{"faq_id":"6e67cea7-9788-4fab-92c0-b494a1ebf97b","code":"rights-emergency-regimes","kind":"faq","canonical_slug":"rights-emergency-regimes","section":{"id":15,"code":"rights","slug":"rights","title":"Rights"},"lang":"en","question":"How Rights Are Limited During Emergency and Wartime","short_answer":"A state of emergency or martial law may involve temporary limits, but their legal basis, scope and duration must follow the Constitution and special law. Each measure should be assessed against the specific regime and act.","blocks":{"answer_html":"<h2>General principle</h2>\n<p>A state of emergency or wartime allows the state to adopt additional security measures. But it does not mean that constitutional order disappears or that the authorities gain unlimited power.</p>\n<h2>What may be restricted</h2>\n<p>Depending on the situation, temporary restrictions may affect:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>freedom of movement</li>\n<li>rules for public assemblies</li>\n<li>information-security measures</li>\n<li>special public-safety regimes</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What conditions must still be met</h2>\n<p>Any emergency restriction must:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>be based on law</li>\n<li>be temporary</li>\n<li>be connected to a real and specific threat</li>\n<li>be publicly announced</li>\n<li>remain open to judicial and constitutional oversight</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What still cannot be violated</h2>\n<p>Even in exceptional situations, certain fundamental guarantees must remain protected, especially:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>human dignity</li>\n<li>the prohibition of torture</li>\n<li>protection from unlawful violence</li>\n<li>core legality guarantees</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Why this is important</h2>\n<p>Emergency regimes always create a risk of overreach. That is why the Constitution must continue to function as a limit even in extraordinary times.</p>\n<h2>What a citizen can do</h2>\n<p>If a restriction appears unlawful, excessive, or discriminatory, a person may:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>challenge it in court</li>\n<li>file a complaint with prosecutorial bodies</li>\n<li>appeal to the Ombudsman</li>\n<li>seek constitutional review where applicable</li>\n</ul>\n","facts_html":"<ul>\n<li>Emergency does not place the state outside the Constitution</li>\n<li>Restrictions must remain legal, temporary, public, and reviewable</li>\n<li>Fundamental guarantees still matter even in exceptional regimes</li>\n<li>Unlawful or discriminatory restrictions can be challenged</li>\n</ul>\n","what_not_change_html":"","where_detailed_html":"","misconceptions_html":""},"updated_at":"2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00","article_refs":[{"number":46,"title":"Presidential Powers During States of Emergency and Martial Law"}],"entity_links":[{"type":"constitutional_article","number":46,"label":"Article 46","title":"Presidential Powers During States of Emergency and Martial Law","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-46"}],"source_records":[{"id":"constitution-2026-official","type":"constitution","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-18","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"}],"verified_claims":[],"implementation_status":null,"source_schema_records":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Adilet Legal Information System"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"}],"source_citation_urls":["https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000"]}