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Obligations of the State
- English(1) Every person in Guyana is entitled to the basic right to a happy, creative and productive life, free from hunger, ignorance and want. That right includes the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual.
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe State shall effectively guarantee the genuine democratic rights and freedoms as well as the material and cultural well-being of all its citizens.
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea the rights and freedoms of citizens shall be amplified with the consolidation and development of the socialist system. (Art. 64) - Korean국가는 모든 공민에게 참다운 민주주의적권리와 자유, 행복한 물질문화생활을 실질적으로 보장한다.
조선민주주의인민공화국에서 공민의 권리와 자유는 사회주의제도의 공고발전과 함께 더욱 확대된다. (제64조)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Central African People, ...
Resolved to build a State of Law founded on a pluralistic democracy, the respect for the separation and the equilibrium of the powers to [en vue de] guarantee the security of persons and of property [biens], the protection of the most weak, notably vulnerable persons, the minorities, and the full exercise of the fundamental freedoms and rights;
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Convinced that only a State of Law can guarantee the protection of the Rights of Man;
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Reiterating their will to cooperate in peace and amity with all States, to work for the African unity in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted on 12 July 2000, to promote the peaceful regulation of differences between States with respect for Justice, for Equality, for Freedom and for the Sovereignty of Peoples;
Reaffirms their adherence to the Charter of the Organization of the United Nations, to the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 10 December 1948, to the International Pacts of 16 December 1966 concerning economic, social and cultural right on the one hand and civil and political rights on the other;
Reaffirms its commitment to the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 27 June 1981 and to the African Charter of the Democracy, of the Elections and of the Governance of 30 June 2007;
Reaffirms its adherence to all International Conventions duly ratified, notably those concerning the prohibition of all forms of discrimination with regard to women, to the protection of the rights of the child and those relative to the autochthonous and tribal peoples;
... (Preamble) - FrenchLE PEUPLE CENTRAFRICAIN, …
Résolu à construire un Etat de droit fondé sur une démocratie pluraliste, le respect de la séparation et de l’équilibre des pouvoirs en vue de garantir la sécurité des personnes et des biens, la protection des plus faibles, notamment des personnes vulnérables, des minorités et le plein exercice des libertés et des droits fondamentaux;
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Convaincu que seul un Etat de droit peut garantir la protection des droits de I'Homme;
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Réitérant sa volonté de coopérer dans la paix et l’amitié avec tous les Etats, d’œuvrer pour l’unité Africain conformément à l’acte Constitutif de l’Union Africaine adopté le 12 juillet 2000, de promouvoir le règlement pacifique des différends entre Etats dans le respect de la Justice, de l’Egalité, de la liberté et de la souveraineté des peuples;
Réaffirme son adhésion à la Charte de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, à la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme du 10 décembre 1948, aux Pactes Internationaux du 16 décembre 1966 relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels d’une part et aux droits civils et politiques d’autre part;
Réaffirme son attachement à la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples du 27 juin 1981 et à la Charte Africaine de la Démocratie, des Elections et de la Gouvernance du 30 juin 2007;
Réaffirme son adhésion à toutes les Conventions Internationales dûment ratifiées notamment celles relatives à l’interdiction de toute forme de discrimination à l’égard des femmes, à la protection des droits de l’enfant et celles relatives aux peuples autochtones et tribaux;
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Obligations of the State
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The commitment of the citizens of Montenegro to live in a state in which the basic values are freedom, peace, tolerance, respect for human rights and liberties, multiculturalism, democracy and the rule of law;
… (Preamble) - Montenegrin…
opredjeljenja građana Crne Gore da žive u državi u kojoj su osnovne vrijednosti: sloboda, mir, tolerancija, poštovanje ljudskih prava i sloboda, multikulturalnost, demokratija i vladavina prava;
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Obligations of the State
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(4) The recognition of the fundamental rights set out in this Chapter does not deny the existence of any other rights that are recognized or conferred by Shari’ah, or by customary law or legislation to the extent that they are consistent with the Shari’ah and the Constitution. (Art. 40) - Somali…
(4) Xuquuqda asaasiga ah ee ku xusan Cutubkan kama hor-imaaan karaan xuquuqda kale ee Shareecada Islaamku jideysey iyo xeer-dhaqameedka la jaanqaadi kara Shareecada iyo Dastuurka. (Qodobka 40aad.)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe enunciation of the rights and guarantees contained in this Constitution must not be understood as the negation of others that, being inherent to the human personality, do not expressively figure in it. The lack of [a] regulatory law may not be invoked to deny or to curtail any right or guarantee. (Art. 45)
- SpanishLa enunciación de los derechos y garantías contenidos en esta Constitución no debe entenderse como negación de otros que, siendo inherentes a la personalidad humana, no figuren expresamente en ella. La falta de ley reglamentaria no podrá ser invocada para negar ni para menoscabar algún derecho o garantía. (Art. 45)
Obligations of the State
- English
1. The State shall be responsible to the citizens for the creation of economic, social, legal and other guarantees ensuring human rights and freedoms, to fight against violations of human rights and freedoms, and to restore infringed rights.
… (Art. 19) - Mongolian
1. Төрөөс хүний эрх, эрх чөлөөг хангахуйц эдийн засаг, нийгэм, хууль зүйн болон бусад баталгааг бүрдүүлэх, хүний эрх, эрх чөлөөг зөрчихтэй тэмцэх, хөндөгдсөн эрхийг сэргээн эдлүүлэх үүргийг иргэнийхээ өмнө хариуцна.
… (Арван есдүгээр зүйл)
Obligations of the State
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
• … the civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 125) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
- … les droits civiques et l’exercice des libertés publiques;
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Portuguese Republic is a democratic state based on the rule of law, the sovereignty of the people, plural democratic expression and political organisation, respect for and the guarantee of the effective implementation of the fundamental rights and freedoms, and the separation and interdependence of powers, with a view to achieving economic, social and cultural democracy and deepening participatory democracy. (Art. 2)
- PortugueseA República Portuguesa é um Estado de direito democrático, baseado na soberania popular, no pluralismo de expressão e organização política democráticas, no respeito e na garantia de efectivação dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais e na separação e interdependência de poderes, visando a realização da democracia económica, social e cultural e o aprofundamento da democracia participativa. (Art. 2)