Preamble | Constitution of Morocco

Preamble to the Constitution of Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco, a Muslim Sovereign State whose official language is Arabic, constitutes a part of the Great Arab Maghreb.

As an African State, one of its constituted objectives is the realization of African unity.

Aware of the necessity of setting its action within the context of the international organizations of which it is an active and energetic member, the Kingdom of Morocco subscribes to the principles, rights, and obligations resulting from the charters of the aforesaid organizations and reaffirms its attachment to the Human Rights as they are universally recognized.

The Kingdom of Morocco also reaffirms its determination to work for the maintenance of peace and security in the world.

Preamble | Constitution of Mongolia

Preamble to the Constitution of Mongolia

We, the people of Mongolia Strengthening the independence and sovereignty of the nation,

Cherishing human rights and freedoms, justice, and national unity,

Inheriting the traditions of national statehood, history, and culture,

Respecting the accomplishments of human civilization,

And aspiring toward the supreme objective of building a humane, civil and democratic society in the country Hereby proclaim the Constitution of Mongolia.

Preamble | Constitution of Mauritania

Preamble to the Constitution of Mauritania

Trusting in the omnipotence of Allah, the Mauritanian people proclaims its will to guarantee the integrity of its territory, its independence, and its national unity and to take upon itself its free political economic and social development.

Believing strongly in its spiritual values and in the spreading of its civilization, it also solemnly proclaims its attachment to Islam and to the principles of democracy as they have been defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 Dec 1948 and by the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights of 28 June 1981 as well as in the other international conventions which Mauritania has signed. Judging that liberty, equality, and the dignity of Man may be assured only in a society which establishes the primacy of law, taking care to create the durable conditions for a harmonious social development respectful of the precepts of Islam, the sole source of law, but responsive as well to the exigencies of the modern world, the Mauritanian people proclaims in particular the inalienable guarantee of the following rights and principles

- the right to equality;

- the fundamental freedoms and rights of human beings;

- the right of property;

- political freedom and freedom of labor unions;

- economic and social rights; and

- the rights attached to the family, the basic unit of Islamic society.

Conscious of the necessity of strengthening its ties with brother peoples, the Mauritanian people, a Muslim, African, and Arab people, proclaims that it will work for the achievement of the unity of the Greater Maghreb of the Arab Nation and of Africa and for the consolidation of peace in the world.

Preamble | Constitution of Madagascar

Preamble to the Constitution of Madagascar

The sovereign Malagasy people, profoundly attached to their cultural and spiritual values, especially to the basis of national unity; affirming their belief in God the Creator; faithful to their international commitments; adopting the International Charter of Human Rights, the African Charter of Human Rights, the Convention on Children's Rights, and considering these to be an integral part of their law; convinced that the growth of their personality and identity is basic to their harmonious development, the essential conditions of which are recognized to be

- respect for and protection of fundamental liberties, individual and collective;

- separation and balance of powers to be exercised through democratic procedures;

- openness in the conduct of public affairs as a guarantee of citizen participation in the exercise of power and efficient effective supervision;

- the establishment of a State in which the people and the public officials are subject to the same legal norms under the supervision of an independent judiciary;

- protection of national unity through the implementation of a policy of balanced development in all areas;

- dedication to peace and fraternity;

- struggle against injustice, inequality, and discrimination in all its forms; and

- the application of effective decentralization;

declares;

Preamble | Constitution of Macedonia

Preamble to the Constitution of Macedonia

Taking as starting points the historical, cultural, spiritual and statehood heritage of the Macedonian people and their struggle over centuries for national and social freedom as well as the creation of their own state, and particularly the traditions of statehood and legality of the Krushevo Republic and the historic decisions of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Macedonia, together with the constitutional and legal continuity of the Macedonian state as a sovereign republic within Federal Yugoslavia and freely manifested will of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia in the referendum of 8 Sep 1991, as well as the historical fact that Macedonia is established as a national state of the Macedonian people, in which full equality as citizens and permanent co-existence with the Macedonian people is provided for Albanians, Turks, Vlachs, Romanics and other nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia, and intent on

- the establishment of the Republic of Macedonia as a sovereign and independent state, as well as a civil and democratic one;

- the establishment and consolidation of the rule of law as a fundamental system of government;

- the guaranteeing of human rights, citizens' freedoms and ethnic equality;

- the provision of peace and a common home for the Macedonian people with the nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia; and on

- the provision of social justice, economic well-being and prosperity in the life of the individual and the community,

the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopts the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia.