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Obligations of the State
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to guarantee human rights, to ensure the respect of law, to be highly responsible for the destiny of the nation forever evolving toward progress, development and prosperity.
… (Preamble) - Khmer...
ធានាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស គោរពច្បាប់ ទទួលខុសត្រូវខ្ពស់ ចំពោះវាសនាអនាគតជាតិ ឱ្យបានឈានឡើងរីកចម្រើន លូតលាស់ សម្បូររុងរឿងជានិច្ចនិរន្តរ៍។
... (បុព្វកថា)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner:–
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(d) the fundamental rights which are by the Constitution declared and recognized shall be respected, secured and advanced by all the organs of government and shall not be abridged, restricted or denied, save in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhalaජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:–
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(ඈ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් ප්රකාශ කොට පිළිගනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් සියලු පාලන ආයතන විසින් ගරු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; වර්ධනය කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; තව ද, ඒ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් මෙහි මින් මතු විධිවිධාන සලස්වා ඇති ආකාරයට සහ ප්රමාණයට මිස සංක්ෂිප්ත කිරීම, සීමා කිරීම හෝ අහිමි කිරීම නොකළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishHuman rights shall be inviolable. (Art. 5)
- ItalianI diritti della persona umana sono inviolabili. (Art. 5)
Obligations of the State
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(2) The State shall enact appropriate laws to assure—
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(b) the protection and promotion of all other basic human rights and freedoms, including the rights of the disabled, the aged, children and other vulnerable groups in development processes.
(3) In the discharge of the obligations stated in clause (2) of this article, the State shall be guided by international human rights instruments which recognize and apply particular categories of basic human rights to development processes.
… (Art. 37)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 1)
- FrenchLa Charte canadienne des droits et libertés garantit les droits et libertés qui y sont énoncés. Ils ne peuvent être restreints que par une règle de droit, dans des limites qui soient raisonnables et dont la justification puisse se démontrer dans le cadre d’une société libre et démocratique. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 1)
Obligations of the State
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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e) Rights, freedoms and guarantees;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum
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2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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e) Direitu, liberdade no garantia sira;
… (Art. 95) - Portuguese
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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e) Direitos, liberdades e garantias;
… (Art. 95)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) Organic laws are those relating to the development of fundamental rights …
(2) The approval, amendment or repeal of the organic laws shall require the overall majority of the Members of Congress in a final vote on the bill as a whole. (Sec. 81) - Spanish1. Son leyes orgánicas las relativas al desarrollo de los derechos fundamentales …
2. La aprobación, modificación o derogación de las leyes orgánicas exigirá mayoría absoluta del Congreso, en una votación final sobre el conjunto del proyecto. (Art. 81)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) The national values and principles of governance in this Article bind all State organs, State officers, public officers and all persons whenever any of them—
(a) applies or interprets this Constitution;
(b) enacts, applies or interprets any law; or
(c) makes or implements public policy decisions.
(2) The national values and principles of governance include—
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(b) human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, non-discrimination and protection of the marginalised;
… (Art. 10) - Swahili(1) Tunu za kitaifa na kanuni za utawala katika Kifungu hiki huvifunga vyombo vyote vya Serikali, maafisa wa Serikali, watumishi wa umma na watu wote wakati wowote pale ambapo yeyote kati ya hao-
(a) anatumia au kufafanua Katiba hii;
(b) anatunga, anatumia au anafafanua sheria yoyote; au
(c) anafanya au kutekeleza maamuzi ya sera ya umma.
(2) Tunu za kitaifa na kanuni za utawala ni pamoja na—
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(b) utu wa binadamu, haki, haki ya kijamii, umoja, usawa, haki za binadamu, kutokuwa na ubaguzi na ulinzi kwa waliotengwa na jamii;
… (Kifungu cha 10)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe Cuban State recognizes and guarantees to a person the non-renounceable, indivisible, and interdependent enjoyment and exercise of human rights, in correspondence with the principles of progressivity and nondiscrimination. Their respect and guarantee are obligatory for all. (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl Estado cubano reconoce y garantiza a la persona el goce y el ejercicio irrenunciable, imprescriptible, indivisible, universal e interdependiente de los derechos humanos, en correspondencia con los principios de progresividad, igualdad y no discriminación. Su respeto y garantía es de obligatorio cumplimiento para todos. (Art. 41)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishDemocracy in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be based on the principles common to all mankind according to which a human being, their life, freedom, honour, dignity and other inalienable rights are considered the ultimate values.
Democratic rights and freedoms shall be protected by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 13) - UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasida demokratiya umuminsoniy printsiplarga asoslanadi, ularga ko‘ra inson, uning hayoti, erkinligi, sha’ni, qadr-qimmati va boshqa daxlsiz huquqlari oliy qadriyat hisoblanadi.
Demokratik huquq va erkinliklar Konstitutsiya va qonunlar bilan himoya qilinadi. (13-modda)