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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)
Obligations of Private Parties
Saint Lucia
- English
Whereas every person in Saint Lucia is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her 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. 1)
Obligations of Private Parties
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe fundamental rights recognized in this Constitution determine the existence of an order of judicial and moral responsibility that rules the conduct of men and women in society.
… (Art. 75) - SpanishLos derechos fundamentals reconocidos en esta Constitución determinan la existencia de un orden de responsabilidad jurídica y moral, que obliga la conducta del hombre y la mujer en sociedad.
… (Art. 75)
Obligations of Private Parties
Bahamas
- EnglishWhereas every person in The Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has 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,
... (Art. 15)
Obligations of Private Parties
Haiti
- EnglishCivic duties are the citizen’s moral, political, social and economic obligations as a whole to the State and the country. These obligations are:
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m. to respect the rights and freedom of others. (Art. 52-1) - FrenchLe devoir civique est l'ensemble des obligations du citoyen dans l'ordre moral, politique, social et économique vis-à-vis de l'Etat et de la patrie. Ces obligations sont:
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13. respecter les droits et la liberté d'autrui. (Art. 52.1)
Obligations of Private Parties
Colombia
- English...
The exercise of the rights and liberties recognized in this Constitution implies responsibilities.
Every person is obligated to obey the Constitution and the laws.
Duties of the person and of the citizen are:
1. To respect the rights of others and not to abuse one's own;
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4. To defend and disseminate human rights as the foundation of peaceful coexistence;
… (Art. 95) - Spanish...
El ejercicio de los derechos y libertades reconocidos en esta Constitución implica responsabilidades.
Toda persona está obligada a cumplir la Constitución y las leyes.
Son deberes de la persona y del ciudadano:
1. Respetar los derechos ajenos y no abusar de los propios;
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4. Defender y difundir los derechos humanos como fundamento de la convivencia pacífica;
… (Art. 95)
Obligations of Private Parties
Saint Lucia
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
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(h) consider that individually, each person has duties towards every other and to the community and is under obligation to observe and promote the rights, freedoms and values recognised in this constitution;
… (Preamble)
Obligations of Private Parties
Dominican Republic
- EnglishAll people have the right to the free development of their personality, without more limitations than those imposed by judicial order and the rights of others. (Art. 43)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al libre desarrollo de su personalidad, sin más limitaciones que las impuestas por el orden jurídico y los derechos de los demás. (Art. 43)