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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