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The political principles of the state consist of the following:
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– Establishing a sound administrative system that guarantees justice, tranquillity, and equality for citizens, that ensures respect for public order, and that protects the supreme interests of the country. (Art. 13) - Arabic
تتمثل المبادئ السياسية للدولة في الآتي:
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– إقامة نظام إداري سليم يكفل العدل والطمأنينة، والمساواة للمواطنين، ويضمن الاحترام للنظام العام، ورعاية المصالح العليا للوطن. (المادّة ١٣)
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- English1. The law shall establish the forms of participation in Social Security and in the activities of those public bodies whose operation directly affects the quality of life or the general welfare.
… (Sec. 129) - Spanish1. La ley establecerá las formas de participación de los interesados en la Seguridad Social y en la actividad de los organismos públicos cuya función afecte directamente a la calidad de la vida o al bienestar general.
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(3) The State shall promote just and reasonable access by all citizens to public facilities and services in accordance with law.
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- English1. The State recognizes the formation of the family and assures its protection.
... (Art. 26) - Portuguese1 - O Estado reconhece a constituição da família e assegura a sua protecção.
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- EnglishSocial securities for the benefit of the manual and intellectual workers are established, regulated by the system of compulsory [forzosa] contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of sickness, disability, maternity, old age, death and other contingencies that the law determines.
The administration and the government of the social securities will be the responsibility of an autonomous institution, denominated [the] Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social [Costa Rican Bank of Social Security].
The funds and the reserves of the social securities may not be transferred or used for distinct purposes [other] than those which motivated their creation.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishSe establecen los seguros sociales en beneficio de los trabajadores manuales e intelectuales, regulados por el sistema de contribución forzosa del Estado, patronos y trabajadores, a fin de proteger a éstos contra los riesgos de enfermedad, invalidez, maternidad, vejez, muerte y demás contingencias que la ley determine.
La administración y el gobierno de los seguros sociales estarán a cargo de una institución autónoma, denominada Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.
No podrán ser transferidos ni empleados en finalidades distintas a las que motivaron su creación, los fondos y las reservas de los seguros sociales.
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2. The state shall protect and encourage marriage, and shall work on removing material and social obstacles that hinder it. The state shall also protect maternity and childhood, take care of young children and youth and provide the suitable conditions for the development of their talents. (Art. 20) - Arabic...
2. تحمي الدولة الزواج وتشجع عليه، وتعمل على إزالة العقبات المادية والإجتماعية التي تعوقه، وتحمي الأمومة والطفولة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم.(المادّة 20)
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(2) EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION.
We declare our second goal to be for all citizens to have an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the development of our country.
WE ACCORDINGLY CALL FOR-
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(3) every effort to be made to achieve an equitable distribution of incomes and other benefits of development among individuals and throughout the various parts of the country; and
(4) equalization of services in all parts of the country, and for every citizen to have equal access to legal processes and all services, governmental and otherwise, that are required for the fulfilment of his or her real needs and aspirations;
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- English1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
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- EnglishThe right to social security is a right of all persons and it cannot be waived, and it shall be the State that must bear the prime duty and responsibility for this right. Social security shall be governed by the principles of solidarity, obligation, universality, equity, efficiency, subsidiarity, adequacy, transparency and participation, to meet individual and collective needs.
The State shall guarantee and ensure the full and effective exercise of the right to social security, which includes persons who carry out unpaid work in households, livelihood activities in the rural sector, all forms of self-employed and who are unemployed. (Art. 34) - SpanishEI derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho irrenunciable de todas las personas, y será deber y responsabilidad primordial del Estado. La seguridad social se regirá por los principios de solidaridad, obligatoriedad, universalidad, equidad, eficiencia, subsidiaridad, suficiencia, transparencia y participación, para la atención de las necesidades individuales y colectivas.
El Estado garantizará y hará efectivo el ejercicio pleno del derecho a la seguridad social, que incluye a las personas que realizan trabajo no remunerado en los hogares, actividades para el auto sustento en el campo, toda forma de trabajo autónomo y a quienes se encuentran en situación de desempleo. (Art. 34)
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- EnglishEveryone has the right to social security.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the organisation for the provision of social security. (Art. 60) - TurkishHerkes, sosyal güvenlik hakkına sahiptir.
Devlet, bu güvenliği sağlayacak gerekli tedbirleri alır ve teşkilatı kurar. (Madde 60)