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Limitations and/or Derogations
Dominican Republic
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6. In the States of Interior Commotion and of Emergency, only the following rights recognized by this Constitution may be suspended:
a. Remission to prison, following the provisions of Article 40, number 1
b. Deprivation of liberty without cause or without the legal formalities, following that provided in Article 40, number 6.
c. Times of submission to the judicial authority or for being set free, established in Article 40, number 5.
d. The transfer from prison establishments or other locations, provided in Article 40, number 12.
e. The presentation of detained persons, established in Article 40, number 11.
f. That related to habeas corpus, regulated in Article 71.
g. The inviolability of the home and private premises, provided in Article 44, number 1
h. The freedom of transit, provided in Article 46.
i. Freedom of expression, in the terms provided by Article 49.
j. The freedoms of association and meeting, establishes in Articles 47 and 48.
k. The inviolability of correspondence, established in Article 44, number 3.
… (Art. 266) - Spanish…
6) En los Estados de Conmoción Interior y de Emergencia, sólo podrán suspenderse los siguientes derechos reconocidos por esta Constitución:
a) Reducción a prisión, según las disposiciones del artículo 40, numeral 1);
b) Privación de libertad sin causa o sin las formalidades legales, según lo dispone el artículo 40, numeral 6);
c) Plazos de sometimiento a la autoridad judicial o para la puesta en libertad, establecidos en el artículo 40, numeral 5);
d) El traslado desde establecimientos carcelarios u otros lugares, dispuesto en el artículo 40, numeral 12);
e) La presentación de detenidos, establecida en el artículo 40, numeral 11);
f) Lo relativo al hábeas corpus, regulado en el artículo 71;
g) La inviolabilidad del domicilio y de recintos privados, dispuesta en el artículo 44, numeral 1);
h) La libertad de tránsito, dispuesta en el artículo 46;
i) La libertad de expresión, en los términos dispuestos por el artículo 49;
j) Las libertades de asociación y de reunión, establecidas en los artículos 47 y 48;
k) La inviolabilidad de la correspondencia, establecida en el artículo 44, numeral 3).
… (Art. 266)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Czech Republic
- English(1) Duties may be imposed only on the basis, and within the bounds, of law, and only while respecting the fundamental rights and freedoms.
(2) Limitations may be placed upon the fundamental rights and freedoms only by law and under the conditions prescribed in this Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (hereinafter "Charter").
(3) Any statutory limitation upon the fundamental rights and freedoms must apply in the same way to all cases which meet the specified conditions.
(4) When employing the provisions concerning limitations upon the fundamental rights and freedoms, the essence and significance of these rights and freedoms must be preserved. Such limitations shall not be misused for purposes other than those for which they were enacted. (Charter, Art. 4) - Czech(1) Povinnosti mohou být ukládány toliko na základě zákona a v jeho mezích a jen při zachování základních práv a svobod.
(2) Meze základních práv a svobod mohou být za podmínek stanovených Listinou základních práv a svobod (dále jen "Listina") upraveny pouze zákonem.
(3) Zákonná omezení základních práv a svobod musí platit stejně pro všechny případy, které splňují stanovené podmínky.
(4) Při používání ustanovení o mezích základních práv a svobod musí být šetřeno jejich podstaty a smyslu. Taková omezení nesmějí být zneužívána k jiným účelům, než pro které byla stanovena. (Listina, Čl. 4)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Gambia
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(2) Every person in The Gambia, whatever his or her race, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, shall be entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this Chapter9, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest. (Sec. 17)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Haiti
- EnglishThe attributions of the National Assembly are:
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6. to decide on the opportuneness of the state of urgency and the state of siege, to order with the Executive the constitutional guarantees to be suspended and to decide on any demand for renewal of this measure;
… (Art. 98-3) - FrenchLes attributions de l'Assemblée Nationale sont:
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6. de statuer sur l'opportunité de l'Etat d'urgence et l'Etat de siège, d'arrêter avec l'Exécutif les garanties constitutionnelles à suspendre et de se prononcer sur toute demande de renouvellement de cette mesure;
… (Art. 98.3)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Hungary
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(3) The rules for fundamental rights and obligations shall be determined by law. A fundamental right may only be restricted to allow the effective use of another fundamental right or to protect a constitutional value, to the extent absolutely necessary, proportionate to the objective pursued and with full respect for the essential content of that fundamental right.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. I) - Hungarian…
(3) Az alapvető jogokra és kötelezettségekre vonatkozó szabályokat törvény állapítja meg. Alapvető jog más alapvető jog érvényesülése vagy valamely alkotmányos érték védelme érdekében, a feltétlenül szükséges mértékben, az elérni kívánt céllal arányosan, az alapvető jog lényeges tartalmának tiszteletben tartásával korlátozható.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, I. cikk)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishNo draft revision may affect:
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e. The Rights, liberties and guarantees of citizens;
… (Art. 130) - PortugueseNenhum projecto de revisão poderá afectar:
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e) Direitos, liberdades e garantias dos cidadãos;
... (Art. 130)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Paraguay
- EnglishThe enunciation of the rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution must not be understood as the negation of others that, being inherent to the human personality, do not expressively figure in it. The lack of [a] regulatory law may not be invoked to deny or to curtail any right or guarantee. (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la personalidad humana, no figuren expresamente en ella. La falta de ley reglamentaria no podrá ser invocada para negar ni para menoscabar algún derecho o garantía. (Art. 45)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Montenegro
- EnglishGuaranteed human rights and freedoms may be limited only by the law, within the scope permitted by the Constitution and to such an extent which is necessary to meet the purpose for which the limitation is allowed, in an open and democratic society.
Limitations shall not be introduced for other purposes except for those for which they have been provided for. (Art. 24) - MontenegrinZajemčena ljudska prava i slobode mogu se ograničiti samo zakonom, u obimu koji dopušta Ustav u mjeri koja je neophodna da bi se u otvorenom i slobodnom demokratskom društvu zadovoljila svrha zbog koje je ograničenje dozvoljeno.
Ograničenja se ne smiju uvoditi u druge svrhe osim onih radi kojih su propisana. (Član 24)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Mozambique
- English1. Individual freedoms and guarantees may be temporarily suspended or restricted only in the event of a declaration of a state of war, of a state of siege, or of a state of emergency, in accordance with the terms of the Constitution.
2. Whenever there is a suspension or restriction of freedoms or guarantees, such suspension or restriction shall be general and abstract, and the duration and the legal grounds on which it is founded shall be specified. (Art. 72) - Portuguese1. As liberdades e garantias individuais só podem ser suspensas ou limitadas temporariamente em virtude de declaração do estado de guerra, do estado de sítio ou do estado de emergência nos termos estabelecidos na Constituição.
2. Sempre que se verifique suspensão ou limitação de liberdades ou de garantias, elas têm um carácter geral e abstracto e devem especificar a duração e a base legal em que assenta. (Art. 72)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Mauritius
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of 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, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
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and the provisions of this Chapter7 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 individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Sec. 3)