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Obligations of the State
- English
The State commits to respecting the Constitution, the Rights of Man and the public freedoms. It sees to making them known and diffuses them among the population.
The State takes the necessary measures to integrate the Constitution, the Rights of Man and the public freedoms in the school and university programs of teaching as well as in the training of the forces of defense and of security, and of the agents of the Administration. (Art. 28) - French
L’Etat s’engage à respecter la Constitution, les droits de l’homme et les libertés publiques. Il veille à les faire connaître et à les diffuser au sein de la population.
L’Etat prend les mesures nécessaires pour intégrer la Constitution, les droits de l’homme et les libertés publiques dans les programmes d’enseignement scolaires et universitaires ainsi que dans la formation des forces de défense et de sécurité, et des agents de l’Administration. (Art. 28)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishIn addition to the issues that are directed to it by other Articles of the Constitution:
I. The law establishes the rules concerning:
1°. the civil rights and the fundamental guarantees granted to individuals, associations, political parties and to any other group for the exercise of the rights and the freedoms as well as their duties and obligations;
… (Art. 95) - FrenchOutre les questions qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution :
I – La loi fixe les règles concernant :
1. les droits civiques et les garanties fondamentales accordés aux individus, associations, partis politiques et à tout autre groupement pour l’exercice des droits et des libertés ainsi que leurs devoirs et obligations ;
… (Art. 95)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) The Republic of Vanuatu recognises, that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on non-citizens, all persons are entitled to the following fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual without discrimination on the grounds of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language or sex but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and to the legitimate public interest in defence, safety, public order, welfare and health –
… (Art. 5) - French1) Sous réserve des restrictions que la Loi peut imposer aux non-citoyens et aux détenteurs de la double nationalité qui ne sont pas indigènes ou citoyens naturalisés et dans le respect des droits et libertés d'autrui et de l'intérêt public légitime en matière de défense, de sécurité, d'ordre public, de prospérité et de santé, la République de Vanuatu reconnaît que toute personne, sans distinction de race, lieu d'origine, croyances religieuses ou traditionnelles, opinions politiques, langue ou sexe jouit des droits fondamentaux et les libertés individuelles suivants:
... (Art. 5)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the people of South Africa …
We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to –
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; … (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner:–
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(d) the fundamental rights which are by the Constitution declared and recognized shall be respected, secured and advanced by all the organs of government and shall not be abridged, restricted or denied, save in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhalaජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:–
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(ඈ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් ප්රකාශ කොට පිළිගනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් සියලු පාලන ආයතන විසින් ගරු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; වර්ධනය කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; තව ද, ඒ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් මෙහි මින් මතු විධිවිධාන සලස්වා ඇති ආකාරයට සහ ප්රමාණයට මිස සංක්ෂිප්ත කිරීම, සීමා කිරීම හෝ අහිමි කිරීම නොකළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the people of Bangladesh, …
Further pledging that it shall be a fundamental aim of the State to realise through the democratic process a socialist society, free from exploitation a society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, will be secured for all citizens;
… (Preamble) - Bengaliআমরা, বাংলাদেশের জনগণ ...
আমরা আরও অঙ্গীকার করিতেছি যে, আমাদের রাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মূল লক্ষ্য হইবে গণতান্ত্রিক পদ্ধতিতে এমন এক শোষণমুক্ত সমাজতান্ত্রিক সমাজের প্রতিষ্ঠা - যেখানে সকল নাগরিকের জন্য আইনের শাসন, মৌলিক মানবাধিকার এবং রাজনৈতিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও সামাজিক সাম্য, স্বাধীনতা ও সুবিচার নিশ্চিত হইবে;
... (প্রস্তাবনা)
Obligations of the State
- English
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Paragraph 4. No proposal of amendment shall be considered which is aimed at abolishing:
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IV – individual rights and guarantees.
… (Art. 60) - Portuguese
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§ 4º Não será objeto de deliberação a proposta de emenda tendente a abolir:
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IV - os direitos e garantias individuais.
… (Art. 60)
Obligations of the State
- English1. The following principles shall guide the devolution and exercise of powers:
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b. acknowledgement of the roles of the National Government and the states in the promotion of the welfare of the people and protection of their human rights and fundamental freedoms;
… (Art. 48)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe State defends the sovereignty of the Nation, reinforces its unity and assures the respect for the fundamental rights of man and the promotion of the economic, social, and cultural progress of the citizens. (Art. 7)
- SpanishEl Estado defiende la soberanía de la Nación, refuerza su unidad y asegura el respeto de los derechos fundamentales del hombre y la promoción del progreso económico, social y cultural de los ciudadanos. (Art. 7)
- FrenchL'État défend la souveraineté de la Nation, renforce son unité et assure le respect des droits fondamentaux de l'homme et la promotion du progrès économique, social et culturel de ses citoyens. (Art. 7)
Obligations of the State
- English…
(3) Amendments to this Basic Law affecting the division of the Federation into Länder, their participation on principle in the legislative process, or the principles laid down in Articles 13 and 20 shall be inadmissible. (Art. 79) - German…(3) Eine Änderung dieses Grundgesetzes, durch welche die Gliederung des Bundes in Länder, die grundsätzliche Mitwirkung der Länder bei der Gesetzgebung oder die in den Artikeln 1 und 20 niedergelegten Grundsätze berührt werden, ist unzulässig. (Art. 79)