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Education
- English(1) Every citizen and permanent resident of Zimbabwe has a right to—
(a) a basic State-funded education, including adult basic education; and
(b) further education, which the State, through reasonable legislative and other measures, must make progressively available and accessible.
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(4) The State must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to achieve the progressive realisation of the right set out in subsection (1). (Sec. 75)
Education
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Recognizing the enormous potential the Algerian youth constitutes, taking note of its aptitude and its determination to meet the political, economic, social and cultural challenges of the country, and determined to effectively associate it with [the country’s] construction and in the safeguarding of the interests of the future generations, by guaranteeing to [youth] quality training assured by the institutions of the State and of the society.
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واعــتــرافــا بــالــطــاقــة الــهــائــلــة الـتي يشكـلـهـا الشبـاب الجزائـري، وبـتـطـلـعـاتـه وإصراره على رفـع التحديات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية للبلاد، أصبح من الضروري إشراكه الفعلي في عملية البناء والمحافظة على مصالح الأجيال القادمة، بضمان تكوين نوعي له تتولاه مؤسسات الدولة والمجتمع.
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Reconnaissant l’énorme potentiel que constitue la jeunesse algérienne, prenant acte de son aptitude et sa détermination à relever les défis politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels du pays, et déterminé à l’associer effectivement à la construction de celui-ci et à la sauvegarde des intérêts des générations futures, en lui garantissant une formation de qualité assurée par les institutions de l’Etat et de la société.
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Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the freedom to learn, to educate and to teach.
2. The freedom to learn, to educate and to teach encompasses:
a) The right to attend teaching and education institutions and to teach there without any discrimination, under the terms of the law;
b) The right to choose a field of education and training;
c) The prohibition of the State to plan education and teaching in accordance with any philosophical, esthetic, political, ideological or religious guidelines;
… (Art. 50) - Portuguese1. Todos têm a liberdade de aprender, de educar e de ensinar.
2. A liberdade de aprender, de educar e de ensinar compreende:
a) O direito de frequentar estabelecimentos de ensino e de educação e de neles ensinar sem qualquer discriminação, nos termos da lei;
b) O direito de escolher o ramo de ensino e a formação;
c) A proibição de o Estado programar a educação e o ensino segundo quaisquer directrizes filosóficas, estéticas, políticas, ideológicas ou religiosas;
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Education
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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
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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)
Education
- EnglishThe State guarantees gradual performance of its obligation to allocate the minimum government expenditure rates on education, higher education, health and scientific research that are stipulated in this Constitution as at the date on which it enters into effect, provided it is fully compliant in the State budget of the fiscal year 2016/2017.
The State shall provide compulsory education until the completion of the secondary stage in a gradual manner to be completed by school year 2016/2017. (Art. 238) - Arabicتضمن الدّوله تنفيذ التزامها تدريجيّا بتخصيص الحدّ الأدنى لمعدلات الانفاق الحكومى على التّعليم، والتّعليم العالى، والصّحة،والبحث العلمى كما نصّ عليها هذا الدستور اعتباراً من تاريخ العمل به، على أن تلتزم به كاملاً في ميزانية الدّولة للسّنة الماليّة 2017/2016
وتلتزم الدولة بتوفيرالتّعليم الالزامي حتى تمام المرحلة الثانوية بطريفة تدريجية تكتمل في العام الدراسي 2017/2016 (المادّة 238)
Education
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3. Spouses have equal rights and duties in terms of civil and political capacities, as well as the maintenance and education of the children. (Art. 26) - Portuguese…
3 - Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres quanto à capacidade civil e política e à manutenção e educação dos filhos. (Art. 26)
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The law determines equally the fundamental principles:
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– of education and of research;
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La loi détermine également les principes fondamentaux :
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• de l'enseignement et de la recherche;
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Education
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The Republic of Senegal guarantees to all citizens the fundamental individual freedoms, the economic and social rights as well as the collective rights. These freedoms and rights are notably:
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- the right to education,
- the right to know how to read and to write,
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La République du Sénégal garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés individuelles fondamentales, les droits économiques et sociaux ainsi que les droits collectifs. Ces libertés et droits sont notamment :
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- le droit à l'éducation,
- le droit de savoir lire et écrire,
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Education
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14. Higher education.
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Education
- EnglishThe fundamental tasks of the Angolan state shall be:
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g) To promote policies that will ensure universal access to compulsory free education under the terms defined by law;
… (Art. 21) - PortugueseConstituem tarefas fundamentais do Estado angolano:
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g) Promover políticas que assegurem o acesso universal ao ensino obrigatório gratuito, nos termos definidos por lei;
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