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Obligations of the State
- English
A citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the state shall be bound by mutual rights and duties.
The human rights and freedoms, established by the Constitution and the laws, shall be inalienable, and no one shall have the right to deprive or limit them without a court decision.
The human rights and freedoms shall be directly applicable. The human rights and freedoms shall determine the essence and content of laws, the activities of state and self-government bodies and their officials.
... (Art. 20) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi va davlat bir-biriga nisbatan o‘zaro huquq va majburiyatlar bilan bog‘liqdir.
Insonning Konstitutsiya va qonunlarda mustahkamlab qo‘yilgan huquq va erkinliklari daxlsizdir hamda ulardan sud qarorisiz mahrum etishga yoki ularni cheklab qo‘yishga hech kim haqli emas.
Insonning huquq va erkinliklari bevosita amal qiladi. Insonning huquq va erkinliklari qonunlarning, davlat organlari, fuqarolarning o‘zini o‘zi boshqarish organlari, ularning mansabdor shaxslari faoliyatining mohiyati va mazmunini belgilaydi.
... (20-modda)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe respect of the rights of man and of the fundamental freedoms consecrated in the Constitution is imposed on the public powers and on every person. (Art. 60)
- FrenchLe respect des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales consacrés dans la Constitution s’impose aux pouvoirs publics et à toute personne. (Art. 60)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishI. Everyone is authorized to defend his or her human rights and freedoms by accepted means.
II. The State ensures the protection of human rights and freedoms. (Art. 26) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin qanunla qadağan olunmayan üsul və vasitələrlə öz hüquqlarını və azadlıqlarını müdafiə etmək hüququ vardır.
II. Dövlət hər kəsin hüquqlarının və azadlıqlarının müdafiəsinə təminat verir. (Maddə 26)
Obligations of the State
- English
We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as supreme values of a fraternal, pluralist and unprejudiced society, founded on social harmony and committed, in the internal and inter- national orders, to the peaceful settlement of disputes, promulgate, under the protection of God, this Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil. (Preamble)
- Portuguese
Nós, representantes do povo brasileiro, reunidos em Assembléia Nacional Constituinte para instituir um Estado Democrático, destinado a assegurar o exercício dos direitos sociais e individuais, a liberdade, a segurança, o bem-estar, o desenvolvimento, a igualdade e a justiça como valores supremos de uma sociedade fraterna, pluralista e sem preconceitos, fundada na harmonia social e comprometida, na ordem interna e internacional, com a solução pacífica das controvérsias, promulgamos, sob a proteção de Deus, a seguinte CONSTITUIÇÃO DA REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL. (PREÂMBULO)
Obligations of the State
- English
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2. In the Kyrgyz Republic, people's power shall be based on … protection of human and civil rights and freedoms,
… (Art. 2) - Russian
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2. В Кыргызской Республике народовластие основывается на ... защиты прав и свобод человека и гражданина,
... (Статья 2) - Kyrgyz
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2. Кыргыз Республикасында элдик бийлик ... адамдын жана жарандын укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин коргоо, ... негизденет.
… (2-берене)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe law, in accordance with the Constitution, shall regulate:
1) the manner of exercise of human rights and liberties, when this is necessary for their exercise;
… (Art. 16) - MontenegrinZakonom se, u skladu sa Ustavom, uređuju:
1) način ostvarivanja ljudskih prava i sloboda, kada je to neophodno za njihovo ostvarivanje;
... (Član 16)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishAny law or part of any law contrary to the fundamental rights or freedoms guaranteed by this Chapter shall be void or void to the extent of such inconsistency. (Art. 63)
- Dhivehiއެއްވެސް ޤާނޫނެއް ނުވަތް ޤާނޫނަކުން ބައެއް ވިޔަސް މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންވެގެންވާ އަސާސީ ހައްޤަކާ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމަކާ ތަޢާރުޟްވާ ނަމަ، އެޤާނޫނެއް ނުވަތަ އެ ޤާނޫނަކުން އެ ޙައްޤަކާ ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމަކާ ތަޢާރުޟްވާ މިންވަރެއް ވާނީ ބާތިލް އެއްޗަކަށެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 63 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWhereas every person in Kiribati is 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 or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest,
... (Sec. 3)
Obligations of the State
- English
An individual, his/her rights, freedoms and guarantees of their realisation shall be the supreme value and purpose of society and the State.
… (Art. 2) - Belarusian
Чалавек, яго правы, свабоды і гарантыі іх рэалізацыі з’яўляюцца найвышэйшай каштоўнасцю і мэтай грамадства і дзяржавы.
… (Артыкул 2) - Russian
Человек, его права, свободы и гарантии их реализации являются высшей ценностью и целью общества и государства.
… (Статья 2)
Obligations of the State
- English… Affirming the role of women and their active participation in carrying out the revolution; …
Enshrining the principle of political pluralism and the establishment of a state of law that recognizes diversity, takes citizenship as a basis for rights and duties, and that elevates the values of justice, equality and human rights; ... (Preamble) - Arabic... واقراراً بدور المرأة ومشاركتها الفاعلة في إنجاز الثوره...
وإرساء لمبدأ التعددية السياسية وتأسيس دولة القانون التي تعترف بالتنوع وترتكز علي المواطنة أساسا للحقوق والواجبات، وتعلى قيم العدالة والمساواة وحقوق الإنسان... (ديباجه)