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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. Every citizen has the right to take part in political life and the direction of the country's public affairs, either directly or via freely elected representatives.
2. Every citizen has the right to be given objective clarifications about acts of the state and of other public entities and to be informed by the Government and other authorities about the management of public affairs. (Art. 48) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de tomar parte na vida política e na direcção dos assuntos públicos do país, directamente ou por intermédio de representantes livremente eleitos.
2. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de ser esclarecidos objectivamente sobre actos do Estado e demais entidades públicas e de ser informados pelo Governo e outras autoridades acerca da gestão dos assuntos públicos. (Art. 48)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) Any appropriately qualified woman or man who is a fit and proper person may be appointed as a judicial officer. Any person to be appointed to the Constitutional Court must also be a South African citizen.
(2) The need for the judiciary to reflect broadly the racial and gender composition of South Africa must be considered when judicial officers are appointed.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNo person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of participating through co-operatives, trade unions, civic or socio-economic organisations of a national character, in the management and decision-making processes of the State. (Art. 149C)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- 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 or relates to compulsory military service or other equivalent official duties. (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 eller avser värnplikt eller motsvarande tjänsteplikt. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 13§)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) The state shall guarantee to both men and women the equal right to enjoy all civil, political, social, cultural, and economic rights, … (Art 48) - Arabic…
2.تكفل الدولة للرجال والنساء الحق المتساوي في التمتع بكل الحقوق المدنيو والسياسية والإجتماعية والثقافية والإقتصادية بما فيها الحق في الأجر المتساوي للعمل المتساوي والمزايا الوظيفية الأُخري ... (الماده 49)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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In all the functions of the Sovereign Power established in this Constitution, appointments may not be made to fall to persons who have [a] close relation with the authority that makes the appointment and, as the case may be, with the person from whom this authority has emanated. For the appointments of principal functionaries, the prohibition will govern to the fourth grade of consanguinity and second of affinity. The law will regulate this matter.
This prohibition does not include the case of appointments that correspond to the compliance with the Law of Civil Service and of the Administrative Career, Law of the Teaching [Docente] Career, of [the] Judicial Career, of the Career of the - 29 Foreign Service, Law of Sanitary Career, Law of Municipal Career and other similar laws that may be adopted [dictaren]. (Art. 130) - Spanish
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En todas las funciones del Poder Soberano establecidas en esta Constitución, no se podrán hacer recaer nombramientos en personas que tengan parentesco cercano con la autoridad que hace el nombramiento y, en su caso, con la persona de donde hubiere emanado esta autoridad. Para los nombramientos de los funcionarios principales, regirá la prohibición del cuarto grado de consanguinidad y segundo de afinidad. La ley regulará esta materia.
Esta prohibición no comprende el caso de los nombramientos que correspondan al cumplimiento de la Ley del Servicio Civil y de la Carrera Administrativa, Ley de Carrera Docente, de Carrera Judicial, de Carrera del Servicio Exterior, Ley de Carrera Sanitaria, Ley de Carrera Municipal y demás leyes similares que se dictaren. (Art. 130)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.
(3) Nothing in this article shall prevent Parliament from making any law prescribing, in regard to a class or classes of employment or appointment to an office under the Government of, or any local or other authority within, a State or Union territory, any requirement as to residence within that State or Union territory prior to such employment or appointment.
(4) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State.
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(6) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clause (4), in addition to the existing reservation and subject to a maximum of ten per cent. of the posts in each category. (Art. 16) - Hindi(1) राज्य के अधीन किसी पद पर नियोजन या नियुक्ति से संबंधित विषयों में सभी नागरिकों के लिए अवसर की समता होगी।
(2) राज्य के अधीन किसी नियोजन या पद के संबंध में केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, लिंग, उद्भव, जन्मस्थान, निवास या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर न तो कोई नागरिक अपात्र होगा और न उससे विभेद किया जाएगा।
(3) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात संसद को कोई ऐसी विधि बनाने से निवारित नहीं करेगी जो किसी राज्य या संघ राज्य क्षेत्र की सरकार के या उसमें के किसी स्थानीय या अन्य प्राधिकारी के अधीन वाले किसी वर्ग या वर्गों के पद पर नियोजन या नियुक्ति के संबंध में ऐसे नियोजन या नियुक्ति से पहले उस राज्य या संघ राज्य क्षेत्र के भीतर निवास विषयक कोई अपेक्षा विहित करती है।
(4) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात राज्य को पिछड़े हुए नागरिकों के किसी वर्ग के पक्ष में, जिनका प्रतिनिधित्व राज्य की राय में राज्य के अधीन सेवाओं में पर्याप्त नहीं है, नियुक्तियों या पदों के आरक्षण के लिए उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी।
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(6) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात राज्य को खंड (4) में उल्लिखित वर्गों के अतिरिक्त किन्हीं आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर वर्गों के पक्ष में वर्तमान आरक्षण के अतिरिक्त और प्रत्येक श्रेणी में पदों के अधिकतम दस प्रतिशत के शर्ताधीन नियुक्तियों अथवा पदों में आरक्षण का कोई प्रावधान करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी। (अनुच्छेद 16)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishEvery person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others-
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b. to recognise that he can fully develop his abilities and advance his true interests only by active participation in the development of the national community;
c. to exercise the rights guaranteed or conferred by the Constitution and to use the opportunities made available to him under it to participate fully in the government of the Republic of Vanuatu;
... (Art. 7) - FrenchToute personne a les devoirs fondamentaux suivants envers elle-même, ses descendants et autrui:
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b) reconnaître qu'elle ne peut développer pleinement ses capacités et ses intérêts véritables que par sa participation active au développement de la communauté nationale;
c) exercer les droits garantis et attribués par la Constitution, et saisir les possibilités qu'elle offre de participer pleinement au Gouvernement de la République;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe State shall create the conditions, which underlie the education of citizens who are capable of participating in a democratic and effective manner in the development process of the nation. (Art. 46)
- DutchDe Staat schept de condities, welke ten grondslag liggen aan de vorming van burgers die in staat zijn op democratische en effectieve wijze te participeren in het ontwikkelingsproces van de natie. (Art. 46)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. Citizens shall have the right to:
1. participate in the discussion and adoption of laws and decisions of republican and local significance;
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4. Citizens shall have equal rights and equal opportunities to take up posts in civil and municipal service as well as promotion in accordance with the regulations established in the law.
5. Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic who have another citizenship may not assume political state posts and the positions of judges. Such limitation may be also established by the law for other public positions. (Art. 52) - Russian1. Граждане имеют право:
1) участвовать в обсуждении и принятии законов и решений республиканского и местного значения;
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4. Граждане имеют равные права, равные возможности при поступлении на государственную и муниципальную службу, продвижении в должности в порядке, предусмотренном законом.
5. Граждане Кыргызской Республики, имеющие иное гражданство, не вправе занимать политические государственные должности и должности судей. Данное ограничение может быть установлено законом и для других государственных должностей. (Статья 52) - Kyrgyz1. Жарандар төмөндөгүлөргө укуктуу:
1) республикалык жана жергиликтүү маанидеги мыйзамдарды, чечимдерди талкуулоого жана аларды кабыл алууга катышууга;
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4. Жарандар мамлекеттик жана муниципалдык кызматка кирүүдө, мыйзамда каралган тартипте кызматка көтөрүлүүдө бирдей укуктарга, бирдей мүмкүнчүлүктөргө ээ.
5. Башка жарандыгы бар Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандары саясий мамлекеттик кызматты жана соттордун кызмат ордун ээлөөгө укуксуз. Мындай чектөө башка мамлекеттик кызматтар үчүн да мыйзам менен белгилениши мүмкүн. (52-берене)