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Obligations of Private Parties
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishWhereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, 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
- English(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (6), every person, as contemplated by the respective international treaties set out in the Fourth Schedule to which Guyana has acceded is entitled to the human rights enshrined in the said international treaties, and such rights shall be respected and upheld by the executive, legislature judiciary and all organs and agencies of Government and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons and shall be enforceable in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
… (Art. 154A)
Obligations of Private Parties
- EnglishI. Persons who violate constitutional rights are subject to the jurisdiction and competence of the Bolivian authorities.
II. The intellectual and material perpetrators of violations of constitutional rights are to be held responsible.
III. The immediate perpetrators of attacks against personal security are to be held liable, and are not excused from liability for having committed them under orders of superiors. (Art. 110) - SpanishI. Las personas que vulneren derechos constitucionales quedan sujetas a la jurisdicción y competencia de las autoridades bolivianas.
II. La vulneración de los derechos constitucionales hace responsables a sus autores intelectuales y materiales.
III. Los atentados contra la seguridad personal hacen responsables a sus autores inmediatos, sin que pueda servirles de excusa el haberlos cometido por orden superior. (Art. 110)
Obligations of Private Parties
- English
Whereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest,
… (Sec. 3)