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Obligations of the State
- English1. The National Assembly or any subordinate legislative authority shall not make any law, and the Executive and the agencies of government shall not take any action that abolishes or abridges the fundamental rights and freedoms conferred by this Constitution, unless so authorised by this Constitution. Any law or action in violation thereof shall be null and void.
… (Art. 28)
Obligations of the State
- English
The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
1. the fundamental rights and duties of persons, notably the regime of public freedoms, the safeguarding of individual freedoms and the obligations of citizens;
... (Art. 139) - Arabic
يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
1. حقوق الأشخاص وواجباتهم الأساسيّة، لا سيّما نظا م الحرّيّات العمومية، وحماية الحرّيّات الفرديّة، وواجبات المواطنين.
… (المــادة 139) - French
Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
1)- les droits et devoirs fondamentaux des personnes, notamment le régime des libertés publiques, la sauvegarde des libertés individuelles et les obligations des citoyens;
... (Art. 139)
Obligations of the State
- 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)