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Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion-
a. to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
b. to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted, those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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5. In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensations, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or officers of the Supreme Court or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
… (Sec. 110)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
Work, in its diverse modalities, is [an] object of priority attention of the State, which especially protects the mother, the minor and the disabled who work.
... (Art. 23) - Spanish
El trabajo, en sus diversas modalidades, es objeto de atencion prioritaria del Estado, el cual protege especialmente a la madre, al menor de edad y al impedido que trabajan.
… (Art. 23)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
We hold that democracy is only possible where the State serves its citizens and handles their affairs in an equitable manner, without abuse and impartially.
… (National Avowal) - Hungarian…
Valljuk, hogy népuralom csak ott van, ahol az állam szolgálja polgárait, ügyeiket méltányosan, visszaélés és részrehajlás nélkül intézi.
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
(2) Subject to the availability of resources, the Government shall provide facilities and opportunities necessary to enhance the welfare of women to enable them to realise their full potential and advancement.
… (Sec. 28)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State recognizes and protects the family as the fundamental nucleus of society, and guarantees the social and economic conditions necessary for its full development. … (Art. 62)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce y protege a las familias como el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad, y garantizará las condiciones sociales y económicas necesarias para su desarrollo integral. … (Art. 62)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe care and education of children, so that they may attain their fullest physical, intellectual, and social capacity, is the duty and the right of parents. Those who have large families to support are entitled to compensatory aid if they need it. … (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl cuidado y educación de los hijos para que éstos alcancen su plena capacidad corporal, intelectual y social, es un deber y un derecho de los padres. Quienes tengan a su cargo numerosa prole tienen derecho a auxilios compensatorios, siempre que los necesiten. ... (Art. 41)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Georgia is a social state.
2. The State shall take care of strengthening the principles of social justice, social equality and social solidarity within society.
3. The State shall take care of the equitable socio-economic and demographic development in the entire territory of the country. Special conditions for the development of high mountain regions shall be determined by law.
4. The State shall take care of human health care and social protection, ensuring the subsistence minimum and decent housing, and protecting the welfare of the family. The State shall promote the employment of citizens. Conditions for providing the subsistence minimum shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian1. საქართველო არის სოციალური სახელმწიფო.
2. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს საზოგადოებაში სოციალური სამართლიანობის, სოციალური თანასწორობისა და სოციალური სოლიდარობის პრინციპების განმტკიცებაზე.
3. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ქვეყნის მთელ ტერიტორიაზე თანაბარ სოციალურ-ეკონომიკურ და დემოგრაფიულ განვითარებაზე. მაღალმთიანი რეგიონების განვითარებისათვის კანონი ქმნის განსაკუთრებულ პირობებს.
4. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ადამიანის ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალურ დაცვაზე, საარსებო მინიმუმითა და ღირსეული საცხოვრებლით უზრუნველყოფაზე, ოჯახის კეთილდღეობის დაცვაზე. სახელმწიფო ხელს უწყობს მოქალაქეს დასაქმებაში. საარსებო მინიმუმის უზრუნველყოფის პირობები განისაზღვრება კანონით.
… (მუხლი 5)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance.
… (Art. 17) - Maltese(1) Kull ċittadin li ma jkunx kapaċi għal xogħol u li ma jkunx provdut bir-risorsi meħtieġa għall-għixien għandu dritt għal manteniment u għajnuna soċjali.
… (Art. 17)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
(5) The State shall make reasonable provision for the welfare and maintenance of the aged and shall protect the family and recognise the significant role of the family in society.
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(8) Without compromising quality the State shall promote free and compulsory basic education for all and shall take all practical measures to ensure the provision of basic health care services to the population.
… (Sec. 60)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishSocial assistance shall be provided to those who need it, regardless of contributions to social security, and shall have the following objectives:
I. protection of the family, maternity, childhood, adolescence and old age;
… (Art. 203) - PortugueseA assistência social será prestada a quem dela necessitar, independentemente de contribuição à seguridade social, e tem por objetivos:
I - a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;
… (Art. 203)