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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
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(e) realise that human dignity requires respect for spiritual values; for private family life and property; and the enjoyment of an adequate standard of economic and social well-being dependent upon the resources of the State;
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Marriage and Family Life
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2. Women have equal rights with men in marriage as prescribed by this Constitution.
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5. a. Women have the right to maternity leave with full pay. The duration of maternity leave shall be determined by law taking into account the nature of the work, the health of the mother and the well-being of the child and family.
b. Maternity leave may, in accordance with the provisions of law, include prenatal leave with full pay.
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9. To prevent harm arising from pregnancy and childbirth and in order to safeguard their health, women have the right of access to family planning education, information and capacity. (Art. 35) - Amharic…
2. ሴቶች በዚህ ሕገ መንግሥት በተደነገገው መሰረት በጋብቻ ከወንዶች ጋር እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡
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5. ሀ/ ሴቶች የወሊድ ፈቃድ ከሙሉ የደመወዝ ክፍያ ጋር የማግኘት መብት አላቸው፡፡ የወሊድ ፈቃድ ርዝመት ሴቷ የምትሠራውን ሥራ ሁኔታ፣የሴቷን ጤንነት፣ የሕጻኑንና የቤተሰቡን ደህንነት ከግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡
ለ/ የወሊድ ፈቃድ በሕግ በሚወሰነው መሰረት ከሙሉ የደመወዝ ክፍያ ጋር የሚሰጥ የእርግዝና ፈቃድን ሊጨምር ይችላል፡፡
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9. ሴቶች በእርግዝናና በወሊድ ምክንያት የሚደርስባቸውን ጉዳት ለመከላከልና ጤንነታቸውን ለማስጠበቅ የሚያስችል የቤተሰብ ምጣኔ ትምህርት፣ መረጃ እና አቅም የማግኘት መብት አላቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 35)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State recognizes and protects the family as the fundamental nucleus of society, and guarantees the social and economic conditions necessary for its full development. Every member has equal rights, obligations and opportunities. (Art. 62)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce y protege a las familias como el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad, y garantizará las condiciones sociales y económicas necesarias para su desarrollo integral. Todos sus integrantes tienen igualdad de derechos, obligaciones y oportunidades. (Art. 62)
Marriage and Family Life
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A civil wedding should always precede the blessing of the marriage, apart from the exceptions to be established by the law if needed. (Art. 21) - Dutch…
Het burgerlijk huwelijk moet altijd aan de huwelijksinzegening voorafgaan, behoudens de uitzonderingen door de wet te stellen, indien daartoe redenen zijn. (Art. 21) - French…
Le mariage civil devra toujours précéder la bénédiction nuptiale, sauf les exceptions à établir par la loi, s’il y a lieu. (Art. 21) - German…
Die zivile Eheschließung muss stets der Einsegnung der Ehe vorangehen, vorbehaltlich der erforderlichenfalls durch Gesetz festzulegenden Ausnahmen. (Art. 21)
Marriage and Family Life
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(2) Under this Constitution every person has the following fundamental duties and responsibilities to themselves, their dependents, and others –
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(b) to uphold the Christian principles of a family unit, which shall comprise a marriage as between a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, and their offspring as the foundation of the Tuvaluan society;
(c) in the case of parents, to care for and not neglect their children, and to teach children to uphold their duties, Tuvaluan ways of life, and Christian principles;
(d) in the case of children, to listen to and respect their parents, teachers and all people; to assist in the home and with their family; to do what they are directed to do, and to attend school and classes;
(e) in the case of husbands and wives, to perform their roles in upholding family values and communal society;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe "family property", its constitution, conservation, enjoyment, and transmission shall be protected by special legislation. (Art. 49)
- SpanishEl "bien de familia", su constitución, conservación, goce y transmisión, serán objeto de una legislación protectora especial. (Art. 49)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. All may enjoy the rights to a personal identity, civil capacity, citizenship, good-name and reputation, image, expression and the protection of intimate privacy and family life.
… (Art. 44) - Portuguese1 - A todos são reconhecidos os direitos à identidade pessoal, à capacidade civil, à cidadania, ao bom-nome e reputação, à imagem, à palavra e à reserva da intimidade da vida privada e familiar.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Until such time as the complementary law referred to in art. 7, I, of this Constitution is enacted:
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II. arbitrary dismissal or dismissal without just cause is prohibited:
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b. for a pregnant employee, from the date the pregnancy is confirmed until five months after birth.
§1°. Until the law regulates the provisions of art. 7, XIX, of the Constitution, the period of paternity leave referred to in the subparagraph shall be five days.
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Até que seja promulgada a lei complementar a que se refere o art. 7º, I, da Constituição:
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II – fica vedada a dispensa arbitrária ou sem justa causa:
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b) da empregada gestante, desde a confirmação da gravidez até cinco meses após o parto.
§ 1º Até que a lei venha a disciplinar o disposto no art. 7º, XIX, da Constituição, o prazo da licençapaternidade a que se refere o inciso é de cinco dias.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone is entitled to inviolability of his or her private and family life.
… (Sec. 26) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus perekonna- ja eraelu puutumatusele.
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Marriage and Family Life
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The residence, the domicile, private and family life, [and] the secrecy of correspondence of every person are inviolable. It can only be infringed according to the forms and in the cases specified by the law. (Art. 6)
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La demeure, le domicile, la vie privée et familiale, le secret de la correspondance de toute personne sont inviolables. Il ne peut y être porté atteinte que selon les formes et dans les cas prévus par la loi. (Art. 6)