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Constitution of the Czech Republic of December 16, 1992

As amended by constitutional acts No. 347/1997 Sb., No. 300/2000 Sb., No. 395/2001 Sb., No. 448/2001 Sb., and No. 515/2002 Sb., and as supplemented by Constitutional Act of 22 April 1998, No. 110/1998 Sb., on the Security of the Czech Republic, and Act No. 515/2002 Sb., concerning the Referendum on the Czech Republic’s Accession to the European Union.

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Article 3

The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms forms a part of the constitutional order of the Czech Republic.

Article 4

The fundamental rights and basic freedoms shall enjoy the protection of judicial bodies.

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Czech Republic’s Charter of fundamental rights and basic freedoms, 1992

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Article 18

(1) The right of petition is guaranteed; in matters of public or other communal interest, everyone has the right, on her own or together with other individuals, to address state bodies or territorial self-governing bodies with requests, proposals, or complaints.

(2) Petitions may not be misused to intrude upon the independence of the courts.

(3) Petitions may not be misused for the purpose of calling for the violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Charter.

Article 19

(1) The right of peaceful assembly is guaranteed.

(2) The exercise of this right may be limited by law in the case of assemblies held in public places, if it concerns measures that are necessary in a democratic society for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others, public order, health, morals, property, or the security of the state. However, an assembly shall not be made to depend on the grant of permission by a public administrative authority.

Article 20

(1) The right of association is guaranteed. Everybody has the right to associate together with others in clubs, societies, and other associations.

(2) Citizens also have the right to form political parties and political movements and to associate in them.

(3) The exercise of these rights may be limited only in cases specified by law, if it involves measures that are necessary in a democratic society for the security of the state, the protection of public security and public order, the prevention of crime, or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

(4) Political parties and political movements, as well as other associations, are separate from the state.

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