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1.
m.
n.
Protection of Freedom to pursue Profession or
Occupation;
Protection from Discrimination;
Protection from Deprivation of Property.
These rights and freedoms shall be defined and qualified in such
a way as to ensure that the enjoyment of them by one individual
does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of another nor damage
the public interest.
12. For the removal of doubt, every citizen shall have access to
the Supreme Court of Judicature, and that Court shall have
jurisdiction to hear and make such order as is appropriate to grant
redress where a person alleges that one of his human rights or
fundamental freedoms is violated or is about to be violated.
From the Supreme Court, a right of appeal shall lie to the Court
of Appeal and thence to the Privy Council.
Public Emergencies
13. The provisions protecting Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms shall be especially entrenched. However, laws passed
during a period of `public emergency may, if reasonably justified
for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during
the period, derogate from those provisions, other than paragraphs
11(a), (d) and (h).
14.
A period of public emergency shall exist when:
Belize is engaged in any war;
a.
there is in force a Proclamation by the
Governor-General declaring that a state of