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Obligations of the State
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We the People of the Republic of Liberia: … Exercising our natural, inherent and inalienable rights to establish a framework of government for the purpose of promoting unity, liberty, peace, stability, equality, justice and human rights under the rule of law, with opportunities for political, social, moral, spiritual and cultural advancement of our society, for ourselves and for our posterity; … (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
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13. With the end of forming citizens who are conscious of their rights and duties, in all public and private educational institutions instruction in social and civic formation, teaching of the Constitution, fundamental rights and guarantees, national values and the principles of peaceful coexistence shall be obligatory. (Art. 63) - Spanish…
13) Con la finalidad de formar ciudadanas y ciudadanos conscientes de sus derechos y deberes, en todas las instituciones de educación pública y privada, serán obligatorias la instrucción en la formación social y cívica, la enseñanza de la Constitución, de los derechos y garantías fundamentales, de los valores patrios y de los principios de convivencia pacífica. (Art. 63)
Obligations of the State
- English1. The laws issued in accordance with this Constitution for the regulation of rights and freedoms may not influence the essence of such rights or affect their fundamentals.
… (Art. 128) - Arabic1. لا يجوز أن تؤثر القوانين التي تصدر بموجب هذا الدستور لتنظيم الحقوق والحريات على جوهر هذه الحقوق أو تمسّ أساسياتها.
… (المادّة 128)
Obligations of the State
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(3) Governed by the rule of law, the Republic of Moldova is a democratic State in which the dignity of people, their rights and freedoms, the free development of human personality, justice and political pluralism represent supreme values that shall be guaranteed. (Art. 1) - Moldovian
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(3) Republica Moldova este un stat de drept, democratic, în care demnitatea omului, drepturile şi libertăţile lui, libera dezvoltare a personalităţii umane, dreptatea şi pluralismul politic reprezintă valori supreme şi sînt garantate. (Art. 1)
Obligations of the State
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Considering the imperative to reinforce the role which belongs to it on the international scene, the Kingdom of Morocco, active member within the international organizations, is committed to subscribe to the principles, rights and obligations enounced in their respective charters and conventions; it affirms its attachment to the Rights of Man such as they are universally recognized, as well as its will to continue to work to preserve peace and security in the world.
… the Kingdom of Morocco, [a] united State, totally sovereign, belonging the Grand Maghreb, reaffirms that which follows and commits itself:
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• To protect and to promote the mechanisms [dispositifs] of the Rights of Man and of international humanitarian law and to contribute to their development within their indivisibility and their universality;
… (Preamble) - Arabic…
وإدراكا منها لضرورة تقوية الدّور الذي تضطلع به على الصعيد الدولي، فإن المملكة المغربية، العضو العامل النشيط في المنظمات الدولية، تتعهد بالتزام ما تقتضيه مواثيقها من مبادئ وحقوق وواجبات، وتؤكد تشبثها بحقوق الإنسان كما هي متعارف عليها عالميا. كما تؤكد عزمها على مواصلة العمل للمحافظة على السلام والأمن في العالم.
… فإن المملكة المغربية، الدولة الموحدة، ذات السيادة الكاملة، المنتمية إلى المغرب الكبير، تؤكد وتلتزم بما يلي:
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• حماية منظومتي حقوق الإنسان والقانون الدّولي الإنساني والنهوض بهما، والإسهام في تطويرهما ؛ مع مراعاة الطابع الكوني لتلك الحقوق، وعدم قابليتها للتجزيء.
… (التّصدير)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWhereas the people of Grenada
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(c) firmly believe in the dignity of human values and that all men are endowed by the Creator with equal and inalienable rights, reason, and conscience; that rights and duties are correlatives in every social and political activity of man; and that while rights exalt individual freedom, duties express the dignity of that freedom;
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(e) reiterate that the ideal of free men enjoying freedom from fear and want can be best achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his economic, social and political, civil and cultural rights;
(f) desire that their constitution should reflect the above mentioned principles and beliefs which represent those high ideals upon which their nation is founded, and make provision for ensuring the protection in Grenada of fundamental rights and freedoms:
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishIt is the duty of the State to follow the provisions of this Constitution, and to protect and promote the rights and freedoms provided in this Chapter. (Art. 18)
- Dhivehiމިޤާނޫނުއަސާސީއާ އެއްގޮތަށް އަމަލުކުރުމާއި، މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންވެގެންވާ ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން ޙިމާޔަތްކޮށް، ކުރިއެރުވުމަކީ ދައުލަތުގެ ވާޖިބެކެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 18 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Obligations of the State
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desiring to guarantee the rights of the citizens for all time, and to ensure diligence and efficiency in the work of public bodies,
... (Preamble) - Polish…
pragnąc na zawsze zagwarantować prawa obywatelskie, a działaniu instytucji publicznych zapewnić rzetelność i sprawność,
… (Preambuła)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishNo repeal or amendment of any of the provisions of Chapter 33 hereof, in so far as such repeal or amendment diminishes or detracts from the fundamental rights and freedoms contained and defined in that Chapter, shall be permissible under this Constitution, and no such purported repeal or amendment shall be valid or have any force or effect. (Art. 131)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) Any law, or any custom or usage having the force of law, in so far as it is inconsistent with the rights conferred by this Chapter,3shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.
(2) The State4 shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights so conferred and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of such contravention, be void.
… (Art. 8) - Urdu(ا) کوئی قانون، یا رسم یا رواج جو قانون کا حکم رکھتا ہو، تناقض کی اس حد تک کالعدم ہو گا جس حد تک وہ اس باب میں عطاکردہ حقوق کا نقیض ہو۔
(۲) مملکت کوئی ایسا قانون وضع نہیں کرے گی جو بایں طور عطاکردہ حقوق کو سلب یا کم کرے اور ہر وہ قانون جو اس شق کی خلاف ورزی میں وضع کیا جائے اس خلاف ورزی کی حد تک کالعدم ہو گا۔
…(آرٹیکل ۸)