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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
- English
The State is committed to guaranteeing the specific needs of vulnerable persons.
It takes the measures necessary to prevent the vulnerability of children, of women, of mothers, of the elderly and of the persons with disabilities [situation de handicap].
… (Art. 32) - French
L’Etat s’engage à garantir les besoins spécifiques des personnes vulnérables.
Il prend les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir la vulnérabilité des enfants, des femmes, des mères, des personnes âgées et des personnes en situation de handicap.
… (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
Children are equal before the law regardless of their parents' origin and civil status.
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Motherhood, fatherhood and childhood shall be protected by the state.
... (Art. 78) - Uzbek
Farzandlar ota-onasining nasl-nasabi va fuqarolik holatidan qat’i nazar, qonun oldida tengdirlar.
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Onalik, otalik va bolalik davlat tomonidan muhofaza qilinadi.
... (78-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
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(2) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to secure—
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(d) the implementation of measures such as family care that enable women to enjoy a real opportunity to work. (Sec. 24)
Marriage and Family Life
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The national government facilitates voluntary provision of welfare services and provision of welfare services by local authorities.
Families with a large number of children as well as people with disabilities enjoy special care of the national government and of local authorities. (Sec. 28) - Estonian…
Riik soodustab vabatahtlikku ja omavalitsuse hoolekannet.
Lasterikkad pered ja puuetega inimesed on riigi ja kohalike omavalitsuste erilise hoole all. (§ 28)
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
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2. The State shall encourage values of community solidarity and love and respect of the family.
… (Art. 9)
Marriage and Family Life
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the state and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes;
… (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux;
… (Art. 101)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWhereas every person in Belize is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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(c) protection for his family life, … (Sec. 3)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone shall enjoy freedom from interference with privacy, home, and family life.
… (Art. 71) - IcelandicAllir skulu njóta friðhelgi einkalífs, heimilis og fjölskyldu.
… (71. gr.)