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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn the case of [an] armed international conflict, formally declared or not, or of a grave internal commotion that puts in imminent danger the rule [imperio] of this Constitution or the regular functioning of the organs created by it, the Congress or the Executive Power may declare the State of Exception in all or in part of the national territory, for a term of sixty days maximum. In the case that such declaration is effected by the Executive Power, the measure must be approved or rejected by the Congress within a time period of forty-eight hours.
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The decree or the law that declares the State of Exception will contain the reasons and the facts invoked for its adoption, the time of its enforcement and the territory affected, as well as the rights that it restricts.
During the enforcement of the State of Exception, the Executive Power may only order, by decree and in each case, the following measures: the detention of the persons indicted [indiciadas] for participating in some of those acts, their transfer from one point to another of the Republic, as well as the prohibition or the restriction of public meetings and of demonstrations.
In all the cases, the persons indicted [indiciadas] will have the option to leave the country.
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The State of Exception will not interrupt the functioning of the powers of the State, the enforcement of this Constitution or, specifically, habeas corpus.
… (Art. 288) - SpanishEn caso de conflicto armado internacional, formalmente declarado o no, o de grave conmoción interior que ponga en inminente peligro el imperio de esta Constitución o el funcionamiento regular de los órganos creados por ella, el Congreso o el Poder Ejecutivo podrán declarar el Estado de Excepción en todo o en parte del territorio nacional, por un término de sesenta días como máximo. En el caso de que dicha declaración fuera efectuada por el Poder ejecutivo, la medida deberá ser aprobada o rechazada por el Congreso dentro del plazo de cuarenta y ocho horas.
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El decreto o la ley que declare el Estado de Excepción contendrá las razones y los hechos que se invoquen para su adopción, el tiempo de su vigencia y el territorio afectado, así como los derechos que restrinja.
Durante la vigencia del Estado de Excepción, el Poder ejecutivo sólo podrá ordenar, por decreto y en cada caso, las siguientes medidas: la detención de las personas indiciadas de participar en algunos de esos hechos, su traslado de un punto a otro de la República, así como la prohibición o la restricción de reuniones públicas y de manifestaciones.
En todos los casos, las personas indiciadas tendrán la opción de salir del país.
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El Estado de Excepción no interrumpirá el funcionamiento de los poderes del Estado, la vigencia de esta Constitución ni, específicamente, el hábeas corpus.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English… No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (Amendment XIV, Sec. 1)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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The proposal for a new Constitution to be submitted to a plebiscite must contain, at least, the following institutional and fundamental principles:
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3. Sovereignty is limited by the dignity of the human person and the human rights recognized in international treaties ratified by the State of Chile and currently in force.
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La propuesta de nueva Constitución que se someta a plebiscito deberá contener, al menos, las siguientes bases institucionales y fundamentales:
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3. La soberanía tiene como límite la dignidad de la persona humana y los derechos humanos reconocidos en los tratados internacionales ratificados por el Estado de Chile y que se encuentren vigentes.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishI. The Executive shall report to the Pluri-National Legislative Assembly concerning the reasons for the declaration of the state of emergency, as well as the use that has been made of the powers conferred by the Constitution and the law.
II. Those persons who violate the rights established in this Constitution shall be subject to criminal process for violation of rights.
III. The states of emergency shall be regulated by law. (Art. 139) - SpanishI. El Ejecutivo rendirá cuentas a la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional de los motivos que dieron lugar a la declaración del estado de excepción, así como del uso que haya hecho de las facultades conferidas por la Constitución y la ley.
II. Quienes violen los derechos establecidos en esta Constitución serán objeto de proceso penal por atentado contra los derechos.
III. Los estados de excepción serán regulados por la ley. (Art. 139)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise of the rights and liberties provided for in this Constitution implies responsibilities. They are duties of Cuban citizens, in addition to the other duties established by this Constitution and the laws, are:
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g. To respect the rights of others and to not abuse one's own rights;
… (Art. 90) - SpanishEl ejercicio de los derechos y libertades previstos en esta Constitución implican responsabilidades. Son deberes de los ciudadanos cubanos, además de los otros establecidos en esta Constitución y las leyes:
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g) respetar los derechos ajenos y no abusar de los propios;
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn cases of war, invasion of the territory, rebellion, sedition, catastrophe, epidemic, or other general calamity, or of serious disturbances to the public order, the guarantees established in Articles 5, 6 [in its] first paragraph, 7 [in its] first paragraph and 24 of this Constitution can be suspended, except when dealing with meetings or associations with religious, cultural, economic or sport purposes. Such suspension can affect all or part of the territory of the Republic, and will be conducted by means of a decree of the Legislative Organ or [of] the Executive Organ, as the case may be.
There can also be the suspension of the guarantees contained in Articles 12 [in its] second paragraph and 13 [in its] second paragraph of this Constitution, when agreed to as such by the Legislative Organ, with the favorable vote of the threefourths part of the elected Deputies; not exceeding the administrative detention of fifteen days. (Art. 29) - SpanishEn casos de guerra, invasión del territorio, rebelión, sedición, catástrofe, epidemia u otra calamidad general, o de graves perturbaciones del orden público, podrán suspenderse las garantías establecidas en los artículos 5, 6 inciso primero, 7 inciso primero y 24 de esta Constitución, excepto cuando se trate de reuniones o asociaciones confines religiosos, culturales, económicos o deportivos. Tal suspensión podrá afectar la totalidad o parte del territorio de la República, y se hará por medio de decreto del Órgano Legislativo o del Órgano Ejecutivo, en su caso.
También podrán suspenderse las garantías contenidas en los Arts. 12 inciso segundo y 13 inciso segundo de esta Constitución, cuando así lo acuerde el Órgano Legislativo, con el voto favorable de las tres cuartas partes de los Diputados electos; no excediendo la detención administrativa de quince días. (Art. 29)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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the following provisions of this Chapter8 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the rights and freedoms of persons as set out in those provisions, to the extent that those rights and freedoms do not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others.
2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society
a. this Chapter guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
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9. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (3)(f) of this section and sections 14 and 16(3), to the extent that the law authorizes the taking, in relation to persons detained or whose freedom of movement has been restricted by virtue of that law, of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during a period of public emergency or public disaster.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
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Whereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, 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 those rights and freedoms by any person does not impair the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Sec. 3)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe President of the Republic, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, shall have the power to decree states of exception. Expressly defined as such are circumstances of a social, economic, political, natural or ecological nature which seriously affect the security of the Nation, institutions and citizens, in the face of which the powers available to cope with such events are insufficient. In such case, the guarantees contained in this Constitution may be temporarily restricted, with the exception of those relating to the right to life, prohibition of incommunicative detention or torture, the right to due process, the right to information and other intangible human rights. (Art. 337)
- SpanishEl Presidente o Presidenta de la República, en Consejo de Ministros, podrá decretar los estados de excepción. Se califican expresamente como tales las circunstancias de orden social, económico, político, natural o ecológico, que afecten gravemente la seguridad de la Nación, de las instituciones y de los ciudadanos y ciudadanas, a cuyo respecto resultan insuficientes las facultades de las cuales se disponen para hacer frente a tales hechos. En tal caso, podrán ser restringidas temporalmente las garantías consagradas en esta Constitución, salvo las referidas a los derechos a la vida, prohibición de incomunicación o tortura, el derecho al debido proceso, el derecho a la información y los demás derechos humanos intangibles (Art. 337)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe principles, guarantees and rights recognized in the preceding sections4 shall not be modified by the laws that regulate their enforcement. (Sec. 28)
- SpanishLos principios, garantías y derechos reconocidos en los anteriores artículos, no podrán ser alterados por las leyes que reglamenten su ejercicio. (Art. 28)