en: No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.  
mt: “ Kull persuna naturali jew persuna morali għandha dritt għat-tgawdija paċifika tal-possedimenti tagħha. ħadd ma għandu jiġi ipprivat mill-possedimenti tiegħu ħlief fl-interess pubbliku u bla ħsara tal-kundizzjonijiet provduti bil-liġi u bil-prinċipji ġenerali tal-liġi internazzjonali.

en: The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties. ’  
mt: Iżda d-disposizzjonijiet ta' qabel ma għandhom b'ebda mod inaqqsu d-dritt ta' Stat li jwettaq dawk il-liġijiet li jidhrulu xierqa biex jikkontrolla l-użu ta' proprjetà skond l-interess ġenerali jew biex jiżgura l-ħlas ta' taxxi jew kontribuzzjonijiet oħra jew pieni ” .

en: This is a fundamental right common to all national constitutions.  
mt: Dan hu dritt fundamentali komuni għall-kostituzzjonijiet nazzjonali kollha.

en: It has been recognised on numerous occasions by the case-law of the Court of Justice, initially in the Hauer judgment (13 December 1979, ECR [1979] 3727).  
mt: Ġie rikonoxxut bosta drabi bil-każistika tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja, l-ewwel darba fis-sentenza Hauer (13 ta' Diċembru 1979, ECR [1979] 3727).

en: 35  
mt: Il-kliem ġie aġġornat iżda, skond l-Artikolu 52(3)(

en: 36  
mt: 36

en: The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Constitution.  
mt: ), is-sens u l-kamp ta' l-applikazzjoni tad-dritt huma l-istess bħal dawk tad-dritt garantit mill-KEDB u l-limitazzjonijiet ma jistgħux jeċċedu dawk previsti hemmhekk.

en: Explanation  
mt: trademarks

en: The text of the Article has been based on TEC Article 63, now replaced by Article III-266 of the Constitution, which requires the Union to respect the Geneva Convention on refugees.  
mt: Il-garanziji stabbiliti fil-paragrafu 1 għandhom japplikaw kif xieraq għall-proprjetà intellettwali.

en: 37  
mt: 37

en: )  
mt: )

en: Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition  
mt: Dritt għall-asil

en: 1.  
mt: istatus

en: No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a State where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.  
mt: ta' refuġjati u skond il-Kostituzzjoni.

en: Explanation  
mt: Spjegazzjoni

en: Paragraph 1 of this Article has the same meaning and scope as Article 4 of Protocol 4 to the ECHR concerning collective expulsion.  
mt: It-test ta' dan l-Artikolu ġie bbażat fuq l-Artikolu 63 TKE, issa sostitwit bl-Artikolu III-266 tal-Kostituzzjoni, li jobbliga lill-Unjoni tirrispetta l-Konvenzjoni ta' Ġinevra dwar ir-refuġjati.

en: Its purpose is to guarantee that every decision is based on a specific examination and that no single measure can be taken to expel all persons having the nationality of a particular State (see also Article 13 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights).  
mt: Wieħed għandu jagħmel riferenza għall-Protokolli dwar ir-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda annessi mal-Kostituzzjoni u dak dwar id-Danimarka sabiex jiġi determinat safejn dawk l-Istati Membri jimplimentaw id-dritt ta' l-Unjoni f'dan il-qasam u safejn dan l-Artikolu jkun applikabbli għalihom.

en: Paragraph 2 incorporates the relevant case-law from the European Court of Human Rights regarding Article 3 of the ECHR (see Ahmed v Austria, judgment of 17 December 1996, [1996] ECR VI-2206 and Soering, judgment of 7 July 1989).  
mt: Dan l-Artikolu hu konformi mal-Protokoll dwar l-asil anness mal-Kostituzzjoni.

en: 38  
mt: 38

en: )  
mt: )

en: Equality before the law  
mt: Protezzjoni f'każ ta' tneħħija, tkeċċija jew estradizzjoni

en: Everyone is equal before the law.  
mt: It-tkeċċijiet kollettivi huma projbiti.

en: Explanation  
mt: Spjegazzjoni

en: This Article corresponds to a general principle of law which is included in all European constitutions and has also been recognised by the Court of Justice as a basic principle of Community law (judgment of 13 November 1984, Case 283/83 Racke [1984] ECR 3791, judgment of 17 April 1997, Case 15/95 EARL [1997] ECR I-1961, and judgment of 13 April 2000, Case 292/97 Karlsson [2000] ECR 2737).  
mt: L-iskop tiegħu hu li jiggarantixxi li kull deċiżjoni tkun ibbażata fuq eżami speċifiku u li ma tkun tista' tittieħed ebda miżura biex jiġu mkeċċija ċ-ċittadini kollha li jkollhom in-nazzjonalità ta' Stat partikolari (ara wkoll l-Artikolu 13 tal-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet Ċivili u Politiċi).

en: 39  
mt: 39

en: )  
mt: )

en: Non-discrimination  
mt: Non-diskriminazzjoni

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.  
mt: Kull diskriminazzjoni bbażata fuq is-sess, ir-razza, l-kulur, l-oriġini etnika jew soċjali, l-karatteristiċi ġenetiċi, l-lingwa, r-reliġjon jew it-twemmin, l-opinjoni politika jew xi opinjoni oħra, l-appartenenza għal minoranza nazzjonali, l-proprjetà, it-twelid, id-disabilità, l-età, jew l-orjentazzjoni sesswali hi projbita.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: Within the scope of application of the Constitution and without prejudice to any of its specific provisions, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.  
mt: Fil-kamp ta' l-applikazzjoni tal-Kostituzzjoni u mingħajr preġudizzju għal kull disposizzjoni speċifika tagħha, kull diskriminazzjoni minħabba n-nazzjonalità hi projbita.

en: Explanation  
mt: Spjegazzjoni

en: Paragraph 1 draws on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, now replaced by Article III-124 of the Constitution, Article 14 of the ECHR and Article 11 of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine as regards genetic heritage.  
mt: Il-paragrafu 1 huwa ispirat mill-Artikolu 13 tat-Trattat KE, issa sostitwit bl-Artikolu III-124 tal-Kostituzzjoni, l-Artikolu 14 tal-KEDB u l-Artikolu 11 tal-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem u l-Bijomediċina fir-rigward tal-wirt ġenetiku.

en: Insofar as this corresponds to Article 14 of the ECHR, it applies in compliance with it.  
mt: Safejn jikkorrispondi ma' l-Artikolu 14 tal-KEDB, japplika b'mod konformi miegħu.

en: Article III-124 confers power on the Union to adopt legislative acts, including harmonisation of the Member States' laws and regulations, to combat certain forms of discrimination, listed exhaustively in that Article.  
mt: Ma hemm l-ebda kontradizzjoni jew inkompatibbiltà bejn il-paragrafu 1 u l-Artikolu III-124 tal-Kostituzzjoni li għandu kamp ta' applikazzjoni u għan differenti: l-Artikolu III-124 jikkonferixxi s-setgħa lill-Unjoni li tadotta atti leġislattivi, inkluża l-armonizzazzjoni tal-liġijiet u r-regolamenti ta' l-Istati Membri, biex jikkumbattu ċerti forom ta' diskriminazzjoni li huma elenkati f'dak l-Artikolu b'mod eżawrjenti.

en: Such legislation may cover action of Member State authorities (as well as relations between private individuals) in any area within the limits of the Union's powers.  
mt: Tali leġislazzjoni tista' tkopri l-azzjoni ta' l-awtoritajiet ta' l-Istati Membri (kif ukoll relazzjonijiet bejn individwi privati) fi kwalunkwe qasam fil-limitu tas-setgħat ta' l-Unjoni.

en: Paragraph 2 corresponds to Article I-4(2) of the Constitution and must be applied in compliance with that Article.  
mt: 'Għall-kuntrarju, d-disposizzjoni fl-Artikolu 21(

en: 40  
mt: 40