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Political Rights and Association
- English
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Regional laws shall remove any hindrances to the full equality of men and women in social, cultural and economic life and promote equal access to elected offices for men and women.
… (Art. 117) - Italian
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Le leggi regionali rimuovono ogni ostacolo che impedisce la piena parità degli uomini e delle donne nella vita sociale, culturale ed economica e promuovono la parità di accesso tra donne e uomini alle cariche elettive.
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Political Rights and Association
- English
Any citizen [masculine] or citizen [feminine] of Tunisian nationality, being already eighteen years of age and fulfilling the conditions established by the electoral law, is an elector. (Art. 59)
- Arabic
يُعتبر ناخبا كلّ مواطن أو مواطنة يتمتّع بالجنسيّة التّونسيّة وبلغ من العمر ثماني عشرة سنة كاملة، وتتوفّر فيه الشّروط التي يحدّدها القانون الانتخابيّ. (الفصل 59)
- French
Est électeur tout citoyen ou citoyenne de nationalité tunisienne, âgé de dix-huit ans révolus et remplissant les conditions fixées par la loi électorale. (Art. 59)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishMechanisms of participation of the people in exercise of their sovereignty are: the vote, the plebiscite, the referendum, the popular consultation, the open cabíldo [assembly], the legislative initiative, and the revocation of office. The law will regulate them.
... (Art. 103) - SpanishSon mecanismos de participación del pueblo en ejercicio de su soberanía: el voto, el plebiscito, el referendo, la consulta popular, el cabildo abierto, la iniciativa legislativa y la revocatoria del mandato. La ley los reglamentará.
... (Art. 103)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. The freedom of association shall be guaranteed to everyone.
… (Art. 58) - Polish1. Każdemu zapewnia się wolność zrzeszania się.
… (Art. 58)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishIn the exercise of political power, the people shall appoint by universal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage the holders of posts in elective organs of political power. (Art. 104)
- PortugueseNo exercício do poder político, o povo designa por sufrágio universal, directo, secreto e periódico os titulares dos órgãos electivos do poder político. (Art. 104)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right of citizens to establish association is guaranteed in accordance with the conditions and circumstances set forth in the law. (Art. 45)
- Arabicحرّية تكوين الجمعيات مكفولة، وفقاً للشّروط والأوضاع التي يبيّنها القانون. (المادّة 45)
Political Rights and Association
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(2) (a) Every Commonwealth citizen who has attained the prescribed age and who possesses such qualifications relating to residence or domicile in Grenada as Parliament may prescribe shall, unless he is disqualified by Parliament from registration as a voter for the purposes of elections of members of the House of Representatives, be entitled to be registered as such a voter under any law in that behalf, and no other person may be so registered.
(b) Every person who is registered as aforesaid in any constituency shall, unless he is disqualified by Parliament from voting in that constituency in any election of members of the House of Representatives, be so entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of any law in that behalf, and no other person may so vote.
(c) The prescribed age for the purposes of this subsection shall be the age of eighteen years.
… (Sec. 32)
Political Rights and Association
- English
The right to create associations is guaranteed. It is exercised by simple declaration.
The State encourages associations of public utility.
An organic law determines the conditions and the modalities of [the] creation of associations.
The associations may only be dissolved by virtue of a decision of justice. (Art. 53) - Arabic
حقّ إنشاء الجمعيّات مضمون، ويمارس بمجرد التصريح به.
تشجع الدولة الجمعيات ذات المنفعة العامة.
يحدّد قانون عضوي شروط وكيفيات إنشاء الجمعيّات.
لا تحل الجمعيات إلاّ بمقتضى قرار قضائي. (المــادة 53) - French
Le droit de créer des associations est garanti. Il s’exerce par simple déclaration.
L’Etat encourage les associations d’utilité publique.
Une loi organique détermine les conditions et les modalités de création des associations.
Les associations ne peuvent être dissoutes qu’en vertu d’une décision de justice. (Art. 53)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizenship is the set of political rights and duties that correspond to the Costa Ricans older than eighteen years of age. (Art. 90)
- SpanishLa ciudadanía es el conjunto de derechos y deberes políticos que corresponden a los costarricenses mayores de dieciocho años. (Art. 90)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen has the right of access to public office under equal and free conditions.
... (Art. 50) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de acesso, em condições de igualdade e liberdade, aos cargos públicos.
... (Art. 50)