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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation. (Art. XIII, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoDapat pangalagaan ng Estado ang mga kababaihang nagtatrabaho sa pamamagitan ng paglalaan ng ligtas at nakapagpapalusog na mga kalagayan sa pagtatrabaho, na nagsasaalang-alang ng kanilang mga gawain bilang ina, at ng mga kaluwagan at mga pagkakataon na nagpapatingkad sa kanilang ikagagaling at ikagiginhawa upang matamo ang kanilang ganap na potensyal sa paglilingkod sa bansa. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 14)
Marriage and Family Life
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(17) the Nation shall protect and promote the family which is the natural foundation of human society. It shall protect women, the young, the elderly and the disabled;
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(17) La nation protège et encourage la famille, base naturelle de la société humaine. Elle protège la femme, les jeunes, les personnes âgées et les personnes handicapées;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFamilies, mothers, single parents and any child in the Republic of Serbia shall enjoy special protection in the Republic of Serbia in accordance with the law.
Mothers shall be given special support and protection before and after childbirth.
… (Art. 66) - Serbian CyrillicПородица, мајка, самохрани родитељ и дете у Републици Србији уживају посебну заштиту, у складу са законом.
Мајци се пружа посебна подршка и заштита пре и после порођаја.
… (Члан 66)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the matrimonial regimes, … (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … les régimes matrimoniaux, ... (Art. 84)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishA person shall enjoy the rights of privacy, dignity, reputation and family. … (Sec. 32)
- Thaiบุคคลย่อมมีสิทธิในความเป็นอยู่ส่วนตัว เกียรติยศ ชื่อเสียง และครอบครัว … (มาตรา ๓๒)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEach individual has the right to marry with the person of their choice, of the opposite sex, and to establish a family.
The family, the basic unit of the human community, is organized in a manner to assure its unity, its stability and its protection. It is placed under the protection of the public powers.
The care and the education to be given to the children constitute, for the parents, a natural right and a duty which they exercise under the surveillance [and] with the aid of the public powers.
The children have the duty to assist their parents.
The law establishes the rules concerning marriage and the organization of the family. (Art. 40) - FrenchTout individu a le droit de se marier avec la personne de son choix, de sexe opposé, et de fonder une famille.
La famille, cellule de base de la communauté humaine, est organisée de manière à assurer son unité, sa stabilité et sa protection. Elle est placée sous la protection des pouvoirs publics.
Les soins et l’éducation à donner aux enfants constituent, pour les parents, un droit naturel et un devoir qu’ils exercent sous la surveillance et avec l’aide des pouvoirs publics.
Les enfants ont le devoir d’assister leurs parents.
La loi fixe les règles sur le mariage et l’organisation de la famille. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
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1 The Confederation and the Cantons shall, as a complement to personal responsibility and private initiative, endeavour to ensure that:
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c. families are protected and encouraged as communities of adults and children;
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2 The Confederation and Cantons shall endeavour to ensure that everyone is protected against the economic consequences of old-age, invalidity, illness, accident, unemployment, maternity, being orphaned and being widowed.
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1 La Confédération et les cantons s’engagent, en complément de la responsabilité individuelle et de l’initiative privée, à ce que:
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c. les familles en tant que communautés d’adultes et d’enfants soient protégées et encouragées;
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2 La Confédération et les cantons s’engagent à ce que toute personne soit assurée contre les conséquences économiques de l’âge, de l’invalidité, de la maladie, de l’accident, du chômage, de la maternité, de la condition d’orphelin et du veuvage.
… (Art. 41) - German
1 Bund und Kantone setzen sich in Ergänzung zu persönlicher Verantwortung und privater Initiative dafür ein, dass:
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c. Familien als Gemeinschaften von Erwachsenen und Kindern geschützt und gefördert werden;
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2 Bund und Kantone setzen sich dafür ein, dass jede Person gegen die wirtschaftlichen Folgen von Alter, Invalidität, Krankheit, Unfall, Arbeitslosigkeit, Mutterschaft, Verwaisung und Verwitwung gesichert ist.
… (Art. 41) - Italian
1 A complemento della responsabilità e dell’iniziativa private, la Confederazione e i Cantoni si adoperano affinché:
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c. la famiglia sia promossa e protetta quale comunità di adulti e bambini;
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2 La Confederazione e i Cantoni si adoperano affinché ognuno sia assicurato contro le conseguenze economiche della vecchiaia, dell’invalidità, della malattia, dell’infortunio, della disoccupazione, della maternità, dell’orfanità e della vedovanza.
... (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State must take appropriate measures to ensure that—
(a) no marriage is entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses;
(b) children are not pledged in marriage;
(c) there is equality of rights and obligations of spouses during marriage and at its dissolution; and
(d) in the event of dissolution of a marriage, whether through death or divorce, provision is made for the necessary protection of any children and spouses. (Sec. 26)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe community shall care for children and mothers, and protect minors and others who are unable to look after themselves for any reason, such as illness or incapacity or old age or forced unemployment, assist and rehabilitate them for their own interest and for the interest of the community. Welfare and social security laws regulate these matters. (Art. 16)
- Arabicﻳﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺮﻋﺎﻳﺘﻪ اﻟﻄﻔﻮﻟﺔ واﻷﻣﻮﻣﺔ وﻳﺤﻤﻲ اﻟﻘﺼّﺮ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ اﻟﻌﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻋﻦ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺒ ﺎﺏ، ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺮﺽ أﻭ اﻟﻌﺠﺰ أﻭ اﻟﺸﻴﺨﻮﺧﺔ أﻭ اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻟﺔ االاجبارية ، وﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﻢ وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢ وﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ وﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻗﻮاﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﻤ ﺴﺎﻋﺪاﺕ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﺄﻣﻴﻨﺎﺕ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻣﻮ ﺭ. (المادّة 16)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Chapter9 are hereby declared and guaranteed, namely –
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(f) respect for rights of the family, women, children, workers and persons with disabilities.
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