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Obligations of the State

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • English
    …
    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

Togo
  • English
    We, the Togolese people, …
    – committed to build a State of Law in which the fundamental rights of Man, the public freedoms and the dignity of the human person must be guaranteed and protected,
    – convinced that such a State can only be founded on political pluralism, the principles of Democracy and the protection of the Rights of Man such as are defined by the Charter of the United Nations of 1945, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1948 and the International Pacts of 1966, [and] the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples adopted in 1981 by the Organization of African Unity, … (Preamble)
  • French
    Nous, Peuple togolais, …
    - décidé à bâtir un Etat de Droit dans lequel les droits fondamentaux de l’Homme, les libertés publiques et la dignité de la personne humaine doivent être garantis et protégés,
    - convaincu qu’un tel Etat ne peut être fondé que sur le pluralisme politique, les principes de la Démocratie et de la protection des Droits de l’Homme tels que définis par la Charte des Nations Unies de 1945, la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme de 1948 et les Pactes Internationaux de 1966, la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples adoptée en 1981 par l’Organisation de l’Unité Africaine, ... (Préambule)

Obligations of the State

Equatorial Guinea
  • English
    Apart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
    a) The regulation of the exercise of the rights and duties of the citizens.
    … (Art. 69)
  • Spanish
    Aparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
    a) La regulación del ejercicio de los derechos y deberes de los ciudadanos.
    … (Art. 69)
  • French
    Outre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de la présente Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
    a) La réglementation de l'exercice des droits et devoirs des citoyens.
    ... (Art. 69)

Obligations of the State

Zimbabwe
  • English
    (1) This Chapter binds the State and all executive, legislative and judicial institutions and agencies of government at every level.
    … (Sec. 45)

Obligations of the State

Gabon
  • English

    Outside of the cases expressly provided for by the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
    - the exercise of the fundamental rights and duties of the citizens;
    … (Art. 47)

  • French

    En dehors des cas expressément prévus par la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
    - l’exercice des droits fondamentaux et devoirs des citoyens;
    … (Art. 47)

Obligations of the State

Guinea
  • English
    Under reserve of the provisions of Article 51, the National Assembly alone votes the law and controls the governmental action.
    The law establishes the rules concerning:
    - the guarantees of the freedoms, [and] of the fundamental rights, the conditions within which they are exercised and the limitations that may be brought [portées] to them;
    … (Art. 72)
  • French
    Sous réserve des dispositions de l'article 51, l'Assemblée nationale vote seule la loi et contrôle l'action gouvernementale.
    La loi fixe les règles concernant :
    - les garanties des libertés, des droits fondamentaux, les conditions dans lesquelles ils s'exercent et les limitations qui peuvent y être portées ;
    … (Art. 72)

Obligations of the State

Liberia
  • English

    a. All persons are born equally free and independent and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the right of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of pursuing and maintaining and security of the person and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, subject to such qualifications as provided for in this Constitution.
    … (Art. 11)

Obligations of the State

Algeria
  • English

    The people give themselves institutions having for [their] objective:
    …
    - the protection of the fundamental freedoms of the citizen 
    … (Art. 9)

  • Arabic

    يختار الّشعب لنفسه مؤّسسات، غايتها ما يأتي:
    ...
    - حماية الحّرّيات األساسّية للمواطن
    ... (المــادة 9)

  • French

    Le peuple se donne des institutions ayant pour finalité :
    ...
    — la protection des libertés fondamentales du citoyen 
    ... (Art. 9)

Obligations of the State

Morocco
  • English
    The man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character, enounced in this Title5 and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and pacts duly ratified by Morocco and this, with respect for the provisions of the Constitution, of the constants [constantes] of the Kingdom and of its laws.
    … (Art. 19)
  • Arabic
    يتمتّع الرّجل والمرأة، على قدم المساواة، بالحقوق والحرّيات المدنيّة والسياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والثقافيّة والبيئية، الواردة في هذا الباب من الدستور، وفي مقتضياته الأخرى، وكذا في الاتفاقيات والمواثيق الدولية، كما صادق عليها المغرب، وكل ذلك في نطاق أحكام الدستور وثوابت المملكة وقوانينها.
    ... (الفصل 19)

Obligations of the State

Angola
  • English
    The National Assembly shall have exclusive power to legislate on the following matters:
    …
    b) The fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens;
    … (Art. 164)
  • Portuguese
    À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva absoluta sobre as seguintes matérias:
    …
    b) Direitos, liberdades e garantias fundamentais dos cidadãos;
    … (Art. 164)