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# Obligations: The Other Side of Rights All rights imply an obligation. Therefore, if the Constitution recognizes rights (to trade, to engage in industries, to circulate throughout the nation's territory, etc.), it also imposes obligations. Several articles establishing rules related to rights di...

# Obligations: The Other Side of Rights All rights imply an obligation. Therefore, if the Constitution recognizes rights (to trade, to engage in industries, to circulate throughout the nation's territory, etc.), it also imposes obligations. Several articles establishing rules related to rights directly or indirectly specify obligations. For example, Article 41 proclaims the right to a healthy environment and at the same time establishes the duty to preserve it. There are fundamental obligations that apply to all inhabitants, both native and foreign, such as respecting the Constitution, laws, and authorities; complying with court rulings and paying taxes. Without awareness of these obligations, the entire legal system would be meaningless and peaceful coexistence would be impossible. International human rights treaties contained in the National Constitution also refer to obligations individuals have toward their family, community, and humanity. Obligations and rights are not absolute. This is a fundamental aspect of peaceful coexistence in a society. The fact that rights are not absolute means that everyone has limits, determined by law, and explained by the basic principle that one person's rights end where another's begin. For example, a person has the right (implicit in the Constitution) to play sports, but they cannot do so in unsuitable places. Similarly, everyone has the right to freely move about the national territory, but must respect traffic regulations, and so on. Article 14 clearly states this in its first part: "All inhabitants of the nation have the following rights, in accordance with the laws that regulate their exercise...".