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Education
- EnglishThe family is the source of the education and the parents are entitled to choose what is to be taught [impartirse] to their minor children. The State may subsidize the gratuitous private educational centers and the law will regulate what is relative to this matter.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishLa familia es fuente de la educación y los padres tienen derecho a escoger la que ha de impartirse a sus hijos menores. El Estado podrá subvencionar a los centros educativos privados gratuitos y la ley regulará lo relativo a esta materia.
… (Art. 73)
Education
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(3) Parents shall be obliged to take care of their minor children. This obligation shall include the provision of schooling for their children.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XVI) - Hungarian…
(3) A szülõk kötelesek kiskorú gyermekükrõl gondoskodni. E kötelezettség magában foglalja gyermekük taníttatását.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XVI. cikk)
Education
- English… Parents have the right and duty to assure the education and the physique and moral health of their children. … (Art. 18)
- French… Les parents ont le droit et le devoir d'assurer l'éducation et la santé physique et morale de leurs enfants. … (Art. 18)
Education
- EnglishParents are under obligation to feed, assist, and educate their children during their minority, and beyond in those cases established by law.
… (Art. 121) - SpanishLos padres están obligados a alimentar, asistir y educar a sus hijos durante su minoría de edad, y en los demás casos en que legalmente proceda.
… (Art. 121)
Education
- English(1) Capable and deserving students, even if without financial resources, are entitled to attain the highest grades of education.
(2) The State shall give effect to this principle by means of scholarships, of contributions to the families of students and other provisions on the basis of competitive examinations. (Art. 11) - Maltese(1) L-istudenti kapaċi u meritevoli, ukoll jekk mingħajr risorsi finanzjarji, għandhom dritt li jilħqu l-ogħla gradi ta' edukazzjoni.
(2) L-Istat għandu jagħti effett għal dan il-prinċipju permezz ta' boroż ta' studju, ta' kontribuzzjonijiet lill-familji tal-istudenti u provvedimenti oħra fuq il-bażi ta' eżamijiet kompetittivi. (Art. 11)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
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f. Education
To provide adequate resources to the education sector and devise programmes in order to—
i. eliminate illiteracy in Malawi;
ii. make primary education compulsory and free to all citizens of Malawi;
iii. offer greater access to higher learning and continuing education;
… (Sec. 13)
Education
- English
Adults will enjoy opportunities to educate themselves and to develop abilities through programs of training and development [formación]. The State will continue its educational programs to eradicate illiteracy. (Art. 122)
- Spanish
Los adultos gozarán de oportunidades para educarse y desarrollar habilidades por medio de programas de capacitación y formación. El Estado continuará sus programas educativos para suprimir el analfabetismo. (Art. 122)
Education
- EnglishOccupational education is established as a special element of the educational system, with basic education and special training programs. (Art. 97)
- SpanishSe establece la educación laboral, como una modalidad no regular del sistema de educación, con programas de educación básica y capacitación especial. (Art. 97)
Education
- English(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to—
(a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment; or
(b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the general public.
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(6) Nothing in this article or sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of article 19 or clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making,—
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(b) any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of article 30, which in the case of reservation would be in addition to the existing reservations and subject to a maximum of ten per cent. of the total seats in each category. (Art. 15) - Hindi(1) राज्य, किसी नागरिक के विरुद्ध केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, लिंग, जन्मस्थान या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर कोई विभेद नहीं करेगा।
(2) कोई नागरिक केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, लिंग, जन्मस्थान या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर निम्नलिखित के संबंध में किसी भी निर्योग्यता, दायित्व, निर्बंधन या शर्त के अधीन नहीं होगा—
(क) दुकानों, सार्वजनिक भोजनालयों, होटलों और सार्वजनिक मनोरंजन के स्थानों में प्रवेश; या
(ख) पूर्णत: या भागत: राज्य-निधि से पोषित या साधारण जनता के प्रयोग के लिए समर्पित कुओं, तालाबों, स्नानघाटों, सड़कों और सार्वजनिक समागम के स्थानों के उपयोग।
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(6) इस अनुच्छेद या अनुच्छेद 19 के खंड (1) के उपखंड (छ) या अनुच्छेद 29 के खंड (2) में कोई बात राज्य को निम्नलिखित प्रावधान करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी,—
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(ख) खंड (4) और (5) में उल्लिखित श्रेणियों के अतिरिक्त नागरिकों के किन्हीं आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर वर्गों की उन्नति के लिए कोई विशेष प्रावधान जहां तक ऐसे विशेष प्रावधान अनुच्छेद 30 के खंड (1) में निर्दिष्ट अल्पसंख्यक शिक्षा संस्थाओं से भिन्न, शिक्षा संस्थाओं में, जिनके अंतर्गत प्राइवेट शिक्षा संस्थाएं भी हैं, चाहे वे राज्य से सहायता प्राप्त हों या नहीं, प्रवेश से संबंधित हैं, जो आरक्षण के मामले में वर्तमान आरक्षण के अतिरिक्त होगा और प्रत्येक श्रणी में कुल सीटों के अधिकतम दस प्रतिशत के शर्ताधीन होगा। (अनुच्छेद 15)
Education
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Republic has exclusive competence to legislate on the following matters:
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i) The bases of the education system;
… (Art. 164) - PortugueseÉ da exclusiva competência da Assembleia da República legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
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i) Bases do sistema de ensino;
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