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Obligations of the State
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The constitution shall guarantee the inviolability of human dignity and the freedom and rights of the individual and promote justice in society.
Finland participates in international co-operation for the protection of peace and human rights and for the development of society.
… (Sec. 1) - Finnish…
Valtiosääntö turvaa ihmisarvon loukkaamattomuuden ja yksilön vapauden ja oikeudet sekä edistää oikeudenmukaisuutta yhteiskunnassa.
Suomi osallistuu kansainväliseen yhteistyöhön rauhan ja ihmisoikeuksien turvaamiseksi sekä yhteiskunnan kehittämiseksi.
… (1 §) - Swedish…
Konstitutionen skall trygga människovärdets okränkbarhet och den enskilda människans frihet och rättigheter samt främja rättvisa I samhället.
Finland deltar i internationellt samarbete i syfte att säkerställa fred och mänskliga rättigheter samt i syfte att utveckla samhället.
… (1 §)
Obligations of the State
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CONSIDERING rule of law, civic peace, democracy, human dignity, fundamental human rights and freedoms,
… (Preamble) - Moldovian
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CONSIDERÎND statul de drept, pacea civică, democraţia, demnitatea omului, drepturile şi libertăţile lui,
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishBy means of the statutory laws, the Congress of the Republic will regulate the following matters:
a. Fundamental rights and duties of persons and the procedures and recourses for their protection;
… (Art. 152) - SpanishMediante las leyes estatutarias, el Congreso de la República regulará las siguientes materias:
a) Derechos y deberes fundamentales de las personas y los procedimientos y recursos para su protección;
… (Art. 152)
Obligations of the State
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(1) It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right.
… (Human Rights Act 1998, Sec. 6)
Obligations of the State
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2. The Republic of Angola shall promote and defend the basic human rights and freedoms of individuals and members of organised social groups and shall ensure respect for them and guarantee their implementation through the legislative, executive and judicial powers, their organs and institutions, and on the part of all individuals and corporate bodies. (Art. 2) - Portuguese...
2. A República de Angola promove e defende os direitos e liberdades fundamentais do Homem, quer como indivíduo quer como membro de grupos sociais organizados, e assegura o respeito e a garantia da sua efectivação pelos poderes legislativo, executivo e judicial, seus órgãos e instituições, bem como por todas as pessoas singulares e colectivas. (Art. 2)
Obligations of the State
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(3) The Federation shall guarantee that the constitutional order of the Länder conforms to the basic rights and to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article. (Art. 28) - German…
(3) Der Bund gewährleistet, daß die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung der Länder den Grundrechten und den Bestimmungen der Absätze 1 und 2 entspricht. (Art. 28)
Obligations of the State
- 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
- EnglishThe Republic of Mozambique is a State governed by the rule of law, based on pluralism of expression and democratic political organisation and on the respect for and guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms. (Art. 3)
- PortugueseA República de Moçambique é um Estado de Direito, baseado no pluralismo de expressão, na organização política democrática, no respeito e garantia dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais do Homem. (Art. 3)
Obligations of the State
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The texts concerning the following matters are taken in the form of organic law:
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- the freedoms and Human Rights,
… (Art. 75) - Arabic
تتّخذ شكل قوانين أساسيّة النّصوص المتعلّقة بالمسائل التّالية:
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- الحرّيات وحقوق الإنسان.
... (الفصل 75) - French
Sont pris sous forme de loi organique, les textes relatifs aux matières suivantes :
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- les libertés et les droits de l’Homme,
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia,
… establish the Republic of North Macedonia as an independent, sovereign state, with the intention of establishing and consolidating the rule of law, guaranteeing human rights and civil liberties,
… (Preamble)5 - MacedonianГраѓаните на Република Северна Македонија,
... ја конституираат Република Северна Македонија како самостојна, суверена држава, со намера да се воспостави и зацврсти владеењето на правото, да се гарантираат човековите права и граѓанските слободи,
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