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Equality and Non-Discrimination
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13. In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions importing the masculine gender includes females.
… (Art. 139)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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We, the National people, firmly resolve that we shall :
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- stalwartly strive for further burgeoning the eternal principles namely justice, liberty, equality and perpetuation of peace and prosperity of the National people;
… (Preamble) - Burmese
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအပေါင်းတို့သည် -
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- နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ထွန်းကားစေလျက် တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအများ ငြိမ်းချမ်းသာယာဝပြောရေးကို တည်တံ့ခိုင်မြဲအောင် စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် ဆောင်ရွက်ထိန်းသိမ်း သွားကြမည်ဟု သန္နိဌာန်ချမှတ်၍လည်းကောင်း၊
... (နိဒါန်း)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishNo act of law or other provision may imply the unfavourable treatment of anyone on grounds of gender, unless the provision forms part of efforts to promote equality between men and women
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 13) - SwedishLag eller annan föreskrift får inte innebära att någon missgynnas på grund av sitt kön, om inte föreskriften utgör ett led i strävanden att åstadkomma jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor
... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 13§)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWithout consideration to the wording of any provision in this Constitution with reference to gender, all of its articles shall apply equally to both genders. (Art. 5)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this section—
(a) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect; and
(b) no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(2) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed, whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not afforded to persons of another such description.
(3) Subsection (1)(a) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision—
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(b) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
(c) whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (2) may be subjected to any disability or restriction or may be accorded any privilege or advantage which, having regard to its nature and to special circumstances pertaining to those persons or to persons of any other such description, is reasonably justifiable;
(cc) for the transfer between Barbados and other countries, in accordance with international arrangements entered into by Barbados, of persons detained in prisons, hospitals or other institutions by virtue of orders made in the course of the exercise by courts or tribunals of their criminal jurisdiction;
(d) for authorising the taking during a period of public emergency of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during that period of public emergency;
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(4) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1)(a) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to race, place of origin, political opinion, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to any office in the public service, any office in a disciplined force, or any office in the service of a local government authority or of a body corporate established by any law for public purposes.
(5) Subsection (1)(b) shall not apply to anything which is expressly or by necessary implication authorised to be done by any such provision of law as is referred to in subsection (3) or (4).
(6) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (2) may be subjected to any restriction on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by sections 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22, being such a restriction as is authorised by subsection (2) of section 17, subsection (6) of section 19, subsection (2) of section 20, subsection (2) of section 21 or subsection (3) of section 22, as the case may be.
(7) Subsection (1)(b) shall not affect any discretion relation to the institution, conduct or discontinuance of civil or criminal proceedings in any court that is vested in any person by this Constitution or any other law. (Sec. 23)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. All persons are equal before the law. Any discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, origin, ethnicity, language, religion, political or other views, social affiliation, property or titular status, place of residence, or on any other grounds shall be prohibited.
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3. The State shall provide equal rights and opportunities for men and women. The State shall take special measures to ensure the essential equality of men and women and to eliminate inequality.
… (Art. 11) - Georgian1. ყველა ადამიანი სამართლის წინაშე თანასწორია. აკრძალულია დისკრიმინაცია რასის, კანის ფერის, სქესის, წარმოშობის, ეთნიკური კუთვნილების, ენის, რელიგიის, პოლიტიკური ან სხვა შეხედულებების, სოციალური კუთვნილების, ქონებრივი ან წოდებრივი მდგომარეობის, საცხოვრებელი ადგილის ან სხვა ნიშნის მიხედვით.
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3. სახელმწიფო უზრუნველყოფს თანაბარ უფლებებსა და შესაძლებლობებს მამაკაცებისა და ქალებისათვის. სახელმწიფო იღებს განსაკუთრებულ ზომებს მამაკაცებისა და ქალების არსებითი თანასწორობის უზრუნველსაყოფად და უთანასწორობის აღმოსაფხვრელად.
… (მუხლი 11)