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Judicial Protection
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2. Constitutional and legal precepts relating to fundamental rights must be interpreted and incorporated in accordance with the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter on the Rights of Man and Peoples and international treaties on the subject ratified by the Republic of Angola.
3. In any consideration by the Angolan courts of disputes concerning fundamental rights, the international instruments referred to in the previous point shall be applied, even if not invoked by the parties concerned. (Art. 26) - Portuguese...
2. Os preceitos constitucionais e legais relativos aos direitos fundamentais devem ser interpretados e integrados de harmonia com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem, a Carta Africana dos Direitos do Homem e dos Povos e os tratados internacionais sobre a matéria, ratificados pela República de Angola.
3. Na apreciação de litígios pelos tribunais angolanos relativos à matéria sobre direitos fundamentais, aplicam-se os instrumentos internacionais referidos no número anterior, ainda que não sejam invocados pelas partes. (Art. 26)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe law shall defend the rights of the victim. The state shall guarantee judicial protection and compensation to the victim. (Art. 21)
- RussianЗакон защищает права потерпевшего. Государство гарантирует потерпевшему судебную защиту и возмещение нанесенного ему ущерба. (Статья 21)
- TajikІуѕуѕи їабрдидаро ѕонун іифз мекунад. Давлат іифзи судњ ва їуброни зарарро барои їабрдида кафолат медиіад. (Моддаи 21)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishThe judicial power is exercised in Chad by the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, the High Military Court, the tribunals and the justices of the peace.
It is the guardian of the freedoms and of individual property. It sees to the respect of the fundamental rights. (Art. 148) - Arabicتمارس المحكمة العليا ومحاكم الاستئناف والمحكمة العسكرية العليا والمحاكم وقضاة الصلح السلطة القضائية في تشاد.
إنها كافلة الحريات والملكية الفردية، وتحرص على احترام الحقوق الأساسية. (المادة 148) - FrenchLe pouvoir judiciaire est exercé au Tchad par la Cour Suprême, les cours d'Appel, la Haute Cour Militaire, les tribunaux et les justices de paix.
Il est le gardien des libertés et de la propriété individuelle. Il veille au respect des droits fondamentaux. (Art. 148)
Judicial Protection
- English1. The rights and freedoms recognised in chapters III9 and IV10 are protected by regular courts through urgent and preferential proceedings regulated by law, which in any case shall be transacted in two instances.
2. A law shall create an extraordinary Procedure of Appeal before the Constitutional Court against acts of the public authorities which may violate the essential contents of the rights mentioned in the paragraph above, with the exception of the case provided for in article 22. (Art. 41) - Catalan1. Els drets i llibertats reconeguts en els capítols III i IV són tutelats pels tribunals ordinaris per mitjà d'un procediment urgent i preferent regulat per la llei, que, en qualsevol cas, se substanciarà en dues instàncies.
2. La llei crearà un procediment excepcional d'empara davant el Tribunal Constitucional contra els actes dels poders públics que violin el contingut essencial dels drets esmentats en l'apartat anterior, llevat el supòsit previst a l'article 22. (Art. 41)
Judicial Protection
- English
Any justiciable [person] may, by way of a process before an ordinary tribunal, raise a pleadings [exception] of constitutionality against a law or an ordinance which affects recognition [méconnaîtrait] of their fundamental rights.
The presiding judge refers the Constitutional Court to [the matter] by way of prejudicial pleadings [préjudicielle exception].
… (Art. 86) - French
Tout justiciable peut, à l'occasion d'un procès devant un tribunal ordinaire, soulever une exception d'inconstitutionnalité à l’encontre d'une loi ou d'une ordonnance qui méconnaîtrait ses droits fondamentaux.
Le juge du siège saisit la Cour Constitutionnelle par voie d'exception préjudicielle.
… (Art. 86)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishI. The Popular Action shall be filed during the period in which the violation or threat to the rights and collective interests continues. To file this action it is not necessary to exhaust the judicial or administrative processes that might exist.
II. Any person, in his or her individual name or on behalf of a collective, may file this action, and it shall be filed obligatorily by the Public Ministry and the Public Defender (Ministerio Público y el Defensor del Pueblo) when, in the exercise of their functions, they have knowledge of these acts. The procedure for the Action for Constitutional Protection shall be applied. (Art. 136) - SpanishI. La Acción Popular podrá interponerse durante el tiempo que subsista la vulneración o la amenaza a los derechos e intereses colectivos. Para interponer esta acción no será necesario agotar la vía judicial o administrativa que pueda existir.
II. Podrá interponer esta acción cualquier persona, a título individual o en representación de una colectividad y, con carácter obligatorio, el Ministerio Público y el Defensor del Pueblo, cuando por el ejercicio de sus funciones tengan conocimiento de estos actos. Se aplicará el procedimiento de la Acción de Amparo Constitucional. (Art. 136)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishIt is the duty of the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, and of local authorities, to guarantee the rights and freedoms provided in the Constitution. (Sec. 14)
- EstonianÕiguste ja vabaduste tagamine on seadusandliku, täidesaatva ja kohtuvõimu ning kohalike omavalitsuste kohustus. (§ 14)
Judicial Protection
- English1. In addition to the right of appeal accorded by section 47 of this Constitution, an appeal shall lie as of right to the Court of Appeal from decisions of the High Court in the following cases, that is to say:
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b. final decisions of the High Court in the determination of any question in respect of which a right of access to the High Court is guaranteed by section 17 of this Constitution and final decisions of the High Court under section 22 of this Constitution.
… (Sec. 129)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishPreventive measures can be ordered either jointly or independently of the constitutional actions for the protection of rights, for the purpose of avoiding or ceasing the violation or threat of violation of a right. (Art. 87)
- SpanishSe podrán ordenar medidas cautelares conjunta o Independientemente de las acciones constitucionales de protección de derechos, con el objeto de evitar o hacer cesar la violación o amenaza de violación de un derecho. (Art. 87)
Judicial Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right of recourse to international institutions for the protection of own rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. (Art. 56)
- MontenegrinSvako ima pravo obraćanja međunarodnim organizacijama radi zaštite svojih prava i sloboda zajemčenih Ustavom. (Član 56)