridge or infringe or authorise the abrogation, abridgement or infringement of any of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual herein before recognised and declared. (Sec. 19)