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Paragraph 2. The rights and guarantees expressed in this Constitution do not exclude others deriving from the regime and from the principles adopted by it, or from the international treaties in which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
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§ 2º - Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn addition to the other attributions that this Constitution confers on it, it corresponds exclusively to the Legislative Assembly:
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7. To suspend by a vote of no less than the two-thirds of the totality of its members, in the case of evident public necesity, the individual rights and guarantees written in Articles 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 37 of this Constitution. This suspension may be of all or of some rights and guarantees, for the totality or part of the territory, and [for] up to thirty days; during this, and with regard to persons, the Executive Power may only order their detention in establishments not allocated to common inmates, or decree their confinement to inhabited places. It must also give account to the Assembly at its next meeting on the measures taken to safeguard the public order or to maintain the security of the State.
In no case may individual rights and guarantees not written in this paragraph be suspended;
… (Art. 121) - SpanishAdemás de las otras atribuciones que le confiere esta Constitución, corresponde exclusivamente a la Asamblea Legislativa:
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7) Suspender por votación no menor de los dos tercios de la totalidad de sus miembros, en caso de evidente necesidad pública, los derechos y garantías individuales consignados en los artículos 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 y 37 de esta Constitución. Esta suspensión podrá ser de todos o de algunos derechos y garantías, para la totalidad o parte del territorio, y hasta treinta días; durante ella y respecto de las personas, el Poder Ejecutivo sólo podrá ordenar su detención en establecimientos no destinados a reos comunes o decretar su confinamiento en lugares habitados.
Deberá también dar cuenta a la Asamblea en su próxima reunión de las medidas tomadas para salvar el orden público o mantener la seguridad del Estado. En ningún caso podrán suspenderse derechos o garantías individuales no consignados en este inciso;
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe National Assembly and all bodies with legal and regulatory authority shall be obligated to adjust, formally and materially, the laws and other legal standards related to the rights provided for in the Constitution and international treaties and those that are needed to guarantee the dignity of human beings or communities, peoples and nations. In no case shall amending the Constitution, laws, other legal and regulatory frameworks or actions by the government endanger the rights recognized by the Constitution. (Art. 84)
- SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional y todo órgano con potestad normativa tendrá la obligación de adecuar, formal y materialmente, las leyes y demás normas jurídicas a los derechos previstos en la Constitución y los tratados internacionales, y los que sean necesarios para garantizar la dignidad del ser humano o de las comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades. En ningún caso, la reforma de la Constitución, las leyes, otras normas jurídicas ni los actos del poder público atentarán contra los derechos que reconoce la Constitución. (Art. 84)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishLaws and governmental provisions or any other provisions that regulate the exercise of declarations, rights and guarantees recognized by this Constitution shall not be enforced if they diminish, restrict, or evade such rights and guarantees. (Art. 64)
- SpanishNo se aplicarán leyes y disposiciones gubernativas o de cualquier otro orden, que regulen el ejercicio de las declaraciones, derechos y garantías establecidos en esta Constitución, si los disminuyen, restringen o tergiversan. (Art. 64)
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The suppression or the diminishment of the fundamental rights of the person may not be submitted to referendum, … (Art. 32) - Spanish
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No pueden someterse a referéndum la supresión o la disminución de los derechos fundamentales de la persona, … (Art. 32)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhereas every person in The Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
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the subsequent provisions of this Chapter5 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the aforesaid rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in those provisions, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Art. 15)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe guarantee in this Charter7 of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from any aboriginal, treaty or other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal peoples of Canada including
(a) any rights or freedoms that have been recognized by the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763; and
(b) any rights or freedoms that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 25) - FrenchLe fait que la présente charte garantit certains droits et libertés ne porte pas atteinte aux droits ou libertés — ancestraux, issus de traités ou autres — des peuples autochtones du Canada, notamment:
a) aux droits ou libertés reconnus par la proclamation royale du 7 octobre 1763;
b) aux droits ou libertés existants issus d’accords sur des revendications territoriales ou ceux susceptibles d’être ainsi acquis. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 25)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhereas every person in Dominica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the rights whatever his race, place of origins, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
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the provisions of this Chapter5 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in those provisions, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any person does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others of the public interest. (Sec. 1)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhereas every person in Grenada is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, …
the provisions of the Chapter5 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in these provisions, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any person does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Sec. 1)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn the cases of invasion, grave disturbance of the public peace, or any other which places society in grave danger or conflict, only the President of the United Mexican States, with the approval of the Congress of the Union or of the Permanent Commission when it is not meeting, may restrict or suspend in all the country or in a specific place the exercise of the rights and guarantees which could be an obstacle to [a] rapid and effective [fácilmente] response [frente] to the situation; but he must do so for a limited time, by means of general preventions without the restriction or the suspension being limited to a specified person. If the restriction or suspension should take place while the Congress is meeting, it will concede the authorizations that it deems necessary for the Executive to respond to the situation; but if it is verified in a time of recess, the Congress will be convoked immediately to agree to them.
In the decrees which are enacted, [the following] may not be restricted or suspended[:] the exercise of the rights to non-discrimination, to recognition of juridical personality, to life, to personal integrity, to the protection of the family, to [one's] name, to nationality; the rights of the child; the political rights; the freedoms of thought, conscience and of professing any religious belief; the principle of legality and retroactivity; the prohibition of the penalty of death; the prohibition of slavery and servitude; the prohibition of forced disappearance and torture; neither the judicial guarantees indispensible for the protection of these rights.
The restriction or suspension of the exercise of the rights and guarantees must be substantiated and motivated in the terms established by this Constitution and be proportional to the danger that it confronts, observing at each moment the principles of legality, rationality, proclamation, publicity, and non-discrimination.
When the restriction or suspension of the exercise of the rights and guarantees is brought to an end, as well as for the compliance with the time [plazo] or reason [porque] as the Congress decrees [it], all the legal and administrative measures adopted during its effectiveness will be of no effect in immediate form. The Executive may not make observations to the decrees by means of which the Congress revokes the restriction or suspension.
The decrees enacted by the Executive during the restriction or suspension, must be reviewed [revisdos], of office and immediately[,] by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, which must decide on them with the greatest promptness concerning their constitutionality and validity. (Art. 29) - SpanishEn los casos de invasión, perturbación grave de la paz pública, o de cualquier otro que ponga a la sociedad en grave peligro o conflicto, solamente el Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, con la aprobación del Congreso de la Unión o de la Comisión Permanente cuando aquel no estuviere reunido, podrá restringir o suspender en todo el país o en lugar determinado el ejercicio de los derechos y las garantías que fuesen obstáculo para hacer frente, rápida y fácilmente a la situación; pero deberá hacerlo por un tiempo limitado, por medio de prevenciones generales y sin que la restricción o suspensión se contraiga a determinada persona. Si la restricción o suspensión tuviese lugar hallándose el Congreso reunido, éste concederá las autorizaciones que estime necesarias para que el Ejecutivo haga frente a la situación; pero si se verificase en tiempo de receso, se convocará de inmediato al Congreso para que las acuerde.
En los decretos que se expidan, no podrá restringirse ni suspenderse el ejercicio de los derechos a la no discriminación, al reconocimiento de la personalidad jurídica, a la vida, a la integridad personal, a la protección a la familia, al nombre, a la nacionalidad; los derechos de la niñez; los derechos políticos; las libertades de pensamiento, conciencia y de profesar creencia religiosa alguna; el principio de legalidad y retroactividad; la prohibición de la pena de muerte; la prohibición de la esclavitud y la servidumbre; la prohibición de la desaparición forzada y la tortura; ni las garantías judiciales indispensables para la protección de tales derechos.
La restricción o suspensión del ejercicio de los derechos y garantías debe estar fundada y motivada en los términos establecidos por esta Constitución y ser proporcional al peligro a que se hace frente, observando en todo momento los principios de legalidad, racionalidad, proclamación, publicidad y no discriminación.
Cuando se ponga fin a la restricción o suspensión del ejercicio de los derechos y garantías, bien sea por cumplirse el plazo o porque así lo decrete el Congreso, todas las medidas legales y administrativas adoptadas durante su vigencia quedarán sin efecto de forma inmediata. El Ejecutivo no podrá hacer observaciones al decreto mediante el cual el Congreso revoque la restricción o suspensión.
Los decretos expedidos por el Ejecutivo durante la restricción o suspensión, serán revisados de oficio e inmediatamente por la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, la que deberá pronunciarse con la mayor prontitud sobre su constitucionalidad y validez. (Art. 29)