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Obligations of the State
- EnglishRights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in Turkmenistan shall be recognized in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law and shall be guaranteed by this Constitution and laws. (Art. 25)
- RussianВ Туркменистане права и свободы человека и гражданина признаются в соответствии с общепризнанными нормами международного права и гарантируются настоящей Конституцией и законами. (Статья 25)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanda adamyň we raýatyň hukuklary we azatlyklary halkara hukugynyň umumy ykrar edilen kadalaryna laýyklykda ykrar edilýär hem-de şu Konstitusiýa we kanunlar bilen kepillendirilýär. (25-nji madda)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe following are determined exclusively by the laws of Ukraine:
1) human and citizens' rights and freedoms, the guarantees of these rights and freedoms;
… (Art. 92) - UkrainianВиключно законами України визначаються:
1) права і свободи людини і громадянина, гарантії цих прав і свобод;
… (Стаття 92)
Obligations of the State
- English1. The following shall fall within the exclusive competence of the supreme state authorities of Georgia:
a) legislation on human rights, … (Art. 7) - Georgian1. საქართველოს უმაღლეს სახელმწიფო ორგანოთა განსაკუთრებულ გამგებლობას მიეკუთვნება:
ა) კანონმდებლობა ადამიანის უფლებების, … (მუხლი 7)
Obligations of the State
- English
The Gabonese people,
…
Solemnly affirm their adherence to the rights of Man and to the fundamental freedoms such as they derive from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 and [from] the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, consecrated by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 1981, and by the National Charter of Liberties of 1990;
Solemnly proclaim their adherence to their profound and traditional social values, to their cultural, material and spiritual patrimony, to respect for the freedoms, the rights and the duties of the citizen.
… (Preamble) - French
Le peuple gabonais,
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Affirme solennellement son attachement aux droits de l’Homme et aux libertés fondamentales tels qu’ils résultent de la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme et du citoyen de 1789 et de la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme de 1948, consacrés par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples de 1981, et par la Charte Nationale des Libertés de 1990;
Proclame solennellement son attachement à ses valeurs sociales profondes et traditionnelles, à son patrimoine culturel, matériel et spirituel, au respect des libertés, des droits et des devoirs du citoyen.
… (Préambule)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWhereas every person in Belize is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
... (Sec. 3)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Andorran People, …
Resolved of the need to be endowed with all the mechanisms leading to juridical security in the exercise of the fundamental rights of the individual, which, although always present and respected in the nature of Andorran society, have not received the protection of any kind of general laws,
… (Preamble) - CatalanEl poble andorrà, …
Convençut de la conveniència de dotar-se de tots els mecanismes que han de permetre tenir la seguretat jurídica en l'exercici d'uns drets fonamentals de la persona que, si bé sempre han estat presents i respectats en el tarannà de la societat andorrana, no es beneficiaven d'una regulació material concreta,
… (Preàmbul)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWherever an enactment can be given a meaning that is consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in this Bill of Rights, that meaning shall be preferred to any other meaning. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 6)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe law guarantees to all the exercise of the fundamental freedoms and rights. It determines the conditions in which they are exercised.
… (Art. 24) - FrenchLa loi garantit à tous l'exercice des libertés et des droits fondamentaux. Elle détermine les conditions dans lesquelles ils s'exercent.
… (Art. 24)
Obligations of the State
- English...
26. The security that the legal precepts which, by mandate of the Constitution, regulate or complement the guarantees that it establishes or which limit them in the cases it authorizes, cannot affect the rights in their essence, or impose conditions, taxes or requirements which may impede their free exercise. (Art. 19) - Spanish...
26º.- La seguridad de que los preceptos legales que por mandato de la Constitución regulen o complementen las garantías que ésta establece o que las limiten en los casos en que ella lo autoriza, no podrán afectar los derechos en su esencia, ni imponer condiciones, tributos o requisitos que impidan su libre ejercicio. (Art. 19)
Obligations of the State
- English…
(2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of civil society.
… (Art. 4) - Bulgarian…
(2) Република България гарантира живота, достойнството и правата на личността и създавɚ условия за свободно развитие на човека и на гражданското общество.
… (Чл. 4)