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Citizenship and Nationality
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6. Any notice to be given by the Minister to any person under Article 133(1) may be sent to that person at his last known address or, in the case of a person under the age of 18 years (not being a married woman) to his parent or guardian at the last known address of the parent or guardian; and if an address at which the notice may be sent to any person under this paragraph is not known and cannot after reasonable inquiry be ascertained, the notice may be given by publication in the Gazette.
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15. (1) For the purposes of Part X, references to a person’s father or to his parent or to one of his parents shall, in relation to a person who is illegitimate, be construed as references to his mother.
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Citizenship and Nationality
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(2) The Federal Government may by order deprive of her citizenship any woman who is a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15 if satisfied that the marriage by virtue of which she was registered has been dissolved, otherwise than by death, within the period of two years beginning with the date of the marriage. (Art. 26) - Malay…
(2) Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh melalui perintah melucutkan kewarganegaraan mana-mana perempuan yang menjadi warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15 jika berpuas hati bahawa perkahwinan yang disebabkan olehnya perempuan itu didaftarkan telah dibubarkan, melainkan disebabkan oleh kematian, dalam tempoh dua tahun mulai dari tarikh perkahwinan itu. (Perkara 26)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. Nationality in the Republic of Korea shall be prescribed by law.
… (Art. 2) - Korean①대한민국의 국민이 되는 요건은 법률로 정한다.
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Education
- English1. Everyone has the right to receive education and the right to choose the form of education they receive.
2. Pre-school education shall be guaranteed in accordance with the procedures established by law. Elementary and basic education shall be compulsory. General education shall be fully funded by the State, in accordance with the procedures established by law. Citizens shall have the right to state-funded vocational and higher education, in accordance with the procedures established by law.
… (Art. 27) - Georgian1. ყველას აქვს განათლების მიღებისა და მისი ფორმის არჩევის უფლება.
2. სკოლამდელი აღზრდა და განათლება უზრუნველყოფილია კანონით დადგენილი წესით. დაწყებითი და საბაზო განათლება სავალდებულოა. ზოგად განათლებას კანონით დადგენილი წესით სრულად აფინანსებს სახელმწიფო. მოქალაქეებს უფლება აქვთ კანონით დადგენილი წესით სახელმწიფოს დაფინანსებით მიიღონ პროფესიული და უმაღლესი განათლება.
… (მუხლი 27)
Education
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to education; and the State shall endeavor to make general education compulsory and free of charge in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the State. (Art. 49)
- Arabicالتّعليم حقّ لكل مواطن و تسعى الدولة لتحقيق إلزاميّة و مجانيّة التّعليم العام، وفقا للنظم و القوانين المعمول بها في الدّولة. (المادّة 49)
Education
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8. Basic and secondary education
... (Schedule 8, List of Local Level Powers) - Nepali
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(८) आधारभूत र माध्यमिक शिक्षा
... (अनुसूची–८, स्थानीय तहको अधिकारको सूची)
Education
- English1. The State shall recognise and guarantee that every citizen has the right to education and culture, and it is incumbent upon it to promote the establishment of a public system of universal and compulsory basic education that is free of charge in accordance with its ability and in conformity with the law.
2. Everyone has the right to equal opportunities for education and vocational training.
3. The State shall recognise and supervise private and co-operative education.
4. The State should ensure the access of every citizen, in accordance to their abilities, to the highest levels of education, scientific research and artistic creativity.
… (Sec. 59) - Tetum1. Estadu rekoñese no garante sidadaun hotu nia direitu ba edukasaun no kultura, nune’e mós harii sistema ensinu báziku universál, obrigatóriu no wainhira bele, saugati, tuir lei haruka.
2. Ema hotu iha direitu hanesan, ba oportunidade atu eskola no ba formasaun serbisu/profisaun nian.
3. Estadu rekoñese no fiskaliza eskola partikulár no kooperativu sira.
4. Estadu tenki garante ba sidadaun hotu-hotu, tuir sira-nia kapasidade, atu bele hetan eskola boot kona-ba investigasaun sientífika no hamoris/haburas arte.
… (Art. 59) - Portuguese1. O Estado reconhece e garante ao cidadão o direito à educação e à cultura, competindo-lhe criar um sistema público de ensino básico universal, obrigatório e, na medida das suas possibilidades, gratuito, nos termos da lei.
2. Todos têm direito a igualdade de oportunidades de ensino e formação profissional.
3. O Estado reconhece e fiscaliza o ensino privado e cooperativo.
4. O Estado deve garantir a todos os cidadãos, segundo as suas capacidades, o acesso aos graus mais elevados do ensino, da investigação científica e da criação artística.
... (Art. 59)
Education
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– Education is a right for every citizen. Its objective is to build the Omani character, preserve the national identity, inculcate the scientific method in thinking, develop talents, encourage innovation, consolidate civilised and spiritual values, and anchor the notions of citizenship, tolerance, and harmony.
– Education is compulsory throughout the primary education level. The state shall encourage the establishment of private schools and institutes under the supervision of the state in accordance with the provisions of the law.
– The state shall endeavour to combat illiteracy.
– The state shall ... facilitate admission to higher education equally for all on the basis of competency and merit, encourage the establishment of private and community universities, and guarantee that the quality of education in those universities is in line with international quality standards.
... (Art. 16) - Arabic
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– التعليم حق لكل مواطن، هدفه بناء الشخصية العمانية، والحفاظ على الهوية الوطنية، وتأصيل المنهج العلمي في التفكير، وتنمية المواهب، وتشجيع الابتكار، وترسيخ القيم الحضارية والروحية، وإرساء مفاهيم المواطنة والتسامح والتآلف.
– التعليم إلزامي حتى نهاية مرحلة التعليم الأساسي، وتشجع الدولة إنشاء المدارس والمعاهد الخاصة بإشراف من الدولة، وفقا لأحكام القانون.
– وتعمل الدولة على مكافحة الأمية.
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– الدولة ... وتيسير القبول للتعليم العالي أمام الجميع على قدم المساواة على أساس الكفاءة والجدارة، والعمل على تشجيع إنشاء الجامعات الخاصة، والأهلية، وتضمن الدولة جودة التعليم في تلك الجامعات بما يتفق ومعايير الجودة العالمية.
… (المادّة ١٦)
Education
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3. The State shall ensure work and education within the limits of its possibilities, and shall ensure tranquility and equal opportunities to all Jordanians.
… (Art. 6) - Arabic…
3 .تكفل الدولة العمل والتعليم ضمن حدود امكانياتها وتكفل الطمأنينة وتكافؤ الفرص لجميع الاردنيين.
… (المادة 6)
Education
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Every citizen, in accord with the educational policy laid down by the Union :
(a) has the right to education;
(b) shall be given basic education which the Union prescribes by law as compulsory;
... (Sec. 366) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် နိုင်ငံတော်ကချမှတ်ထားသော ပညာရေးဆိုင်ရာမူဝါဒများနှင့်အညီ -
(က) ပညာသင်ကြားပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
(ခ) ဥပဒေဖြင့်ပြဌာန်းသည့် မသင်မနေရအခြေခံပညာများကို သင်ကြားရမည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၆)