Lex Cameroon

African Charter on Human and people’s Rights › Title 1 › Chapter 2

SECTION 27

1. Every individual shall have duties towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. 2. The rights and freedoms of each individual shall be exercised with due regard to the rights of others, collective security, morality and common interest.
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