UN General Assembly
1956

57. By means of such a system, without outlawing any political party, and while permitting spontaneous activities on the part of any one in accordance with public desire, Uruguay offers the spectacle of a true democracy gradually eliminating Communist influence. In Uruguay, citizens and foreigners enjoy equal and exemplary protection in their rights and property; we have an independent and high-principled judiciary; our Supreme Court of Justice can declare unenforceable laws which are contrary to the Constitution, and the Administrative Court can set aside irregular administrative decisions ; the State and the public authorities are answerable for any injury they cause by their irregular acts or by their discharge of functions in the course of the public service. 58. In this way the State can further the public interest without impairing the dignity and worth of the human person, because by virtue of the law and through the action of the judiciary its responsibility is under constant scrutiny.