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Education
- EnglishFree official primary, intermediate, advanced, industrial, artistic, and physical education is declared to be of social utility, as well as the creation of scholarships for continued study and specialization in cultural, scientific and occupational fields, and the establishment of public libraries. … (Art. 71)
- SpanishDeclárase de utilidad social la gratuidad de la enseñanza oficial primaria, media, superior, industrial y artística y de la educación física; la creación de becas de perfeccionamiento y especialización cultural, científica y obrera, y el establecimiento de bibliotecas populares. … (Art. 71)
Education
- EnglishCitizens have the right to education. This right is ensured by an advanced educational system and by the educational measures enacted by the State for the benefit of the people. (Art. 73)
- Korean공민은 교육을 받을 권리를 가진다. 이 권리는 선진적인 교육제도와 국가의 인민적인 교육시책에 의하여 보장된다. (제73조)
Education
- EnglishNo person shall be denied the right to education.
… (Art. 2, First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)7
Education
- EnglishLaws relating to the following areas are deemed ordinary laws:
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- The fundamental principles of … education, … (Art. 65) - Arabicتتّخذ شكل قوانين عادية النصوص المتعلّقة ب:
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- المبادئ الأساسية للتعليم ... (الفصل 65) - FrenchSont pris sous forme de loi ordinaire, les textes relatifs :
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- aux principes fondamentaux ... de l’enseignement, ... (Art. 65)
Education
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to an education.
II. The State guarantees the right to free compulsory secondary education.
III. The system of education is controlled by the State.
IV. Regardless of material conditions, the State guarantees [that] talented and merited persons continue their education.
V. The State establishes minimum educational standards. (Art. 42) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər bir vətəndaşın təhsil almaq hüququ vardır.
II. Dövlət pulsuz icbari ümumi orta təhsil almaq hüququnu təmin edir.
III. Təhsil sisteminə dövlət tərəfindən nəzarət edilir.
IV. Maddi vəziyyətdən asılı olmayaraq istedadlı şəxslərin təhsili davam etdirməsinə dövlət zəmanət verir.
V. Dövlət minimum təhsil standartlarını müəyyən edir. (Maddə 42)
Education
- EnglishThe Union shall honour and assist citizens who are outstanding in education irrespective of race, religion and sex according to their qualifications. (Sec. 368)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပညာရည်ထူးချွန်သော နိုင်ငံသားများအား လူမျိုး၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီးခွဲခြားမှုမထားရှိဘဲ ယင်းတို့၏ အရည်အချင်းအလိုက် ချီးမြှောက်ထောက်ပံ့မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၈)
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.
... (الديباجة) - French
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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
- EnglishI. The State shall guarantee access to education and continuing education to all citizens under conditions of full equality.
II. The State shall give priority support to the students with less economic possibilities so that they can achieve different levels in the educational system, by providing economic resources, meal programs, clothing, transportation, school materials, and student residences in the distant areas, according to the law.
III. Students of excellent achievement shall be rewarded at all levels of the educational system. Every child and adolescent with natural, outstanding talent has the right to be attended to educationally with the teaching methodology and learning that makes possible the best development of his or her aptitudes and skills. (Art. 82) - SpanishI. El Estado garantizará el acceso a la educación y la permanencia de todas las ciudadanas y los ciudadanos en condiciones de plena igualdad.
II. El Estado apoyará con prioridad a los estudiantes con menos posibilidades económicas para que accedan a los diferentes niveles del sistema educativo, mediante recursos económicos, programas de alimentación, vestimenta, transporte, material escolar; y en áreas dispersas, con residencias estudiantiles, de acuerdo con la ley.
III. Se estimulará con becas a estudiantes de excelente aprovechamiento en todos los niveles del sistema educativo. Toda niña, niño y adolescente con talento natural destacado tiene derecho a ser atendido educativamente con métodos de formación y aprendizaje que le permitan el mayor desarrollo de sus aptitudes y destrezas. (Art. 82)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall:
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;
(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;
(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and
(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills. (Art. XIV, Sec. 2) - FilipinoAng Estado ay dapat:
(1) Magtatag, magpanatili, at magtustos ng isang kumpleto, sapat at pinag-isang sistema ng edukasyong naaangkop sa mga pangagailangan ng sambayanan at lipunan;
(2) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng libreng pambayang edukasyon sa elementarya at hayskul. Hindi bilang pagtatakda sa likas na karapatan ng mga magulang sa pagaaruga ng kanilang mga anak, ang edukasyong elementarya ay sapilitan sa lahat ng mga batang nasa edad ng pag-aaral.
(3) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng mga kaloob ng iskolarsip, mga programang pautang sa estudyante, mga tulong na salapi, at iba pang mga insentibo na dapat ibigay sa karapat-dapat na mga estudyante sa mga paaaralang publiko at pribado, lalo na sa mga kulang-palad;
(4) Pasiglahin ang di-pormal, impormal, at katutubong mga sistema ng pagkatuto, at gayon din ang mga programang pagkatuto sa sarili, sarilinang pag-aaral at pag-aaral sa labas ng paaralan lalo na yaong tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng pamayanan; at
(5) Mag-ukol sa mga mamamayang may sapat na gulang, may kapansanan, at kabataang nasa labas ng paaralan ng pagsasanay sa sibika, kahusayang bokasyonal, at iba pang mga kasanayan. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 2)
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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