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Obligations of the State
- EnglishJointly with the officeholders of their entities and organs and their staff and agents, the state and other public entities are civilly liable for actions or omissions that are committed in or because of the exercise of their functions and result in a breach of rights, freedoms or guarantees or in a loss to others. (Art. 22)
- PortugueseO Estado e as demais entidades públicas são civilmente responsáveis, em forma solidária com os titulares dos seus órgãos, funcionários ou agentes, por acções ou omissões praticadas no exercício das suas funções e por causa desse exercício, de que resulte violação dos direitos, liberdades e garantias ou prejuízo para outrem. (Art. 22)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) It is a fundamental duty of the State and every State organ to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
(2) The State shall take legislative, policy and other measures, including the setting of standards, to achieve the progressive realisation of the rights guaranteed under Article 43.
(3) All State organs and all public officers have the duty to address the needs of vulnerable groups within society, including women, older members of society, persons with disabilities, children, youth, members of minority or marginalised communities, and members of particular ethnic, religious or cultural communities.
(4) The State shall enact and implement legislation to fulfil its international obligations in respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. (Art. 21) - Swahili(1) Ni jukumu la msingi la Serikali na kila chombo cha Serikali kuzingatia, kuheshimu, kulinda, kuhamasisha na kutimiza haki na uhuru wa msingi katika Sheria ya Haki za Binadamu.
(2) Serikali itachukua hatua za kisheria, kisera na hatua nyinginezo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuweka viwango, ili kufikia utekelezaji endelevu wa haki zilizohakikishwa chini ya Kifungu cha 43.
(3) Vyombo vyote vya Serikali na watumishi wa umma wana wajibu wa kushughulikia mahitaji ya makundi yaliyopo katika mazingira hatarishi katika jamii, ikiwa ni pamoja na wanawake, wazee, watu wenye ulemavu, watoto, vijana, wanajamii wenye uwakilishi mdogo katika jamii au watu waliotengwa na jamii, na watu wa jamii ya kabila, dini au utamaduni fulani.
(4) Serikali itatunga na kutekeleza sheria ili itimize majukumu yake ya kimataifa kuhusu haki za binadamu na uhuru wa msingi. (Kifungu cha 21)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishIt 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
- EnglishThe Dominican Republic is a Social and Democratic State of Law, organized in the form of a single Republic, bases on the respect of human dignity, fundamental rights, work, popular sovereignty, and the separation and independence of the public powers. (Art. 7)
- SpanishLa República Dominicana es un Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho, organizado en forma de República unitaria, fundado en el respeto de la dignidad humana, los derechos fundamentales, el trabajo, la soberanía popular y la separación e independencia de los poderes públicos. (Art. 7)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner:–
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(d) the fundamental rights which are by the Constitution declared and recognized shall be respected, secured and advanced by all the organs of government and shall not be abridged, restricted or denied, save in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhalaජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:–
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(ඈ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් ප්රකාශ කොට පිළිගනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් සියලු පාලන ආයතන විසින් ගරු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; වර්ධනය කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; තව ද, ඒ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් මෙහි මින් මතු විධිවිධාන සලස්වා ඇති ආකාරයට සහ ප්රමාණයට මිස සංක්ෂිප්ත කිරීම, සීමා කිරීම හෝ අහිමි කිරීම නොකළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishHuman rights shall be inviolable. (Art. 5)
- ItalianI diritti della persona umana sono inviolabili. (Art. 5)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe State guarantees to all citizens the public and individual freedoms,
… (Art. 10) - Arabicتضمن الدولة لكافة المواطنين الحريات العمومية والفردية.
... (المادّة 10) - FrenchL'État garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés publiques et individuelles,
... (Art. 10)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe the people of Afghanistan:
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Observing the United Nations Charter as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
And in order to:
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Form a civil society void of oppression, atrocity, discrimination as well as violence, based on rule of law, social justice, protecting integrity and human rights, and attaining peoples’ freedoms and fundamental rights;
… (Preamble) - Dariما مردم افغانستان:
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با رعایت منشور ملل متحد و با احترام به اعلامیۀ جهانی حقوق بشر؛
به منظور:
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ایجاد جامعۀ مدنی عاری از ظلم، استبداد، تبعیض و خشونت و مبتنی بر قانونمندی، عدالت اجتماعی، حفظ كرامت و حقوق انسانی و تأمین آزادی ها و حقوق اساسی مردم؛
... (مقدمه) - Pashtoموږ د افغانستان خلكو:
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د ملگرو ملتو د منشور په رعايت او د بشر د حقوقو نړيوالې اعلاميې ته په درناوي؛
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له ظلم، استبداد، تبعيض او تاوتريخوالي پاكې، پرقانونيت، اجتماعي عدالت، د انساني حقوقو او كرامت پر خوندي تابه ولاړې مدني ټولنې د جوړولو او د خلكو د اساسي حقوقو او آزاديو د تأمين په منظور؛
... (سريزه)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishConstitutional provisions shall be interpreted by the literal meaning of its wording that is mostly closely in line with the Constitution as a whole. In the event of any doubt, it is the most favorable interpretation of the full and effective force of rights and that best respects the will of the constituent, in accordance with the general principles of constitutional interpretation that shall prevail. (Art. 427)
- SpanishLas normas constitucionales se interpretarán por el tenor literal que más se ajuste a la Constitución en su integralidad. En caso de duda, se interpretarán en el sentido que más favorezca a la plena vigencia de los derechos y que mejor respete la voluntad del constituyente, y de acuerdo con los principios generales de la interpretación constitucional. (Art. 427)
Obligations of the State
- English
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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e) Rights, freedoms and guarantees;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum
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2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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e) Direitu, liberdade no garantia sira;
… (Art. 95) - Portuguese
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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e) Direitos, liberdades e garantias;
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