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Obligations of the State
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
a) The regulation of the exercise of the rights and duties of the citizens.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
a) La regulación del ejercicio de los derechos y deberes de los ciudadanos.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de la présente Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
a) La réglementation de l'exercice des droits et devoirs des citoyens.
... (Art. 69)
Obligations of the State
Indonesia
- English...
(4) The protection, advancement, upholding and fulfilment of human rights are the responsibility of the state, especially the government.
(5) For the purpose of upholding and protecting human rights in accordance with the principle of a democratic and law-based state, the implementation of human rights shall be guaranteed, regulated and set forth in laws and regulations. (Art. 28I) - Indonesian...
(4) Perlindungan, pemajuan, penegakan, dan pemenuhan hak asasi manusia adalah tanggung jawab negara, terutama pemerintah.
(5) Untuk menegakkan dan melindungi hak asasi manusia sesuai dengan prinsip negara hokum yang demokratis, maka pelaksanaan hak asasi manusia dijamin, diatur, dan dituangkan dalam peraturan perundang-undangan. (Pasal 28I)
Obligations of the State
Russian Federation
- EnglishHuman and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall be guaranteed by law. (Art. 18)
- RussianПрава и свободы человека и гражданина являются непосредственно действующими. Они определяют смысл, содержание и применение законов, деятельность законодательной и исполнительной власти, местного самоуправления и обеспечиваются правосудием. (Статья 18)
Obligations of the State
Türkiye
- EnglishThe provision of Article 1 regarding the form of the State being a Republic, the characteristics of the Republic in Article 2, and the provisions of Article 3 shall not be amended, nor shall their amendment be proposed. (Art. 4)
- TurkishAnayasanın 1 inci maddesindeki Devletin şeklinin Cumhuriyet olduğu hakkındaki hüküm ile, 2 nci maddesindeki Cumhuriyetin nitelikleri ve 3 üncü maddesi hükümleri değiştirilemez ve değiştirilmesi teklif edilemez. (Madde 4)
Obligations of the State
Togo
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
- … the civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
- … les droits civiques et l'exercice des libertés publiques ;
… (Art. 84)
Obligations of the State
Eswatini
- EnglishWe, the people of Eswatini …Whereas it is necessary to protect and promote the fundamental rights and freedoms of ALL in our Kingdom in terms of a constitution which binds the Legislature, the Executive, the Judiciary and the other Organs and Agencies of the Government;… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Japan
- EnglishThe fundamental human rights by this Constitution guaranteed to the people of Japan are fruits of the age-old struggle of man to be free; they have survived the many exacting tests for durability and are conferred upon this and future generations in trust, to be held for all time inviolate. (Art. 97)
- Japaneseこの憲法が日本国民に保障する基本的人権は、人類の多年にわたる自由獲得の努力の成果であつて、これらの権利は、過去幾多の試錬に堪へ、現在及び将来の国民に対し、侵すことのできない永久の権利として信託されたものである。(第97条)
Obligations of the State
Serbia
- EnglishRepublic of Serbia is a state of Serbian people and all citizens who live in it, based on the rule of law and social justice, principles of civil democracy, human and minority rights and freedoms, and commitment to European principles and values. (Art. 1)
- Serbian CyrillicРепублика Србија је држава српског народа и свих грађана који у њој живе, заснована на владавини права и социјалној правди, начелима грађанске демократије, људским и мањинским правима и слободама и припадности европским принципима и вредностима. (Члан 1)
Obligations of the State
Netherlands
- English
The Constitution guarantees fundamental rights and democracy based on the rule of law. (General Provision)
- Dutch
De Grondwet waarborgt de grondrechten en de democratische rechtsstaat. (Algemene bepaling)
Obligations of the State
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) Except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Chapter3 and in section 54, no law may abrogate, abridge or infringe or authorise the abrogation, abridgment or infringement of any of the rights and freedoms hereinbefore recognised and declared.
… (Sec. 5)