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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen can be restricted only in cases determined by the Constitution. The freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen can be restricted during states of war or emergency, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The restriction of freedoms and rights cannot discriminate on grounds of sex, race, colour of skin, language, religion, national or social origin, property or social status. The restriction of freedoms and rights cannot be applied to the right to life, the interdiction of torture, inhuman and humiliating conduct and punishment, the legal determination of punishable offences and sentences, as well as to the freedom of personal conviction, conscience, thought, public expression of thought, and religious confession. (Art. 54)
- MacedonianСлободите и правата на човекот и граѓанинот можат да се ограничат само во случаи утврдени со Уставот. Слободите и правата на човекот и граѓанинот можат да бидат ограничени за време на воена или вонредна состојба според одредбите на Уставот. Ограничувањето на слободите и правата не може да биде дискриминаторско по основ на пол, раса, боја на кожа, јазик, вера, национално или социјално потекло, имотна или општествена положба. Ограничувањето на слободите и правата не може да се однесува на правото на живот, забраната на мачење, на нечовечко и понижувачко постапување и казнување, на правната одреденост на казнивите дела и казните, како и на слободата на уверувањето, совеста, мислата, јавното изразување на мислата и вероисповеста. (Член 54)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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2. The exercise of rights and freedoms may be restricted for the purposes of safeguarding other rights and interests that are protected by the Constitution.
3. The law may restrict rights, freedoms and guarantees only in cases expressly provided for in the Constitution.
4. Legal restrictions on rights and freedoms shall be of a general and abstract nature and shall not have retroactive effect. (Art. 56) - Portuguese…
2. O exercício dos direitos e liberdades pode ser limitado em razão da salvaguarda de outros direitos ou interesses protegidos pela Constituição.
3. A lei só pode limitar os direitos, liberdades e garantias nos casos expressamente previstos na Constituição.
4. As restrições legais dos direitos e das liberdades devem revestir carácter geral e abstracto e não podem ter efeito retroactivo. (Art. 56)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishExcept as is otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution, no law may abrogate, abridge or infringe or authorise the abrogation, abridgement or infringement of any of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual herein before recognised and declared. (Sec. 19)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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2. … The Constitution shall not deny other universally recognised human rights and freedoms that are not explicitly referred to herein, but that inherently derive from the principles of the Constitution.
… (Art. 4) - Georgian
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2. … კონსტიტუცია არ უარყოფს ადამიანის საყოველთაოდ აღიარებულ უფლებებსა და თავისუფლებებს, რომლებიც აქ არ არის მოხსენიებული, მაგრამ თავისთავად გამომდინარეობს კონსტიტუციის პრინციპებიდან.
… (მუხლი 4)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English… No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of these rights other than such as are prescribed by law and are necessary for the protection of public order and general welfare.
… (Art. 6) - Italian… La legge potrà limitare l'esercizio di tali diritti solo in casi eccezionali per gravi motivi di ordine e di interesse pubblico.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
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Paragraph 4. No proposal of amendment shall be considered which is aimed at abolishing:
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IV – individual rights and guarantees.
… (Art. 60) - Portuguese
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§ 4º Não será objeto de deliberação a proposta de emenda tendente a abolir:
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IV - os direitos e garantias individuais.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. Freedoms and rights of citizens shall not be neglected on the grounds that they are not enumerated in the Constitution.
2. The freedoms and rights of citizens may be restricted by law only when necessary for national security, the maintenance of law and order or for public welfare. Even when such restriction is imposed, no essential aspect of the freedom or right shall be violated. (Art. 37) - Korean①국민의 자유와 권리는 헌법에 열거되지 아니한 이유로 경시되지 아니한다.
②국민의 모든 자유와 권리는 국가안전보장·질서유지 또는 공공복리를 위하여 필요한 경우에 한하여 법률로써 제한할 수 있으며, 제한하는 경우에도 자유와 권리의 본질적인 내용을 침해할 수 없다. (제37조 )
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe restrictions permitted under this Convention to the said rights and freedoms shall not be applied for any purpose other than those for which they have been prescribed. (Art. 18 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNothing contained in or done under the authority of a law enacted by Parliament shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of section 3 or section 136 of this Constitution to the extent that the law authorises the taking during any period of public emergency of measures that are reasonably justifiable for dealing with the situation that exists in Dominica during that period. (Sec. 14)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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At the time of the occurrence the following situation, the rights under Section 3774 shall not be suspended unless the public safety may so require:
(a) in time of war;
(b) in time of foreign invasion;
(c) in time of insurrection. (Sec. 379) - Burmese
အောက်ဖော်ပြပါ အခြေအနေတစ်ရပ်ရပ်ပေါ်ပေါက်ချိန်တွင် အများပြည်သူလုံခြုံရေးအတွက် လိုအပ်သည့်ကိစ္စမှတစ်ပါး ပုဒ်မ ၃၇၇ ပါအခွင့်အရေးများတောင်းခံပိုင်ခွင့်ကို ရပ်ဆိုင်းထားခြင်းမပြုရ -
(က) စစ်မက်ဖြစ်ပွားချိန်၊
(ခ) တိုင်းတစ်ပါးမှ ကျူးကျော်ဝင်ရောက်တိုက်ခိုက်ချိန်၊
(ဂ) ဆူပူသောင်းကျန်းမှုများဖြစ်ပေါ်နေချိန်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၇၉)