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- EnglishEveryone has the right to freely express affiliation with his nation or national community, to foster and give expression to his culture, and to use his language and script. (Art. 61)
- SloveneVsakdo ima pravico, da svobodno izraža pripadnost k svojemu narodu ali narodni skupnosti, da goji in izraža svojo kulturo in uporablja svoj jezik in pisavo. (61. Člen)
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- English
The independence of the state and the integrity of its territory, dignity of the individual, human rights and freedoms, social justice, constitutional order, pluralism, national identity and national heritage, religious coexistence, as well as the coexistence and understanding of Albanians with minorities are the basis of this state, which has the duty of respecting and protecting them. (Art. 3)
- Albanian
Pavarësia e shtetit dhe tërësia e territorit të tij, dinjiteti i njeriut, të drejtat dhe liritë e tij, drejtësia shoqërore, rendi kushtetues, pluralizmi, identiteti kombëtar dhe trashëgimia kombëtare, bashkëjetesa fetare, si dhe bashkëjetesa dhe mirëkuptimi i shqiptarëve me pakicat janë baza e këtij shteti, i cili ka për detyrë t’i respektojë dhe t'i mbrojë. (Neni 3)
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- EnglishNational minorities have the right, in the interests of their culture, to establish self-governing agencies under such conditions and pursuant to such procedure as are provided in the National Minorities Cultural Autonomy Act. (Sec. 50)
- EstonianVähemusrahvustel on õigus luua rahvuskultuuri huvides omavalitsusasutusi vähemusrahvuste kultuurautonoomia seaduses sätestatud tingimustel ja korras. (§ 50)
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- English1. The Republic of Poland shall ensure Polish citizens belonging to national or ethnic minorities the freedom to maintain and develop their own language, to maintain customs and traditions, and to develop their own culture.
2. National and ethnic minorities shall have the right to establish educational and cultural institutions, institutions designed to protect religious identity, as well as to participate in the resolution of matters connected with their cultural identity. (Art. 35) - Polish1. Rzeczpospolita Polska zapewnia obywatelom polskim należącym do mniejszości narodowych i etnicznych wolność zachowania i rozwoju własnego języka, zachowania obyczajów i tradycji oraz rozwoju własnej kultury.
2. Mniejszości narodowe i etniczne mają prawo do tworzenia własnych instytucji edukacyjnych, kulturalnych i instytucji służących ochronie tożsamości religijnej oraz do uczestnictwa w rozstrzyganiu spraw dotyczących ich tożsamości kulturowej. (Art. 35)
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- EnglishMembers of national minorities shall have the right to participate in administering public affairs and assume public positions, under the same conditions as other citizens.
When taking up employment in state bodies, public services, bodies of autonomous province and local self-government units, the ethnic structure of population and appropriate representation of members of national minorities shall be taken into consideration. (Art. 77) - Serbian CyrillicПрипадници националних мањина имају, под истим условима као остали грађани, право да учествују у управљању јавним пословима и да ступају на јавне функције.
При запошљавању у државним органима, јавним службама, органима аутономне покрајине и јединица локалне самоуправе води се рачуна о националном саставу становништва и одговарајућој заступљености припадника националних мањина. (Члан 77)
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- English1 The Confederation shall legislate against abuses in tenancy matters, and in particular against unfair rents, as well as on the procedure for challenging unlawfully terminated leases and the limited extension of leases.
2 It may legislate to declare framework leases to be generally applicable. Such leases may be declared generally applicable only if they take appropriate account of the justified interests of minorities and regional particularities, and respect the principle of equality before the law. (Art. 109) - French1 La Confédération légifère afin de lutter contre les abus en matière de bail à loyer, notamment les loyers abusifs, ainsi que sur l’annulabilité des congés abusifs et la prolongation du bail pour une durée déterminée.
2 Elle peut légiférer sur la force obligatoire générale des contrats-cadres de bail. Pour pouvoir être déclarés de force obligatoire générale, ces contrats doivent tenir compte des intérêts légitimes des minorités et des particularités régionales et respecter le principe de l’égalité devant la loi. (Art. 109) - German1 Der Bund erlässt Vorschriften gegen Missbräuche im Mietwesen, namentlich gegen missbräuchliche Mietzinse, sowie über die Anfechtbarkeit missbräuchlicher Kündigungen und die befristete Erstreckung von Mietverhältnissen.
2 Er kann Vorschriften über die Allgemeinverbindlicherklärung von Rahmenmietverträgen erlassen. Solche dürfen nur allgemeinverbindlich erklärt werden, wenn sie begründeten Minderheitsinteressen sowie regionalen Verschiedenheiten angemessen Rechnung tragen und die Rechtsgleichheit nicht beeinträchtigen. (Art. 109) - Italian1 La Confederazione emana prescrizioni contro gli abusi nel settore locativo, in particolare contro le pigioni abusive, nonché sull’impugnabilità di disdette abusive e sulla protrazione temporanea dei rapporti di locazione.
2 Può emanare prescrizioni sul conferimento dell’obbligatorietà generale a contratti quadro di locazione. I contratti quadro possono essere dichiarati di obbligatorietà generale soltanto se tengono adeguatamente conto di legittimi interessi minoritari e delle diversità regionali e non pregiudicano l’uguaglianza giuridica. (Art. 109)
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Everyone shall have the right to maintain his national identity and no one shall be compelled to determine and declare his national identity.
Insult to national dignity is punishable under the law.
Everyone shall have the right to use his or her mother tongue and choose the language of communication. The state shall guarantee, in accordance with the law, the freedom to choose the language of upbringing and education. (Art. 50) - Belarusian
Кожны мае права захоўваць сваю нацыянальную прыналежнасць, таксама як ніхто не можа быць прымушаны да вызначэння і ўказання нацыянальнай прыналежнасці.
Знявага нацыянальнай годнасці караецца згодна з законам.
Кожны мае права карыстацца роднай мовай, выбіраць мову зносін. Дзяржава гарантуе ў адпаведнасці з законам свабоду выбару мовы выхавання і навучання. (Артыкул 50) - Russian
Каждый имеет право сохранять свою национальную принадлежность, равно как никто не может быть принужден к определению и указанию национальной принадлежности.
Оскорбление национального достоинства преследуется согласно закону.
Каждый имеет право пользоваться родным языком, выбирать язык общения. Государство гарантирует в соответствии с законом свободу выбора языка воспитания и обучения. (Статья 50)
Minorities
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(1) National minorities living in Hungary shall be constituent parts of the State. Every Hungarian citizen belonging to a national minority shall have the right to freely express and preserve his or her identity. National minorities living in Hungary shall have the right to use their mother tongue, to use names in their own languages individually and collectively, to nurture their own cultures, and to receive education in their mother tongues.
(2) National minorities living in Hungary shall have the right to establish their self-government at both local and national level.
(3) The detailed rules relating to the rights of national minorities living in Hungary, the national minorities, the requirements for recognition as a national minority, and the rules for the election of the self-governments of national minorities at local and national level shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. A cardinal Act may provide that recognition as a national minority shall be subject to a certain length of time of presence and to the initiative of a certain number of persons declaring to be members of the national minority concerned. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XXIX) - Hungarian
(1) A Magyarországon élő nemzetiségek államalkotó tényezők. Minden, valamely nemzetiséghez tartozó magyar állampolgárnak joga van önazonossága szabad vállalásához és megőrzéséhez. A Magyarországon élő nemzetiségeknek joguk van az anyanyelvhasználathoz, a saját nyelven való egyéni és közösségi névhasználathoz, saját kultúrájuk ápolásához és az anyanyelvű oktatáshoz.
(2) A Magyarországon élő nemzetiségek helyi és országos önkormányzatokat hozhatnak létre.
(3) A Magyarországon élő nemzetiségek jogaira vonatkozó részletes szabályokat, a nemzetiségeket és a nemzetiségként való elismerés feltételeit, valamint a helyi és országos nemzetiségi önkormányzatok megválasztásának szabályait sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. Sarkalatos törvény a nemzetiségként való elismerést meghatározott idejű honossághoz és meghatározott számú, magát az adott nemzetiséghez tartozónak valló személy kezdeményezéséhez kötheti. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XXIX. cikk)
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(2) In the territorial-administrative units where citizens belonging to a national minority have a significant weight, provision shall be made for the oral and written use of that national minority's language in the relations with the local public administration authorities and the decentralized public services, under the terms stipulated by the organic law. (Art. 120) - Romanian…
(2) În unităţile administrativ-teritoriale în care cetăţenii aparţinând unei minorităţi naţionale au o pondere semnificativă se asigură folosirea limbii minorităţii naţionale respective în scris şi oral în relaţiile cu autorităţile administraţiei publice locale şi cu serviciile publice deconcentrate, în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică. (Art. 120)
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In those autonomous provinces and local self-government units with the population of mixed nationalities, a proportional representation of national minorities in assemblies shall be provided for, in accordance with the Law. (Art 180) - Serbian Cyrillic
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У аутономним покрајинама и јединицама локалне самоуправе у којима живи становништво мешовитог националног састава, омогућује се сразмерна заступљеност националних мањина у скупштинама, у складу са законом. (Члан 180)