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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…
(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
- 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
- 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
- English
The President of the Republic may not suspend the rights and guarantees established in Articles 23, 24, 25 numeral 3, 26 numeral 3, 27, 29, 33 numerals 2.1 final part, and the numerals 3 and 5, 34, except numerals 2 and 8, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67 [first paragraph], 68 first paragraph, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,85,87,89,90 and 91. (Art. 186)
- Spanish
El Presidente de la República no podrá suspender los derechos y garantías establecidos en los artículos 23, 24, 25 numeral 3), 26 numeral 3), 27, 29, 33 numeral 2.1) parte final y los numerales 3 y 5), 34 excepto los numerales 2 y 8), 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68 primer párrafo, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90 y 91. (Art. 186)
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)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. The exercise of the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens may only be limited or suspended in the event of a state of war, siege or emergency, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. A state of war, siege or emergency may only be declared in part or all of national territory in cases of actual or imminent aggression by foreign forces, serious threat to, or disturbance of, the constitutional democratic order, or public disaster.
3. The decision to opt for a state of war, siege or emergency, in addition to its declaration and implementation must always be limited to the necessary and appropriate actions required to maintain public order and protect general interests, observing the principle of proportionality and being limited, particularly with regard to extent and duration and the means employed, to that which is strictly necessary to promptly restore constitutional normality.
4. The declaration of a state of war, siege or emergency shall confer on the public authorities the power and responsibility to take the appropriate steps needed to restore constitutional normality.
5. Under no circumstances may the declaration of a state of war, siege or emergency effect:
a) The application of constitutional rules concerning the responsibilities and functioning of the bodies that exercise sovereign power;
b) The rights and immunities of the members of bodies that exercise sovereign power;
c) The right to life, personal integrity and personal identity;
d) Civil capacity and citizenship;
e) The non-retroactive nature of criminal law;
f) The right to a defence;
g) Freedom of conscience and religion.
6. Special law shall regulate the state of war, siege or emergency. (Art. 58) - Portuguese1. O exercício dos direitos, liberdades e garantias dos cidadãos apenas pode ser limitado ou suspenso em caso de estado de guerra, de estado de sítio ou de estado de emergência, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. O estado de guerra, o estado de sítio e o estado de emergência só podem ser declarados, no todo ou em parte do território nacional, nos casos de agressão efectiva ou iminente por forças estrangeiras, de grave ameaça ou perturbação da ordem constitucional democrática ou de calamidade pública.
3. A opção pelo estado de guerra, estado de sítio ou estado de emergência, bem como a respectiva declaração e execução, devem sempre limitar-se às acções necessárias e adequadas à manutenção da ordem pública, à protecção do interesse geral, ao respeito do princípio da proporcionalidade e limitar-se, nomeadamente quanto à sua extensão, duração e meios utilizados, ao estritamente necessário ao pronto restabelecimento da normalidade constitucional.
4. A declaração do estado de guerra, do estado de sítio ou do estado de emergência confere às autoridades competência para tomarem as providências necessárias e adequadas ao pronto restabelecimento da normalidade constitucional.
5. Em caso algum a declaração do estado de guerra, do estado de sítio ou do estado de emergência pode afectar:
a) A aplicação das regras constitucionais relativas à competência e ao funcionamento dos órgãos de soberania;
b) Os direitos e imunidades dos membros dos órgãos de soberania;
c) O direito à vida, à integridade pessoal e à identidade pessoal;
d) A capacidade civil e a cidadania;
e) A não retroactividade da lei penal;
f) O direito de defesa dos arguidos;
g) A liberdade de consciência e de religião.
6. Lei especial regula o estado de guerra, o estado de sítio e o estado de emergência. (Art. 58)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn case of war, danger of war, state of siege or state of emergency or for reasons of state security, public order and good morals, the rights mentioned in the Constitution may be submitted to limitations by law, which will be in force during a certain time, depending on the circumstances, in compliance with the international rules applicable in respect thereof. (Art. 23)
- DutchIn geval van oorlog, oorlogsgevaar, staat van beleg of een andere uitzonderingstoestand of om reden van staatsveiligheid, openbare orde en goede zeden kunnen de in de Grondwet genoemde rechten bij wet worden onderworpen aan de beperkingen, welke gedurende een bepaalde periode, afhankelijk van de situatie, van kracht zullen zijn, met inachtneming van de terzake geldende internationale bepalingen. (Art. 23)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNone of the provisions of the present Constitution may be interpreted in a way detrimental to the rights and interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan. … (Art. 16)
- UzbekMazkur Konstitutsiyaning birorta qoidasi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi huquq va manfaatlariga zarar yetkazadigan tarzda talqin etilishi mumkin emas. ... (16-modda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe rights, the freedoms and the guarantees may not be made the object of suspension except in case of declaration of the state of siege or of the state of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. (Art. 19)
- Arabicلا يجوز أن تشكل الحقوق والحريات والضمانات موضوع تعليق باستثناء في حالة إعلان حالة الحصار أو حالة ملحة وفقاً لأحكام الدستور. (المادة 19)
- FrenchLes droits, les libertés et les garanties ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une suspension qu'en cas de déclaration d'état de siège ou d’état d'urgence, conformément aux dispositions de la Constitution. (Art. 19)