4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 above, public entertainments
may be subject by law to prior censorship for the sole purpose of regulating access to
them for the moral protection of childhood and adolescence.
5.
Any propaganda for war and any advocacy of national, racial, or religious
hatred that constitute incitements to lawless violence or to any other similar action
against any person or group of persons on any grounds including those of race, color,
religion, language, or national origin shall be considered as offenses punishable by
law.
Article 25. Right to Judicial Protection
1.
Everyone has the right to simple and prompt recourse, or any other effective
recourse, to a competent court or tribunal for protection against acts that violate his
fundamental rights recognized by the constitution or laws of the state concerned or by
this Convention, even though such violation may have been committed by persons
acting in the course of their official duties.
2.
The States Parties undertake:
a. to ensure that any person claiming such remedy shall have his rights
determined by the competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
state;
b. to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; and
c. to ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when
granted.
Article 27. Suspension of Guarantees
1.
In time of war, public danger, or other emergency that threatens the
independence or security of a State Party, it may take measures derogating from its
obligations under the present Convention to the extent and for the period of time
strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law and do not involve
discrimination on the ground of race, color, sex, language, religion, or social origin.
2.
The foregoing provision does not authorize any suspension of the following
articles: Article 3 (Right to Juridical Personality), Article 4 (Right to Life), Article 5
(Right to Humane Treatment), Article 6 (Freedom from Slavery), Article 9 (Freedom
from Ex Post Facto Laws), Article 12 (Freedom of Conscience and Religion), Article
17 (Rights of the Family), Article 18 (Right to a Name), Article 19 (Rights of the
Child), Article 20 (Right to Nationality), and Article 23 (Right to Participate in
Government), or of the judicial guarantees essential for the protection of such rights.
3.
Any State Party availing itself of the right of suspension shall immediately
inform the other States Parties, through the Secretary General of the Organization of
American States, of the provisions the application of which it has suspended, the
reasons that gave rise to the suspension, and the date set for the termination of such
suspension.
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