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Part IV FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

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Whereas the realisation of the right of self-determination must be promoted and respected in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.

Whereas every person in Montserrat 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, to each and all of the following, namely:—

(a)

life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;

(b)

freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association; and

(c)

protection of the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,

  1. 52Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual.
  2. 53Protection of right to life.
  3. 54Protection from inhuman treatment.
  4. 55Protection from slavery and forced labour.
  5. 56Protection from arbitrary arrest or detention.
  6. 57Provisions to secure protection of law.
  7. 58Protection of privacy of home and other property.
  8. 59Protection of freedom of conscience.
  9. 60Protection of freedom of expression.
  10. 61Protection of freedom of assembly and associations.
  11. 62Protection of freedom of movement.
  12. 63Protection from discrimination on grounds of race, etc.
  13. 64Protection from deprivation of property.
  14. 65Provisions for periods of public emergency.
  15. 66Enforcement of fundamental rights.
  16. 67Interpretation of Part IV.