Article 11
No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability a contractual obligation.
to fulfil
(The U.K. reservation does not apply to Hong Kong)
Article 12
1)
1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence.
2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are necessary to protect national security, public order fordre public), public health or inerals or the rights and freedoms of others, and are consistent with the other rights, recognized in the present Covenant.
4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
U.K. Reservation
6. "The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to interpret the provisions of Article 12(1) relating to territory of a State as applying separately to each of the territories comprising the United Kingdom and its dependencies."
7. "The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the right to continue to apply such immigration legislation governing entry into, stay in and departure from the United Kingdom as they may deem necessary from time to time and, accordingly, their acceptance of Article 12(4) and of the other provisions of the Covenant is subject to the provisions of any such legislation as regards persons not at the time having the right under the law of the United Kingdom to enter and remain in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom also reserves a similar right in regard to each of its dependent territories."
Article 13
An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expellet therefioin only in pursuane of a decision reached in accordance with law and shail, except where compelling reasons of na- tional security otherwise require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be rep rescuted for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent authority.
U.K. Reservation
8. "The Government of the United Kingdom reserve the.- right not to apply Article 13 in Hong Kong in so far as it confers a right of review of a decision to deport an alien and a right to be represented for this purpose before the competent authority."
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ABEO DUZ (cont'd)
Protection of freedom of movement
10.-(1) A person shall not be deprived of his freedom of movement, that is to say, the right to move freely throughout Belize, the right to reside in any part of Belize, the right to enter Belize, the right to leave Belize and immunity from expulsion from Belize.
(2) Any restriction on a person's freedom of movement that is --invgsved in his lewful detention shall not be held to be inconsistent with or
in contravention of this section.
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(3) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision-
(a) for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within Belize of any person or on any person's right to leave Belize that are required in the interests of defence, public safety or public order;'
(b) for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within Belize or on the right to leave Belize of persons generally or any class of persons in the interests of defence, public safety. public order, public morality or public health or, in respect of the right to leave Belize. of securing compliance with any interna. tional obligation of the Government;
(c) for the imposition of restrictions, by order of a court. on the movement or residence within Belize of any person or on any person's right to leave Belize either in consequence of his having been found guilty of a criminal offence under a law or for the purpose of ensuring that he appears before a court at a later date for trial of such a criminal offence or for proceedings preliminary to trial or for proceedings relating to his extradition or lawful removal from Belize;
(d) for the imposition of restrictions on the freedom of movement of
any person who is not a citizen of Belize;
(e) for the imposition of restrictions on the acquisition or use by any
person of land or other property in Belize;
for the imposition of restrictions on the movement or residence within Belize or on the right to leave Belize of any officer in the public service that are required for the proper performance of his functions;
(g) for the removal of a person from Belize to be tried or punished in some other country for a criminal offence under the law of that other country or to undergo imprisonment in some other country in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence under a law of which he has been convicted; or
(h) for the imposition of restrictions on the right of any person to leave Belize that are required in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed on that person by law.
(4) If any person whose freedom of movement has been restricted by virtue of such a provision as is referred to in subsection (3)(a) of this section so requests at any time during the period of that restriction not earlier than twenty-one days after the order was made or three months after he last made such a request, as the case may be, his case shall be reviewed by an independent and impartial tribunal presided over by a person appointed by the Chief Justice from among persons who are legal practitioners.
(5) On any review by a tribunal in pursuance of subsection (4) of this section of the case of any person whose freedom of movement has been restricted, the tribunal may make recommendations concerning the necessity or expediency of the continuation of that restriction to the authority by whom it was ordered and, unless it is otherwise provided by law, that authority shall be obliged to act in accordance with any such recommendations.
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