Article 263: State of Defense
In the case of the national sovereignty or the territorial integrity being seen as in grave and imminent danger by external armed aggressions, the Executive Power, without prejudice to the inherent abilities of his office, may request from the National Congress the declaration of State of Defense. In this state the following may not be suspended:

1. The right to life, following the provisions of Article 37.

2. The right to personal integrity, following the provisions of Article 42.

3. Liberty of conscience and religions, following the provisions of Article 45.

4. The protection of the family, following the provisions of Article 55.

5. The right to one’s name, following the provisions of Article 55, number 7.

6. The rights of the child, following the provisions of Article 56.

7. The right to nationality, following the provisions of Article 18.

8. The rights of citizenship, following the provisions of Article 22.

9. The prohibition of slavery and servitude, following the provisions of Article 41.

10. The principle of legality and of non-retroactivity, following that established in Article 40, numbers 13 and 15.

11. The right to the recognition of juridical personality, following the provisions of Articles 43 and 55, number 7.

12. The judicial, process, and institutional guarantees indispensable for the protection of those rights, following the provisions of Article 69, 71, and 72.