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Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe exercising of rights and freedoms by a citizen must not encroach on the lawful interests, rights and freedoms of other persons, the state and society. (Art. 20)
- UzbekFuqarolar o‘z huquq va erkinliklarini amalga oshirishda boshqa shaxslarning, davlat va jamiyatning qonuniy manfaatlari, huquqlari va erkinliklariga putur yetkazmasliklari shart. (20-modda)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishIn no case, even when the state of siege or the state of urgency has been proclaimed in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 of this Constitution, can there be derogation of the rights and fundamental principles enumerated as follows:
1. the right to life;
2. the prohibition of torture and of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments or treatment;
3. the prohibition of slavery and of servitude;
4. the principle of the legality of infractions and of penalties;
5. the right to [a] defense and the right to recourse;
6. the prohibition of imprisonment for debts;
7. the freedom of thought, of conscience and of religion. (Art. 61) - FrenchEn aucun cas, et même lorsque l’état de siège ou l’état d’urgence aura été proclamé conformément aux articles 85 et 86 de la présente Constitution, il ne peut être dérogé aux droits et principes fondamentaux énumérés ci-après:
1. le droit à la vie;
2. l’interdiction de la torture et des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants;
3. l’interdiction de l’esclavage et de la servitude;
4. le principe de la légalité des infractions et des peines;
5. les droits de la défense et le droit de recours;
6. l’interdiction de l’emprisonnement pour dettes;
7. la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion. (Art. 61)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishAll people have the right to the free development of their personality, without more limitations than those imposed by judicial order and the rights of others. (Art. 43)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al libre desarrollo de su personalidad, sin más limitaciones que las impuestas por el orden jurídico y los derechos de los demás. (Art. 43)
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
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4. a. When a state of emergency is declared, the Council of Ministers shall, in accordance with regulations it issues, have all necessary power to protect the country's peace and sovereignty, and to maintain public security, law and order.
b. The Council of Ministers shall have the power to suspend such political and democratic rights contained in this Constitution to the extent necessary to avert the conditions that required the declaration of a state of emergency.
c. In the exercise of its emergency powers the Council of Ministers cannot, however, suspend or limit the rights provided for in Articles 1, 18, 25, and sub-Articles 1 and 2 of Article 39 of this Constitution.
5. The House of Peoples' Representatives, while declaring a state of emergency, shall simultaneously establish a State of Emergency Inquiry Board, comprising of seven persons to be chosen and assigned by the House from among its members and from legal experts.
6. The State of Emergency Inquiry Board shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
a. To make public within one month the names of all individuals arrested on account of the state of emergency together with the reasons for their arrest.
b. To inspect and follow up that no measure taken during the state of emergency is inhumane.
c. To recommend to the Prime Minister or to the Council of Ministers corrective measures if it finds any case of inhumane treatment.
d. To ensure the prosecution of perpetrators of inhumane acts.
e. To submit its views to the House of Peoples' Representatives on a request to extend the duration of the state of emergency. (Art. 93) - Amharic…
4. ሀ/ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ በሚታወጅበት ጊዜ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በሚያወጣቸው ደንቦች መሰረት የሀገርን ሰላምና ሕልውና፣ የሕዝብን ደህንነት፣ሕግና ሥርዓትን የማስከበር ሥልጣን ይኖረዋል፡፡
ለ/ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ሥልጣን በሕገ መንግሥቱ የተቀመጡትን መሰረታዊ የፖለቲካና የዴሞክራሲ መብቶችን፣ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁን ለማወጅ ምክንያት የሆነውን ጉዳይ ለማስወገድ ተፈላጊ ሆኖ በተገኘውደረጃ፣ እስከ ማገድ ሊደርስ የሚችል ነው፡፡
ሐ/ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ሥራ የሚያወጣቸው ድንጋጌዎችና የሚወስዳቸው እርምጃዎች በማናቸውም ረገድ በዚህ ሕገመንግሥት አንቀጽ 1፣፣ 18፣ 25፣ እና 39 ንዑስ አንቀጽ 1 እና 2 የተቀመጡትን መብቶች የሚገድቡ ሊሆኑ አይችሉም፡፡
5. በሀገሪቱ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ በሚታወጅበት ወቅት የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ከአባላቱና ከሕግ ባለሙያዎች መርጦ የሚመድባቸው ሰባት አባላት ያሉት የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ አፈጻጸም መርማሪ ቦርድ ያቋቁማል፡፡ ቦርዱ አዋጁ በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በሚጸድቅበት ጊዜ ይቋቋማል፣
6. የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ አፈጻጸም መርማሪ ቦርድ የሚከተሉት ሥልጣንና ኃላፊነቶች አሉት፡፡
ሀ/ በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ምክንያት የታሰሩትን ግለሰቦች ስም በአንድ ወር ጊዜ ውስጥ ይፋ ማድረግና የታሰሩበትን ምክንያት መግለጽ፣
ለ/ በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ወቅት የሚወሰዱት እርምጃዎች በማናቸውም ረገድ ኢሰብዓዊ አለመሆናቸውን መቆጣጠርና መከታተል፣
ሐ/ ማናቸውም የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ እርምጃ ኢሰብዓዊ መሆኑን ሲያምንበት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ወይም የሚኒስሮች ምክር ቤት እርምጃውን እንዲያስተካክል ሐሳብ መስጠት፣
መ/ በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ እርምጃዎች ኢሰብዓዊ ድርጊት የሚፈጽሙትን ሁሉ ለፍርድ እንዲቀርቡ ማድረግ፣
ሠ/ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ እንዲቀጥል ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ጥያቄ ሲቀርብ ያለውን አስተያየት ለምክር ቤቱ ማቅረብ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 93)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishThe rights and [the] guarantees granted by the Constitution do not exclude others that, even though they are not expressly mentioned in it, are inherent to the human person.
The social interest prevails over the individual [particular] interest.
The laws and the government provisions or [those of] any other order that reduce, restrict, or distort the rights guaranteed by the Constitution are void ipso jure. (Art. 44) - SpanishLos derechos y garantías que otorga la Constitución no excluyen otros que, aunque no figuren expresamente en ella, son inherentes a la persona humana.
El interés social prevalece sobre el interés particular.
Serán nulas ipso jure las leyes y las disposiciones gubernativas o de cualquier otro orden que disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen los derechos que la Constitución garantiza. (Art. 44)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English1. All persons shall have the right to develop freely their personality and to participate in the social, economic and political life of the country, insofar as they do not infringe the rights of others or violate the Constitution and the good usages.
… (Art. 5) - Greek1. Kαθένας έχει δικαίωμα να αναπτύσσει ελεύθερα την προσωπικότητά του και να συμμετέχει στην κοινωνική, οικονομική και πολιτική ζωή της Xώρας, εφόσον δεν προσβάλλει τα δικαιώματα των άλλων και δεν παραβιάζει το Σύνταγμα ή τα χρηστά ήθη.
… ('Αρθρο 5)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- EnglishNo rights and liberties assured to citizens may be exercised against the independence of the nation, the integrity of the national territory, national unity, the institutions of the Republic nor the principles and objectives established by this Constitution. (Art. 35)
- PortugueseNenhum dos direitos e liberdades garantidos aos cidadãos pode ser exercido contra a independência da Nação, a integridade do território, a unidade nacional, as instituições da República e os princípios e objectivos consagrados na presente Constituição. (Art. 35)
Limitations and/or Derogations
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The rights of citizens are suspended by imposition of grave corporal penalty or specific accessory penalty, and for executory sentence of civil interdiction. (Art. 47) - Spanish
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Los derechos ciudadanos se suspenden por imposición de pena corporal grave o penas accesorias específicas, y por sentencia ejecutoriada de interdicción civil. (Art. 47)
Limitations and/or Derogations
- English
(1) In the Republic of Moldova no law may be adopted which might curtail or restrict the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual and citizen.
(2) The exercise of the rights and freedoms may not be subdued to other restrictions unless for those provided by the law, which are in compliance with the unanimously recognised norms of the international law and are requested in such cases as: the defence of national security, territorial integrity, economic welfare of the country, public order aiming at preventing mass riots and crimes, protection of the rights, freedoms and dignity of other persons, prevention of disclosing confidential information or the guarantee of the power and impartiality of justice.
(3) The provisions under para. (2) does not allow the restrictions of the rights laid down in Articles 20-24.
(4) The restriction has to be proportionate to the situation that caused it and shall not affect the existence of the right or freedom. (Art. 54) - Moldovian
(1) În Republica Moldova nu pot fi adoptate legi care ar suprima sau ar diminua drepturile şi libertăţile fundamentale ale omului şi cetăţeanului.
(2) Exerciţiul drepturilor şi libertăţilor nu poate fi supus altor restrîngeri decît celor prevăzute de lege, care corespund normelor unanim recunoscute ale dreptului internaţional şi sînt necesare în interesele securităţii naţionale, integrităţii teritoriale, bunăstării economice a ţării, ordinii publice, în scopul prevenirii tulburărilor în masă şi infracţiunilor, protejării drepturilor, libertăţilor şi demnităţii altor persoane, împiedicării divulgării informaţiilor confidenţiale sau garantării autorităţii şi imparţialităţii justiţiei.
(3) Prevederile alineatului (2) nu admit restrîngerea drepturilor proclamate în articolele 20-24.
(4) Restrîngerea trebuie să fie proporţională cu situaţia care a determinat-o şi nu poate atinge existenţa dreptului sau a libertăţii. (Art. 54)