Examples of using Entity constitutions in English and their translations into Russian
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State and Entity constitutions forbid discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs.
The legal status of the NGO sector in BiH is based on the provisions of the Constitution of BiH and entity constitutions.
The Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions establish the right to protection from discrimination.
Economic, social andcultural rights are also guaranteed by the Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions and the individual governing laws.
The Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions do not introduce restrictions on the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly.
The aim of the meetingswas to clearly and comprehensively define guidelines for constitutional reforms and their inclusion into entity constitutions.
Freedom of religion: the Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions prohibit any kind of discrimination on the ground of religious affiliation.
The Entity Constitutions, as well as the Constitutions of districts/cantons are harmonized in regard of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms with the principles of respect of human rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Children's rights: The rights of children in BiH are guaranteed by the Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions and by the laws passed at the Entities, Brcko District and cantonal level.
The Constitution of BiH and entity constitutions guarantee to all the citizens: the right to establishment of membership to political parties, participation in public works, Equality in access to public services, the right to elect and be elected.
Meeting on 14 March at the initiative of HDZ 1990, most leaders present agreed to andsigned a statement calling for immediate changes to the entity constitutions and laws in order to ensure the equality of all three constituent peoples in each.
With regard to human rights and fundamental freedoms, entity constitutions and constitutions of the cantons are consistent with the human rights principles enshrined in the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
When signing international conventions on the protection of human rights and basic freedoms and their protocols, Bosnia andHerzegovina committed itself, in accordance with its own and Entity Constitutions, to harmonize its legislation in line with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
By the end of November, the Law on Defence and amendments to the entity constitutions were enacted by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and by the legislatures of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
According to that decision, the Entities have an obligation to harmonize their constitutions with the Constitution of BiH and change the structure of authority in accordance with the decision of the Constitutional Court, which has been mainly realized by conforming Amendments to the Entity constitutions with the assistance of the Office of the High Representative.
The adoption of amendments to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitution and the Entity constitutions has for the first time created opportunity for representatives of constitutive peoples and minorities to be delegated to representative bodies.
It is therefore especially disappointing that the Parties are still behind their obligations in amending existing Entity constitutions to bring them into conformity with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, something they had had to complete as early as 14 March.
From the point of view of the Constitution of BiH, entity constitutions, the Statute of Brcko District BiH and 10 cantonal constitutions, all citizens of BiH are guaranteed the rights provided under the law, irrespective of their racial, national, ethnic or any other affiliation.
Bosnia and Herzegovina emphasized that the principle of non-discrimination was enshrined in both the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and entity constitutions and lower levels of Government, and that the parliamentary assembly had recently adopted a comprehensive law on the prevention of all forms of discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Starting from the fact that the Constitution of BiH and Entity Constitutions state equality as one of the human rights, the definition of discrimination included into the Law on gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, facilitate recognition of situations in practice when a person is put into different postion or is differently treated based on gender.
In terms of protection of human rights andfundamental freedoms, the entity constitutions and the Statute of Brcko District BiH, as well as the cantonal constitutions have been harmonised with the principles of respect for human rights guaranteed under the Constitution of BiH.
On 23 April, the Federation House of Representatives discussed amendments andinitiatives to change the entity Constitution.
In May, the Federation Parliament and its Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee concluded that the President could not perform his constitutionally prescribed duties under the circumstances,but also that the entity Constitution did not envisage how these duties were to be carried out.
The reason for the differences between the legislation of the entities and that of the Federation was that the entities' constitutions had been adopted before the Federation's; that was why the Convention against Torture had only been incorporated into the federal legislation.
Entity and Cantonal constitutions have been harmonized with principles of respecting human rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to the amendments to the Entity and cantonal constitutions, minorities have rights to be represented in legislative and executive organs.
All above mentioned resulted in the Decision made by the Constitutional Court of BIH regarding the obligatory modification of the entity and cantonal Constitutions and their harmonization with the Constitution of BIH.
All the above has resulted in the decision of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia andHerzegovina concerning compulsory amending of the Entity and Cantonal Constitutions and their harmonization with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Constitution forbids any entity or programme to endorse racism, terrorism or ethnic cleansing.
Fourth, cooperation mechanisms among central and regional bodies had been established onthe basis of agreements, which could be concluded only with Federation entities whose Constitutions were in conformity with that of the Federation.

