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Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen to –
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(c) respect the dignity of other citizens and the rights and legitimate interests of others and live in unity and harmony and in the spirit of common brotherhood;
… (Sec. 24)
Obligations of Private Parties
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No restriction may be provided to the rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution except by virtue of a law and to meet the demands of a democratic regime and with a view to safeguarding the rights of others
... (Art. 55) - Arabic
لا توضع قيود على الحقوق والحرّيات المضمونة بهذا الدّستور إلاّ بمقتضى قانون ولضرورة يقتضيها نظام ديمقراطيّ وبهدف حماية حقوق الغير
… (الفصل 55) - French
Aucune restriction ne peut être apportée aux droits et libertés garantis par la présente Constitution qu'en vertu d'une loi et pour répondre aux exigences d’un régime démocratique et en vue de sauvegarder les droits d’autrui
... (Art. 55)
Obligations of Private Parties
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2. Every individual shall have the duty to respect the rights and liberties of others, the mores and the common good. (Art. 83) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o indivíduo tem o dever de respeitar os direitos e liberdades de outrem, a moral e o bem comum. (Art. 83)
Obligations of Private Parties
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Each citizen has the right to the full development [épanouissement] of his person within respect for the rights of others, of the public order, of ethics [morales] and of morals [bonne mœurs].
… (Art. 8) - French…
Chaque citoyen a droit au plein épanouissement de sa personne dans le respect des droits d’autrui, de l’ordre public, de la morale et des bonnes mœurs.
… (Art. 8)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English1. Constitutional principles relating to the rights, liberties and guarantees are directly applicable and binding on both public and private entities.
… (Art. 30) - Portuguese1 - Os preceitos constitucionais respeitantes aos direitos, liberdades e garantias são directamente aplicáveis e vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas.
… (Art. 30)
Obligations of Private Parties
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This Chapter5 shall not be interpreted so as to confer on any person or group the right to engage in any activity aimed at the suppression of a right or freedom contained in the Charter6. (Art. 45)
Obligations of Private Parties
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(2) All Zimbabwean citizens are equally entitled to the rights, privileges and benefits of citizenship and are equally subject to the duties and obligations of citizenship.
… (Sec. 35)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the duty to:
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6. respect the rights of others;
… (Art. 25)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
… (Sec. 3)
Obligations of Private Parties
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(2) A provision of the Bill of Rights binds a natural or a juristic person if, and to the extent that, it is applicable, taking into account the nature of the right and the nature of any duty imposed by the right.
(3) When applying a provision of the Bill of Rights to a natural or juristic person in terms of subsection (2), a court-
(a) in order to give effect to a right in the Bill, must apply, or if necessary develop, the common law to the extent that legislation does not give effect to that right; and
(b) may develop rules of the common law to limit the right, provided that the limitation is in accordance with section 36 (1).
… (Sec. 8)