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Education
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishEducation aims at the inculcation of the Islamic creed in the young generation and the development of their knowledge and skills so that they may become useful members of society who love their homeland and take pride in its history. (Basic Law, Art. 13)
- Arabicيهدف التعليم إلى غرس العقيدة الإسلامية في نفوس النشء، وإكسابهم المعارف والمهارات، وتهيئتهم ليكونوا أعضاء نافعين في بناء مجتمعهم، محبين لوطنهم، معتزين بتاريخه. (النظام الأساسي، المادة، 13)
Education
Uruguay
- EnglishPrimary education and intermediate, agrarian, or industrial education are compulsory.
The State shall promote the development of scientific research and of technical education.
Appropriate legislation shall be enacted to enforce these provisions. (Art. 70) - SpanishSon obligatorias la enseñanza primaria y la enseñanza media, agraria o industrial.
El Estado propenderá al desarrollo de la investigación científica y de la enseñanza técnica.
La ley proveerá lo necesario para la efectividad de estas disposiciones. (Art. 70)
Education
Chad
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to education [instruction].
Public education [enseignement] is secular and gratuitous.
Basic [fondamental] education are civic service are obligatory.
Private education is recognized and is exercised within the conditions defined by the law. (Art. 38) - Arabicالتعليم حق لكل مواطن.
التعليم الرسمي علماني ومجاني،
والتعليم الأساسي والخدمة المدنية إلزاميان.
التعليم الخاص معترف به ويمارس وفق الشروط التي حددها القانون. (المادة 38) - FrenchTout citoyen a droit à l'instruction.
L'enseignement public fondamental est laïc et gratuit.
L'enseignement fondamental et le service civique sont obligatoires.
L'enseignement privé est reconnu et s'exerce dans les conditions définies par la loi. (Art. 38)
Education
Tunisia
- EnglishChildren are guaranteed the rights to dignity, health, care and education from their parents and the state. … (Art. 47)
- Arabicحقوق الطفل على أبويه وعلى الدّولة ضمان الكرامة والصّحة والرعاية والتربية والتّعليم. ... (الفصل 47)
- FrenchLa dignité, la santé, les soins, l’éducation et l’instruction constituent des droits garantis à l’enfant par son père et sa mère et par l’État. … (Art. 47)
Education
Turkmenistan
- English... Parents and substitute parents shall have the right and obligation to raise the children, care for their health, development, education, prepare them for work, and impart to them the culture of respect for the law, historical and national traditions. ... (Art. 40)
- Russian… Родители или заменяющие их лица имеют право и обязаны воспитывать детей, заботиться об их здоровье, развитии, обучении, готовить их к труду, прививать им культуру уважения к законам, историческим и национальным традициям. … (Статья 40)
- Turkmen... Ata-eneler ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan adamlar çagalaryny terbiýelemäge, olaryň saglygy, ösüşi, okuwy barada alada etmäge, olary zähmete taýýarlamaga, kanunlara, taryhy we milli däp-dessurlara hormat goýmak medeniýetini olaryň aňyna ornaşdyrmaga hukuklydyrlar we borçludyrlar. … (40-nji madda.)
Education
Armenia
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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13. To develop free-of-charge higher and other vocational education;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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13) անվճար բարձրագույն և այլ մասնագիտական կրթության զարգացումը.
… (Հոդված 86)
Education
Côte d’Ivoire
- English…
The law determines the fundamental principles:
• of education … (Art. 101) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
- de l'Enseignement … (Art. 101)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
… (Art. 45)
Education
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The State shall be obligated to sufficiently subsidize the public universities, independently of the departmental, municipal and their own resources, which have been or are to be created.
… (Art. 93) - SpanishI. Las universidades públicas serán obligatoria y suficientemente subvencionadas por el Estado, independientemente de sus recursos departamentales, municipales y propios, creados o por crearse.
… (Art. 93)
Education
Denmark
- EnglishAll children of school age shall be entitled to free instruction in primary schools. Parents or guardians making their own arrangements for their children or wards to receive instruction equivalent to the general primary school standard shall not be obliged to have their children or wards taught in a publicly provided school. (Sec. 76)
- DanishAlle børn i den undervisningspligtige alder har ret til fri undervisning i folkeskolen. Forældre eller værger, der selv sørger for, at børnene får en undervisning, der kan stå mål med, hvad der almindeligvis kræves i folkeskolen, er ikke pligtige at lade børnene undervise i folkeskolen. (§ 76)