Article 1
- The Constitution proclaims that the action of the Andorran State is inspired by the principles of respect and promotion of liberty, equality, justice, tolerance, defence of human rights and dignity of the person.
Article 4
The Constitution recognises human dignity to be inalienable and therefore guarantees the inviolable and imprescriptible rights of the individual, which constitute the foundation of political order, social peace and justice.
Article 5
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is binding in Andorra.
Article 9
- All persons have the right to liberty and security and shall only be deprived of them on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in the Constitution and the laws.
Article 19
Workers and employers have the right to defend their own economic and social interests. A Law shall regulate the conditions to exercise this right in order to guarantee the functioning of the services essential to the community.
Article 29
All persons have the right to work, to their promotion through work, and to just income which shall guarantee a living befitting human dignity for themselves and their families, as well as to the reasonable limitation of the working day, weekly rest and paid vacation.
Constitution of Andorra (PDF)
Article 134 Slavery
A person who subjects a person to slavery or servitude must be punished with a term of imprisonment of four to twelve years.
Slavery is the situation of the person over whom another person even, in fact, exercises all or some of the attributes of the right of ownership, such as buying, selling, lending or giving in exchange.
Article 249 Degrading or dangerous working conditions
Those who impose working conditions that are incompatible with human dignity or are dangerous to health with abuse of vulnerability or necessity must be punished with imprisonment of up to two years and prohibition of the exercise of the profession or Up to six years.
If degrading or dangerous conditions are imposed on minors, penalties must be imposed in their upper half.
Article 250 Unfair labor conditions
A person who, by deceit or abuse of necessity, imposes on workers in his service working or security conditions which infringe, abolish or restrict the rights recognized to them by special legal provisions or by a normative Or maintaining them in such circumstances, shall be punished with a penalty of arrest and a ban on the exercise of the trade or post up to three years.
Article 252 Trafficking in persons for the purpose of their employment
1.Any person who, with intent to gain, promotes or intervenes in the recruitment or transport of clandestine immigrants passing through the Principality of Andorra or who has their origin or destination in the Principality, shall be punished with A prison sentence of three months to three years and a fine of up to 60,000 euros, without prejudice to the criminal responsibilities which may be incurred by the commission of other offenses.
2.Must be punished with imprisonment of two to five years and a fine of up to € 180,000 if he performs such behavior if there is any of these circumstances:
- Whether it belongs to an organization which is, inter alia, possibly or permanently involved in, or acting in connection with, that activity.
- He uses deception.
- Use violence or intimidation.
- That it endangers life or causes a serious risk to the health or physical integrity of the victims.
- Whether victims are under the age of eighteen or incapable.
3.The penalty of deprivation of liberty corresponding to points 1 and 2 of this article shall be imposed in its upper half, respectively, on the person conducting the conduct provided for in any of these points and that there shall be the assistance of one Any of the following circumstances:
- That the author be a civil servant and act in the exercise of his functions. In this case, in addition to the penalties provided for above, the penalty for prohibiting the exercise of public office up to eight years shall be imposed.
- Whether the author is the chief, the administrator or the person in charge of the criminal organization.
Article 121 bis Trafficking in human beings for organ removal order
1. Whoever, for purposes of removal of organs, recruits, transports, transfers, host or hosts one or more persons, shall be punished with imprisonment from two to six years, subject, where applicable, penalties that apply to other offenses committed, at least when using one of the following:
a) recourse to violence or other forms of intimidation or coercion, or the threat to do so.
b) That there is fraud, deception, abuse of authority or a situation of vulnerability.
c) intend or accept payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person exercising authority in fact or in law, of another person.
The attempt is punishable.
2. When not used any of the means mentioned in the preceding paragraph, is considered human trafficking with the purpose of organ removal action committee that describes, if carried out on a minor, without prejudice, where appropriate, of the penalties that apply to other offenses committed.
The attempt is punishable.
3. In the cases provided for in paragraph 2 and paragraph 1 if the victim is particularly vulnerable according to their status or physical or mental disability, the penalty should be imposed in the upper half.
4. In all cases, constitutes an aggravating circumstance in criminal liability for having endangered the life of the victim.
Article 134 bis - Trafficking in human beings for the purposes of slavery or servitude
1. Whoever, for purposes of slavery or servitude, recruits, transports, transfers, host or hosts one or more persons, shall be punished with imprisonment from two to six years, subject, in the case of penalties that apply to other offenses committed, at least when using one of the following:
a) recourse to violence or other forms of intimidation or coercion, or the threat to do so.
b) That there is fraud, deception, abuse of authority or a situation of vulnerability.
c) intend or accept payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person exercising authority in fact or in law, on the other.
The attempt is punishable.
3.In the cases provided for in paragraph 2 and paragraph 1 if the victim is particularly vulnerable according to their status or physical or mental disability, the penalty should be imposed in the upper half.
4.In all cases, constitutes an aggravating circumstance in criminal liability for having endangered the life of the victim.
Article 157 bis - Trafficking in human beings for the purposes of sexual exploitation
1. Whoever, for the purpose of prostitution of others or other crimes against sexual freedom, recruits, transports, transfers, host or hosts one or more persons, shall be punished with imprisonment from two to six years without prejudice, where appropriate, of the penalties that apply to other offenses committed, when using at least one of the following:
a) recourse to violence or other forms of intimidation or coercion, or the threat to do so.
b) That there is fraud, deception, abuse of authority or a situation of vulnerability.
c) intend or accept payments or benefits to obtain the consent of a person exercising authority in fact or in law, on the other.
The attempt is punishable.
2.When not used any of the means mentioned in the preceding paragraph, is considered trafficking in human beings for the purposes of sexual exploitation commission describes the action, if performed on a minor of age, without prejudice, where appropriate, of the penalties that apply to other offenses committed.
The attempt is punishable.
3.In the cases provided for in paragraph 2 and paragraph 1 if the victim is particularly vulnerable according to their status or physical or mental disability, the penalty should be imposed in the upper half.
4. In all cases, constitutes an aggravating circumstance in criminal liability for having endangered the life of the victim.
