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Obligations of the State
- English
The people give themselves institutions having for [their] objective:
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- the protection of the fundamental freedoms of the citizen
… (Art. 9) - Arabic
يختار الّشعب لنفسه مؤّسسات، غايتها ما يأتي:
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- حماية الحّرّيات األساسّية للمواطن
... (المــادة 9) - French
Le peuple se donne des institutions ayant pour finalité :
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— la protection des libertés fondamentales du citoyen
... (Art. 9)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) The Bill of Rights applies to all law, and binds the legislature, the executive, the judiciary and all organs of state.
… (Sec. 8)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe guarantee in this Charter4 of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed as denying the existence of any other rights or freedoms that exist in Canada. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 26)
- FrenchLe fait que la présente charte garantit certains droits et libertés ne constitue pas une négation des autres droits ou libertés qui existent au Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 26)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe State defends the sovereignty of the Nation, reinforces its unity and assures the respect for the fundamental rights of man and the promotion of the economic, social, and cultural progress of the citizens. (Art. 7)
- SpanishEl Estado defiende la soberanía de la Nación, refuerza su unidad y asegura el respeto de los derechos fundamentales del hombre y la promoción del progreso económico, social y cultural de los ciudadanos. (Art. 7)
- FrenchL'État défend la souveraineté de la Nation, renforce son unité et assure le respect des droits fondamentaux de l'homme et la promotion du progrès économique, social et culturel de ses citoyens. (Art. 7)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe object of this Constitution is to facilitate the building of the United Republic as a nation of equal and free individuals enjoying freedom, justice, fraternity and concord, through the pursuit of the policy of Socialism and Self Reliance which emphasizes the application of socialist principles while taking into account the conditions prevailing in the United Republic. Therefore, the state authority and all its agencies are obliged to direct their policies and programmes towards ensuring -
(a) that human dignity and other human rights are respected and cherished;
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(f) that human dignity is preserved and upheld in accordance with the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
… (Art. 9)
Obligations of the State
- English1. Basic human rights and liberties shall be protected and respected.
2. The Palestinian National Authority shall work without delay to become a party to regional and international declarations and covenants that protect human rights. (Art. 10) - Arabic1- حقوق الإنسان وحرياته الأساسية ملزمة وواجبة الاحترام.
2- تعمل السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية دون إبطاء على الانضمام إلى الإعلانات والمواثيق الإقليمية والدولية التي تحمي حقوق الإنسان. (المادّة 10)
Obligations of the State
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The Croatian Parliament shall adopt laws (organic laws) elaborating constitutionally established human rights and fundamental freedoms, the electoral system, the organisation, remit and operation of state bodies, and the organisation and remit of local and regional selfgovernment by a majority vote of all Members.
… (Art. 83) - Croatian…
Zakone (organski zakoni) kojima se razrađuju Ustavom utvrđene ljudska prava i temeljene slobode, izborni sustav, ustrojstvo, djelokrug i način rada državnih tijela te ustrojstvo i djelokrug lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave Hrvatski sabor donosi većinom glasova svih zastupnika.
… (Članak 83)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Republic of Mozambique is a State governed by the rule of law, based on pluralism of expression and democratic political organisation and on the respect for and guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms. (Art. 3)
- PortugueseA República de Moçambique é um Estado de Direito, baseado no pluralismo de expressão, na organização política democrática, no respeito e garantia dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais do Homem. (Art. 3)
Obligations of the State
- English... We, the representatives of the Tunisian people, members of the National Constituent Assembly, …
Expressing our people’s commitment to the teachings of Islam and its aims characterized by openness and moderation, and to the human values and the highest principles of universal human rights, …
With a view to building a republican, democratic and participatory system, in the framework of a civil state founded on the sovereignty of the people, exercised through the peaceful alternation of power through free elections, and on the principle of the separation and balance of powers, which guarantees the freedom of association in conformity with the principles of pluralism, an impartial administration, and good governance, which are the foundations of political competition, where the state guarantees the supremacy of the law and the respect for freedoms and human rights, the independence of the judiciary, the equality of rights and duties between all citizens, male and female, and equality between all regions, … (Preamble) - Arabic... وتعبيرا عن تمسك شعبنا بتعاليم الإسلام ومقاصده المتّسمة بالتفتّح والاعتدال، وبالقيم الإنسانية ومبادئ حقوق الإنسان، ... تأسيسا لنظام جمهوري ديمقراطي تشاركي، في إطار دولة مدنية السيادة فيها للشعب عبر التداول السلمي على الحكم بواسطة الانتخابات الحرة وعلى مبدإ الفصل بين السلطات والتوازن بينها، ويكون فيه حقُّ التنظّمِ القائمِ على التّعددية، وحيادُ الإدارة، والحكمُ الرشيد هي أساسَ التنافس السياسي، وتضمن فيه الدولة علوية القانون واحترام الحريات وحقوق الإنسان واستقلالية القضاء والمساواة في الحقوق والواجبات بين جميع المواطنين والمواطنات والعدل بين الجهات، … (التوطئة)
- French...Nous, représentants du peuple tunisien, membres de l’Assemblée nationale constituante;
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Exprimant l’attachement de notre peuple aux enseignements de l’Islam et à ses finalités caractérisés par l’ouverture et la tolérance, ainsi qu’aux valeurs humaines et aux principes universels et supérieurs des droits de l’Homme. ...
En vue d’édifier un régime républicain démocratique et participatif, dans le cadre d’un État civil dans lequel la souveraineté appartient au peuple, par l’alternance pacifique au pouvoir à travers des élections libres et sur le fondement du principe de la séparation des pouvoirs et de leur équilibre, un régime dans lequel le droit de s’organiser reposant sur le pluralisme , la neutralité de l’administration et la bonne gouvernance, constitue le fondement de la compétition politique, un régime dans lequel l’État garantit la primauté de la loi, le respect des libertés et des droits de l’Homme, l’indépendance de la justice, l’égalité de tous les citoyens et citoyennes en droits et en devoirs et l’équité entre les régions ; ... (Préambule)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA … assuring to all peoples FREEDOM, EQUALITY, JUSTICE, FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS and the INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY as the intangible heritage that guarantees the dignity and well-being of succeeding generations of the People of SRI LANKA … (Preamble)
- Sinhalaශ්රී ලංකාවාසී ජනතාව විසින් ... ශ්රී ලංකාවාසී ජනතාවගේ මතු පරම්පරා වලද ධර්මිෂ්ට නිවහල් සමාජයක් බිහි කිරීමෙහිලා සහ සුරක්ෂිත කිරීමෙහිලා ඒ පරම්පරා විසින් දරන්නාවූ ප්රයත්නයේ දී සහාය වීමට පැමිණෙන සකල ලෝකවාසීන්ගේ ද අභිමානය සහ සමෘද්ධිය සහතික කෙරෙන අස්පර්ශනීය උරුමයක් ලෙස නිදහස, සමානාත්මතාව, යුක්තිය මූලික මානව අයිතිවාසිකම් හා අධිකරණයේ ස්වාධිනත්වය සකල ජනතාවට සහතික කරන්නාවූත් ... (පූර්විකාව)