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Obligations of the State
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The constitution shall guarantee the inviolability of human dignity and the freedom and rights of the individual and promote justice in society.
Finland participates in international co-operation for the protection of peace and human rights and for the development of society.
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Valtiosääntö turvaa ihmisarvon loukkaamattomuuden ja yksilön vapauden ja oikeudet sekä edistää oikeudenmukaisuutta yhteiskunnassa.
Suomi osallistuu kansainväliseen yhteistyöhön rauhan ja ihmisoikeuksien turvaamiseksi sekä yhteiskunnan kehittämiseksi.
… (1 §) - Swedish…
Konstitutionen skall trygga människovärdets okränkbarhet och den enskilda människans frihet och rättigheter samt främja rättvisa I samhället.
Finland deltar i internationellt samarbete i syfte att säkerställa fred och mänskliga rättigheter samt i syfte att utveckla samhället.
… (1 §)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter2 shall be respected and upheld by the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and all organs of the Government and its agencies and, where applicable to them, by all natural and legal persons in Namibia, and shall be enforceable by the Courts in the manner hereinafter prescribed. (Art. 5)
Obligations of the State
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The Egyptian people, is the sole source of authority. Freedom, human dignity, and social justice are the rights of every citizen. We and our future generations are masters in a sovereign homeland that is master of its destiny.
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We are drafting a Constitution that paves the way to the future for us, and which is consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which we participated in drafting and adopted.
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We are drafting a Constitution that holds all of us equal in rights and duties without discrimination of any kind.
… (Preamble) - Arabic…
الشعب هو وحده مصدر السلطات، الحرية والكرامة الإنسانية والعدالة الاجتماعية حق لكل مواطن، ولنا ولأجيالنا القادمة السيادة فى وطن سيد
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نكتب دستوراً يفتح أمامنا طريق المستقبل، ويتسق مع الاعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الذي شاركنا فى صياغته ووافقنا عليه
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نكتب دستوراً يحقق المساواة بيننا فى الحقوق والواجبات دون أى تمييز
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Obligations of the State
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The Republic of Serbia shall organise and provide for:
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2. exercise and protection of freedoms and rights of citizens; … liabilities and sanctions for violation of freedoms and rights of citizens stipulated by the Constitution and for violation of laws, other regulations and general acts;
... (Art. 97) - Serbian Cyrillic
Република Србија уређује и обезбеђује:
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2. остваривање и заштиту слобода и права грађана; ... одговорност и санкције за повреду слобода и права грађана утврђених Уставом и за повреду закона, других прописа и општих аката;
… (Члан 97)
Obligations of the State
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
– the civic rights and the fundamental guarantees accorded to the citizens for the exercise of the public freedoms, [and] the obligations imposed by the National Defense on the citizens on their persons and on their assets;
… (Art. 70) - French...
La Loi fixe les règles concernant :
• Les droits civiques et les garanties fondamentales accordés aux citoyens pour l'exercice des libertés publiques, les sujétions imposées par la Défense Nationale aux citoyens en leur personne et en leurs biens;
… (Art. 70)
Obligations of the State
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(3) The Federation shall guarantee that the constitutional order of the Länder conforms to the basic rights and to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article. (Art. 28) - German…
(3) Der Bund gewährleistet, daß die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung der Länder den Grundrechten und den Bestimmungen der Absätze 1 und 2 entspricht. (Art. 28)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
a) The regulation of the exercise of the rights and duties of the citizens.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
a) La regulación del ejercicio de los derechos y deberes de los ciudadanos.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de la présente Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
a) La réglementation de l'exercice des droits et devoirs des citoyens.
... (Art. 69)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishProceeding from the Basic Constitutional Charter on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Slovenia, and from fundamental human rights and Freedoms, …
(Preamble) - SloveneIzhajajoč iz Temeljne ustavne listine o samostojnosti in neodvisnosti Republike Slovenije, ter temeljnih človekovih pravic in svoboščin, ...
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishAny act on the part of the Public Power that violates or encroaches upon the rights guaranteed by this Constitution and by law is null and void, and the public employees ordering or implementing the same shall incur criminal, civil and administrative liability, as applicable in each case, with no defense on grounds of having followed the orders of a superior. (Art. 25)
- SpanishTodo acto dictado en ejercicio del Poder Público que viole o menoscabe los derechos garantizados por esta Constitución y la ley es nulo, y los funcionarios públicos y funcionarias públicas que lo ordenen o ejecuten incurren en responsabilidad penal, civil y administrativa, según los casos, sin que les sirvan de excusa órdenes superiores. (Art. 25)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe following may not be the subject of constitutional revision:
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d) The rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens;
… (Art. 154) - PortugueseNão podem ser objecto de revisão constitucional:
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d) Os direitos, liberdades e garantias dos cidadãos;
… (Art. 154)