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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Lithuania
  • English
    Property shall be inviolable.
    The rights of ownership shall be protected by law.
    ... (Art. 23)
  • Lithuanian
    Nuosavybė neliečiama.
    Nuosavybės teises saugo įstatymai.
    ... (23 straipsnis)

Protection from Violence

Lithuania
  • English
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    In the Republic of Lithuania, war propaganda shall be prohibited. (Art. 135)
  • Lithuanian
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    Lietuvos Respublikoje karo propaganda draudžiama. (135 straipsnis)

Protection from Violence

Lithuania
  • English
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    Forced labour shall be prohibited.
    … (Art. 48)
  • Lithuanian
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    Priverčiamasis darbas draudžiamas.
    … (48 straipsnis)

Protection from Violence

Lithuania
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    The freedom to express convictions and to impart information shall be incompatible with criminal actions—incitement to national, racial, religious, or social hatred, incitement to violence or to discrimination, as well as defamation and disinformation.
    ... (Art. 25)
  • Lithuanian
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    Laisvė reikšti įsitikinimus ir skleisti informaciją nesuderinama su nusikalstamais veiksmais - tautinės, rasinės, religinės ar socialinės neapykantos, prievartos bei diskriminacijos kurstymu, šmeižtu ir dezinformacija.
    ... (25 straipsnis)

Protection from Violence

Lithuania
  • English
    The human person shall be inviolable.
    Human dignity shall be protected by law.
    It shall be prohibited to torture or injure a human being, degrade his dignity, subject him to cruel treatment, or to establish such punishments.
    No one may be subjected to scientific or medical experimentation without his knowledge and free consent. (Art. 21)
  • Lithuanian
    Žmogaus asmuo neliečiamas.
    Žmogaus orumą gina įstatymas.
    Draudžiama žmogų kankinti, žaloti, žeminti jo orumą, žiauriai su juo elgtis, taip pat nustatyti tokias bausmes.
    Su žmogumi, be jo žinios ir laisvo sutikimo, negali būti atliekami moksliniai ar medicinos bandymai. (21 straipsnis)

Public Institutions and Services

Lithuania
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    Family, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood shall be under the protection and care of the State.
    … (Art. 38)
  • Lithuanian
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    Valstybė saugo ir globoja šeimą, motinystę, tėvystę ir vaikystę.
    ... (38 straipsnis)

Public Institutions and Services

Lithuania
  • English
    The State shall guarantee its citizens the right to receive old-age and disability pensions, as well as social assistance in the event of unemployment, sickness, widowhood, the loss of the breadwinner, and in other cases provided for by law. (Art. 52)
  • Lithuanian
    Valstybė laiduoja piliečių teisę gauti senatvės ir invalidumo pensijas, socialinę paramą nedarbo, ligos, našlystės, maitintojo netekimo ir kitais įstatymų numatytais atvejais. (52 straipsnis)

Public Institutions and Services

Lithuania
  • English
    The State shall take care of families raising and bringing up children at home, and shall render them support according to the procedure established by law.
    … (Art. 39)
  • Lithuanian
    Valstybė globoja šeimas, auginančias ir auklėjančias vaikus namuose, įstatymo nustatyta tvarka teikia joms paramą.
    ... (39 straipsnis)

Status of the Constitution

Lithuania
  • English
    Any law or other act that contradicts the Constitution shall be invalid.
    ... (Art. 7)
  • Lithuanian
    Negalioja joks įstatymas ar kitas aktas priešingas Konstitucijai.
    ... (7 straipsnis)

Status of the Constitution

Lithuania
  • English
    The Constitution shall be an integral and directly applicable act.
    Everyone may defend his rights by invoking the Constitution. (Art. 6)
  • Lithuanian
    Konstitucija yra vientisas ir tiesiogiai taikomas aktas.
    Kiekvienas savo teises gali ginti remdamasis Konstitucija. (6 straipsnis)