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The man and the woman are equal in law. However, the law may establish special provisions for amelioration of the representation of the people by women.
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The rules concerning[ the following] are of the domain of the law:
- Citizenship, …
- Nationality,
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The State and public collectivities guarantee the education of children and create conditions favorable to this objective. (Art. 12)

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The law determines fundamental principles:
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- of education
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The State provides for the education [education] of youth by the public schools. Primary education [enseignement] is obligatory. The State assures, progressively, the gratuity of public education. (Art. 13)

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The law determines fundamental principles:
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- of the right to work, of social security,
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The State recognizes to all citizens the right to work and strives to create the conditions that render the enjoyment of this right effective[,] and guarantees to the worker fair compensation for his services or for his production. (Art. 30)

The State assures to all equality before the law, without distinction of origin, of race, of sex, of religion, of political opinion or of social position.
The man and the woman are equal in law. However, the law may establish special provisions for amelioration of the representation of the people by women.
… (Art. 26)

Each Beninese has the duty of respect for and consideration of his fellow [man] without any discrimination and of maintaining with others relations that permit the safeguarding, the reinforcing, and the promotion of reciprocal respect, dialogue and tolerance with a view to peace and to national cohesion. (Art. 36)

Every human being has the right to the development and to the full realization of their person in their material, temporal, intellectual and spiritual dimensions, as long as it neither violates the rights of others nor infringes the constitutional order and good morals. (Art. 9)