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(2) Every person has the right to freedom based on law, and accordingly has a legal right to do any thing that-
(a) does not injure or interfere with the rights and freedoms of others;
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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
- EnglishThe Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner:–
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(d) the fundamental rights which are by the Constitution declared and recognized shall be respected, secured and advanced by all the organs of government and shall not be abridged, restricted or denied, save in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhalaජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:–
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(ඈ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් ප්රකාශ කොට පිළිගනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් සියලු පාලන ආයතන විසින් ගරු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; වර්ධනය කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; තව ද, ඒ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් මෙහි මින් මතු විධිවිධාන සලස්වා ඇති ආකාරයට සහ ප්රමාණයට මිස සංක්ෂිප්ත කිරීම, සීමා කිරීම හෝ අහිමි කිරීම නොකළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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2. The rights and freedoms established by the Constitution are not exhaustive and shall not be construed to deny or diminish other universally recognised human and civil rights and freedoms. (Art. 62) - Russian
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2. Права и свободы, установленные Конституцией, не являются исчерпывающими и не должны толковаться как отрицание или умаление других общепризнанных прав и свобод человека и гражданина. (Статья 62) - Kyrgyz
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2. Конституцияда белгиленген укуктар жана эркиндиктер толук деп саналбайт, адамдын жана жарандын жалпы таанылган башка укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин жокко чыгарат же азайтат деп чечмеленбөөгө тийиш. (62-берене)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhile situations of exception and disaster are in force, the law determines the rights and duties recognized by the Constitution, whose exercise must be regulated in a different manner. (Art. 224)
- SpanishDurante la vigencia de las situaciones excepcionales y de desastre, la ley determina los derechos y deberes reconocidos por la Constitución, cuyo ejercicio debe ser regulado de manera diferente. (Art. 224)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe implementation of the rights and freedoms of citizens stipulated by this Constitution may be limited only in a state of emergency or martial law in a manner and within the limits established by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 65)
- RussianОсуществление отдельных прав и свобод граждан, предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией, может быть ограничено только в условиях режима чрезвычайного или военного положения в порядке и пределах, которые установлены Конституцией и законами. (Статья 65)
- TurkmenRaýatlaryň şu Konstitusiýada göz öňünde tutulan aýry-aýry hukuklarynyň we azatlyklarynyň amala aşyrylmagy diňe adatdan daşary ýa-da harby ýagdaýlar düzgüni şertlerinde Konstitusiýada we kanunlarda bellenen tertipde we çäklerde çäklendirilip bilner. (65-nji madda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe Republic proclaims respect [for] and the intangible guarantee of the development of the personality.
Each has the right to the free development of their personality if they neither violate the rights of others, nor infringe the constitutional order. (Art. 2) - FrenchLa République proclame le respect et la garantie intangible au développement de la personnalité.
Chacun a droit au libre épanouissement de sa personnalité pourvu qu’il ne viole le droit d’autrui, ni n’enfreigne l’ordre constitutionnel. (Art. 2)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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(2) The provisions of Title 1 of Part 26 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the aforesaid fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual subject to such limitations of 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. (Art. 40)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishFreedoms and rights may only be restricted by law in order to protect the freedoms and rights of others, the legal order, and public morals and health.
Any restriction of freedoms or rights shall be proportionate to the nature of the need for such restriction in each individual case. (Art. 16) - CroatianSlobode i prava mogu se ograničiti samo zakonom da bi se zaštitila sloboda i prava drugih ljudi te pravni poredak, javni moral i zdravlje.
Svako ograničenje slobode ili prava mora biti razmjerno naravi potrebe za ograničenjem u svakom pojedinom slučaju. (Članak 16)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations, and accordingly, it shall be the duty of every citizen to -
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(d) respect the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of others, and generally to refrain from doing acts detrimental to the welfare of other persons;
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