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Obligations of the State
- English1. The Public Administration shall serve the public interests and, in the discharge of its functions, shall respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
… (Art. 248) - Portuguese1. A Administração Pública serve o interesse público e na sua actuação respeita os direitos e liberdades fundamentais dos cidadãos.
… (Art. 248)
Obligations of the State
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3 1° The State guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate the personal rights of the citizen.
… (Art. 40) - Irish Gaelic…
3 1° Ráthaíonn an Stát gan cur isteach lena dhlíthe ar chearta pearsanta aon saoránaigh, agus ráthaíonn fós na cearta sin a chosaint is a shuíomh lena dhlíthe sa mhéid gur féidir é.
… (Airteagal 40)
Obligations of the State
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Education, instruction, social development and the systematic teaching of the Constitution of the Republic and of the human rights are declared to be of national interest. (Art. 72) - Spanish…
Se declaran de interés nacional la educación, la instrucción, formación social y la enseñanza sistemática de la Constitución de la República y de los derechos humanos. (Art. 72)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe rights and the duties proclaimed and guaranteed by the international texts relative to the rights of man regularly ratified are [an] integral part of the Constitution. (Art. 19)
- KirundiAmateka n’ibitegerejwe vyatangajwe bigakingirwa n’amasezerano y’isi yose yerekeye agateka ka zina muntu Uburundi bwemeje biri mu bigize iri Bwirizwa shingiro. (Art. 19)
- FrenchLes droits et devoirs proclamés et garantis par les textes internationaux relatifs aux droits de l’homme régulièrement ratifiés font partie intégrante de la Constitution. (Art. 19)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishAll citizens shall be assured of human worth and dignity and have the right to pursue happiness. It shall be the duty of the State to confirm and guarantee the fundamental and inviolable human rights of individuals. (Art. 10)
- Korean모든 국민은 인간으로서의 존엄과 가치를 가지며, 행복을 추구할 권리를 가진다. 국가는 개인이 가지는 불가침의 기본적 인권을 확인하고 이를 보장할 의무를 진다. (제10조)
Obligations of the State
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2. The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe shall proclaim its adherence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to its principles and objectives of the African Union and of the United Nations.
… (Art. 12) - Portuguese…
2. A República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe proclama a sua adesão à Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem e aos seus princípios e objectivos da União Africana e da Organização das Nações Unidas.
… (Art. 12)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishMontenegro shall guarantee and protect rights and liberties.
The rights and liberties shall be inviolable.
… (Art. 6) - MontenegrinCrna Gora jemči i štiti prava i slobode.
Prava i slobode su nepovredivi.
… (Član 6)
Obligations of the State
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The State respects and guarantees the rights recognized in this Constitution to all persons who are found in its territory and are subject to its jurisdiction. (Art. 27) - Spanish
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El Estado respeta y garantiza los derechos reconocidos en la presente Constitución a todas las personas que se encuentren en su territorio y estén sujetas a su jurisdicción. (Art. 27)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable. All agents of public authority, [and] any organization, have the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it.
The Republic recognizes the existence of the Rights of Man as the basis for all human community, of peace and of justice in the world. (Art. 1) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable. Tous les agents de la puissance publique, toute organisation, ont l’obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger.
La République reconnaît l’existence des Droits de l’Homme comme base de toute communauté humaine, de la paix et de la justice dans le monde. (Art. 1)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe international treaties relative to human rights may only be denounced by the procedures that govern for the amendment of this Constitution. (Art. 142)
- SpanishLos tratados internacionales relativos a los derechos humanos no podrán ser denunciados sino por los procedimientos que rigen para la enmienda de esta Constitución. (Art. 142)