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Marriage and Family Life
- English
The family is the basic unit of society. To protect it is the responsibility of the State. (Art. 12)
- Arabic
الأسرة هي الخليّة الأساسيّة للمجتمع وعلى الدّولة حمايتها. (الفصل 12)
- French
La famille est la cellule de base de la société. Il incombe à l’État de la protéger. (Art. 12)
Marriage and Family Life
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2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-a. this Chapter9 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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j. the right of everyone to-
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ii. respect for and protection of private and family life, and privacy of the home;
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k. the right of every child-
i. to such measures of protection as are required by virtue of the status of being a minor or as part of the family, society and the State;
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Marriage and Family Life
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(5) Hungary shall protect, by means of separate measures, families, children, women, the elderly and those living with disabilities. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XV) - Hungarian…
(5) Magyarország külön intézkedésekkel védi a családokat, a gyermekeket, a nőket, az időseket és a fogyatékkal élőket. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XV. cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery person, without distinction of sex, who is not more than 18 years of age, is a minor.
All minors have the right to know the names of their father and of their mother.
They have, equally, the right to enjoy the protection of their family, of society and of the public powers.
… (Art. 41) - FrenchL’enfant mineur est toute personne, sans distinction de sexe, qui n’a pas encore atteint 18 ans révolus.
Tout enfant mineur a le droit de connaître les noms de son père et de sa mère.
Il a également le droit de jouir de la protection de sa famille, de la société et des pouvoirs publics.
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Marriage and Family Life
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(7) Women employees have a right to fully paid maternity leave for a period of at least three months. (Sec. 65)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person shall have the right to establish a family and to procreate based upon lawful marriage.
… (Art. 28B) - Indonesian(1) Setiap orang berhak membentuk keluarga dan melanjutkan keturunan melalui perkawinan yang sah.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English
All children have equal rights. Discriminatory designations may not be used in matters of filiation. In common legislation, the provisions or classifications that diminish or negate the equality of children[,] have no force [valor]. (Art. 75)
- Spanish
Todos los hijos tienen iguales derechos. No se utilizarán designaciones discriminatorias en materia de filiación. En la legislación común, no tienen ningún valor las disposiciones o clasificaciones que disminuyan o nieguen la igualdad de los hijos. (Art. 75)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
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(4) Every person has the right to found a family.
Every person has the right to respect for their family life.
(5) …
Each child has the right to the protection, measures and care necessary for his well-being and development.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Men and women of marriageable age have a right to marry and found a family.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to protection by the State.
(4) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance by society and the State.
(5) Society and the State have the duty to preserve and sustain the harmonious development, cohesion and respect for the family and family values.
(6) Subject to the availability of resources, the Government shall provide facilities and opportunities necessary to enhance the welfare of the needy and the elderly.
(Sec. 27)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from final decisions of the Court of Appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice as of right in the following cases –
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(b) in proceedings for the dissolution or nullification of marriage;
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