This Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities is a cornerstone of democracy in the Cayman Islands.
Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law.
No person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
No person shall be deprived of his or her personal liberty save as may be authorised by law in specified circumstances.
All persons deprived of their liberty have the right to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.
In the determination of his or her civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him or her, every person is entitled to a fair and p...
No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under any law at the...
Government shall respect every person's right to private and family life, his or her home and his or her correspondence.
No person shall be hindered by government in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of conscience.
No person shall be hindered by government in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of expression, which includes freedom to hold opinions and to receive...
No person shall be hindered by government in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of peaceful assembly and association, that is to say, his or her righ...
No person shall be deprived by government of his or her freedom of movement, that is to say, the right to move freely throughout the Cayman Islands, t...
Government shall respect the right of every unmarried man and woman of marriageable age (as determined by law) freely to marry a person of the opposit...
Government shall not deprive any person of his or her property except where any taking of property is in accordance with the law and necessary for a p...
Subject to the provisions of this section, government shall not treat any person in a discriminatory manner in respect of the rights under this Part o...
Every child has the right to such measures of protection as are required by his or her status as a minor on the part of his or her family, government ...
Government shall, in all its decisions, have due regard to the need to foster the health, safety and environmental well-being of the people of the Cay...
All decisions and acts of public officials must be lawful, rational, proportionate and procedurally fair.
Government shall seek to achieve in the Cayman Islands the provision of primary and secondary education which shall, so far as government is able, be ...
The Governor may, by proclamation which shall be published in the Gazette, declare that a state of public emergency exists for the purposes of this Pa...
When a person is detained by virtue of any such law as is referred to in section 21, the following provisions shall apply: the detainee shall be infor...
If a court is satisfied that a provision of any law is incompatible with any of the rights or freedoms set out in this Part, it may make a declaration...
It is unlawful for a public official to make a decision or to act in a way that is incompatible with the Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities...
So far as it is possible to do so, all legislation, whenever enacted, must be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the rights set o...
If any person alleges that any of the provisions of this Part has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him or her, then, witho...
A court may grant such relief or remedy, or may make such order, in respect of any contravention or threatened contravention of this Part as it consid...
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Caymanian" means a person who possesses Caymanian status under the law in force in the Cayman Is...