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Obligations of the State
- English(1) The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Chapter4 are hereby declared and guaranteed, …(2) The fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter shall be respected and upheld by the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary and other organs or agencies of Government and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons in Eswatini, and shall be enforceable by the courts as provided in this Constitution.(3) A person of whatever gender, race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, religion, creed, age or disability shall be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this Chapter but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest. (Sec. 14)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe enunciation of the rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution must not be understood as the negation of others that, being inherent to the human personality, do not expressively figure in it. The lack of [a] regulatory law may not be invoked to deny or to curtail any right or guarantee. (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la personalidad humana, no figuren expresamente en ella. La falta de ley reglamentaria no podrá ser invocada para negar ni para menoscabar algún derecho o garantía. (Art. 45)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe rights and liberties of individual and citizen shall be protected by the Constitution, the laws of the republic, and international legal documents recognized by Tajikistan.
The rights and freedoms of individual and citizen are exercised directly. They determine the goals, content and application of laws, the activities of the legislative, executive and local bodies of state power and self-government and are ensured by the judiciary. (Art. 14) - RussianПрава и свободы человека и гражданина регулируется и охраняются Конституцией, законами республики, признанными Таджикистаном международно ‐ правовыми актами.
Права и свободы человека и гражданина осуществляются непосредственно. Они определяют цели, содержание и применение законов,деятельность законодательной, исполнительной и местных органов государственной власти и самоуправления и обеспечиваются судебной властью. … (Статья 14) - TajikҲуқуқу озодиҳои инсон ва шаҳрванд ба воситаи Конститутсия, қонунҳои ҷумҳурӣ ва санадҳои ҳуқуқии байналмилалие, ки аз тарафи Тоҷикистон эътироф шудаанд, ҳифз мегарданд.
Іуѕуѕ ва озодиіои инсон ва шаірванд бевосита амалњ мешаванд. Оніо маѕсад, мазмун ва татбиѕи ѕонуніо, фаъолияти іокимияти ѕонунгузор, иїроия, маѕомоти маіаллии іокимияти давлатњ ва худидоракуниро муайян мекунанд ва ба воситаи іокимияти судњ таъмин мегарданд. … (Моддаи 14)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishIn the morrow of the victory achieved by the free peoples over the regimes that had sought to enslave and degrade humanity, the people of France proclaim anew that each human being, without distinction of race, religion or creed, possesses sacred and inalienable rights. They solemnly reaffirm the rights and freedoms of man and the citizen enshrined in the Declaration of Rights of 1789 and the fundamental principles acknowledged in the laws of the Republic. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 1)
- FrenchAu lendemain de la victoire remportée par les peuples libres sur les régimes qui ont tenté d'asservir et de dégrader la personne humaine, le peuple français proclame à nouveau que tout être humain, sans distinction de race, de religion ni de croyance, possède des droits inaliénables et sacrés. Il réaffirme solennellement les droits et libertés de l'homme et du citoyen consacrés par la Déclaration des droits de 1789 et les principes fondamentaux reconnus par les lois de la République. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 1)
Obligations of the State
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- We express our firm determination to defend and preserve our dignity in the eyes of world and to reestablish the role of pioneer of democracy and of the defense of the rights of man that were once ours;
- Solemnly affirm our determination by this Constitution to create a State of law and pluralist democracy in which the fundamental rights of man, the public freedoms, [and] the dignity and justice of the human person are guaranteed, protected and promoted as a necessary condition for the true and harmonious development of every Beninese in their temporal, cultural and spiritual dimension;
- Reaffirm our commitment to the principles of democracy and of the rights of man which have been defined by the Charter of the United Nations 1945 and the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1948, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples adopted in 1981 by the Organization of African Unity, [which was] ratified by Benin on 20 January 1986 and whose provisions are made an integral part of this Constitution and of Beninese law and which have a standing superior to the internal law;
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- Exprimons notre ferme volonté de défendre et de sauvegarder notre dignité aux yeux du monde et de retrouver la place et le rôle de pionnier de la démocratie et de la défense des droits de l'Homme qui furent naguère les nôtres;
- Affirmons solennellement notre détermination par la présente Constitution de créer un Etat de droit et de démocratie pluraliste, dans lequel les droits fondamentaux de l’homme, les libertés publiques, la dignité de la personne humaine et la justice sont garantis, protégés et promus comme la condition nécessaire au développement véritable et harmonieux de chaque Béninois tant dans sa dimension temporelle, culturelle que spirituelle;
- Réaffirmons notre attachement aux principes de la démocratie et des Droits de l'Homme, tels qu'ils ont été définis par la Charte des Nations Unies de 1945 et la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l'Homme de 1948, à la Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples adoptée en 1981 par l'Organisation de l'Unité Africaine, ratifiée par le Bénin le 20 janvier 1986, et dont les dispositions font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution et du droit béninois et ont une valeur supérieure à la loi interne;
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Cuban State recognizes and guarantees to a person the non-renounceable, indivisible, and interdependent enjoyment and exercise of human rights, in correspondence with the principles of progressivity and nondiscrimination. Their respect and guarantee are obligatory for all. (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl Estado cubano reconoce y garantiza a la persona el goce y el ejercicio irrenunciable, imprescriptible, indivisible, universal e interdependiente de los derechos humanos, en correspondencia con los principios de progresividad, igualdad y no discriminación. Su respeto y garantía es de obligatorio cumplimiento para todos. (Art. 41)
Obligations of the State
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(1) All human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. Their fundamental rights and freedoms are inalienable, irrevocable, and absolutely perpetual.
(2) Fundamental rights shall be guaranteed in the Slovak Republic to every person regardless of sex, race, colour, language, faith, religion, political affiliation or conviction, national or social origin, nationality or ethnic origin, property, birth or any other status, and no person shall be denied their legal rights, discriminated against or favoured on any of these grounds.
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(4) No person shall be prevented from exercising his or her fundamental rights and freedoms. (Art. 12) - Slovak
(1) Ľudia sú slobodní a rovní v dôstojnosti i v právach. Základné práva a slobody sú neodňateľné, nescudziteľné, nepremlčateľné a nezrušiteľné.
(2) Základné práva a slobody sa zaručujú na území Slovenskej republiky všetkým bez ohľadu na pohlavie, rasu, farbu pleti, jazyk, vieru a náboţenstvo, politické, či iné zmýšľanie, národný alebo sociálny pôvod, príslušnosť k národnosti alebo etnickej skupine, majetok, rod alebo iné postavenie. Nikoho nemoţno z týchto dôvodov poškodzovať, zvýhodňovať alebo znevýhodňovať.
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(4) Nikomu nesmie byť spôsobená ujma na právach pre to, ţe uplatňuje svoje základné práva a slobody. (Čl. 12)
Obligations of the State
- English1. Individual rights and freedoms shall be directly applicable, shall bind both public and private entities, shall be guaranteed by the State, and shall be exercised within the Constitutional framework and the law.
... (Art. 56) - Portuguese1. Os direitos e liberdades individuais são directamente aplicáveis, vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas, são garantidos pelo Estado e devem ser exercidos no quadro da Constituição e das leis.
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Obligations of the State
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Whereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
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Obligations of the State
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Solemnly reaffirm their determination to fight all forms of tyranny, oppression, social, cultural or religious domination and segregation, to defend national independence, to respect and guarantee human rights and the fundamental rights of the citizen, to ensure the principle of the separation of powers in the organisation of the State, and to establish the essential rules of multi-party democracy, with a view to building a just and prosperous nation and developing a society of solidarity and fraternity.
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Hateten hikas ho solenidade nia determinasaun atu halo funu hasoru forma oin-oin tirania nian, opresaun, dominasaun no kaketak sosiál, kulturál ka tuir relijiaun, atu defende independénsia nasionál, respeita no fó garantia ba direitus umanus, no ema sidadaun sira-nia direitu fundamentál, atu kaer metin prinsípiu haketak podér iha Estadu nia organizasaun no harii demokrasia sanak-barak nia regra prinsipál sira, hodi buka harii nasaun ida-ne’ebé justu no buras, hodi mós foti sosiedade ida-ne’ebé hakiak ema atu fó neon-laran ba malu nu’udar maunalin.
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Reafirmam solenemente a sua determinação em combater todas as formas de tirania, opressão, dominação e segregação social, cultural ou religiosa, defender a independência nacional, respeitar e garantir os direitos humanos e os direitos fundamentais do cidadão, assegurar o princípio da separação de poderes na organização do Estado e estabelecer as regras essenciais da democracia pluralista, tendo em vista a construção de um país justo e próspero e o desenvolvimento de uma sociedade solidária e fraterna.
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