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Obligations of the State
- EnglishLaws shall be organic and regular.
The following shall be organic laws:
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2. Those governing the exercise of constitutional rights and guarantees.
… (Art. 133) - SpanishLas leyes serán orgánicas y ordinarias.
Serán leyes orgánicas:
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2. Las que regulen el ejercicio de los derechos y garantías constitucionales.
… (Art. 133)
Obligations of the State
- English1. Personal freedom shall be guaranteed.
2. Every infringement on rights and public freedoms or the inviolability of the private life of Jordanians is a crime punishable by law. (Art. 7) - Arabic1. الحرية الشخصية مصونة.
2. كل اعتداء على الحقوق والحريات العامة أو حرمة الحياة الخاصة للأردنيين جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (المادة 7)
Obligations of the State
- English
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CONSIDERING rule of law, civic peace, democracy, human dignity, fundamental human rights and freedoms,
… (Preamble) - Moldovian
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CONSIDERÎND statul de drept, pacea civică, democraţia, demnitatea omului, drepturile şi libertăţile lui,
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Obligations of the State
- English
No constitutional revision may infringe on:
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7. the fundamental freedoms, the rights of Man and of the Citizen;
… (Art. 223) - Arabic
لا يمكن أيّ تعديل دستوريّ أن يمسّ :
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7. الحرّيّات الأساسيّة وحقوق الإنسان والمواطن.
… (المــادة 223) - French
Toute révision constitutionnelle ne peut porter atteinte:
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7)- aux libertés fondamentales, aux Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen;
… (Art. 223)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe constitutional principles in respect of fundamental rights shall be interpreted and integrated in harmony with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights. (Art. 43)
- PortugueseOs preceitos constitucionais relativos aos direitos fundamentais são interpretados e integrados de harmonia com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem e a Carta Africana dos Direitos do Homem e dos Povos. (Art. 43)
Obligations of the State
- English(a) This Constitution guarantees to all persons, in a manner that is not contrary to any tenet of Islam, the rights and freedoms contained within this Chapter4 subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by a law enacted by the People’s Majlis in a manner that is not contrary to this Constitution. Any such law enacted by the People’s Majlis can limit the rights and freedoms to any extent only if demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
… (Art. 16) - Dhivehi(ހ) މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ އެންމެހައި ޙައްޤުތަކާއި މިނިވަންކަން އިސްލާމްދީނުގެ އަސްލަކާ ހިލާފި ނުވާނޭ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ ލިބިގެންވާކަން މި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީ ކަށަވަރުކޮށްދެއެވެ. އަދި މިއިން އެއްވެސް ޙައްޤެއްގެ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ އެއްވެސް މިންވަރެއް ހިފެހެއްޓޭނީ މި ޤާނުނު އަސާސީއާ ތަޢާތުޟްނުވާ ގޮތެއްގެ މަތީން، ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުން ފާސްކުރާ ޤާނޫނަކުންނެވެ. ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުން ފާސްކުރާ ޤާނޫނަކުން ވެސް އެއިން ޙައްޤެއްގެ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ އެއްވެސްމިންވަރެއް ހިފެހެއްޓޭނީ، މިނިވަން، ދީމިޤްރާތީ މުޖްތަމަޢެއްގައި މިފަދަ ޙައްޤެއް ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމެއް ހިފެހެއްޓިދާނެކަމަށް ޤަބޫލުކުރެވޭ މިންވަރަކަށެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 16 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishInfringement of the authorities against the individual must be founded on the law. (Art. 113)
- NorwegianMyndighetenes inngrep overfor den enkelte må ha grunnlag i lov. (§ 113)
Obligations of the State
- English
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- … civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
- … les droits civiques et l’exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 101)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe shall be a sovereign and independent State, committed to building a free, just and indivisible society, to the defense of Human Rights and to active solidarity among all human beings and all peoples. (Art. 1)
- PortugueseA República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe é um Estado soberano e independente, empenhado na construção de uma sociedade livre, justa e solidária, na defesa dos Direitos do Homem e na solidariedade activa entre todos os homens e todos os povos. (Art. 1)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe rights and [the] guarantees granted by the Constitution do not exclude others that, even though they are not expressly mentioned in it, are inherent to the human person.
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The laws and the government provisions or [those of] any other order that reduce, restrict, or distort the rights guaranteed by the Constitution are void ipso jure. (Art. 44) - SpanishLos derechos y garantías que otorga la Constitución no excluyen otros que, aunque no figuren expresamente en ella, son inherentes a la persona humana.
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Serán nulas ipso jure las leyes y las disposiciones gubernativas o de cualquier otro orden que disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen los derechos que la Constitución garantiza. (Art. 44)