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Public Institutions and Services
Dominican Republic
- EnglishPublic services are meant to satisfy the necessities of collective interest. They shall be declared by law. Consequently:
1. The State guarantees access to public services of quality, directly or by delegation, through concession, authorization, association in participation, transfer of actionable property or other contractual modality, in accordance with this Constitution and the law.
2. Public services given by the State or by individuals, the legal or contractual modalities, must respond to the principles of universality, accessibility, efficiency, transparency, responsibility, continuity, quality, reasonability, and equity of price.
… (Art. 147) - SpanishLos servicios públicos están destinados a satisfacer las necesidades de interés colectivo. Serán declarados por ley. En consecuencia:
1) El Estado garantiza el acceso a servicios públicos de calidad, directamente o por delegación, mediante concesión, autorización, asociación en participación, transferencia de la propiedad accionaria u otra modalidad contractual, de conformidad con esta Constitución y la ley;
2) Los servicios públicos prestados por el Estado o por los particulares, en las modalidades legales o contractuales, deben responder a los principios de universalidad, accesibilidad, eficiencia, transparencia, responsabilidad, continuidad, calidad, razonabilidad y equidad tarifaria;
… (Art. 147)
Public Institutions and Services
Kiribati
- English1. Subject to the provisions of section 105 of this Constitution, the law applicable to the grant and payment to any person, or his widow, children, dependents or personal representatives, of any pension, gratuity or other like allowance (in this section and sections 104 and 105 of this Constitution referred to as an “award”) in respect of the service of that person in a public office shall be that in force on the relevant day or any later law not less favourable to the person concerned.
… (Sec. 103)
Public Institutions and Services
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) … the Government shall seek, through appropriate legislation, to provide maternity and related benefits for women;
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(e) ensurance that every citizen has a right to fair and reasonable access to public facilities and services in accordance with the law;
(f) ensurance that senior citizens are entitled to and do receive a regular pension adequate for the maintenance of a decent standard of living and the enjoyment of social and cultural opportunities;
(g) enactment of legislation to ensure that the unemployed, the incapacitated, the indigent and the disadvantaged are accorded such social benefits and amenities as are determined by Parliament to be just and affordable with due regard to the resources of the State;
… (Art. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
Türkiye
- EnglishEveryone has the right to social security.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the organisation for the provision of social security. (Art. 60) - TurkishHerkes, sosyal güvenlik hakkına sahiptir.
Devlet, bu güvenliği sağlayacak gerekli tedbirleri alır ve teşkilatı kurar. (Madde 60)
Public Institutions and Services
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall create the conditions for the integral protection of its inhabitants throughout their lives, conditions that shall ensure the rights and principles enshrined in the Constitution, in particular that of equality in diversity and nondiscrimination and shall give priority to actions for those groups who require special consideration because of the persistence of inequalities, exclusion, discrimination or violence or by virtue of their age, health, or disabilities.
Integral protection shall function by means of specialized systems in accordance with the law. The specialized systems shall be guided by their specific principles and by those of the national system of social inclusion and equity.
… (Art. 341) - SpanishEl Estado generará las condiciones para la protección integral de sus habitantes a lo largo de sus vidas, que aseguren los derechos y principios reconocidos en la Constitución, en particular la igualdad en la diversidad y la no discriminación, y priorizará su acción hacia aquellos grupos que requieran consideración especial por la persistencia de desigualdades, exclusión, discriminación o violencia, o en virtud de su condición etaria, de salud o de discapacidad.
La protección integral funcionará a través de sistemas especializados, de acuerdo con la ley. Los sistemas especializados se guiarán por sus principios específicos y los del sistema nacional de inclusión y equidad social.
… (Art. 341)
Public Institutions and Services
Angola
- English1. Under the terms of the Constitution and the law, the public administration shall pursue the public interest and must, in the course of its activities, be governed by the principles of equality, legality, justice, proportionality, impartiality, accountability, administrative probity and respect for public assets.
… (Art. 198) - Portuguese1. A administração pública prossegue, nos termos da Constituição e da lei, o interesse público, devendo, no exercício da sua actividade, reger-se pelos princípios da igualdade, legalidade, justiça, proporcionalidade, imparcialidade, responsabilização, probidade administrativa e respeito pelo património público.
… (Art. 198)
Public Institutions and Services
Seychelles
- English(1) The State recognises that the family is the natural and fundamental element of society and the right of everyone to form a family and undertakes to promote the legal, economic and social protection of the family.
... (Art. 32)
Public Institutions and Services
Yemen
- EnglishEducation, health and social services are the basic pillars for building and developing the society. Society shall with the state take part in providing them. (Art. 32)
- Arabicالتعليم والصحة والخدمات الاجتماعية أركان أساسية لبناء المجتمع وتقدمه يسهم المجتمع مع الدولة في توفيرها. (المادّة 32)
Public Institutions and Services
Guatemala
- EnglishThe State will protect the physical, mental, and moral health of the minors of age and of the elderly. It will guarantee to them their right to food, health, education, and security and social prevision. (Art. 51)
- SpanishEl Estado protegerá la salud física, mental y moral de los menores de edad y de los ancianos. Les garantizará su derecho a la alimentación, salud, educación y seguridad y previsión social. (Art. 51)
Public Institutions and Services
Cabo Verde
- English1. Public Administration personnel and all other agents of the State and of other public entities shall operate exclusively in the public’s interest defined by the competent authorities and must, in the exercise of their functions, act with special respect for the principles of justice, neutrality and impartiality, respect for citizens’ rights and equal treatment for all who use them, under the terms of the law.
… (Art. 241) - Portuguese1. O pessoal da Administração Pública e os demais agentes do Estado e de outras entidades públicas estão exclusivamente ao serviço do interesse público definido pelos órgãos competentes, devendo, no exercício das suas funções, agir com especial respeito pelos princípios de justiça, isenção e imparcialidade, de respeito pelos direitos dos cidadãos e de igualdade de tratamento de todos os utentes, nos termos da lei.
… (Art. 241)