All human beings are born free and equal before the law. They enjoy the inalienable rights
which are the right to life, to liberty, to the full realization of their personality and to the
respect of their dignity. The rights of the human person are inviolable. The public authorities
have the obligation to assure the respect, the protection and the promotion of them. Any
punishment leading to the deprivation of human life is forbidden.
Article 3
Slavery, forced labor, inhuman and cruel, degrading and humiliating treatment, physical or
moral torture, physical violence and mutilation and all forms of debasement of the human
being, are forbidden and punished by the law.
Article 4
The domicile is inviolable. Infringements [atteintes] or restrictions can only be determined
[apporter] by the law.
Article 5
The family constitutes the basic unit [cellule] of the society. The State assures its protection.
Article 6
The State assures the protection of children, the aged and the handicapped.
Article 7
Every human being has the right to the development and to the full realization of his
personality in the material, intellectual and spiritual dimensions. The State assures to all
citizens equal access to health, to education, to culture, to information, to professional
formation and to employment. The State has the duty to safeguard and to promote the national
values of civilization as well as the cultural traditions not contrary to the law and to good
morals.
Article 8
The State and the Public Collectivities have the duty to see to the development of youth. They
create the conditions favorable to its civic and moral education and assure it protection against
moral exploitation and abandonment.
Article 9
The freedom of thought and expression, notably the freedom of conscience, of religious or
philosophical opinion are guaranteed to all, under reserve of respect of the law, the rights of
others, of the national security and of the public order.
Article 10