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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishUnder a state of siege or a state of emergency, the following measures restricting personal freedoms may be taken:
a. obligation to remain in a certain place;
b. detention;
c. detention in buildings not intended for persons accused or convicted of common crimes;
d. restrictions relating to the inviolability of correspondence, the confidentiality of communication, the provision of information and the freedom of the press and of radio and television broadcasting;
e. home search and apprehension;
f. suspension of the freedom of assembly and demonstration;
g. requisitions of goods and services. (Art. 295) - PortugueseAo abrigo do estado de sítio ou de emergência podem ser tomadas as seguintes medidas restritivas da liberdade das pessoas:
a) obrigação de permanência em local determinado;
b) detenção;
c) detenção em edifício não destinado a acusados ou condenados por crimes comuns;
d) restrições relativas à inviolabilidade da correspondência, ao sigilo das comunicações, à prestação de informações e à liberdade de imprensa, radiodifusão e televisão.
e) busca e apreensão em domicílio;
f) suspensão de liberdade de reunião e manifestação;
g) requisição de bens e serviços. (Art. 295)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) The Republic of Vanuatu recognises, that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on non-citizens, all persons are entitled to the following fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual without discrimination on the grounds of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language or sex but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and to the legitimate public interest in defence, safety, public order, welfare and health –
… (Art. 5) - French1) Sous réserve des restrictions que la Loi peut imposer aux non-citoyens et aux détenteurs de la double nationalité qui ne sont pas indigènes ou citoyens naturalisés et dans le respect des droits et libertés d'autrui et de l'intérêt public légitime en matière de défense, de sécurité, d'ordre public, de prospérité et de santé, la République de Vanuatu reconnaît que toute personne, sans distinction de race, lieu d'origine, croyances religieuses ou traditionnelles, opinions politiques, langue ou sexe jouit des droits fondamentaux et les libertés individuelles suivants:
... (Art. 5)
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
- 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 exercise of rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of others, as well as the requirements of morality, law, public order, [or] cause damage to national security. (Art. 30)
- RussianОсуществление прав и свобод не должно нарушать права и свободы других лиц, а также нормы морали, требования закона, общественного порядка, причинять ущерб национальной безопасности. (Статья 30)
- TurkmenHukuklaryň we azatlyklaryň amala aşyrylmagy beýleki adamlaryň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny, şeýle hem ahlak kadalaryny, kanunyň talaplaryny, jemgyýetçilik tertibini bozmaly däldir, milli howpsuzlyga zyýan ýetirmeli däldir. (30-nji madda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English...
(5) During a period of public emergency, the President may make such regulations and take such measures as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of maintaining and securing peace, order and good government in Sierra Leone or any part thereof.
(6) Without derogating from the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (5) and notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, the regulations or measures may, so far as appears to the President to be necessary or expedient for any of the purposes mentioned in that subsection—
a. make provision for the detention of persons, the restriction of the movement of persons within defined localities, and the deportation and exclusion of persons other than citizens of Sierra Leone from Sierra Leone or any part thereof;
b. authorise—
i. the taking of possession or control on behalf of the Government of any property or undertaking;
ii. the acquisition on behalf of the Government of any property other than land;
c. authorise the entering and search of any premises;
d. amend any law, suspend the operation of any law, and apply any law with or without modification:
Provided that such amendment, suspension or modification shall not apply to this Constitution;
e. provide for charging, in respect of the grant or issue of any licence, permit, certificate or other document for the purpose of the regulations, such fees as may be prescribed by or under the regulations;
f. provide for payment of compensation and remuneration to persons affected by the regulations;
g. provide for the apprehension, trial and punishment of persons offending against the regulations;
h. provide for maintaining such supplies and services as are, in the opinion of the President, essential to the life and well-being of the community:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall authorise the making of regulations during a period of public emergency for the trial of persons who are not members of defence forces by military courts.
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(18) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question authorises the taking during a period of a state of public emergency of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists immediately before and during that period of a state of public emergency. (Sec. 29)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
(3) Freedom and security shall be guaranteed to each individual, subject to respect for the rights of others and the higher interests of the State.
… (Preamble) - French…
(3) La liberté et la sécurité sont garanties à chaque individu dans le respect des droits d'autrui et de l'intérêt supérieur de l'Etat;
… (Préambule)
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
- English
The exercise of the rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Constitution may be suspended only in conditions of state of emergency or martial law in the manner and within the limits determined by the Constitution and the law.
In the exercise of special measures during a state of emergency, the rights provided for in Article 24, part three of Article 25, Articles 26 and 31 of the Constitution may not be restricted. (Art. 63) - Belarusian
Ажыццяўленне прадугледжаных гэтай Канстытуцыяй правоў і свабод асобы можа быць прыпынена толькі ва ўмовах надзвычайнага або ваеннага становішча ў парадку і межах, вызначаных Канстытуцыяй і законам.
Пры ажыццяўленні асобых мер у перыяд надзвычайнага становішча не могуць абмяжоўвацца правы, прадугледжаныя ў артыкуле 24, частцы трэцяй артыкула 25, артыкулах 26, 31 Канстытуцыі. (Артыкул 63) - Russian
Осуществление предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией прав и свобод личности может быть приостановлено только в условиях чрезвычайного или военного положения в порядке и пределах, определенных Конституцией и законом.
При осуществлении особых мер в период чрезвычайного положения не могут ограничиваться права, предусмотренные в статье 24, части третьей статьи 25, статьях 26, 31 Конституции. (Статья 63)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution may only be subject to the restrictions expressly provided by the law and necessary for the protection of the national security, of the public order, of the public health, of morality or of the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. (Art. 14)
- FrenchL'exercice des droits et libertés garantis par la présente Constitution ne peut être soumis qu'à des restrictions expressément prévues par la loi et nécessaires à la protection de la sécurité nationale, de l'ordre public, de la santé publique, de la morale ou des libertés et droits fondamentaux d'autrui. (Art. 14)