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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe State shall develop a zoning policy taking into account ecological, geographic, demographic, social, cultural, economic and political realities, in accordance with the premises of sustainable development, including information, consultation and male/female participation by citizens. An organic law shall develop the principles and criteria for this zoning. (Art. 128)
- SpanishEl Estado desarrollará una política de ordenación del territorio atendiendo a las realidades ecológicas, geográficas, poblacionales, sociales, culturales, económicas, políticas, de acuerdo con las premisas del desarrollo sustentable, que incluya la información, consulta y participación ciudadana. Una ley orgánica desarrollará los principios y criterios para este ordenamiento. (Art. 128)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) The number of members of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities and their appointment and terms of office must be prescribed by national legislation.
(2) The composition of the Commission must –
(a) be broadly representative of the main cultural, religious and linguistic communities in South Africa; and
(b) broadly reflect the gender composition of South Africa. (Sec. 186)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishCitizens have the right to participate in the administration of state affairs, in All-Ukrainian and local referendums, to freely elect and to be elected to bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government.
Citizens enjoy the equal right of access to the civil service and to service in bodies of local self-government. (Art. 38) - UkrainianГромадяни мають право брати участь в управлінні державними справами, у всеукраїнському та місцевих референдумах, вільно обирати і бути обраними до органів державної влади та органів місцевого самоврядування.
Громадяни користуються рівним правом доступу до державної служби, а також до служби в органах місцевого самоврядування. (Стаття 38)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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The people administer state affairs and manage economic, cultural and social affairs through various channels and in various ways in accordance with the law.
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人民依照法律规定,通过各种途径和形式,管理国家事务,管理经济和文化事业,管理社会事务。
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishIn order to attain the objectives specified in Article 2, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has the duty of directing all its resources to the following goals:
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8. the participation of the entire people in determining their political, economic, social, and cultural destiny;
… (Art. 3) - Persianدولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران موظف است برای نیل به اهداف مذکور در اصل دوم، همه امکانات خود را برای امور زیر به کار برد:
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8- مشارکت عامه مردم در تعیین سرنوشت سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی و فرهنگی خویش.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to participate in the government of the state’s affairs directly and through their representatives, to address personally as well as to direct individual and collective appeals to public and local self-administrative bodies.
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4. Citizens of the Republic shall have an equal right to serve in a public office. The requirements for candidates for public offices shall be conditioned only by the character of the duties of the office and shall be established by law. (Art. 33) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасы азаматтарының тікелей және өз өкілдері арқылы мемлекет ісін басқаруға қатысуға, мемлекеттік органдар мен жергілікті өзін-өзі басқару органдарына тікелей өзі жүгінуге, сондай-ақ жеке және ұжымдық өтініштер жолдауға құқығы бар.
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4. Республика азаматтарының мемлекеттiк қызметке кiруге тең құқығы бар. Мемлекеттiк қызметшi лауазымына кандидатқа қойылатын талаптар лауазымдық мiндеттердiң сипатына ғана байланысты болады және заңмен белгiленедi. (33-бап)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) The state shall guarantee to both men and women the equal right to enjoy all civil, political, social, cultural, and economic rights, … (Art 48) - Arabic…
2.تكفل الدولة للرجال والنساء الحق المتساوي في التمتع بكل الحقوق المدنيو والسياسية والإجتماعية والثقافية والإقتصادية بما فيها الحق في الأجر المتساوي للعمل المتساوي والمزايا الوظيفية الأُخري ... (الماده 49)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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Equal access to the functions and to employments within the State is guaranteed to all citizens, with the exception of those linked to national sovereignty and security.
The law establishes the conditions of implementation of this provision. (Art. 67) - Arabic
يتساوى جميع المواطنين في تقّلد المهام والوظائف في ال ّدولة، باستثناء المهام والوظائف ذات الصلة بالسيادة واألمن الوطنيين.
يحدد القانون شروط تطبيق هذا الحكم. (المــادة 67) - French
L'égal accès aux fonctions et aux emplois au sein de l'Etat est garanti à tous les citoyens, à l’exception de ceux liés à la souveraineté et à la sécurité nationales.
La loi fixe les conditions de mise en œuvre de cette disposition. (Art. 67)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishCitizens shall enjoy equal opportunity in carrying out the following functions :
(a) public employment;
… (Sec. 349) - Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားများသည် အောက်ပါလုပ်ငန်းများကို လုပ်ကိုင်ဆောင်ရွက်ရာတွင် တူညီသော အခွင့်အလမ်းရရှိစေရမည် -
(က) ပြည်သူဝန်ထမ်း တာဝန်ထမ်းဆောင်မှု၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၉)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The guiding values and principles of the public service include the following—
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j. adequate and equal opportunities for appointments, training and advancement of members of both gender and members of all ethnic groups; … (Art. 173)