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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishInvestigation of paternity is authorized. The procedure shall be determined by law. (Art. 115)
- SpanishSe autoriza la investigación de la paternidad. La Ley determinará el procedimiento. (Art. 115)
Marriage and Family Life
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4. The law shall make provisions for special protection with respect to the work of minors, of the disabled and of women during and after their pregnancy.
5. The law shall guarantee to women working conditions that will allow them the exercise of their maternal and family function. (Art. 63) - Portuguese...
4. A lei estabelece especial protecção ao trabalho de menores, de portadores de deficiência e de mulheres durante a gravidez e pós-parto.
5. A lei garante à mulher condições de trabalho que facilitem o exercício da sua função maternal e familiar. (Art. 63)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe exclusive executive and legislative powers of a state shall be as follows:
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16. Registration of marriage, divorce, inheritance, birth, death, adoption and affiliations;
… (Schedule (B). Powers of States)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe state shall protect maternity, children and young people,
… (Art. 62) - CroatianDržava štiti materinstvo, djecu i mladež
… (Članak 62)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family is the basic nucleus of social organisation and shall be the object of special protection by the state, whether based on marriage or on a de facto union between a man and a woman.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freely found a family under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
3. Men and women shall be equal within the family, in society and before the state, enjoying the same rights and being responsible for the same duties.
4. The law shall regulate the requirements for, and the effects of, marriage and de facto union, as well their dissolution.
5. Children shall be equal before the law and any discrimination or the use of any discriminatory nomenclature with regard to filiation shall be prohibited.
6. It shall be an absolute priority of the family, the state and society to protect the rights of the child, namely their full and balanced upbringing, health care, education and living conditions.
… (Art. 35) - Portuguese1. A família é o núcleo fundamental da organização da sociedade e é objecto de especial protecção do Estado, quer se funde em casamento, quer em união de facto, entre homem e mulher.
2. Todos têm o direito de livremente constituir família nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
3. O homem e a mulher são iguais no seio da família, da sociedade e do Estado, gozando dos mesmos direitos e cabendo-lhes os mesmos deveres.
4. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos do casamento e da união de facto, bem como os da sua dissolução.
5. Os filhos são iguais perante a lei, sendo proibida a sua discriminação e a utilização de qualquer designação discriminatória relativa à filiação.
6. A protecção dos direitos da criança, nomeadamente, a sua educação integral e harmoniosa, a protecção da sua saúde, condições de vida e ensino constituem absoluta prioridade da família, do Estado e da sociedade.
... (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
Every person has the right:
1) To their [su] private life and to that of their [su] family.
... (Art. 26) - Spanish
Toda persona tiene derecho:
1) A su vida privada y a la de su familia.
... (Art. 26)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State has the obligation to assist the family in its mission as guardian of the morality and of the values compatible with the republican order.
The rights of the mother and of the child are guaranteed. (Art. 37) - FrenchL’Etat a l’obligation d’assister la famille dans sa mission de gardienne de la morale et des valeurs compatibles avec l’ordre républicain.
Les droits de la mère et de l’enfant sont garantis. (Art. 37)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The judicial power of Uganda shall be exercised by the courts of judicature which shall consist of-
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d. such subordinate courts as Parliament may by law establish, including qadhis courts for marriage, divorce, inheritance of property and guardianship, as may be prescribed by Parliament.
… (Art. 129)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
1. The family, being the cornerstone of the preservation and the advancement of the Nation, as well as marriage, motherhood and childhood, shall be under the protection of the State. ...
2. Families with many children, disabled war and peace-time veterans, war victims, widows and orphans, as well as persons suffering from incurable bodily or mental ailments are entitled to the special care of the State.
… (Art. 21) - Greek
1. H οικογένεια, ως θεμέλιο της συντήρησης και προαγωγής του Έθνους, καθώς και ο γάμος, η μητρότητα και η παιδική ηλικία τελούν υπό την προστασία του Kράτους. ...
2. Πολύτεκνες οικογένειες, ανάπηροι πολέμου και ειρηνικής περιόδου, θύματα πολέμου, χήρες και ορφανά εκείνων που έπεσαν στον πόλεμο, καθώς και όσοι πάσχουν από ανίατη σωματική ή πνευματική νόσο έχουν δικαίωμα ειδικής φροντίδας από το Kράτος.
… ('Αρθρο 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishInvestigation of paternity shall be regulated by law. Classifications as to the nature of the relationship are abolished. There shall not be entered any statement establishing differences of birth, or, on the civil status of the parents, in the registration records, or in any attestation, baptismal or christening records, or certificate referring to the relationship.
Authority is hereby granted to the father of a child born before the effective date of this Constitution to protect the child by the provisions of this Article, by means of rectifying any record or attestation in which any classification may have been established with respect to said child. The consent of the mother is not required but if the child is of legal age, he/she must give his/her consent thereto. In acts of acknowledgement of paternity, anyone who is legally affected by said act may oppose this measure.
Procedures shall be established by law. (Art. 61) - SpanishLa Ley regulará la investigación de la paternidad.
Queda abolida toda calificación sobre la naturaleza de la filiación. No se consignará declaración alguna que establezca diferencia en los nacimientos o sobre el estado civil de los padres en las actas de inscripción de aquellos, ni en ningún atestado, partida de bautismo o certificado referente a la filiación.
Se concede facultad al padre del hijo nacido con anterioridad a la vigencia de esta Constitución para ampararlo con lo dispuesto en este artículo, mediante la rectificación de cualquier acta o atestado en los cuales se halle establecida clasificación alguna con respecto a dicho hijo. No se requiere para esto el consentimiento de la madre. Si el hijo es mayor de edad, éste debe otorgar su consentimiento.
En los actos de simulación de paternidad, podrá objetar esta medida quien se encuentre legalmente afectado por el acto.
La Ley señalará el procedimiento. (Art. 61)