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Obligations of the State

Nicaragua
  • English

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    The State, in accordance with the law, will be materially [patrimonialmente] responsible for the damages [lesiones] that, as a consequence of the actions or omissions of the public functionaries in the exercise of their offices [cargo], individuals [particulares] suffer in their assets, rights and interests, except in the cases of force majeure. The State will demand the corresponding legal responsibilities of the public functionaries or employees causing the damage.
    ... (Art. 131)

  • Spanish

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    El Estado, de conformidad con la ley, será responsable patrimonialmente de las lesiones que, como consecuencia de las acciones u omisiones de los funcionarios públicos en el ejercicio de su cargo, sufran los particulares en sus bienes, derechos e intereses, salvo los casos de fuerza mayor. El Estado exigirá las responsabilidades legales correspondientes a los funcionarios o empleados públicos causantes de la lesión.
    ... (Art. 131)

Obligations of the State

Trinidad and Tobago
  • English

    It is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms,
    … (Sec. 4)

Obligations of the State

Argentina
  • English
    The citizens of each province shall be entitled to all rights, privileges, and immunities inherent in the condition of citizen in the other provinces. … (Sec. 8)
  • Spanish
    Los ciudadanos de cada provincia gozan de todos los derechos, privilegios e inmunidades inherentes al título de ciudadano en las demás. … (Art. 8)

Obligations of the State

Brazil
  • English

    All persons are equal before the law, without any distinction whatsoever, Brazilians and foreigners residing in the country being ensured of inviolability of the right to life, to liberty, to equality, to security and to property, on the following terms:
    …
    XXXV – the law shall not exclude any injury or threat to a right from the consideration of the Judicial Power;
    …
    XLI – the law shall punish any discrimination which may attempt against fundamental rights and liberties;
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    Paragraph 1. The provisions defining fundamental rights and guarantees are immediately applicable.
    Paragraph 2. The rights and guarantees expressed in this Constitution do not exclude others deriving from the regime and from the principles adopted by it, or from the international treaties in which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
    … (Art. 5)

  • Portuguese

    Todos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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    XXXV - a lei não excluirá da apreciação do Poder Judiciário lesão ou ameaça a direito;
    …
    XLI - a lei punirá qualquer discriminação atentatória dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais;
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    § 1º - As normas definidoras dos direitos e garantias fundamentais têm aplicação imediata.
    § 2º - Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
    ... (Art. 5)

Obligations of the State

Colombia
  • English
    By means of the statutory laws, the Congress of the Republic will regulate the following matters:
    a. Fundamental rights and duties of persons and the procedures and recourses for their protection;
    … (Art. 152)
  • Spanish
    Mediante las leyes estatutarias, el Congreso de la República regulará las siguientes materias:
    a) Derechos y deberes fundamentales de las personas y los procedimientos y recursos para su protección;
    … (Art. 152)

Obligations of the State

Ecuador
  • English
    The National Assembly and all bodies with legal and regulatory authority shall be obligated to adjust, formally and materially, the laws and other legal standards related to the rights provided for in the Constitution and international treaties and those that are needed to guarantee the dignity of human beings or communities, peoples and nations. In no case shall amending the Constitution, laws, other legal and regulatory frameworks or actions by the government endanger the rights recognized by the Constitution. (Art. 84)
  • Spanish
    La Asamblea Nacional y todo órgano con potestad normativa tendrá la obligación de adecuar, formal y materialmente, las leyes y demás normas jurídicas a los derechos previstos en la Constitución y los tratados internacionales, y los que sean necesarios para garantizar la dignidad del ser humano o de las comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades. En ningún caso, la reforma de la Constitución, las leyes, otras normas jurídicas ni los actos del poder público atentarán contra los derechos que reconoce la Constitución. (Art. 84)

Obligations of the State

Guyana
  • English
    WE, THE GUYANESE PEOPLE,
    … proclaim this Constitution in order to:
    …
    Forge a system of governance that promotes concerted effort and broad-based participation in national decision-making in order to develop a viable economy and a harmonious community based on democratic values, social justice, fundamental human rights, and the rule of law;
    … (Preamble)

Obligations of the State

Peru
  • English

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    The suppression or the diminishment of the fundamental rights of the person may not be submitted to referendum, … (Art. 32)

  • Spanish

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    No pueden someterse a referéndum la supresión o la disminución de los derechos fundamentales de la persona, … (Art. 32)

Obligations of the State

Uruguay
  • English
    The General Assembly is competent:
    …
    3. To enact laws relating … the protection of all individual rights … (Art. 85)
  • Spanish
    A la Asamblea General compete:
    …
    3º) Expedir leyes relativas a … protección de todos los derechos individuales … (Art. 85)

Obligations of the State

Bahamas
  • English
    Whereas every person in The Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
    ... (Art. 15)