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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNational reform under this Chapter must be carried out to achieve the following objectives:
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3. the people are happy, have good quality of life, and participate in development of the country and democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. (Sec. 257) - Thaiการปฏิรูปประเทศตามหมวดนี้ต้องดําเนินการเพื่อบรรลุเป้าหมายดังต่อไปนี้
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(๓) ประชาชนมีความสุข มีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี และมีส่วนร่วมในการพัฒนาประเทศและการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข (มาตรา ๒๕๗)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) Every woman has full and equal dignity of the person with men and this includes equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English…(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(3) Official designations can be applied in such a way as to indicate the sex of the officer holder. The same holds good for titles, academic degrees and descriptions of occupations.
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(3) Amtsbezeichnungen können in der Form verwendet werden, die das Geschlecht des Amtsinhabers oder der Amtsinhaberin zum Ausdruck bringt. Gleiches gilt für Titel, akademische Grade und Berufsbezeichnungen.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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It is the duty of the State to safeguard the national security, to provide protection for the people and the family, to promote the strengthening of the latter, to further the harmonious integration of all the sectors of the Nation and to ensure the right of persons to participate with equality of opportunities in the national life. (Art. 1) - Spanish…
Es deber del Estado resguardar la seguridad nacional, dar protección a la población y a la familia, propender al fortalecimiento de ésta, promover la integración armónica de todos los sectores de la Nación y asegurar el derecho de las personas a participar con igualdad de oportunidades en la vida nacional. (Art. 1)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) The Judicial Service Commission shall promote and facilitate the independence and accountability of the judiciary and the efficient, effective and transparent administration of justice and shall—
(a) recommend to the President persons for appointment as judges;
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(2) In the performance of its functions, the Commission shall be guided by the following—
(a) competitiveness and transparent processes of appointment of judicial officers and other staff of the judiciary; and
(b) the promotion of gender equality. (Art. 172) - Swahili(1) Tume ya Huduma ya Mahakama itaimarisha na kuwezesha uhuru na uwajibikaji wa mahakama na usimamizi wa haki wenye ufanisi, wenye matokeo yanayotarajiwa na kwa uwazi na-
(a) itawapendekeza watu kwa Rais kwa ajili ya kuteuliwa kuwa majaji;
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(2) Katika utekelezaji wa majukumu yake, Tume itaongozwa na yafuatayo—
(a) mchakato shindani na wa wazi wa uteuzi wa maofisa wa mahakama na wafanyakazi wengine wa mahakama; na
(b) uimarishaji wa usawa wa kijinsia. (Kifungu cha 172)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. All persons shall have the right to develop freely their personality and to participate in the social, economic and political life of the country, insofar as they do not infringe the rights of others or violate the Constitution and the good usages.
… (Art. 5) - Greek1. Kαθένας έχει δικαίωμα να αναπτύσσει ελεύθερα την προσωπικότητά του και να συμμετέχει στην κοινωνική, οικονομική και πολιτική ζωή της Xώρας, εφόσον δεν προσβάλλει τα δικαιώματα των άλλων και δεν παραβιάζει το Σύνταγμα ή τα χρηστά ήθη.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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The Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control shall promote and shall incentivize the exercise of the rights relating to citizen participation,
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El Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social promoverá e incentivará el ejercicio de los derechos relativos a la participación ciudadana,
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The State shall promote, support and value the development of women, and shall encourage their growing role in society, in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life of the country.
2. The State shall recognise and hold in high esteem the participation of women in the national liberation struggle and in the defence of sovereignty and democracy. (Art. 122) - Portuguese1. O Estado promove, apoia e valoriza o desenvolvimento da mulher e incentiva o seu papel crescente na sociedade, em todas as esferas da actividade política, económica, social e cultural do país.
2. O Estado reconhece e valoriza a participação da mulher na luta de libertação nacional, pela defesa da soberania e pela democracia. (Art. 122)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishTo senior official posts in the State may be appointed only Norwegian citizens, men or women, who speak the language of the country, and who:
a) either were born in the realm of parents who were then Norwegian subjects
b) or were born in a foreign country of Norwegian parents who were not at that time subjects of another State
c) or hereafter have resided for ten years in the realm
d) or have been naturalised by the Storting.
Others may, however, be appointed as teachers at universities and institutions of higher learning, as medical practitioners and as consuls in places abroad. (Art. 114) - NorwegianTil embeter i staten må utnevnes bare de norske borgere, menn eller kvinner, som taler landets språk, samt
a) enten er født i riket av foreldre som på det tidspunkt var norske statsborgere
b) eller er født i utlandet av norske foreldre som på den tid ikke var statsborgere i noe annet land
c) eller heretter oppholder seg i riket i ti år
d) eller blir naturalisert av Stortinget.
Dog kan andre beskikkes til lærere ved Universitetet og de lærde skoler, til leger og til konsuler på fremmede steder. (§ 114)