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Education
- EnglishIn and for each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Education, subject and according to the following Provisions:
(1) Nothing in any such Law shall prejudicially affect any Right or Privilege with respect to Denominational Schools which any Class of Persons have by Law in the Province at the Union;
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 93) - FrenchDans chaque province, la législature pourra exclusivement décréter des lois relatives à l’éducation, sujettes et conformes aux dispositions suivantes:
(1) Rien dans ces lois ne devra préjudicier à aucun droit ou privilège conféré, lors de l’union, par la loi à aucune classe particulière de personnes dans la province, relativement aux écoles séparées (denominational);
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 93)
Education
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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l) The bases for the education system;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum…
2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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l) Baze sistema hanorin nian;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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l) As bases do sistema de ensino;
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Education
- English[The following] are of the competence of the local collectivities:
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• pre-school, primary and secondary teaching;
… (Art. 210) - FrenchSont de la compétence des collectivités locales:
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- l’enseignement préscolaire, primaire et secondaire;
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Education
- EnglishEducation shall be for general welfare of the public and shall not be at the service of individual and corporate interests. Universal access, permanence, mobility and graduation without any discrimination shall be guaranteed, as well compulsory attendance of initial schooling, basic education and secondary education or their equivalent.
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Public education shall be universal and secular at all levels and shall be free of charge up to and including the third level of higher education [post-secondary undergraduate schooling]. (Art. 28) - SpanishLa educación responderá al interés público y no estará al servicio de intereses individuales y corporativos. Se garantizará el acceso universal, permanencia, movilidad y egreso sin discriminación alguna y la obligatoriedad en el nivel inicial, básico y bachillerato o su equivalente.
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La educación pública será universal y laica en todos sus niveles, y gratuita hasta el tercer nivel de educación superior inclusive. (Art. 28)
Education
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House of Representatives:
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2) considers draft laws on … education,
… (Art. 97) - Belarusian
Палата прадстаўнікоў:
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2) разглядае праекты законаў, у тым ліку аб … адукацыі
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Палата представителей:
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2) рассматривает проекты законов, в том числе об … образовании
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Education
- EnglishThe State shall encourage and develop technical and technological education as well as vocational training, and expand all their types in accordance with international quality standards and in accordance with labor market needs. (Art. 20)
- Arabicتلتزم الدولة بتشجيع التعليم الفنى والتقنى والتدريب المهنى وتطويره، والتوسع فى أنواعه كافة، وفقا لمعايير الجودة العالمية، وبما يتناسب مع احتياجات سوق العمل. (المادّة 20)
Education
- EnglishNo educational establishment may refuse to admit students for reasons of the nature of the union of their parents or guardians, or for social, religious, racial, or political differences. (Art. 58)
- SpanishNingún establecimiento de educación podrá negarse a admitir alumnos por motivos de la naturaleza de la unión de sus progenitores o guardadores, ni por diferencias sociales, religiosas, raciales o políticas. (Art. 58)
Education
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The law shall guarantee for everyone suitable general education and tuition.
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Öllum skal tryggður í lögum réttur til almennrar mennt- unar og fræðslu við sitt hæfi.
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Education
- EnglishThe State must promote the well-being of the citizens, to protect and to defend the rights of the human person and the defenders of human rights.
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It assures the teaching [enseignement] of youth which is obligatory.
… (Art. 23) - FrenchL'État doit promouvoir le bien- être des citoyens, protéger et défendre les droits de la personne humaine et les défenseurs des droits humains.
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Il assure l'enseignement de la jeunesse, qui est obligatoire.
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Education
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Education is an essential function of the State for the preservation, development, and dissemination of culture, which must extend its benefits to society without discrimination of any kind.
Public education shall be secular and shall be based on fundamental principles of democracy. It shall instill and promote in all students a deep feeling of Honduran patriotism and shall be directly connected with the economic and social development process of the country. (Art. 151) - Spanish
La educación es función esencial del Estado para la conservación, el fomento y difusión de la cultura, la cual deberá proyectar sus beneficios a la sociedad sin discriminación de ninguna naturaleza.
La educación nacional será laica y se fundamentará en los principios esenciales de la democracia, inculcará y fomentará en los educandos profundos sentimientos hondureñistas y deberá vincularse directamente con el proceso de desarrollo económico y social del país. (Art. 151)