CHAPTER II. THE BASIC PILLARS OF THE SOCIETY
Article 18
The Qatari society is based upon the pillars of justice, charity, freedom, equality, and good morals.
Article 19
The State protects the pillars of society, maintains security and stability, and equal opportunities for citizens.
Article 20
The State strives to consolidate the spirit of national unity, solidarity, and fraternity among all citizens.
Article 21
The family is the nucleus of society. Its pillars are the religion, morals, and love of the Homeland. The law regulates the means capable of its protection, maintaining its structure, strengthening its ties, and safeguarding motherhood, childhood, and old age within its framework.
Article 22
The State takes care of the youth, preserves it from the causes of corruption, protects it against exploitation, safeguards it against the evil of physical, mental and spiritual neglect, and provides appropriate conditions for it to develop its talents in different sectors, in the light of sound education.
Article 23
The State takes care of public health and provides the means of protection and treatment from diseases and epidemics, according to law.
Article 24
The State takes care of sciences, literature, arts and national cultural heritage, protects them, spreads them, and encourages scientific research.
Article 25
Education is one of the basic pillars for the progress of society. The State sponsors and takes care of it, and endeavors to spread it and make it public.
Article 26
Ownership, capital, and labor are basic components for the State’s social entity. They are all individual rights having social function, regulated by law.
Article 27
Private property is inviolable. No one can be deprived of his property, save for public utility and in the cases prescribed by law and in the manner provided for therein provided that he is fairly compensated.
Article 28
The State guarantees the freedom of economic activities on the basis of social justice and balanced cooperation between public and private activity, to achieve economic and social development, production increase, realizing prosperity for the citizens, raising their living standard, providing work opportunities for them, according to the provisions of the law.
Article 29
Natural wealth and resources are owned by the State, which preserves and exploits them well according to the provisions of the law.
Article 30
The relationship between workers and employers is based upon social justice, and is regulated by law.
Article 31
The State encourages investment and endeavors to provide guarantees and facilities needed to it.
Article 32
The law regulates State loans.
Article 33
The State endeavors to protect the environment and its natural balance, to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development for all generations.
