constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:28 Marriage is founded on the free consent of the man and of the woman. All discrimination based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, caste, social origin, [and] fortune, is forbidden in matters of marriage. Children are equal in rights and in duties in their familial relations. The parents have the natural right and the duty to raise and to educate their children. These must give them respect and assistance. • Rights of children guaranteed Article 24 The State works to promote the rights of the child. • Right to transfer property Article 25 The right to transmit one’s assets by inheritance or gift is recognized conforming to the laws and regulations in force. • Right to health care Article 26 The right to health is recognized. The State works to promote it. Article 27 Every citizen has the right to instruction. Public education is secular. Private education is recognized. The law establishes the conditions of its exercise. • Reference to art • Provisions for intellectual property • Reference to science Article 28 The law guarantees intellectual property. The freedom of creation and [of] artistic, scientific and technical works, are protected by the law. The manifestation of cultural, intellectual, artistic and scientific activity is free and is exercised conforming to the texts in force. • Protection of environment Article 29 The right to a healthy environment is recognized; the protection, the defense and the promotion of the environment are a duty for all. • Right of petition • Protection of environment Article 30 Every citizen has the right to initiate an action or participate in a collective action under the form of petition against the acts: • harming the public patrimony; • harming the interests of the social communities; • infringing the environment or the cultural or historic patrimony. Burkina Faso 1991 (rev. 2012) Page 7