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Education
Chad
- English…
The law defines the fundamental principles:
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- of education [enseignement] … (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون المبادئ الأساسية:
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للتعليم... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- de l'enseignement … (Art. 127)
Education
Brazil
- English
The Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, in common, have the power:
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V – to provide the means of access to ... education,
… (Art. 23) - Portuguese
É competência comum da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios:
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V - proporcionar os meios de acesso … à educação,
… (Art. 23)
Education
Viet Nam
- EnglishCitizens have the right, as well as the obligation, to learn. (Art. 39)
- VietnameseCông dân có quyền và nghĩa vụ học tập. (Điều 39)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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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.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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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.
… (Art. 45)
Education
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe State will provide food and clothing to the indigent pupils, in accordance with the law. (Art. 82)
- SpanishEl Estado proporcionará alimento y vestido a los escolares indigentes, de acuerdo con la ley. (Art. 82)
Education
Denmark
- EnglishAll children of school age shall be entitled to free instruction in primary schools. Parents or guardians making their own arrangements for their children or wards to receive instruction equivalent to the general primary school standard shall not be obliged to have their children or wards taught in a publicly provided school. (Sec. 76)
- DanishAlle børn i den undervisningspligtige alder har ret til fri undervisning i folkeskolen. Forældre eller værger, der selv sørger for, at børnene får en undervisning, der kan stå mål med, hvad der almindeligvis kræves i folkeskolen, er ikke pligtige at lade børnene undervise i folkeskolen. (§ 76)
Education
Gabon
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The law determines in addition the fundamental principles:
– of education;
… (Art. 47) - French...
La loi détermine en outre les principes fondamentaux:
- de l’enseignement;
... (Art. 47)
Education
Ecuador
- EnglishEducation as a public service shall be provided by means of public, mixed public and religious, and private school institutions.
In the schools, social services and psychological support shall be provided free of charge, in the framework of the system of inclusion and social equity. (Art. 345) - SpanishLa educación como servicio público se prestará a través de instituciones públicas, fiscomisionales y particulares.
En los establecimientos educativos se proporcionarán sin costo servicios de carácter social y de apoyo psicológico, en el marco del sistema de inclusión y equidad social. (Art. 345)
Education
Liechtenstein
- EnglishThe State shall devote special attention to education and schooling. Education and schooling shall be designed and administered so that, through the cooperation of family, school and church, the members of the younger generation are endowed with religious and moral learning, patriotic attitudes, and skills for their future occupations. (Art. 15)
- GermanDer Staat wendet seine besondere Sorgfalt dem Erziehungs- und Bildungswesen zu. Dieses ist so einzurichten und zu verwalten, dass aus dem Zusammenwirken von Familie, Schule und Kirche der heranwachsenden Jugend eine religiös-sittliche Bildung, vaterländische Gesinnung und künftige berufliche Tüchtigkeit zu eigen wird. (Art. 15)
Education
Liberia
- EnglishThe Republic shall, because of the vital role assigned to the individual citizen under this Constitution for the social, economic and political well being of Liberia, provide equal access to educational opportunities and facilities for all citizens to the extent of available resources. Emphasis shall be placed on the mass education of the Liberian people and the elimination of illiteracy. (Art. 6)