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Obligations of the State
- 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
- English…
Consequently, We the Chadian People:
- Affirm by this Constitution our desire to live together with respect for ethnic, religious, regional and cultural diversities, to build a State of law and one united Nation founded on public freedoms and the fundamental rights of Man, the dignity of the human person and political pluralism, on the African values of solidarity and fraternity;
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- Reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the Rights of Man as defined by the Charter of the United Nations of 1945, by the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1948 and the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples of 1981;
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
بالتالي، نحن شعب تشاد:
- نؤكد من خلال هذا الدستور رغبتنا في العيش معاً مع احترام التنوع الإثني، الديني، الإقليمي والثقافي، لبناء دولة القانون وأمة واحدة متحدة قائمة على الحريات العامة وحقوق الإنسان الأساسية وكرامة الإنسان والتعددية السياسية، وعلى قيم التضامن والأخوة الأفريقية؛
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- نؤكد مجدداً التزامنا بمبادئ حقوق الإنسان كما حددها ميثاق الأمم المتحدة لعام 1945، والإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان لعام 1948 والميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب لعام 1981؛
... (الديباجة) - French…
En conséquence, Nous, Peuple Tchadien:
- Affirmons par la présente Constitution notre volonté de vivre ensemble dans le respect des diversités ethniques, religieuses, régionales et culturelles ; de bâtir un État de droit et une Nation unie fondée sur les libertés publiques et les droits fondamentaux de l'Homme, la dignité de la personne humaine et le pluralisme politique, sur les valeurs africaines de solidarité et de fraternité;
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- Réaffirmons notre attachement aux principes des Droits de l'Homme tels que définis par la Charte des Nations-unies de 1945, la Déclaration universelle des Droits de l'Homme de 1948 et la Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples de 1981;
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Obligations of the State
- English
The enumeration of the rights established in this Chapter3 does not exclude others that the Constitution guarantees, nor others of analogous nature or that are based on the dignity of man, or on the principles of sovereignty of the people, of the democratic State of law and the republican form of government. (Art. 3)
- Spanish
La enumeración de los derechos establecidos en este capítulo no excluye los demás que la Constitución garantiza, ni otros de naturaleza análoga o que se fundan en la dignidad del hombre, o en los principios de soberanía del pueblo, del Estado democrático de derecho y de la forma republicana de gobierno. (Art. 3)
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
- English
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
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the concurrent competence of the Central Power and the Provinces:
1. the implementation of the mechanisms of promotion and of protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms consecrated in this Constitution;
… (Art. 203) - FrenchSans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence concurrente du Pouvoir central et des provinces:
1. la mise en oeuvre des mécanismes de promotion et de sauvegarde des droits humains et des libertés fondamentales consacrés dans la présente Constitution;
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (Amendment IX)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the people of Turkmenistan, …
Guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of each person and citizen, and seeking to ensure civil tranquility and unity in the society, to substantiate the basis of democracy and democratic, legal, secular state,
we adopt the present Constitution – the Basic Law of Turkmenistan. (Preamble) - RussianМы, народ Туркменистана, …
гарантируя права и свободы человека и гражданина,
стремясь обеспечить спокойствие и единство в обществе, утвердить основы народовластия и демократического, правового, светского государства,
принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Туркменистана. (Преамбула) - TurkmenBiz, Türkmenistanyň halky, …
adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny kepillendirip,
jemgyýetde asudalygy we agzybirligi üpjün etmäge, halk häkimiýetiniň hem-de demokratik, hukuk, dünýewi döwletiň esaslaryny berkarar etmäge çalşyp,
Türkmenistanyň Esasy Kanunyny – şu Konstitusiýany kabul edýäris. (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishIn its own territory, the state shall protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
… (Art. 5) - SloveneDržava na svojem ozemlju varuje človekove pravice in temeljne svoboščine.
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishLaws shall be organic and regular.
The following shall be organic laws:
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2. Those governing the exercise of constitutional rights and guarantees.
… (Art. 133) - SpanishLas leyes serán orgánicas y ordinarias.
Serán leyes orgánicas:
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2. Las que regulen el ejercicio de los derechos y garantías constitucionales.
… (Art. 133)