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Obligations of the State
Ecuador
- EnglishAll female and male Ecuadorians are citizens and shall enjoy the rights set forth in the Constitution.
… (Art. 6) - SpanishTodas las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos son ciudadanos y gozarán de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución.
… (Art. 6)
Obligations of the State
Guinea
- EnglishUnder reserve of the provisions of Article 51, the National Assembly alone votes the law and controls the governmental action.
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- the guarantees of the freedoms, [and] of the fundamental rights, the conditions within which they are exercised and the limitations that may be brought [portées] to them;
… (Art. 72) - FrenchSous réserve des dispositions de l'article 51, l'Assemblée nationale vote seule la loi et contrôle l'action gouvernementale.
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
- les garanties des libertés, des droits fondamentaux, les conditions dans lesquelles ils s'exercent et les limitations qui peuvent y être portées ;
… (Art. 72)
Obligations of the State
Denmark
- EnglishNo person shall by reason of his creed or descent be deprived of access to the full enjoyment of civic and political rights, nor shall he escape compliance with any common civic duty for such reasons. (Sec. 70)
- DanishIngen kan på grund af sin trosbekendelse eller afstamning berøves adgang til den fulde nydelse af borgerlige og politiske rettigheder eller unddrage sig opfyldelsen af nogen almindelig borgerpligt. (§ 70)
Obligations of the State
El Salvador
- EnglishThe principles, rights and obligations established by this Constitution may not be altered by the laws that regulate its exercise.
… (Art. 246) - SpanishLos principios, derechos y obligaciones establecidos por esta Constitución no pueden ser alterados por las leyes que regulen su ejercicio.
… (Art. 246)
Obligations of the State
Chad
- English…
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- the civil rights and the fundamental guarantees accorded to citizens for the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون القواعد المتعلقة:
- بالحقوق المدنية والضمانات الأساسية الممنوحة للمواطنين لممارسة الحريات العامة؛
... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
- les droits civiques et les garanties fondamentales accordés aux citoyens pour l'exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 127)
Obligations of the State
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishIs of the competence of the National Public Power:
…
32. Legislation in the fields of constitutional guarantees, rights and duties; … (Art. 156) - SpanishEs de la competencia del Poder Público Nacional:
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32. La legislación en materia de derechos, deberes y garantías constitucionales; … (Art. 156)
Obligations of the State
Romania
- English(1) All citizens enjoy the rights and freedoms granted to them by the Constitution and other laws, and have the duties laid down thereby.
... (Art. 15) - Romanian(1) Cetăţenii beneficiază de drepturile şi de libertăţile consacrate prin Constituţie şi prin alte legi şi au obligaţiile prevăzute de acestea.
… (Art. 15)
Obligations of the State
Solomon Islands
- EnglishAny person any of whose rights or freedoms under this Chapter has been contravened shall be entitled to compensation for the contravention thereof from the person or authority which contravened it. (Sec. 17)
Obligations of the State
Guatemala
- English…
Education, instruction, social development and the systematic teaching of the Constitution of the Republic and of the human rights are declared to be of national interest. (Art. 72) - Spanish…
Se declaran de interés nacional la educación, la instrucción, formación social y la enseñanza sistemática de la Constitución de la República y de los derechos humanos. (Art. 72)
Obligations of the State
Congo
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
• … the civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 125) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
- … les droits civiques et l’exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 125)