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2. Every citizen has the right of access to the public service under equal and free conditions, as a general rule by means of a competitive selection process. (Art. 47) - Portuguese…
2. Ninguém pode ser total ou parcialmente privado da liberdade, a não ser em consequência de sentença judicial condenatória pela prática de acto punido por lei com pena de prisão ou de aplicação judicial de medida de segurança. (Art. 47)
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(2) National legislation that applies uniformly with regard to the country as a whole prevails over provincial legislation if any of the following conditions is met:
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(c) The national legislation is necessary for-
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(v) the promotion of equal opportunity or equal access to government services;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(a) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect; and
(b) no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(2) In this article the expression ‘discriminatory’ means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their or their parents’ or guardians’ respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, age, disability, marital status, sex, gender, language, birth, social class, pregnancy, religion, conscience, belief or culture whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which other persons of the same or another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not afforded to persons of another such description.
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(4) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of paragraph (1)(a) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to a person’s or his or her parents’ or guardians’ respective description by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, age, disability, marital status, sex, gender, language, birth, social class, pregnancy, religion, conscience, belief or culture) to be required of any person who is appointed to any office in the public service, any office in a disciplined force, or any office in the service or of a local democratic organ or of a body corporate established by any law for public purposes.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The State shall have exclusive competence over the following matters:
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18) Basic rules of the legal system of Public Administrations and the status of their officials which shall, in any case, guarantee that all persons under said administrations will receive equal treatment;
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18. Las bases del régimen jurídico de las Administraciones públicas y del régimen estatutario de sus funcionarios que, en todo caso, garantizarán a los administrados un tratamiento común ante ellas;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English… Affirming the role of women and their active participation in carrying out the revolution; … (Preamble)
- Arabicوإقراراً بدور المرأة ومشاركتها الفاعلة في إنجاز الثورة .... (ديباجة)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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Citizens have the right to participate in equality of conditions in public affairs and in state management.
In the formulation, execution, evaluation, control and monitoring [seguimiento] of the public and social policies, as well as the public services, the participation of the person, the family and the community will be guaranteed, the Law will guarantee their effective participation, nationally and locally. (Art. 50) - Spanish
Los ciudadanos tienen derecho de participar en igualdad de condiciones en los asuntos públicos y en la gestión estatal.
En la formulación, ejecución, evaluación, control y seguimiento de las políticas públicas y sociales, así como los servicios públicos, se garantizará la participación de la persona, la familia y la comunidad, la Ley garantizará su participación efectiva, nacional y localmente. (Art. 50)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishMen and women have equal civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights. The State will promote the conditions and will create the adequate mechanisms for, making equality real and effective, by leveling [allanando] the obstacles that prevent or hinder its exercise and facilitating the participation of women in all areas [ámbitos] of the national life. (Art. 48)
- SpanishEl hombre y la mujer tienen iguales derechos civiles, políticos, sociales, económicos y culturales. El Estado promoverá las condiciones y creará los mecanismos adecuados para que la igualdad sea real y efectiva, allanando los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su ejercicio y facilitando la participación de la mujer en todos los ámbitos de la vida nacional. (Art. 48)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishAll citizens of the country, both men and women, equally enjoy the protection of the law and enjoy all human, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, in conformity with Islamic criteria. (Art. 20)
- Persianهمه افراد ملت اعم از زن و مرد یکسان در حمایت قانون قرار دارند و از همه حقوق انسانی، سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی و فرهنگی با رعایت موازین اسلام برخوردارند. (اصل 20)
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Having always fought for liberty and democracy, and attached to their [national] sovereignty and to their national independence, the people intend, by this Constitution, to endow themselves with institutions based on the participation of citizens and of civil society including the Algerian community abroad in the administration of public affairs and [institutions] which realize social justice, equality and liberty to each and to all, within the framework of a democratic and republican State and [the people] want to make of the Constitution the ideal framework for strengthening the national bond and of the guarantee of the democratic liberties of the citizen.
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Recognizing the enormous potential the Algerian youth constitutes, taking note of its aptitude and its determination to meet the political, economic, social and cultural challenges of the country, and determined to effectively associate it with [the country’s] construction and in the safeguarding of the interests of the future generations, by guaranteeing to [youth] quality training assured by the institutions of the State and of the society.
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إنّ الشعب الجزائري ناضل ويناضل دوما في سبيل الحرية والديمقراطية، وهو متمسك بسيادته واستقلاله الوطنيين، ويعتزم أن يبني بهذا الدستور مؤسسات، أساسها مشاركة كل المواطنين والمجتمع المدني، بما فيه الجالية الجزائيرة في الخارج، في تسيير الشؤون العمومية، والقدرة على تحقيق العدالة الاجتماعية والمساواة وضمان الحرية لكل فرد، في إطار دولة قانون جمهورية وديمقراطية ويتطلع أن يجعل من الدستور الإطار الأمثل لتعزيز الروابط الوطنية وضمان الحريات الديمقراطية للمواطن.
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واعترافا بــالــطــاقــة الــهــائــلــة الـتي يشكـلـهـا الشبـاب الجزائـري، وبـتـطـلـعـاتـه وإصراره على رفـع التحديات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية للبلاد، أصبح من الضروري إشراكه الفعلي في عملية البناء والمحافظة على مصالح الأجيال القادمة، بضمان تكوين نوعي له تتولاه مؤسسات الدولة والمجتمع
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Ayant toujours milité pour la liberté et la démocratie, et attaché à sa souveraineté et à son indépendance nationales, le peuple entend, par cette Constitution, se doter d'institutions fondées sur la participation des citoyens et de la société civile incluant la communauté algérienne à l’étranger à la gestion des affaires publiques et qui réalisent la justice sociale, l'égalité et la liberté de chacun et de tous, dans le cadre d'un Etat de droit républicain et démocratique et se veut de faire de la Constitution le cadre idéal au renforcement du lien national et de la garantie des libertés démocratiques du citoyen.
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Reconnaissant l’énorme potentiel que constitue la jeunesse algérienne, prenant acte de son aptitude et sa détermination à relever les défis politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels du pays, et déterminé à l’associer effectivement à la construction de celui-ci et à la sauvegarde des intérêts des générations futures, en lui garantissant une formation de qualité assurée par les institutions de l’Etat et de la société.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishParticipation and involvement of people in the exercise of their sovereignty in political affairs can be manifested by: voting to fill public offices, referendum, consultation of public opinion, mandate revocation, legislative, constitutional and constituent initiative, open forums and meetings of citizens whose decisions shall be binding among others; and in social and economic affairs: citizen service organs, self-management, co-management, cooperatives in all forms, including those of a financial nature, savings funds, community enterprises, and other forms of association guided by the values of mutual cooperation and solidarity.
The law shall establish conditions for the effective, functioning of the means of participation provided for under the present article. (Art. 70) - SpanishSon medios de participación y protagonismo del pueblo en ejercicio de su soberanía, en lo político: la elección de cargos públicos, el referendo, la consulta popular, la revocatoria del mandato, la iniciativa legislativa, constitucional y constituyente, el cabildo abierto y la asamblea de ciudadanos y ciudadanas cuyas decisiones serán de carácter vinculante, entre otros; y en lo social y económico, las instancias de atención ciudadana, la autogestión, la cogestión, las cooperativas en todas sus formas incluyendo las de carácter financiero, las cajas de ahorro, la empresa comunitaria y demás formas asociativas guiadas por los valores de la mutua cooperación y la solidaridad.
La ley establecerá las condiciones para el efectivo funcionamiento de los medios de participación previstos en este artículo. (Art. 70)