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Obligations of the State
Armenia
- EnglishThe essence of provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter shall be inviolable. (Art. 80)
- ArmenianՀիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների վերաբերյալ սույն գլխում ամրագրված դրույթների էությունն անխախտելի է: (Հոդված 80)
Obligations of the State
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed judicial protection of his/her rights and freedoms envisaged in the present Constitution, laws, international treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party as well as universally recognized principles and norms of international law.
… (Art. 40) - Russian1. Каждому гарантируется судебная защита его прав и свобод, предусмотренных настоящей Конституцией, законами, международными договорами, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика, общепризнанными принципами и нормами международного права.
... (Статья 40) - Kyrgyz1. Ар кимге ушул Конституцияда, мыйзамдарда, Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучу болуп саналган эл аралык келишимдерде, эл аралык укуктун жалпыга таанылган принциптеринде жана ченемдеринде каралган анын укуктары менен эркиндигин соттук коргоого кепилдиктер берилет.
… (40-берене)
Obligations of the State
Ethiopia
- English1. The House of Peoples' Representatives shall have the power of legislation in all matters assigned by this Constitution to Federal jurisdiction.
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7. It shall determine the organization of national defence, public security, and a national police force. If the conduct of these forces infringes upon human rights and the nation's security, it shall carry out investigations and take necessary measures.
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16. It shall, on its own initiative, request a joint session of the House of the Federation and of the House of Peoples' Representatives to take appropriate measures when State authorities are unable to arrest violations of human rights within their jurisdiction. It shall, on the basis of the joint decision of the House, give directives to the concerned State authorities.
… (Art. 55) - Amharic1. የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በዚህ ሕገ መንግሥት መሰረት ለፌዴራሉ መንግሥት በተሰጠው ሥልጣን ክልል ሕጐችን ያወጣል፡፡
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7. የፌዴራል መንግሥት፤ የሀገርና የሕዝብ መከላከያ፤ የደህንነትና የፖሊስ ኃይል አደረጃጀት ይወስናል፡፡ በሥራ አፈጻጸም ረገድ የሚታዩ መሠረታዊ የዜጐችን ሰብዓዊ መብቶችና የሀገርን ደህንነት የሚነኩ ጉዳዮች ሲከሰቱ ያጣራል፤ አስፈላጊ እርምጃዎች እንዲወሰዱ ያደርጋል፡፡
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16. በማንኛውም ክልል ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ሲጣሱና ክልሉ ድርጊቱን ማቆም ሳይችል ሲቀር፤ በራሱ አነሳሽነትና ያለክልሉ ፈቃድ ተገቢው እርምጃ እንዲወሰድ ለፌዴሬሽኑ ምክር ቤትና ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የጋራ ስብሰባ ጥያቄ ያቀርባል፤ በተደረሰበት ውሳኔ መሰረት ለክልሉ ምክር ቤት መመሪያ ይሰጣል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 55)
Obligations of the State
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of North Macedonia are:
- the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognized in international law and set down in the Constitution;
… (Art. 8) - MacedonianТемелни вредности на уставниот поредок на Република Северна Македонија се:
- основните слободи и права на човекот и граѓанинот признати со меѓународното право и утврдени со Уставот;
… (Член 8)
Obligations of the State
Barbados
- EnglishWhereas every person in Barbados is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, 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,
... (Sec. 11)
Obligations of the State
Georgia
- EnglishWe, the citizens of Georgia – whose firm will it is to establish a democratic social order, economic freedom, and a legal and a social state; to secure universally recognised human rights and freedoms; … (Preamble)
- Georgianჩვენ, საქართველოს მოქალაქენი, რომელთა ურყევი ნებაა, დავამკვიდროთ დემოკრატიული საზოგადოებრივი წესწყობილება, ეკონომიკური თავისუფლება, სოციალური და სამართლებრივი სახელმწიფო, უზრუნველვყოთ ადამიანის საყოველთაოდ აღიარებული უფლებანი და თავისუფლებანი, … (პრეამბულა)
Obligations of the State
Nepal
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(b) Policies relating to political and governance system of State:
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(2) to maintain rule of law by protecting and promoting human rights,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ ः–
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(ख) राजनीतिक तथा शासन व्यवस्था सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(२) मानव अधिकारको संरक्षण र संवर्धन गर्दै विधिको शासन कायम राख्ने,
... (धारा ५१)
Obligations of the State
Guinea
- EnglishThe State must promote the well-being of the citizens, to protect and to defend the rights of the human person and the defenders of human rights.
… (Art. 23) - FrenchL’Etat doit promouvoir le bien-être des citoyens, protéger et défendre les droits de la personne humaine et les défenseurs des droits humains.
… (Art. 23)
Obligations of the State
Pakistan
- English(1) Any law, or any custom or usage having the force of law, in so far as it is inconsistent with the rights conferred by this Chapter,3shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.
(2) The State4 shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights so conferred and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of such contravention, be void.
… (Art. 8) - Urdu(ا) کوئی قانون، یا رسم یا رواج جو قانون کا حکم رکھتا ہو، تناقض کی اس حد تک کالعدم ہو گا جس حد تک وہ اس باب میں عطاکردہ حقوق کا نقیض ہو۔
(۲) مملکت کوئی ایسا قانون وضع نہیں کرے گی جو بایں طور عطاکردہ حقوق کو سلب یا کم کرے اور ہر وہ قانون جو اس شق کی خلاف ورزی میں وضع کیا جائے اس خلاف ورزی کی حد تک کالعدم ہو گا۔
…(آرٹیکل ۸)
Obligations of the State
Guinea-Bissau
- English1. Fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution do not negate other rights foreseen by the laws of the Republic and applicable rules of international law.
2. Constitutional and legal principles relating to fundamental rights have to be interpreted in harmony with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Art. 29) - Portuguese1 - Os direitos fundamentais consagrados na Constituição não excluem quaisquer outros constantes das demais leis da República e das regras aplicáveis de direito internacional.
2 - Os preceitos constitucionais e legais relativos aos direitos fundamentais devem ser interpretados de harmonia com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem. (Art. 29)