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Obligations of the State
Guatemala
- EnglishGuatemala is a free, independent and sovereign State, organized to guarantee to its inhabitants the enjoyment of their rights and freedoms. … (Art. 140)
- SpanishGuatemala es un Estado libre, independiente y soberano, organizado para garantizar a sus habitantes el goce de sus derechos y de sus libertades. … (Art. 140)
Obligations of the State
Malawi
- English1. Save in so far as it may be authorized to do so by this Constitution, the National Assembly or any subordinate legislative authority shall not make any law, and the executive and the agencies of Government shall not take any action, which abolishes or abridges the rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter, and any law or action in contravention thereof shall, to the extent of the contravention, be invalid.
… (Sec. 46)
Obligations of the State
Ecuador
- EnglishThe drafting, enforcement, evaluation and monitoring of public policies and public services that guarantee the rights enshrined in the Constitution shall be governed by the following provisions:
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2. Without detriment to the prevalence of public welfare over individual well-being, when the impacts of the implementation of public policies or the provision of public goods and services undermine or threaten to undermine constitutional rights, the policy or provision must be reformulated or alternative measures shall be adopted to reconcile the conflicting rights.
… (Art. 85) - SpanishLa formulación, ejecución, evaluación y control de las políticas públicas y servicios públicos que garanticen los derechos reconocidos por la Constitución, se regularán de acuerdo con las siguientes disposiciones:
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2. Sin perjuicio de la prevalencia del interés general sobre el interés particular, cuando los efectos de la ejecución de las políticas públicas o prestación de bienes o servicios públicos vulneren o amenacen con vulnerar derechos constitucionales, la política o prestación deberá reformularse o se adoptarán medidas alternativas que concilien los derechos en conflicto.
… (Art. 85)
Obligations of the State
Turkmenistan
- EnglishIn Turkmenistan, the people shall be the highest value of the society and the state.
Protection, support and service to people shall be the main goals of state authorities. The state shall be responsible for every citizen and shall create conditions for free development of an individual, protect the life, honour, dignity and freedom, personal inviolability, natural and inalienable rights of a citizen. … (Art. 4) - RussianВ Туркменистане наивысшей ценностью общества и государства является человек. Защита, поддержка человека и служение ему являются главными задачами органов государственной власти.
Государство ответственно перед каждым гражданином и обеспечивает создание условий для свободного развития личности, защищает жизнь, честь, достоинство, свободу, личную неприкосновенность, естественные и неотчуждаемые права гражданина. … (Статья 4) - TurkmenTürkmenistanda jemgyýetiň we döwletiň iň ýokary gymmatlygy adamdyr. Adamy goramak, goldamak we oňa hyzmat etmek döwlet häkimiýet edaralarynyň baş wezipeleridir.
Döwlet her bir raýatynyň öňünde jogapkärdir we şahsyýetiň erkin ösmegi üçin şertleriň döredilmegini üpjün edýär, raýatyň janyny, at-abraýyny, mertebesini, azatlygyny, şahsy eldegrilmesizligini, tebigy we aýrybaşgalanmaz hukuklaryny goraýar. … (4-nji madda)