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Obligations of the State
- EnglishWhereas the people of Grenada
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(c) firmly believe in the dignity of human values and that all men are endowed by the Creator with equal and inalienable rights, reason, and conscience; that rights and duties are correlatives in every social and political activity of man; and that while rights exalt individual freedom, duties express the dignity of that freedom;
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(e) reiterate that the ideal of free men enjoying freedom from fear and want can be best achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his economic, social and political, civil and cultural rights;
(f) desire that their constitution should reflect the above mentioned principles and beliefs which represent those high ideals upon which their nation is founded, and make provision for ensuring the protection in Grenada of fundamental rights and freedoms:
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- 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
- EnglishThe state shall observe the United Nations Charter, inter-state agreements, as well as international treaties to which Afghanistan has joined, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. … (Art. 7)
- Dariدولت منشور ملل متحد، معاهدات بین الدول، میثاق های بین المللی كه افغانستان به آن ملحق شده است و اعلامیۀ جهانی حقوق بشر را رعایت می كند. ... (مادۀ ۷)
- Pashtoدولت د ملگرو ملتونو د منشور، د بين الدول معاهدو، د نړيوالو ميثاقونو چې افغانستان له هغو سره تړاو لري او د بشري حقوقو د نړيوالې اعلاميې رعايت كوي.... (۷ ماده)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe people of Uzbekistan,
solemnly declaring their adherence to human rights and principles of state sovereignty, … (Preamble) - UzbekO‘zbekiston xalqi:
inson huquqlariga va davlat suvereniteti g‘oyalariga sodiqligini tantanali ravishda e’lon qilib, … (Muqaddima)
Obligations of the State
- English... The Senegalese people recognize the existence of the inviolable and inalienable rights of man as the basis of all human community, of peace and of justice in the world. ... (Art. 7)
- French… Le peuple sénégalais reconnaît l'existence des droits de l'homme inviolables et inaliénables comme base de toute communauté humaine, de la paix et de la justice dans le monde. … (Art. 7)
Obligations of the State
- 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)
Obligations of the State
- English
a. All persons are born equally free and independent and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the right of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of pursuing and maintaining and security of the person and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, subject to such qualifications as provided for in this Constitution.
… (Art. 11)
Obligations of the State
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(2) The State shall not make any law inconsistent with any provisions of this Part3, and any law so made shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.
(3) Nothing in this article shall apply to any amendment of this Constitution made under article 142. (Art. 26) - Bengali...
(২) রাষ্ট্র এই ভাগের কোন বিধানের সহিত অসমঞ্জস কোন আইন প্রণয়ন করিবেন না এবং অনুরূপ কোন আইন প্রণীত হইলে তাহা এই ভাগের কোন বিধানের সহিত যতখানি অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ততখানি বাতিল হইয়া যাইবে।
(৩) সংবিধানের ১৪২ অনুচ্ছেদের অধীন প্রণীত সংশোধনের ক্ষেত্রে এই অনুচ্ছেদের কোন কিছুই প্রযোজ্য হইবে না। (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৬)
Obligations of the State
- English
(1) All human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. Their fundamental rights and freedoms are inalienable, irrevocable, and absolutely perpetual.
(2) Fundamental rights shall be guaranteed in the Slovak Republic to every person regardless of sex, race, colour, language, faith, religion, political affiliation or conviction, national or social origin, nationality or ethnic origin, property, birth or any other status, and no person shall be denied their legal rights, discriminated against or favoured on any of these grounds.
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(4) No person shall be prevented from exercising his or her fundamental rights and freedoms. (Art. 12) - Slovak
(1) Ľudia sú slobodní a rovní v dôstojnosti i v právach. Základné práva a slobody sú neodňateľné, nescudziteľné, nepremlčateľné a nezrušiteľné.
(2) Základné práva a slobody sa zaručujú na území Slovenskej republiky všetkým bez ohľadu na pohlavie, rasu, farbu pleti, jazyk, vieru a náboţenstvo, politické, či iné zmýšľanie, národný alebo sociálny pôvod, príslušnosť k národnosti alebo etnickej skupine, majetok, rod alebo iné postavenie. Nikoho nemoţno z týchto dôvodov poškodzovať, zvýhodňovať alebo znevýhodňovať.
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(4) Nikomu nesmie byť spôsobená ujma na právach pre to, ţe uplatňuje svoje základné práva a slobody. (Čl. 12)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishEveryone is equal before the law, with no distinction whatsoever, guaranteeing to Brazilians and foreigners residing in the Country the inviolability of the rights to life, liberty, equality, security and property, on the following terms:
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XXXV. the law may not exclude from review by the Judiciary any injury or threat to a right;
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XLI. the law shall punish any discrimination attacking fundamental rights and liberties;
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§1°. The rules defining fundamental rights and guarantees apply immediately.
§2°. The rights and guarantees established in this Constitution do not exclude others derived from the regime and principles adopted by it, or from international treaties to which the Federative Republic of Brazil is a party.
… (Art. 5) - PortugueseTodos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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XXXV - a lei não excluirá da apreciação do Poder Judiciário lesão ou ameaça a direito;
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XLI - a lei punirá qualquer discriminação atentatória dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais;
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§ 1º - As normas definidoras dos direitos e garantias fundamentais têm aplicação imediata.
§ 2º - Os direitos e garantias expressos nesta Constituição não excluem outros decorrentes do regime e dos princípios por ela adotados, ou dos tratados internacionais em que a República Federativa do Brasil seja parte.
... (Art. 5)