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Obligations of the State
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishAny assault on individual freedom, on the inviolability of private life or any other rights and public freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be considered a punishable crime by the law. (Art. 54)
- Arabicكل اعتداء على الحرية الشخصية أو على حرمة الحياة الخاصة أو على غيرها من الحقوق والحريات العامة التي يكفلها الدستور يُعد جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (المادّة 54)
Obligations of the State
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English
Where every person in Saint Vincent is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, color, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
… (Sec. 1)
Obligations of the State
Serbia
- EnglishHuman and minority rights guaranteed by the Constitution shall be implemented directly.
The Constitution shall guarantee, and as such, directly implement human and minority rights guaranteed by the generally accepted rules of international law, ratified international treaties and laws. The law may prescribe manner of exercising these rights only if explicitly stipulated in the Constitution or necessary to exercise a specific right owing to its nature, whereby the law may not under any circumstances influence the substance of the relevant guaranteed right.
Provisions on human and minority rights shall be interpreted to the benefit of promoting values of a democratic society, pursuant to valid international standards in human and minority rights, as well as the practice of international institutions which supervise their implementation. (Art. 18) - Serbian CyrillicЉудска и мањинска права зајемчена Уставом непосредно се примењују.
Уставом се јемче, и као таква, непосредно се примењују људска и мањинска права зајемчена општеприхваћеним правилима међународног права, потврђеним међународним уговорима и законима. Законом се може прописати начин остваривања ових права само ако је то Уставом изричито предвиђено или ако је то неопходно за остварење појединог права због његове природе, при чему закон ни у ком случају не сме да утиче на суштину зајемченог права.
Одредбе о људским и мањинским правима тумаче се у корист унапређења вредности демократског друштва, сагласно важећим међународним стандaрдима људских и мањинских права, као и пракси међународних институција којe надзиру њихово спровођење. (Члан 18)
Obligations of the State
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishThe fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
a) The respect for the human person, for his dignity and freedom, and other fundamental rights.
… (Art. 5) - SpanishLos fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
a) El respeto a la persona humana, a su dignidad y libertad, y demás derechos fundamentales.
… (Art. 5) - FrenchLes fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont:
a) Le respect de la personne humaine, de sa dignité, de sa liberté et de ses autres droits fondamentaux.
… (Art. 5)
Obligations of the State
Zambia
- EnglishIt is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been and shall continue to be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or marital status, ...
and the provisions of this Part4 shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to those rights and freedoms subject to such limitations of that protection as are contained in this Part, being limitations designed to ensure that the enjoyment of the said rights and freedoms by any individual does not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest. (Art. 11)
Obligations of the State
Türkiye
- EnglishThe Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social state governed by rule of law, within the notions of public peace, national solidarity and justice, respecting human rights, loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk, and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the preamble. (Art. 2)
- TurkishTürkiye Cumhuriyeti, toplumun huzuru, millî dayanışma ve adalet anlayışı içinde, insan haklarına saygılı, Atatürk milliyetçiliğine bağlı, başlangıçta belirtilen temel ilkelere dayanan, demokratik, lâik ve sosyal bir hukuk Devletidir. (Madde 2)
Obligations of the State
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishAny act on the part of the Public Power that violates or encroaches upon the rights guaranteed by this Constitution and by law is null and void, and the public employees ordering or implementing the same shall incur criminal, civil and administrative liability, as applicable in each case, with no defense on grounds of having followed the orders of a superior. (Art. 25)
- SpanishTodo acto dictado en ejercicio del Poder Público que viole o menoscabe los derechos garantizados por esta Constitución y la ley es nulo, y los funcionarios públicos y funcionarias públicas que lo ordenen o ejecuten incurren en responsabilidad penal, civil y administrativa, según los casos, sin que les sirvan de excusa órdenes superiores. (Art. 25)
Obligations of the State
Switzerland
- English1 The Swiss Confederation shall protect the liberty and rights of the people and safeguard the independence and security of the country.
… (Art. 2) - French1 La Confédération suisse protège la liberté et les droits du peuple et elle assure l’indépendance et la sécurité du pays.
… (Art. 2) - German1 Die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft schützt die Freiheit und die Rechte des Volkes und wahrt die Unabhängigkeit und die Sicherheit des Landes.
… (Art. 2) - Italian1 La Confederazione Svizzera tutela la libertà e i diritti del Popolo e salvaguarda l’indipendenza e la sicurezza del Paese.
… (Art. 2)
Obligations of the State
Ethiopia
- English1. All Federal and State legislative, executive and judicial organs at all levels shall have the responsibility and duty to respect and enforce the provisions of this Chapter3.
2. The fundamental rights and freedoms specified in this Chapter shall be interpreted in a manner conforming to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenants on Human Rights and international instruments adopted by Ethiopia. (Art. 13) - Amharic1. በማንኛውም ደረጃ የሚገኙ የፌዴራል መንግሥትና የክልል ሕግ አውጪ፣ ሕግ አስፈጻሚ እና የዳኝነት አካሎች በዚህ ምዕራፍ የተካተቱን ድንጋጌዎች የማክበርና የማስከበር ኃላፊነትና ግዴታ አለባቸው፡፡
2. በዚህ ምዕራፍ የተዘረዘሩት መሠረታዊ የመብቶችና የነጻነቶች ድንጋጌዎች ኢትዮጵያ ከተቀበለቻቸው ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ሕግጋት፣ ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብዓዊ ስምምነቶችና ዓለም አቀፍ ሰነዶች መርሆዎች ጋር በተጣጣመ መንገድ ይተረጐማል፡፡ (አንቀጽ 13)
Obligations of the State
Barbados
- English…
Now, therefore, the people of Barbados
(a) proclaim that they are a sovereign nation founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, the dignity of the human person, their unshakeable faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms and the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions;
… (Preamble)