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Obligations of the State
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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.
The State has the obligation to integrate the rights of the human person into all the training programs of the armed forces, of the police and of the security services.
… (Art. 45) - French…
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.
L’Etat a l’obligation d’intégrer les droits de la personne humaine dans tous les programmes de formation des forces armées, de la police et des services de sécurité.
… (Art. 45)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) Every person in Guyana is entitled to the basic right to a happy, creative and productive life, free from hunger, ignorance and want. That right includes the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual.
… (Art. 40)
Obligations of the State
- English
We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as supreme values of a fraternal, pluralist and unprejudiced society, founded on social harmony and committed, in the internal and inter- national orders, to the peaceful settlement of disputes, promulgate, under the protection of God, this Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil. (Preamble)
- Portuguese
Nós, representantes do povo brasileiro, reunidos em Assembléia Nacional Constituinte para instituir um Estado Democrático, destinado a assegurar o exercício dos direitos sociais e individuais, a liberdade, a segurança, o bem-estar, o desenvolvimento, a igualdade e a justiça como valores supremos de uma sociedade fraterna, pluralista e sem preconceitos, fundada na harmonia social e comprometida, na ordem interna e internacional, com a solução pacífica das controvérsias, promulgamos, sob a proteção de Deus, a seguinte CONSTITUIÇÃO DA REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL. (PREÂMBULO)
Obligations of the State
- English
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3. Parliament shall have the right to issue laws that regulate the most important public relations and establish fundamental principles and standards relating to:
1) the legal capacity of individuals and legal entities, civil freedoms and rights, and the obligations and responsibilities of individuals and legal entities;
… (Art. 61) - Kazak
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3. Парламент аса маңызды қоғамдық қатынастарды реттейтiн, мыналарға:
1) жеке және заңды тұлғалардың құқық субъектiлiгiне, азаматтардың құқықтары мен бостандықтарына, жеке және заңды тұлғалардың мiндеттерi мен жауапкершiлiгiне;
...(61-бап)
Obligations of the State
- English1. In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, human rights and citizens’ rights in the political, civil, economic, cultural and social fields shall be recognized, respected, protected and guaranteed in accordance with the Constitution and law.
2. Human rights and citizens’ rights may not be limited unless prescribed by a law solely in case of necessity for reasons of national defense, national security, social order and safety, social morality and community well-being. (Art. 14) - Vietnamese1. Ở nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, các quyền con người, quyền công dân về chính trị, dân sự, kinh tế, văn hóa, xã hội được công nhận, tôn trọng, bảo vệ, bảo đảm theo Hiến pháp và pháp luật.
2. Quyền con người, quyền công dân chỉ có thể bị hạn chế theo quy định của luật trong trường hợp cần thiết vì lý do quốc phòng, an ninh quốc gia, trật tự, an toàn xã hội, đạo đức xã hội, sức khỏe của cộng đồng. (Điều 14)
Obligations of the State
- English
(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
- EnglishThe State shall be bound by the international human rights agreements, covenants and conventions ratified by Egypt, and which shall have the force of law after publication in accordance with the prescribed conditions. (Art. 93)
- Arabicتلتزم الدّولة بالإتّفاقيات والعهود والمواثيق الدّولية لحقوق الإنسان التي تصادق عليها مصر، وتصبح لها قوة القانون بعد نشرها وفقاً للأوضاع المقررة. (المادّة 93)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe declarations, rights and guarantees enumerated in this Constitution shall not be construed as a denial of other declarations, rights and guarantees not specified that spring from the national sovereignty, from the democratic and representative form of government, and from the dignity of man. (Art. 63)
- SpanishLas declaraciones, derechos y garantías que enumera esta Constitución, no serán entendidos como negación de otras declaraciones, derechos y garantías no especificadas, que nacen de la soberanía, de la forma republicana, democrática y representativa de gobierno y de la dignidad del hombre. (Art. 63)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the People of South Sudan, …
Determined to lay the foundation for a united, peaceful and prosperous society based on justice, equality, respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Committed to establishing a decentralized democratic multi-party system of governance in which power shall be peacefully transferred and to upholding values of human dignity and equal rights and duties of men and women;
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- English
The State protects the freedom and democratic rights of the people which cannot be violated by anyone. All state organisations and government officials must promote and build awareness of all policies, laws and regulations among the people and, together with the people, and strictly organise their implementation in order to guarantee the legitimate rights and interests of the people.
... (Art. 6) - Lao
ລັດ ປົກປ້ອງສິດອິດສະລະພາບ ແລະ ສິດປະຊາທິປະໄຕຂອງປະຊາຊົນ ທີ່ບໍ່ມີໃຜຈະລ່ວງ ລະເມີດໄດ້. ທຸກອົງການ ແລະ ພະນັກງານຂອງລັດ ຕ້ອງໂຄສະນາ ເຜີຍແຜ່ ອົບຮົມບັນດານະໂຍບາຍ, ກົດໝາຍ ແລະ ລະບຽບການໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນຮັບຮູ້ຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ ແລະ ພ້ອມກັນຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ຢ່າງເຂັ້ມງວດ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນສິດ ແລະ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດ ອັນຊອບທຳຂອງປະຊາຊົນ.
... (ມາດຕາ. 6) (ປັບປຸງ)