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Education
- EnglishCitizens have the right, as well as the obligation, to learn. (Art. 39)
- VietnameseCông dân có quyền và nghĩa vụ học tập. (Điều 39)
Education
- English
Education [Educación] has as its objective the full development of the human person. The State recognizes and guarantees the freedom of education [enseñanza]. The parents have the duty to educate their children and the right to choose their centers of education and to participate in the educational process. (Art. 13)
- Spanish
La educación tiene como finalidad el desarrollo integral de la persona humana. El Estado reconoce y garantiza la libertad de enseñanza. Los padres de familia tienen el deber de educar a sus hijos y el derecho de escoger los centros de educación y de participar en el proceso educativo. (Art. 13)
Education
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
… (Art. 45)
Education
- English1. Education is a right for every citizen and all levels of government shall provide access to education without discrimination as to religion, race, ethnicity, health status including HIV/AIDS, gender or disability.
2. All levels of government shall promote education at all levels and shall ensure free and compulsory education at the primary level; they shall also provide free illiteracy eradication programmes. (Art. 29)
Education
- EnglishAll children of school age shall be entitled to free instruction in primary schools. Parents or guardians making their own arrangements for their children or wards to receive instruction equivalent to the general primary school standard shall not be obliged to have their children or wards taught in a publicly provided school. (Sec. 76)
- DanishAlle børn i den undervisningspligtige alder har ret til fri undervisning i folkeskolen. Forældre eller værger, der selv sørger for, at børnene får en undervisning, der kan stå mål med, hvad der almindeligvis kræves i folkeskolen, er ikke pligtige at lade børnene undervise i folkeskolen. (§ 76)
Education
- EnglishEducation is a human right and a fundamental social duty; it is democratic, free of charge and obligatory. The State assumes responsibility for it as an irrevocable function of the greatest interest, at all levels and in all modes, as an instrument of scientific, humanistic and technical knowledge at the service of society. Education, is a public service, and is grounded on the respect for all currents of thought, to the end of developing the creative potential of every human being and the full exercise of his or her personality in a democratic society based on the work ethic value and on active, conscious and joint participation in the processes of social transformation embodied in the values which are part of the national identity, and with a Latin American and universal vision. The State, with the participation of families and society, promotes the process of civic education in accordance with the principles contained in this Constitution and in the laws. (Art. 102)
- SpanishLa educación es un derecho humano y un deber social fundamental, es democrática, gratuita y obligatoria. El Estado la asumirá como función indeclinable y de máximo interés en todos sus niveles y modalidades, y como instrumento del conocimiento científico, humanístico y tecnológico al servicio de la sociedad. La educación es un servicio público y está fundamentada en el respeto a todas las corrientes del pensamiento, con la finalidad de desarrollar el potencial creativo de cada ser humano y el pleno ejercicio de su personalidad en una sociedad democrática basada en la valoración ética del trabajo y en la participación activa, consciente y solidaria en los procesos de transformación social consustanciados con los valores de la identidad nacional, y con una visión latinoamericana y universal. El Estado, con la participación de las familias y la sociedad, promoverá el proceso de educación ciudadana de acuerdo con los principios contenidos de esta Constitución y en la ley. (Art. 102)
Education
- English(1) Education is a right for every citizen. The state shall guarantee access thereto without discrimination on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or disability.
(2) Education at the general level shall be compulsory, and the state shall provide it free of charge. (Art. 61) - Arabic1.التعليم حق لكل مواطن وعلي الدولة أن تكفل الحصول عليه دون تمييز علي اساس الدين او العنصر او العرقاو النوع او الإعاقة …
2.التعليم في المستوي العام إلزامي وعلي الدولة توفيره مجانا. (الماده 62)
Education
- English(1) The entire school system shall be under the supervision of the state.
… (Art. 7) - German(1) Das gesamte Schulwesen steht unter der Aufsicht des Staates.
… (Art. 7)
Education
- EnglishThe state shall devise and implement effective programs to create and foster balanced education for women, improve education of nomads as well as eliminate illiteracy in the country. (Art. 44)
- Dariدولت مكلف است به منظور ایجاد توازن و انكشاف تعلیم برای زنان، بهبود تعلیم كوچیان و امحای بی سوادی در كشور، پروگرامهای مؤثر طرح و تطبیق نماید. (مادۀ ۴۴)
- Pashtoدولت مكلف دى د ښځو د زده كړو د پراختيا او توازن د ايجاد په منظور، دكوچيانو د زده كړو د ښه والي او په هيواد كې د بې سوادۍ د له منځه و ړلو لپاره اغېزمن پروگرامونه طرح او تطبيق كړي. (۴۴ ماده)
Education
- English… Parents have the right and duty to assure the education and the physique and moral health of their children. … (Art. 18)
- French… Les parents ont le droit et le devoir d'assurer l'éducation et la santé physique et morale de leurs enfants. … (Art. 18)