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Limitations and/or Derogations
South Sudan
- EnglishSubject to Article 190 herein, no derogation from the rights and freedoms enshrined in this Bill shall be made.
… (Art. 10)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishIf danger threatens the safety of the Kingdom, the integrity of its territory, the security of its people and their interests, or impedes the performance of State institutions, the King shall take necessary and speedy measures to confront this danger. If the King feels that these measures may better be permanent, he then shall take whatever legal action he deems necessary in this regard. (Basic Law, Art. 62)
- Arabicإذا كان الخطر يهدد سلامة المملكة وسلامة أراضيها وأمن شعبها ومصالحها ، أو عرقل أداء مؤسسات الدولة ، يتخذ الملك الإجراءات اللازمة والسريعة لمواجهة هذا الخطر. إذا شعر الملك أن هذه الإجراءات قد تكون دائمة بشكل أفضل ، فعليه اتخاذ أي إجراء قانوني يراه ضروريًا في هذا الصدد. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 62)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Cyprus
- English1. In case of war or other public danger threatening the life of the Republic or any part thereof, the Council of Ministers shall have power, by a decision taken in this respect, to issue a Proclamation of Emergency:
Provided that the President and the Vice-President of the Republic shall separately or conjointly, have a right of veto against any such decision which they shall exercise within forty-eight hours of the date when the decision has been transmitted to their respective offices.
2. Any such Proclamation shall specify the Articles of the Constitution which shall be suspended for the duration of such Emergency:
Provided that only the following Articles of the Constitution may be suspended by any such Proclamation that is to say: Article 7, only in so far as it relates to death inflicted by a permissible act of war; Article 10, paragraphs 2 and 3; Article 11; Article 13; Article 16; Article 17; Article 19; Article 21; Article 23, paragraph 8, sub-paragraph (d); Article 25 and Article 27. … (Art. 183) - Greek1. Εν περιπτώσει πολέμου ή ετέρου δημοσίου κινδύνου απειλούντος την ύπαρξιν της Δημοκρατίας ή οιονδήποτε τμήμα αυτής το Υπουργικόν Συμβούλιον κέκτηται την εξουσίαν να προκηρύσση δι’ αποφάσεως αυτού την κήρυξιν καταστάσεως εκτάκτου ανάγκης’ ο Πρόεδρος και ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας, όμως, ιδία εκάτερος ή από κοινού έχουσι δικαίωμα αρνησικυρίας οιασδήποτε τοιαύτης αποφάσεως ασκούμενον εντός τεσσαράκοντα οκτώ ωρών από της ημέρας, καθ’ ην η απόφασις εκοινοποιήθη εις το γραφείον εκατέρου.
2. Πάσα τοιαύτη προκήρυξις καθορίζει τα άρθρα του Συντάγματος, άτινα αναστέλλονται, καθ’ όλην την διάρκειαν της καταστάσεως εκτάκτου ανάγκης’ μόνον όμως τα κάτωθι αναφερόμενα άρθρα του Συντάγματος δύνανται να ανασταλώσι δια της προκηρύξεως: το άρθρον 7, μόνον καθ’ όσον αφορά εις θάνατον προκληθέντα εκ θεμιτής πολεμικής ενεργείας, η δευτέρα και τρίτη παράγραφος του άρθρου 10, τα άρθρα 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, το εδάφιον (δ) της ογδόης παραγράφου του άρθρου 23 και τα άρθρα 25 και 27.
… (Αρθρον 183) - Turkish1. Cumhuriyetin veya herhangi bir kısmının hayatını tehdit eden savaş veya diğer kamusal bir tehlike hâlinde Bakanlar Kurulu, bu hususta alacağı bir kararla Olağanüstü Hâl İlanına yetkilidir:
Ancak Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı, böyle bir karara karşı, bu kararın dairelerine ulaştırıldığı tarihten itibaren kırk sekiz saat içinde, ayrı ayrı veya birlikte, veto hakkına sahiptir.
2. Bu gibi her İlanda, söz konusu Olağanüstü Hâlin devamı süresince yürürlüğü durdurulan Anayasa maddeleri açıkça gösterilir:
Ancak, bu gibi herhangi bir İlan ile Anayasanın yalnız aşağıdaki maddelerinin yürürlüğü durdurulabilir:-Yalnız müsaade edilmiş bir savaş fiili ile sebebiyet verilen ölüm bakımından 7. Madde; 10. Maddenin 2. ve 3. fıkraları; 11. Madde; 13. Madde; 16. Madde; 17. Madde; 19. Madde; 21. Madde; 23. Maddenin 8. fıkrasının (d) bendi; 25. Madde ve 27. Madde.... (Madde 183)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Mozambique
- English
1. The laws of constitutional revision have to respect:
…
d. the fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees;
… (Art. 300) - Portuguese
1. As leis de revisão constitucional têm de respeitar:
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d) os direitos, liberdades e garantias fundamentais;
... (Art. 300)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Zimbabwe
- English(1) The fundamental rights and freedoms set out in this Chapter must be exercised reasonably and with due regard for the rights and freedoms of other persons.
(2) The fundamental rights and freedoms set out in this Chapter may be limited only in terms of a law of general application and to the extent that the limitation is fair, reasonable, necessary and justifiable in a democratic society based on openness, justice, human dignity, equality and freedom, taking into account all relevant factors, including—
(a) the nature of the right or freedom concerned;
(b) the purpose of the limitation, in particular whether it is necessary in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, regional or town planning or the general public interest;
(c) the nature and extent of the limitation;
(d) the need to ensure that the enjoyment of rights and freedoms by any person does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others;
(e) the relationship between the limitation and its purpose, in particular whether it imposes greater restrictions on the right or freedom concerned than are necessary to achieve its purpose; and
(f) whether there are any less restrictive means of achieving the purpose of the limitation.
(3) No law may limit the following rights enshrined in this Chapter, and no person may violate them—
(a) the right to life, except to the extent specified in section 48;
(b) the right to human dignity;
(c) the right not to be tortured or subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
(d) the right not to be placed in slavery or servitude;
(e) the right to a fair trial;
(f) the right to obtain an order of habeas corpus as provided in section 50(7)(a). (Sec. 86)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Türkiye
- English… No provision of this Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner that enables the State or individuals to destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms recognized by the Constitution or to stage an activity with the aim of restricting them more extensively than stated in the Constitution. … (Art. 14)
- Turkish... Anayasa hükümlerinden hiçbiri, Devlete veya kişilere, Anayasayla tanınan temel hak ve hürriyetlerin yok edilmesini veya Anayasada belirtilenden daha geniş şekilde sınırlandırılmasını amaçlayan bir faaliyette bulunmayı mümkün kılacak şekilde yorumlanamaz. ... (Madde 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Cabo Verde
- English...
2. The ambit and the essential content of constitutional rules with respect to rights, liberties and guarantees may not be restrained by way of interpretation.
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4. The law may restrict rights, liberties and guarantees only in cases expressly foreseen in the Constitution.
5. Restrictive laws of rights, liberties and guarantees shall necessarily be of a general and abstract nature, shall not have retroactive effect, may not diminish the ambit and the essential content of constitutional rules and must be strictly limited to the safeguard of other constitutionally protected rights. (Art. 17) - Portuguese...
2. A extensão e o conteúdo essencial das normas constitucionais relativas aos direitos, liberdades e garantias não podem ser restringidos pela via da interpretação.
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4. Só nos casos expressamente previstos na Constituição poderá a lei restringir os direitos, liberdades e garantias.
5. As leis restritivas dos direitos, liberdades e garantias serão obrigatoriamente de carácter geral e abstracto, não terão efeitos retroactivos, não poderão diminuir a extensão e o conteúdo essencial das normas constitucionais e deverão limitar-se ao necessário para a salvaguarda de outros direitos constitucionalmente protegidos. (Art. 17)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishIn the case of danger to the security of the State, external threat, internal disturbance or national disaster, the President of the State shall have the power to declare a state of emergency, wherever necessary in all or part of the territory. The declaration of the state of emergency shall not, in any case, suspend the guarantees of rights, nor the fundamental rights, the right of due process, the right to information and the rights of persons deprived of liberty. (Art. 137)
- SpanishEn caso de peligro para la seguridad del Estado, amenaza externa, conmoción interna o desastre natural, la Presidenta o el Presidente del Estado tendrá la potestad de declarar el estado de excepción, en todo o en la parte del territorio donde fuera necesario. La declaración del estado de excepción no podrá en ningún caso suspender las garantías de los derechos, ni los derechos fundamentales, el derecho al debido proceso, el derecho a la información y los derechos de las personas privadas de libertad. (Art. 137)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Andorra
- English1. The rights and freedoms recognised in chapters III11 and IV12 of this Title bind immediately all public authorities as directly enforceable law. Their content cannot be limited by law and are protected by the Courts.
… (Art. 39) - Catalan1. Els drets i llibertats reconeguts en els capítols III i IV del present Títol vinculen immediatament els poders públics a títol de dret directament aplicable. El seu contingut no pot ésser limitat per la llei i és protegit pels Tribunals.
… (Art. 39)
Limitations and/or Derogations
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishIn the case of imminent danger, when the declaration of the State of exception or of siege is declared [se acuerde], the President of the Republic can suspend[,] for a maximum time of three months[,] the rights and guarantees established in this Fundamental Law and take exceptional measures to safeguard the territorial integrity, the national independence, the institutions of the State and the functioning of public powers and services[,] informing the People by message. The time of three months referred to may be extended until the causes that motivated this suspension have disappeared. (Art. 43)
- SpanishEn caso de peligro inminente, cuando se acuerde la declaración del estado de excepción o de sitio, el Presidente de la República puede suspender por un tiempo máximo de tres meses los derechos y garantías establecidos en esta Ley Fundamental y tomar medidas excepcionales para salvaguardar la integridad territorial, la independencia nacional, las instituciones del Estado y el funcionamiento de los servicios y poderes públicos informándolo al Pueblo por mensaje. El referido plazo de tres meses será prorrogado hasta que desaparezcan las causas que motivaron dicha suspensión. (Art. 43)
- FrenchEn cas de danger imminent, lorsqu'un état d'exception ou de siège est déclaré, le Président de la République peut suspendre, pour une période maximale de trois mois, les droits et garanties prévus par la présente Loi fondamentale et prendre des mesures exceptionnelles de nature à sauvegarder l'intégrité territoriale, l'indépendance nationale, les institutions de l'État et le fonctionnement des services et des pouvoirs publics en informant le peuple par message. Cette durée de trois mois sera prorogée jusqu'à ce que cessent les causes ayant motivé les mesures de suspension des droits et garanties. (Art. 43)