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Obligations of Private Parties
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishEveryone has the right to the free development of his or her own personality, subject only to the limitations deriving from the rights of others and public and social order. (Art. 20)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al libre desenvolvimiento de su personalidad, sin más limitaciones que las que derivan del derecho de las demás y del orden público y social. (Art. 20)
Obligations of Private Parties
Ecuador
- EnglishEcuadorians have the following duties and obligations, without detriment to others provided for by the Constitution or by law:
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5. To respect human rights and to fight for their enforcement.
… (Art. 83) - SpanishSon deberes y responsabilidades de las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos, sin perjuicio de otros previstos en la Constitución y la ley:
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5. Respetar los derechos humanos y luchar por su cumplimiento.
… (Art. 83)
Obligations of Private Parties
Belize
- EnglishWhereas every person in Belize 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. 3)
Obligations of Private Parties
Jamaica
- English1. Whereas-
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c. all persons are under a responsibility to respect and uphold the rights of others recognized in this Chapter6,
the following provisions of this Chapter shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the rights and freedoms of persons as set out in those provisions, to the extent that those rights and freedoms do not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others.
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5. A provision of this Chapter binds natural or juristic persons if, and to the extent that, it is applicable, taking account of the nature of the right and the nature of any duty imposed by the right.
… (Sec. 13)
Obligations of Private Parties
Cuba
- EnglishThe exercise of these rights of the people are only limited by the rights of others, collective security, general well-being, respect for public order, the Constitution, and the laws. (Art. 45)
- SpanishEl ejercicio de los derechos de las personas solo está limitado por los derechos de los demás, la seguridad colectiva, el bienestar general, el respeto al orden público, a la Constitución y a las leyes. (Art. 45)
Obligations of Private Parties
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English
Where every person in Saint Vincent is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, color, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
… (Sec. 1)
Obligations of Private Parties
Ecuador
- EnglishThe following rights of persons are recognized and guaranteed:
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5. The right to freely develop one's personality, without any constraints other than respect for the rights of others.
… (Art. 66) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las personas:
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5. El derecho al libre desarrollo de la personalidad, sin más limitaciones que los derechos de los demás.
... (Art. 66)
Obligations of Private Parties
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 Private Parties
Honduras
- EnglishThe rights of every man are limited by the rights of all others, by collective security, and by the just demands of the general welfare and democratic development. (Art. 62)
- SpanishLos derechos de cada hombre están limitados por los derechos de los demás, por la seguridad de todos y por las justas exigencias del bienestar general y del desenvolvimiento democrático. (Art. 62)
Obligations of Private Parties
Cuba
- EnglishThe Cuban State recognizes and guarantees to a person the non-renounceable, indivisible, and interdependent enjoyment and exercise of human rights, in correspondence with the principles of progressivity and nondiscrimination. Their respect and guarantee are obligatory for all. (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl Estado cubano reconoce y garantiza a la persona el goce y el ejercicio irrenunciable, imprescriptible, indivisible, universal e interdependiente de los derechos humanos, en correspondencia con los principios de progresividad, igualdad y no discriminación. Su respeto y garantía es de obligatorio cumplimiento para todos. (Art. 41)