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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe enunciation of the rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution must not be understood as the negation of others that, being inherent to the human personality, do not expressively figure in it. The lack of [a] regulatory law may not be invoked to deny or to curtail any right or guarantee. (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la personalidad humana, no figuren expresamente en ella. La falta de ley reglamentaria no podrá ser invocada para negar ni para menoscabar algún derecho o garantía. (Art. 45)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the people of South Africa …
We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to –
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; … (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- English
We, the people of Albania, proud and aware of our history, with responsibility for the future, and with faith in God and/or other universal values, with determination to build a state of law, social and democratic, to guarantee the fundamental human rights and freedoms,
… (Preamble) - Albanian
Ne, Populli i Shqipërisë, krenarë dhe të vetëdijshëm për historinë tonë, me përgjegjësi për të ardhmen, me besim te Zoti dhe/ose te vlera të tjera universale,
me vendosmërinë për të ndërtuar një shtet të së drejtës, demokratik e social, për të garantuar të drejtat dhe liritë themelore të njeriut,
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) No right secured by the Bill of Rights may be denied or abridged, whether directly through the imposition of force or penalty, or indirectly through the withholding of privilege or benefit.
… (Art. II, Sec. 18)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the People of Côte d'Ivoire;
…
Reaffirm our determination to build a Rule of Law in which human rights, public freedoms, human dignity, justice and good governance as defined in the international legal instruments to which the Côte d'Ivoire is a party, in particular the United Nations Charter of 1945, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights of 1981 and its supplementary protocols, the Constitutive Act of the African Union of 2001, are promoted, protected and guaranteed;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple de Côte d’Ivoire ;
…
Réaffirmons notre détermination à bâtir un État de droit dans lequel les droits de l’Homme, les libertés publiques, la dignité de la personne humaine, la justice et la bonne gouvernance tels que définis dans les instruments juridiques internationaux auxquels la Côte d’Ivoire est partie, notamment la Charte des Nations unies de 1945, la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme de 1948, la Charte africaine des droits de l’Homme et des Peuples de 1981 et ses protocoles additionnels, l’Acte constitutif de l’Union africaine de 2001, sont promus, protégés et garantis ;
… (Préambule)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (Amendment IX)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) The state shall protect women’s rights as set forth in international and regional agreements ratified by Sudan.
(2) The state shall guarantee to both men and women the equal right to enjoy all civil, political, social, cultural, and economic rights, including the right to equal pay for equal work, and other professional benefits.
(3) The state shall guarantee women’s rights in all fields through positive discrimination.
... (Art. 48) - Arabic1.تحمي الدولة حقوق المرأة كما وردت في الإتفاقيات الدولية والإقليميه التي تصادق عليها السودان .
2 تكفل الدولة للرجال و النساء الحق المتساوي في التمتع بكل الحقوق المدنية والسياسية والإجتماعية والثقافية والإقتصادية بما فيها الحق في الأجر المتساوي للعمل المتساوي والمزايا الوظيفية الاخري
3. تضمن الدولة حقوق المرأة في جميع المجالات وتعززها من خلال التمييز الإيجابي.
(الماده 49)
Obligations of the State
- English…
2. No amendment to this Constitution may eliminate or diminish any of the rights and freedoms referred to in Article II of this Constitution or alter the present paragraph. (Art. X) - Bosnian…
2. Nijednim amandmanom na ovaj Ustav ne može se eliminisati, niti umanjiti bilo koje od prava i sloboda iz člana II ovog Ustava, niti izmijeniti ova odredba. (Član X) - Croatian…
2. Ni jedna izmjena ili dopuna ovog Ustava ne može dokinuti ili umanjiti ni jedno od prava i sloboda navedenih u članku II ovog Ustava ili izmijeniti ovaj stavak. (Članak X) - Serbian…
2. Ниједан амандман овог Устава не може да елиминише или умањи права и слободе из члана II овог Устава или да измијени ову одредбу. (Члан X)
Obligations of the State
- English
The people give themselves institutions having for [their] objective:
…
- the protection of the fundamental freedoms of the citizen
… (Art. 9) - Arabic
يختار الّشعب لنفسه مؤّسسات، غايتها ما يأتي:
...
- حماية الحّرّيات األساسّية للمواطن
... (المــادة 9) - French
Le peuple se donne des institutions ayant pour finalité :
...
— la protection des libertés fondamentales du citoyen
... (Art. 9)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe State shall be bound by the international human rights agreements, covenants and conventions ratified by Egypt, and which shall have the force of law after publication in accordance with the prescribed conditions. (Art. 93)
- Arabicتلتزم الدّولة بالإتّفاقيات والعهود والمواثيق الدّولية لحقوق الإنسان التي تصادق عليها مصر، وتصبح لها قوة القانون بعد نشرها وفقاً للأوضاع المقررة. (المادّة 93)