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- 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)
Minorities
- English
Membership in any national minority or ethnic group may not be used to the detriment of any individual. (Art. 33)
- Slovak
Príslušnosť ku ktorejkoľvek národnostnej menšine alebo etnickej skupine nesmie byť nikomu na ujmu. (Čl. 33)
Minorities
- EnglishNo act of law or other provision may imply the unfavourable treatment of anyone because they belong to a minority group by reason of ethnic origin, colour, or other similar circumstances or on account of their sexual orientation. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 12)
- SwedishLag eller annan föreskrift får inte innebära att någon missgynnas därför att han eller hon tillhör en minoritet med hänsyn till etniskt ursprung, hudfärg eller annat liknande förhållande eller med hänsyn till sexuell läggning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 12§)
Minorities
- English
The State shall regulate relations between social, national and other communities based on the principles of equality before the law and respect for their rights and interests.
… (Art. 14) - Belarusian
Дзяржава рэгулюе адносіны паміж сацыяльнымі, нацыянальнымі і іншымі супольнасцямі на аснове прынцыпаў роўнасці перад законам, павагі іх правоў і інтарэсаў.
… (Артыкул 14) - Russian
Государство регулирует отношения между социальными, национальными и другими общностями на основе принципов равенства перед законом, уважения их прав и интересов.
… (Статья 14)
Minorities
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The Sami, as an indigenous people, as well as the Roma and other groups, have the right to maintain and develop their own language and culture. Provisions on the right of the Sami to use the Sami language before the authorities are laid down by an Act.
… (Sec. 17) - Finnish…
Saamelaisilla alkuperäiskansana sekä romaneilla ja muilla ryhmillä on oikeus ylläpitää ja kehittää omaa kieltään ja kulttuuriaan. Saamelaisten oikeudesta käyttää saamen kieltä viranomaisessa säädetään lailla.
… (17 §) - Swedish…
Samerna såsom urfolk samt romerna och andra grupper har rätt att bevara och utveckla sitt språk och sin kultur. Bestämmelser om samernas rätt att använda samiska hos myndigheterna utfärdas genom lag.
… (17 §)
Minorities
- EnglishThe Assembly shall establish a Committee for Inter-Community Relations.
The Committee consists of 19 members of whom 7 members each are from the ranks of the Macedonians and Albanians within the Assembly, and a member each from among the Turks, Vlachs, Romas, Serbs and Bosniaks. If one of the communities does not have representatives, the Public Attorney, after consultation with relevant representatives of those communities, shall propose the remaining members of the Committee.
The Assembly elects the members of the Committee. The Committee considers issues of inter-community relations in the Republic and makes appraisals and proposals for their solution. The Assembly is obliged to take into consideration the appraisals and proposals of the Committee and to make decisions regarding them. In the event of a dispute among members of the Assembly regarding the application of the voting procedure specified in Article 69(2), the Committee shall decide by a majority vote whether the procedure applies. (Art. 78)8 - MacedonianСобранието основа Комитет за односи меѓу заедниците.
Комитетот го сочинуваат 19 члена од кои по седум члена од редот на пратениците во Собранието Македонци и Албанци и по еден член од редот на пратениците Турци, Власи, Роми, Срби и Бошњаци. Доколку некоја од заедниците нема пратеници, народниот правобранител, по консултации со релевантните претставници на тие заедници, ќе ги предложи другите членови на Комитетот.
Собранието ги избира членовите на Комитетот. Комитетот разгледува прашања од односите меѓу заедниците во Републиката и дава мислења и предлози за нивно решавање. Собранието е должно да ги разгледува мислењата и предлозите на Комитетот и да донесе одлука во врска со нив. Во случај на спор во врска со спроведување на постапката за гласање во Собранието, утврдена во членот 69 став 2 Комитетот одлучува, со мнозинство гласови од членовите, за тоа дали ќе се спроведе постапката. (Член 78)
Minorities
- EnglishPersons belonging to national minorities shall be guaranteed special individual or collective rights in addition to the rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution. Individual rights shall be exercised individually and collective rights in community with others, in accordance with the Constitution, law and international treaties.
Persons belonging to national minorities shall take part in decision-making or decide independently on certain issues related to their culture, education, information and official use of languages and script through their collective rights in accordance with the law.
Persons belonging to national minorities may elect their national councils in order to exercise the right to self-governance in the field of culture, education, information and official use of their language and script, in accordance with the law. (Art. 75) - Serbian CyrillicПрипадницима националних мањина, поред права која су Уставом зајемчена свим грађанима, јемче се додатна, индивидуална или колективна права. Индивидуална права остварују се појединачно, а колективна у заједници са другима, у складу са Уставом, законом и међународним уговорима.
Путем колективних права припадници националних мањина, непосредно или преко својих представника, учествују у одлучивању или сами одлучују о појединим питањима везаним за своју културу, образовање, обавештавање и службену употребу језика и писма, у складу са законом.
Ради остварења права на самоуправу у култури, образовању, обавештавању и службеној употреби језика и писма, припадници националних мањина могу изабрати своје националне савете, у складу са законом. (Члан 75)
Minorities
- EnglishThe State promotes the consolidation and development of the Ukrainian nation, of its historical consciousness, traditions and culture, and also the development of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of all indigenous peoples and national minorities of Ukraine. (Art. 11)
- UkrainianДержава сприяє консолідації та розвиткові української нації, її історичної свідомості, традицій і культури, а також розвиткові етнічної, культурної, мовної та релігійної самобутності всіх корінних народів і національних меншин України. (Стаття 11)
Minorities
- English(1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
… (Art. 54) - Bulgarian(1) Всеки има право да се ползва от националните и общочовешките културни ценности, както и да развива своята култура в съответствие с етническата си принадлежност, което се признава и гарантира от закона.
… (Чл. 54)
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Latvia as democratic, socially responsible and national state is based on the rule of law and on respect for human dignity and freedom, it recognises and protects fundamental human rights and respects ethnic minorities.
... (Preamble) - Latvian...
Latvija kā demokrātiska, tiesiska, sociāli atbildīga un nacionāla valsts balstās uz cilvēka cieņu un brīvību, atzīst un aizsargā cilvēka pamattiesības un ciena mazākumtautības.
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