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Limitations and/or Derogations
- 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
- English
Every human being has the right to the development and to the full realization of their person in their material, temporal, intellectual and spiritual dimensions, as long as it neither violates the rights of others nor infringes the constitutional order and good morals. (Art. 9)
- French
Tout être humain a droit au développement et au plein épanouissement de sa personne dans ses dimensions matérielle, temporelle, intellectuelle et spirituelle, pourvu qu'il ne viole pas les droits d'autrui ni n'enfreigne l'ordre constitutionnel et les bonnes mœurs. (Art. 9)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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The suppression or the diminishment of the fundamental rights of the person may not be submitted to referendum, … (Art. 32) - Spanish
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No pueden someterse a referéndum la supresión o la disminución de los derechos fundamentales de la persona, … (Art. 32)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- 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.
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Limitations and/or Derogations
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The rights and duties of citizens, during war or in case of invasion or attack of the national territory by foreign forces, are made the subject of a law. (Art. 143) - French…
Les droits et devoirs des citoyens, pendant la guerre ou en cas d’invasion ou d’attaque du territoire national par des forces de l’extérieur, font l’objet d’une loi. (Art. 143)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of Article 267 hereof shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this Constitution to the extent that it authorises the taking of measures during any period when Namibia is in a state of national defence or any period when a declaration of emergency under this Constitution is in force.
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(3) Nothing contained in this Article shall permit a derogation from or suspension of the fundamental rights or freedoms referred to in Articles 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 21 (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) hereof, or the denial of access by any persons to legal practitioners or a Court of law. (Art. 24)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishEveryone has the right to the free development of his or her own personality, subject only to the limitations deriving from the rights of others and public and social order. (Art. 20)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al libre desenvolvimiento de su personalidad, sin más limitaciones que las que derivan del derecho de las demás y del orden público y social. (Art. 20)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishRights and freedoms may only be circumscribed in accordance with the Constitution. Such circumscription must be necessary in a democratic society and may not distort the nature of the rights and freedoms circumscribed. (Sec. 11)
- EstonianÕigusi ja vabadusi tohib piirata ainult kooskõlas põhiseadusega. Need piirangud peavad olema demokraatlikus ühiskonnas vajalikud ega tohi moonutada piiratavate õiguste ja vabaduste olemust. (§ 11)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) Nothing in sections 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of this Constitution shall invalidate any law that is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society –
(a) in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; or
(b) for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedom or other persons.
(2) An act of the National Assembly shall not be invalidated by reason only that it provides for the taking, during periods of emergency, of measures that derogate from the provisions of section 33 or 35 of this Constitution; but no such measures shall be taken in pursuance of any such act during any period of emergency save to the extent that those measures are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during that period of emergency:
Provided that nothing in this section shall authorise any derogation from the provisions of section 33 of this Constitution, except in respect of death resulting from acts of war or authorise any derogation from the provisions of section 36(8) of this Constitution.
(3) In this section, a "period of emergency" means any period during which there is in force a Proclamation of a state of emergency declared by the President in exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 305 of this Constitution. (Sec. 45)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishDuring the state of emergency, the President can, after approval by the presidents of the National Assembly as well as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, suspend the enforcement of the following provisions or place restrictions on them:
1. Clause Two of Article Twenty-Seven;
2. Article Thirty-Six;
3. Clause Two of Article Thirty-Seven;
4. Clause Two of Article Thirty-Eight. (Art. 145) - Dariدر حالت اضطرار، رئیس جمهور می تواند بعد از تائید رؤسای شورای ملی و ستره محكمه، تنفیذ احكام ذیل را معطل بسازد و یا بر آنها قیودی وضع نماید:
١- فقرۀ دوم مادۀ بیست وهفتم؛
٢- مادۀ سی و ششم؛
٣- فقره دوم مادۀ سی و هفتم؛
٤- فقره دوم مادۀ سی و هشتم. (مادۀ ۱۴۵) - Pashtoپه اضطراري حالت كې جمهور رئيس كولاى شي چې د ملي شورى او د سترې محكمې د رئيسانو تر تائيد وروسته د اساسي قانون لاندينى حكمونه و ځنډوي او يا قيود پرې ولگوي:
١- د اوه ويشتمې مادې دويمه فقره؛
٢- شپږ دېرشمه ماده؛
٣- د اوه دېرشمي مادې دويمه فقره؛
٤- د اته دېرشمي مادې دويمه فقره. (۱۴۵ ماده)