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Obligations of Private Parties
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1) Each citizen has the right to the free development of their person with respect for the rights of others and of the public order.
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1°) Chaque citoyen a droit au libre développement de sa personnalité, dans le respect des droits d’autrui et de l’ordre public.
… (Art. 1)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishThe fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter4 shall be respected and upheld by the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and all organs of the Government and its agencies and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons in Namibia, and shall be enforceable by the Courts in the manner hereinafter prescribed. (Art. 5)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English(1) The human rights and freedoms, the principles of which are set out in this Constitution, shall not be exercised by a person in a manner that causes interference with or curtailment of the rights and freedoms of other persons or of the public interest.
… (Art. 30)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishI. Persons who violate constitutional rights are subject to the jurisdiction and competence of the Bolivian authorities.
II. The intellectual and material perpetrators of violations of constitutional rights are to be held responsible.
III. The immediate perpetrators of attacks against personal security are to be held liable, and are not excused from liability for having committed them under orders of superiors. (Art. 110) - SpanishI. Las personas que vulneren derechos constitucionales quedan sujetas a la jurisdicción y competencia de las autoridades bolivianas.
II. La vulneración de los derechos constitucionales hace responsables a sus autores intelectuales y materiales.
III. Los atentados contra la seguridad personal hacen responsables a sus autores inmediatos, sin que pueda servirles de excusa el haberlos cometido por orden superior. (Art. 110)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishThe freedoms and rights guaranteed to the people by this Constitution shall be maintained by the constant endeavor of the people, who shall refrain from any abuse of these freedoms and rights and shall always be responsible for utilizing them for the public welfare. (Art. 12)
- Japaneseこの憲法が国民に保障する自由及び権利は、国民の不断の努力によつて、これを保持しなければならない。又、国民は、これを濫用してはならないのであつて、常に公共の福祉のためにこれを利用する責任を負ふ。 (第12条)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English
Whereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
… (Sec. 3)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English1. Citizens' rights are inseparable from citizens’ duties.
2. Everyone has the duty to respect the rights of others.
3. Citizens are responsible to practice their duties to the State and society.
4. The practice of human rights and citizens’ rights cannot infringe national interests and legal and legitimate rights and interests of others. (Art. 15) - Vietnamese1. Quyền công dân không tách rời nghĩa vụ công dân.
2. Mọi người có nghĩa vụ tôn trọng quyền của người khác.
3. Công dân có trách nhiệm thực hiện nghĩa vụ đối với Nhà nước và xã hội.
4. Việc thực hiện quyền con người, quyền công dân không được xâm phạm lợi ích quốc gia, dân tộc, quyền và lợi ích hợp pháp của người khác. (Điều 15)
Obligations of Private Parties
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2. Everyone shall respect the freedoms and rights of others.
… (Art. 31) - Polish…
2. Każdy jest obowiązany szanować wolności i prawa innych.
... (Art. 31)
Obligations of Private Parties
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(2) Every person has the right to freedom based on law, and accordingly has a legal right to do any thing that-
(a) does not injure or interfere with the rights and freedoms of others;
… (Sec. 32)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English
Whereas every person in Botswana is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest to each and all of the following,
a. life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
b. freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association; and
c. protection for the privacy of his or her home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
... (Sec. 3)