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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. The exercise of fundamental rights may only be restricted in cases provided for by the Constitution and suspended during a state of siege or a state of emergency declared under the terms of the Constitution and of the law.
2. No restriction or suspension of a right may be imposed for longer than strictly necessary. (Art. 19) - Portuguese1. O exercício dos direitos fundamentais só pode ser restringido nos casos previstos na Constituição e suspenso na vigência de estado de sítio ou de estado de emergência declarados nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. Nenhuma restrição ou suspensão de direito pode ser estabelecida para além do estritamente necessário. (Art. 19)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNo provision of this Constitution may be suspended save in the course of Martial Law and within the limits determined by Law. National Assembly conventions may not, in any circumstance, be suspended during that period, nor may the immunity of its members be violated. (Art. 181)
- Arabicلا يجوز تعطيل أي حكم من أحكام هذا الدستور إلا أثناء قيام الأحكام العرفية في الحدود التي يبينها القانون. ولا يجوز بأي حال تعطيل انعقاد مجلس الأمة في تلك الأثناء أو المساس بحصانة أعضائه. (المادّة 181)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn a state of emergency or during martial law, fundamental rights and freedoms of the human being and the citizen, with the exception of those stipulated by Articles 23–26, 28–30, 35–37, Part 1 of Article 38, Part 1 of Article 41, Part 1, the first sentence of Part 5, and Part 8 of Article 47, Article 52, Part 2 of Article 55, Articles 56, 61, and 63–72 of the Constitution, may be temporarily suspended or subjected to additional restrictions in the manner stipulated by law to the extent required by the situation, subject to the international commitments undertaken with respect to derogations from commitments in emergency situations or during martial law. (Art. 76)
- ArmenianԱրտակարգ կամ ռազմական դրության ժամանակ մարդու և քաղաքացու հիմնական իրավունքները և ազատությունները, բացառությամբ Սահմանադրության 23-26-րդ, 28-30-րդ, 35-37-րդ հոդվածներում, 38-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին մասում, 41-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին մասում, 47-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին մասում, 5-րդ մասի 1-ին նախադասությունում և 8-րդ մասում, 52-րդ, 55-րդ հոդվածի 2-րդ մասում, 56-րդ, 61-րդ, 63-72-րդ հոդվածներում նշվածների, կարող են օրենքով սահմանված կարգով ժամանակավորապես կասեցվել կամ լրացուցիչ սահմանափակումների ենթարկվել միայն այնքանով, որքանով դա պահանջում է իրավիճակը` արտակարգ կամ ռազմական դրության ժամանակ պարտավորություններից շեղվելու վերաբերյալ ստանձնված միջազգային պարտավորությունների շրջանակներում: (Հոդված 76)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
(4) A legal person has the rights and freedoms recognised in this Chapter, to the extent required by the nature of the right or freedom, and the nature of the particular legal person.
(5) The rights and freedoms set out in this Chapter apply according to their tenor and may be limited by—
(a) limitations expressly prescribed, authorised or permitted (whether by or under a written law) in relation to a particular right or freedom in this Chapter;
(b) limitations prescribed or set out in, or authorised or permitted by, other provisions of this Constitution; or
(c) limitations which are not expressly set out or authorised (whether by or under a written law) in relation to a particular right or freedom in this Chapter, but which are necessary and are prescribed by a law or provided under a law or authorised or permitted by a law or by actions taken under the authority of a law.
… (Sec. 6) - iTaukei…
(4) Na matakabani e tu vua na dodonu kei na galala me vaka e virikotori ena Wase qo, me yacova na kena iyalayala e vakatarai me vakayagataki kina na dodonu se na galala qo ka na vakatautaki tale ga ena ituvaki ni matakabani.
(5) Na dodonu kei na galala e vakamacalataki ena Wase qo ena rawa ni yalani ena—
(a) so na vanua vakarautaki se vakadonui (veitalia ke virikotori ena lawa tabaki se sega) ena tiki ni dodonu se galala ena Wase qo;
(b) so na vanua vakarautaki se vakadonui ena dua na tikina vakarautaki ena Yavunivakavulewa qo; se
(c) so na vanua e sega ni vakarautaki se vakadonui (veitalia ke virikotori ena lawa tabaki se sega) ena tiki ni dodonu se galala ena Wase qo; ia e gadrevi ka tauyavutaki vakalawa se vakarautaki ena dua na lawa se vakadonui vakalawa se vakayacori ena veivakadonui vakalawa.
… (Sec. 6)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) The rights in the Bill of Rights may be limited only in terms of law of general application to the extent that the limitation is reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, taking into account all relevant factors, including—
(a) the nature of the right;
(b) the importance of the purpose of the limitation;
(c) the nature and extent of the limitation;
(d) the relation between the limitation and its purpose; and
(e) less restrictive means to achieve the purpose.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) or in any other provision of the Constitution, no law may limit any right entrenched in the Bill of Rights. (Sec. 36)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services may, during the duration of the declaration of a state of emergency, restrict or suspend as required, one or more fundamental rights of the citizens in the required area. (Sec. 420)
- Burmeseတပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်သည် အရေးပေါ်အခြေအနေ ကြေညာထားစဉ် ကာလအတွင်း လိုအပ်သည့်နယ်မြေဒေသတွင် နိုင်ငံသားများ၏ မူလအခွင့်အရေးတစ်ရပ်ရပ်ကို ဖြစ်စေ၊ တစ်ရပ် ထပ်ပို၍ဖြစ်စေ လိုအပ်သလို ကန့်သတ်နိုင်သည် သို့မဟုတ် ရပ်ဆိုင်ထားနိုင်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၄၂၀)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercise by citizens of the People's Republic of China of their freedoms and rights may not infringe upon the interests of the state, of society and of the collective, or upon the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens. (Art. 51)
- Chinese中华人民共和国公民在行使自由和权利的时候,不得损害国家的、社会的、集体的利益和其他公民的合法的自由和权利。(第五十一条)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
Whereas every person in Solomon Islands 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 and for the public interest,
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the provisions of this Chapter shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection of those rights and freedoms 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 an individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Sec. 3)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIt is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been and shall continue to be 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, sex or marital status, but subject to the limitations contained in this Part7, to each and all of the following, namely:
a. life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
b. freedom of conscience, expression, assembly, movement and association;
c. protection of young persons from exploitation;
d. protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation;
and the provisions of this Part shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in this Part, 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. 11)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishDuring the state of emergency the rights and liberties stipulated in articles 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, and 28 of the Constitution shall not be limited.
The Constitutional Law shall determine the legal regime of the state of emergency. (Art. 47) - RussianВ условиях чрезвычайного положения не могут быть ограничены права и свободы, предусмотренные в статьях 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25 и 28 Конституции.
Правовой режим чрезвычайного положения определяется конституционным законом. (Статья 47) - TajikДар давраи вазъияти фавқулодда ҳуқуқ ва озодиҳое, ки дар моддаҳои 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 28‐и Конститутсия пешбинӣ шудааст, маҳдуд карда намешавад.
Низоми ҳуқуқии вазъияти фавқулоддаро қонуни конститутсионӣ муайян мекунад. (Моддаи 47)