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Limitations and/or Derogations
- English(1) No right secured by the Bill of Rights may be denied or abridged, whether directly through the imposition of force or penalty, or indirectly through the withholding of privilege or benefit.
… (Art. II, Sec. 18)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishWhenever or wherever in terms of this Constitution the limitation of any fundamental rights or freedoms contemplated by this Chapter6 is authorised, any law providing for such limitation shall:
(a) be of general application, shall not negate the essential content thereof, and shall not be aimed at a particular individual;
(b) specify the ascertainable extent of such limitation and identify the Article or Articles hereof on which authority to enact such limitation is claimed to rest. (Art. 22)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe inhabitants of the Republic have the right of protection in the enjoyment of life, honor, liberty, security, labor, and property. No one may be deprived of these rights except in conformity with laws which may be enacted for reasons of general interest. (Art. 7)
- SpanishLos habitantes de la República tienen derecho a ser protegidos en el goce de su vida, honor, libertad, seguridad, trabajo y propiedad. Nadie puede ser privado de estos derechos sino conforme a las leyes que se establecen por razones de interés general. (Art. 7)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, the President shall submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The Congress, voting jointly, by a vote of at least a majority of all its Members in regular or special session, may revoke such proclamation or suspension, which revocation shall not be set aside by the President. Upon the initiative of the President, the Congress may, in the same manner, extend such proclamation or suspension for a period to be determined by the Congress, if the invasion or rebellion shall persist and public safety requires it.
The Congress, if not in session, shall, within twenty-four hours following such proclamation or suspension, convene in accordance with its rules without any need of a call.
The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its filing.
A state of martial law does not suspend the operation of the Constitution, nor supplant the functioning of the civil courts or legislative assemblies, nor authorize the conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies over civilians where civil courts are able to function, nor automatically suspend the privilege of the writ.
The suspension of the privilege of the writ shall apply only to persons judicially charged for rebellion or offenses inherent in or directly connected with the invasion.
During the suspension of the privilege of the writ, any person thus arrested or detained shall be judicially charged within three days, otherwise he shall be released. (Art. VII, Sec. 18) - Filipino
Dapat maging Commander-in-Chief ng lahat ng mga sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas ang Pangulo at, kailanma't kakailanganin, maaari niyang atasan ang nasabing mga sandatahang lakas na pigilin o sugpuin ang labag sa batas na karahasan, pananalakay, o paghihimagsik. Kung sakaling may pananalakay o paghihimagsik, kapag kakailanganin ng kaligtasang pambayan, maaaring suspindihin niya, nang hindi hihigit sa animnapung araw, ang pribilehiyo ng writ of habeas corpus o ipailalim sa batas militar ang Pilipinas o ang alin mang bahagi nito. Sa loob ng apatnapu't walong oras ng pagkapahayag ng batas militar o pagkakasuspindi ng pribilehiyo ng writ of habeas corpus, ang Pangulo ay dapat magharap ng personal o nakasulat na ulat sa Kongreso. Maaring pawalang-saysay ng Kongreso, sa magkasamang pagboto, sa pamamagitan ng boto ng mayorya man lamang ng lahat ng mga Kagawad nito sa regular o tanging sesyon o tanging sesyon, ang nasabing pagkapahayag o pakasuspindi, na hindi dapat isaisantabi ng Pangulo ang pagpapawalang-saysay na iyon. Sa pagkukusa ng Pangulo, maaaring palawigin ng Kongreso sa katulad na paraan ang nasabing pagkapahayag o pagkasuspindi sa loob ng panahong itatakda ng Kongreso kung magpapatuloy ang pananalakay o paghihimagsik at kakailanganin ng kaligtasang pambayan.
Ang Kongreso, kung walang sesyon, ay dapat magsimula ng pagpupulong sa loob ng dalawampu't apat na oras kasunod ng nasabing pagpapahayag o pagsuspindi, alinsunod sa mga alituntunin nito na hindi na nangangailangang itawag.
Maaaring ribyuhin ng Kataastaasang Hukuman, sa isang nararapat na prosiding na iniharap ng sino mang mamamayan, ang kasapatan ng pinagbatayang pangyayari sa pagpapahayag ng batas militar o pagsususpindi ng pribilehiyo ng writ o pagpapalawig niyon at kinakailangang maglagda ng pasya nito tungkol doon sa loob ng tatlumpung araw mula sa pagkaharap nito.
Ang kalagayang batas militar ay hindi sumususpindi sa pag-iral ng Konstitusyon, ni hindi pumapalit sa panunungkulan ng mga hukumang sibil o mga kapulungang tagapagbatas, ni hindi nagpapahintulot sa pagbibigay sa mga sangay at hukumang militar ng hurisdiksyon sa mga sibilyan kung ang mga hukumang sibil ay nakapanunungkulan, ni hindi kusang nagsususpindi sa pribilehiyo ng writ.
Ang pagsupindi sa pribilehiyo ng writ ay dapat sumaklaw lamang sa mga taong isinakdal sa hukuman ng paghihimagsik o ng mga pagkakasalang likas o tuwirang kaugnay sa pananalakay. Sa panahong suspindido ang pribilehiyo ng writ, ang sino mang tao na dinakip o ipiniit sa gayon ay dapat ipagsakdal sa hukuman sa loob ng tatlong araw, kung hindi, dapat siyang palayain. (Art. VII, Seksyon 18)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
Nothing in or done under a law shall be considered to be inconsistent with —
(a) section 16 (life); or
(b) section 17 (personal liberty); or
(c) section 21 (privacy of home and property); or
(d) section 23 (freedom of belief); or
(e) section 24 (freedom of expression); or
(f) section 25 (freedom of assembly and association); or
(g) section 26 (freedom of movement); or
(h) section 27 (freedom from discrimination),
to the extent that the law —
(i) makes any provision, in relation to a period of public emergency; or
(j) authorizes the doing, during any such period, of anything that is reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with any situation that arises or exists during that period. (Sec. 36)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThis Chapter shall not be interpreted so as to confer on any person or group the right to engage in any activity aimed at the suppression of a right or freedom contained in the Charter. (Art. 45)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishProposals for a referendum cannot be introduced concerning Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 21 of this Constitution, regarding restrictions or the abolition of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, provided for in Chapter III of the present Constitution, to a higher degree than is provided for by international agreements to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party. (Art. 155)
- AzerbaijaniBu Konstitusiyanın 1-ci, 2-ci, 6-cı, 7-ci, 8-ci və 21-ci maddələrində dəyişikliklər və ya onların ləğv edilməsi haqqında, 3-cü fəslində nəzərdə tutulmuş insan və vətəndaş hüquqları və azadlıqlarının ləğvi və ya Azərbaycan Respublikasının tərəfdar çıxdığı beynəlxalq müqavilələrdə nəzərdə tutulduğundan daha artıq dərəcədə məhdudlaşdırılması haqqında təkliflər referenduma çıxarıla bilməz. (Maddə 155)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English…
2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
…
n) The suspension of constitutional guarantees and the declaration of the state of siege and the state of emergency;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum…
2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
…
n) Suspensaun garantia konstitusionál nian no mós deklarasaun estadu serku ho tan estadu emerjénsia nian;
… (Art. 95) - Portuguese…
2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
…
n) A suspensão das garantias constitucionais e a declaração do estado de sítio e do estado de emergência;
… (Art. 95)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishAny restriction of a fundamental right must be founded on a legal basis; it must be justified by the general interest or by the protection of a fundamental right of others; it must be proportionate to the specified [visé] goal. (Art. 47)
- KirundiIkintu cose kigabanya amateka ntarengwako gitegerezwa kuba gishimikiye kw’Ibwirizwa; imvo yaco igatumwa n’ineza ya bose canke ugukingira amateka ntarengwa y’abandi, kikaba gikwiranye n’ineza ironderwa. (Ingingo ya 47)
- FrenchToute restriction d’un droit fondamental doit être fondée sur une base légale; elle doit être justifiée par l’intérêt général ou par la protection d’un droit fondamental d’autrui; elle doit être proportionnée au but visé. (Art. 47)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishSubject to Article 30 of this document, the rights and freedoms set forth in this document shall not be reduced. … (Art. 66)
- Arabicمع مراعاة لنص الماده 41 من هذا الوثيقة، لايجوز الإنتقاص من الحقوق والحريات المنصوص عليه في هذة الوثيقة.... (الماده 67)