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Education
- English(1) The Federal Government and Federal Member State governments shall ensure that meetings between the Presidents of the Federal Member States and high ranking officials be held regularly to discuss issues that affect their territories, including:
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(g) Education;
... (Art. 52) - Somali(1) Xukuumadda Federaalka ah iyo Xukuumadah xubnaha ka ah waxaa waajib ku ah in madaxweyneyaasha Dawladaha xubinta ka ah Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Mas'uuliyiintooda sare yeeshaan kulammo joogto ama kaltan ay kaga wada xaajoodaan arrimaha degaammadooda wada saameeya oo ay ka mid yihiin:
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(g) Tacliinta;
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Education
- Englishi. The State shall promote free and compulsory basic education.
ii. The State shall take appropriate measures to afford every citizen equal opportunity to attain the highest educational standard possible.
… (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XVIII)
Education
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Every citizen has the right to instruction.
Public education is secular.
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Tout citoyen a le droit à l'instruction.
L'enseignement public est laïc.
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Education
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The law defines the fundamental principles:
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- of education [enseignement] … (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون المبادئ الأساسية:
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للتعليم... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- de l'enseignement … (Art. 127)
Education
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
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Education
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The law determines in addition the fundamental principles:
– of education;
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La loi détermine en outre les principes fondamentaux:
- de l’enseignement;
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Education
- EnglishThe Republic shall, because of the vital role assigned to the individual citizen under this Constitution for the social, economic and political well being of Liberia, provide equal access to educational opportunities and facilities for all citizens to the extent of available resources. Emphasis shall be placed on the mass education of the Liberian people and the elimination of illiteracy. (Art. 6)
Education
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3. The family and the State shall ensure the education of children, bringing them up in the values of national unity, love for the motherland, equality among men and women, respect and social solidarity.
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3. A família e o Estado asseguram a educação da criança, formando-a nos valores da unidade nacional, no amor à pátria, igualdade entre homens e mulheres, respeito e solidariedade social.
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Education
- EnglishThe National and state governments shall have legislative and executive competences on any of the matters listed below:
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2. Tertiary education and scientific research;
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Education
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The right to education and to teaching [enseignement] are guaranteed. The State sees to improve [its] quality permanently.
Public education is gratuitous within the conditions established by the law.
Primary and secondary [moyen] education are obligatory. The State organizes the national system of education.
The State sees to the neutrality of the educational institutions and to the preservation of their educational and scientific vocation in order to protect them from any political or ideological influence.
School constitutes the basis of education for citizenship.
The State sees to equal access to education and to professional training. (Art. 65) - Arabic
الحقّ في التربية والّتعليم مضمونان، وتسهر الدولة باستمرار على تحسين جودتهما.
التّعليم العمومي مجّاني وفق الشّروط الّتي يحدّدها القانون.
التّعليم الابتدائي والمتوسط إجباريّ، وتنظم الدولة المنظومة التعليمية الوطنية.
تسهر الدولة على ضمان حياد المؤسسات التربوية وعلى الحفاظ على طابعها البيداغوجي والعلمي، قصد حمايتها من أي تأثير سياسي أو إيديولوجي.
تُعد المدرسة القاعدة الأساسية للتربية على المواطنة.
تسهر الدّولة على ضمان التّساوي في الالتحاق بالتّعليم والتّكوين المهنيّ. (المــادة 65) - French
Le droit à l’éducation et à l'enseignement sont garantis. L’Etat veille en permanence à en améliorer la qualité.
L'enseignement public est gratuit dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
L'enseignement primaire et moyen est obligatoire. L’Etat organise le système national d'enseignement.
L’Etat veille à la neutralité des institutions éducatives et à la préservation de leur vocation pédagogique et scientifique en vue de les protéger de toute influence politique ou idéologique.
L’école constitue la base de l’éducation à la citoyenneté.
L'Etat veille à l'égal accès à l'enseignement et à la formation professionnelle. (Art. 65)