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Marriage and Family Life
Czech Republic
- English(1) Parenthood and the family are under the protection of the law. Special protection is guaranteed to children and adolescents.
(2) Pregnant women are guaranteed special care, protection in labour relations, and suitable work conditions.
(3) Children, whether born in or out of wedlock, enjoy equal rights.
(4) It is the parents' right to care for and raise their children; children have the right to upbringing and care from their parents. Parental rights may be limited and minor children may be removed from their parents' custody against the latters' will only by the decision of a court on the basis of the law.
(5) Parents who are raising children have the right to assistance from the state.
(6) Detailed provisions shall be set by law. (Charter, Art. 32) - Czech(1) Rodičovství a rodina jsou pod ochranou zákona. Zvláštní ochrana dětí a mladistvých je zaručena.
(2) Ženě v těhotenství je zaručena zvláštní péče, ochrana v pracovních vztazích a odpovídající pracovní podmínky.
(3) Děti narozené v manželství i mimo ně mají stejná práva.
(4) Péče o děti a jejich výchova je právem rodičů; děti mají právo na rodičovskou výchovu a péči. Práva rodičů mohou být omezena a nezletilé děti mohou být od rodičů odloučeny proti jejich vůli jen rozhodnutím soudu na základě zákona.
(5) Rodiče, kteří pečují o děti, mají právo na pomoc státu.
(6) Podrobnosti stanoví zákon. (Listina, Čl. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Every person who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to found a family.
(2) No person may be compelled to enter into marriage against their will.
(3) Persons of the same sex are prohibited from marrying each other. (Sec. 78)
Marriage and Family Life
Botswana
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons, attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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(c) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
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Marriage and Family Life
Cambodia
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Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
Marriage shall be done according to the conditions set by the law and based on the principles of mutual consent and monogamy. (Art. 45) - Khmer...
បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ។
អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ត្រូវធ្វើតាមលក្ខខណ្ឌដែលមានចែងក្នុង ច្បាប់ និងតាមគោលការណ៍ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ប្តីមួយ ប្រពន្ធមួយ។ (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Marriage and Family Life
Eswatini
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(3) The child has the right to be properly cared for and brought up by parents or other lawful authority in place of parents.
(4) Children whether born in or out of wedlock shall enjoy the same protection and rights.
(5) Children have the duty to respect their parents at all times and to maintain those parents in case of need.
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(7) Parliament shall enact laws necessary to ensure that ¬
(a) a child has the right to the same measure of special care, assistance and maintenance as is necessary for its development from its natural parents, except where those parents have effectively surrendered their rights and responsibilities in respect of the child in accordance with law;
(b) a child is entitled to reasonable provision out of the estate of its parents;
(c) parents undertake their natural right and obligation of care, maintenance and proper upbringing of their children;
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Marriage and Family Life
Hungary
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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
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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II. Everyone, in particular women, have the right not to suffer physical, sexual or psychological violence, in the family as well as in the society.
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II. Todas las personas, en particular las mujeres, tienen derecho a no sufrir violencia física, sexual o psicológica, tanto en la familia como en la sociedad.
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Marriage and Family Life
Indonesia
- 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
Ghana
- English(1) Special care shall be accorded to mothers during a reasonable period before and after child-birth; and during those periods, working mothers shall be accorded paid leave.
(2) Facilities shall be provided for the care of children below school-going age to enable women, who have the traditional care for children, realise their full potential.
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Marriage and Family Life
Luxembourg
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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.
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Each child has the right to the protection, measures and care necessary for his well-being and development.
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