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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the President may, on the written advice of the Prime Minister, by order], declare that the right to move any court for the enforcement of such of the rights conferred by Part III of this Constitution as may be specified in the order, and all proceedings pending in any court for the enforcement of the right so specified, shall remain suspended for the period during which the Proclamation is in force or for such shorter period as may be specified in the order.
(2) An order made under this article may extend to the whole of Bangladesh or any part thereof.
(3) Every order made under this article shall, as soon as may be, be laid before Parliament. (Art. 141C) - Bengali(১) জরুরী-অবস্থা ঘোষণার কার্যকরতা-কালে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর লিখিত পরামর্শ অনুযায়ী রাষ্ট্রপতি আদেশের দ্বারা ঘোষণা করিতে পারিবেন যে, আদেশে উল্লেখিত এবং সংবিধানের তৃতীয় ভাগের অন্তর্গত মৌলিক অধিকারসমূহ বলবৎকরণের জন্য আদালতে মামলা রুজু করিবার অধিকার এবং আদেশে অনুরূপভাবে উল্লেখিত কোন অধিকার বলবৎকরণের জন্য কোন আদালতে বিবেচনাধীন সকল মামলা জরুরী-অবস্থা ঘোষণার কার্যকরতা-কালে কিংবা উক্ত আদেশের দ্বারা নির্ধারিত স্বল্পতর কালের জন্য স্থগিত থাকিবে।
(২) সমগ্র বাংলাদেশ বা উহার যে কোন অংশে এই অনুচ্ছেদের অধীন প্রণীত আদেশ প্রযোজ্য হইতে পারিবে।
(৩) এই অনুচ্ছেদের অধীন প্রণীত প্রত্যেক আদেশ যথাসম্ভব শীঘ্র সংসদে উপস্থাপিত হইবে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪১গ)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) The provisions of this Constitution with regard to the national, independent, unitary and indivisible character of the Romanian State, the republican form of government, territorial integrity, independence of justice, political pluralism and official language shall not be subject to revision.
(2) Likewise, no revision shall be made if it results in the suppression of the citizens' fundamental rights and freedoms, or of the safeguards thereof.
(3) The Constitution shall not be revised during a state of siege or emergency, or at wartime. (Art. 152) - Romanian(1) Dispoziţiile prezentei Constituţii privind caracterul naţional, independent, unitar şi indivizibil al statului român, forma republicană de guvernământ, integritatea teritoriului, independenţa justiţiei, pluralismul politic şi limba oficială nu pot forma obiectul revizuirii.
(2) De asemenea, nici o revizuire nu poate fi făcută dacă are ca rezultat suprimarea drepturilor şi a libertăţilor fundamentale ale cetăţenilor sau a garanţiilor acestora.
(3) Constituţia nu poate fi revizuită pe durata stării de asediu sau a stării de urgenţă şi nici în timp de război. (Art. 152)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
No restriction may be provided to the rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution except by virtue of a law and to meet the demands of a democratic regime and with a view to safeguarding the rights of others or to meet the imperatives of the public safety, of the national defense or of the public health.
These restrictions must not infringe the substance of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution, and they must be justified by their objectives and proportionate to their justifications.
No revision may infringe that acquired in the matter of human rights and of freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution.
... (Art. 55) - Arabic
لا توضع قيود على الحقوق والحرّيات المضمونة بهذا الدّستور إلاّ بمقتضى قانون ولضرورة يقتضيها نظام ديمقراطيّ وبهدف حماية حقوق الغير أو لمقتضيات الأمن العامّ أو الدّفاع الوطنيّ أو الصّحة العموميّة.
ويجب ألاّ تمسّ هذه القيود بجوهر الحقـــوق والحرّيات المضمونة بهذا الدّستور وأن تكون مبرّرة بأهدافها، متناسبة مع دواعيها.
لا يجوز لأيّ تنقيح أن ينال من مكتسبات حقوق الإنسان وحرّياته المضمونة في هذا الدّستور.
... (الفصل 55) - French
Aucune restriction ne peut être apportée aux droits et libertés garantis par la présente Constitution qu'en vertu d'une loi et pour répondre aux exigences d’un régime démocratique et en vue de sauvegarder les droits d’autrui ou pour répondre aux impératifs de la sûreté publique, de la défense nationale ou de la santé publique.
Ces restrictions ne doivent pas porter atteinte à la substance des droits et libertés garantis par la présente Constitution, et elles doivent être justifiées par leurs objectifs et proportionnelles à leurs justifications.
Aucune révision ne peut porter atteinte aux acquis en matière des droits de l'Homme et de libertés garantis par la présente Constitution.
... (Art. 55)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNo one is entitled to exercise his rights in a way injurious to others or detrimental to public interests. (Art. 40)
- Persianهیچکس نمیتواند اعمال حق خویش را وسیله اضرار به غیر یا تجاوز به منافع عمومی قرار دهد. (اصل 40)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
The restrictions referred to in Article 20 may only be imposed to satisfy purposes acceptable in a democratic society. The restriction may never go beyond what is necessary with regard to the purposes for which it was imposed, nor may it extend so far that it represents a threat to the free shaping of opinion as one of the foundations of democracy. No restriction may be imposed solely on grounds of political, religious, cultural or other such beliefs. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 21)
- Swedish
Begränsningar enligt 20 § får göras endast för att tillgodose ändamål som är godtagbara i ett demokratiskt samhälle. Begränsningen får aldrig gå utöver vad som är nödvändigt med hänsyn till det ändamål som har föranlett den och inte heller sträcka sig så långt att den utgör ett hot mot den fria åsiktsbildningen såsom en av folkstyrelsens grundvalar. Begränsningen får inte göras enbart på grund av politisk, religiös, kulturell eller annan sådan åskådning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 21§)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe declarations, rights and guarantees which the Constitution enumerates shall not be construed as a denial of other rights and guarantees not enumerated, but rising from the principle of sovereignty of the people and from the republican form of government. (Sec. 33)
- SpanishLas declaraciones, derechos y garantías que enumera la Constitución, no serán entendidos como negación de otros derechos y garantías no enumerados; pero que nacen del principio de la soberanía del pueblo y de la forma republicana de gobierno. (Art. 33)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
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The basic issues need the consent of two-thirds of the Government members, as specified in the decree of its formation. The following are basic issues: Amending the Constitution, declaring and canceling the state of emergency, war and peace, public mobilization, international accords and treaties, state budget, overall development plans, and long term, appointing employees of the first cadre and its equivalent, reconsidering the redistricting, dissolving the Chamber of Deputies, elections law, nationality law, personal affairs laws, dismissing the Ministers. (Art. 65) - Arabic
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القضايا الأساسية تحتاج إلى موافقة ثلثي أعضاء الحكومة ، على النحو المحدد في مرسوم تشكيلها. فيما يلي القضايا الأساسية: تعديل الدستور ، وإعلان وإلغاء حالة الطوارئ ، والحرب والسلام ، والتعبئة العامة ، والاتفاقيات والمعاهدات الدولية ، وميزانية الدولة ، وخطط التنمية الشاملة ، وطويلة الأجل ، وتعيين موظفين من الكادر الأول وما يعادله وإعادة النظر في إعادة تقسيم وحل مجلس النواب وقانون الانتخابات وقانون الجنسية وقوانين الأحوال الشخصية وعزل الوزراء. (المادة 65)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhereas every person in Kiribati is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest, ... the provision of this Chapter shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations on that protection as are contained in those provisions, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Sec. 3)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 1)
- FrenchLa Charte canadienne des droits et libertés garantit les droits et libertés qui y sont énoncés. Ils ne peuvent être restreints que par une règle de droit, dans des limites qui soient raisonnables et dont la justification puisse se démontrer dans le cadre d’une société libre et démocratique. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 1)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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(2) The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights so conferred and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of such contravention, be void.
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(5) The rights conferred by this Chapter6 shall not be suspended except as expressly provided by the Constitution. (Art. 8) - Urdu...
(ا) مملکت کوئی ایسا قانون وضع نہیں کرے گی جو بایں طرح عطا کردہ حقوق کو سلب یا کم کرے اور ہروہ قانون جو اس شق کی خلاف ورزی میں وضع کیا جائے اس خلاف ورزی کی حد تک کالعدم ہو گا۔
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(۵) اس باب کی رو سے عطا کردہ حقوق معطل نہیں کئے جائیں گے بجز جس طرح کہ دستور میں بالصراحت قرار دیا گیا ہے۔ (آرٹیکل ۸)