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Education
- 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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3. free education and physical training for everyone at all levels, and the facilitation and expansion of higher education;
… (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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3- آموزش و پرورش و تربیت بدنی رایگان برای همه در تمام سطوح، و تسهیل و تعمیم آموزش عالی
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Education
- EnglishParents have the right and duty to raise, educate and protect their children. ...
The State and the other public collectivities, through their public policies and their actions, see to the promotion and to the access to a quality, gratuitous and public education. (Art. 23) - FrenchLes parents ont le droit et le devoir d'élever, d'éduquer et de protéger leurs enfants. …
L'Etat et les autres collectivités publiques veillent, par leurs politiques publiques et leurs actions, à la promotion et à l'accès à un enseignement public, gratuit et de qualité. (Art. 23)
Education
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Autonomous provinces shall, in accordance with the Law, regulate the matters of provincial interest in the following fields:
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3. education … at the provincial level.
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Аутономне покрајине, у складу са законом, уређују питања од покрајинског значаја у области:
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3. просвете, ... на покрајинском нивоу.
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Education
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Education [Educación] has as its objective the full development of the human person. The State recognizes and guarantees the freedom of education [enseñanza]. The parents have the duty to educate their children and the right to choose their centers of education and to participate in the educational process. (Art. 13)
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La educación tiene como finalidad el desarrollo integral de la persona humana. El Estado reconoce y garantiza la libertad de enseñanza. Los padres de familia tienen el deber de educar a sus hijos y el derecho de escoger los centros de educación y de participar en el proceso educativo. (Art. 13)
Education
- EnglishCitizens have the right to education. This right is ensured by an advanced educational system and by the educational measures enacted by the State for the benefit of the people. (Art. 73)
- Korean공민은 교육을 받을 권리를 가진다. 이 권리는 선진적인 교육제도와 국가의 인민적인 교육시책에 의하여 보장된다. (제73조)
Education
- English1. Education is a right for every citizen and all levels of government shall provide access to education without discrimination as to religion, race, ethnicity, health status including HIV/AIDS, gender or disability.
2. All levels of government shall promote education at all levels and shall ensure free and compulsory education at the primary level; they shall also provide free illiteracy eradication programmes. (Art. 29)
Education
- EnglishNo person shall be denied the right to education.
… (Art. 2, First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)7
Education
- EnglishEducation is a human right and a fundamental social duty; it is democratic, free of charge and obligatory. The State assumes responsibility for it as an irrevocable function of the greatest interest, at all levels and in all modes, as an instrument of scientific, humanistic and technical knowledge at the service of society. Education, is a public service, and is grounded on the respect for all currents of thought, to the end of developing the creative potential of every human being and the full exercise of his or her personality in a democratic society based on the work ethic value and on active, conscious and joint participation in the processes of social transformation embodied in the values which are part of the national identity, and with a Latin American and universal vision. The State, with the participation of families and society, promotes the process of civic education in accordance with the principles contained in this Constitution and in the laws. (Art. 102)
- SpanishLa educación es un derecho humano y un deber social fundamental, es democrática, gratuita y obligatoria. El Estado la asumirá como función indeclinable y de máximo interés en todos sus niveles y modalidades, y como instrumento del conocimiento científico, humanístico y tecnológico al servicio de la sociedad. La educación es un servicio público y está fundamentada en el respeto a todas las corrientes del pensamiento, con la finalidad de desarrollar el potencial creativo de cada ser humano y el pleno ejercicio de su personalidad en una sociedad democrática basada en la valoración ética del trabajo y en la participación activa, consciente y solidaria en los procesos de transformación social consustanciados con los valores de la identidad nacional, y con una visión latinoamericana y universal. El Estado, con la participación de las familias y la sociedad, promoverá el proceso de educación ciudadana de acuerdo con los principios contenidos de esta Constitución y en la ley. (Art. 102)
Education
- EnglishThe Union shall honour and assist citizens who are outstanding in education irrespective of race, religion and sex according to their qualifications. (Sec. 368)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပညာရည်ထူးချွန်သော နိုင်ငံသားများအား လူမျိုး၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီးခွဲခြားမှုမထားရှိဘဲ ယင်းတို့၏ အရည်အချင်းအလိုက် ချီးမြှောက်ထောက်ပံ့မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၈)
Education
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2. A child is entitled to basic education which shall be the responsibility of the State and the parents of the child.
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