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Marriage and Family Life
Panama
- EnglishParental authority (patria potestad) is the aggregate of rights and duties parents have in respect to their children.
Parents are obliged to support, educate and protect their children to ensure their proper physical and spiritual upbringing and development, and the latter are obliged to respect and assist their parents.
The exercise of parental authority shall be regulated by law in accordance with social interests and the welfare of the children. (Art. 59) - SpanishLa patria potestad es el conjunto de deberes y derechos que tienen los padres en relación con los hijos.
Los padres están obligados a alimentar, educar y proteger a sus hijos para que obtengan una buena crianza y un adecuado desarrollo físico y espiritual, y éstos a respetarlos y asistirlos.
La Ley regulará el ejercicio de la patria potestad de acuerdo con el interés social y el beneficio de los hijos. (Art. 59)
Marriage and Family Life
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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The family is the fundamental unit of society and the main centre for the growth and excellence of human being. Compatibility with respect to belief and ideal, which provides the primary basis for man's development and growth, is the main consideration in the establishment of a family. It is the duty of the Islamic government to provide the necessary facilities for the attainment of this goal. This view of the family unit delivers woman from being regarded as an object or instrument in the service of promoting consumerism and exploitation. Not only does woman recover thereby her momentous and precious function of motherhood, rearing of ideologically committed human beings, she also assumes a pioneering social role and becomes the fellow struggler of man in all vital areas of life, thus, she is given greater responsibility and in Islamic view, she is accorded higher value and dignity. (Woman in the Constitution, Preamble) - Persian…
خانواده واحد بنیادین جامعه و کانون اصلی رشد و تعالی انسان است و توافق عقیدتی و آرمانی در تشکیل خانواده که زمینهساز اصلی حرکت تکاملی و رشدیابنده انسان است اصل اساسی بوده و فراهم کردن امکانات جهت نیل به این مقصود از وظایف حکومت اسلامی است. زن در چنین برداشتی از واحد خانواده، از حالت (شیء بودن) و یا (ابزار کار بودن) در خدمت اشاعه مصرفزدگی و استثمار، خارج شده و ضمن بازیافتن وظیفه خطیر و پر ارج مادری در پرورش انسانهای مکتبی پیشآهنگ خود همرزم مردان در میدانهای فعال حیات میباشد و در نتیجه پذیرای مسؤلیتی خطیرتر و در دیدگاه اسلامی برخوردار از ارزش و کرامتی والاتر خواهد بود. (زن در قانون اساسی، مقدمه)
Marriage and Family Life
Malta
- EnglishWhereas every person in Malta 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, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, 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) respect for his private and family life,
... (Art. 32) - MalteseBilli kull persuna f’Malta hija intitolata għad-drittijiet u libertajiet fundamentali tal-individwu, jiġifieri, id-dritt, tkun xi tkun ir-razza, post ta’ oriġini, fehmiet politiċi, kulur, twemmin, sess, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal-ġeneru tagħha, iżda suġġett għar-rispett tad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet ta’ oħrajn u tal-interess pubbliku, għal kull waħda u kollha kemm huma dawn li ġejjin, jiġifieri-
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(ċ) ir-rispett għall-ħajja privata u familjari tiegħu,
… (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Cabo Verde
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2. Every citizen shall have the right to a good name, to honor and reputation, to an image and privacy in his or her personal and family life. (Art. 41) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o cidadão tem direito ao bom nome, à honra e reputação, à imagem e à reserva da intimidade da sua vida pessoal e familiar. (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- EnglishThe privacy of all persons shall be inviolable; no person shall be subjected to interference with his or her private life, family, home or correspondence, save in accordance with the law. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
Cabo Verde
- English1. For protection by the family, it shall specifically be the responsibility of the State:
a) To assist families in their mission as custodians of moral values recognized by the community;
b) To promote social and economic independence of family households;
c) To cooperate with parents in the raising of their children;
d) To define and implement, after consulting representative associations for families, a global and integrated family policy.
… (Art. 88) - Portuguese1. Para a protecção da família, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Assistir a família na sua missão de guardiã dos valores morais reconhecidos pela comunidade;
b) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
d) Definir e executar, ouvidas as associações representativas das famílias, uma política de família com carácter global e integrado.
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Marriage and Family Life
Sudan
- EnglishNo one’s privacy may be violated, nor shall it be permitted to interfere in the private or family life of any person in his home or correspondence, except by law. (Art. 54)
- Arabicلايجوز إنتهاك خصوصية أي شخص، ولا يجوز التدخل في الحياة الخاصة او الأسرية لأي شخص في مسكنة او في مراسلاتة، إلا وفقاً للقانون. (الماده 55)
Marriage and Family Life
Paraguay
- EnglishThe law will established the obligatory and complete [integral] system of social security for the dependent workers and their families.
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEl sistema obligatorio e integral de seguridad social para el trabajador dependiente y su familia será establecido por la ley.
… (Art. 95)
Marriage and Family Life
Malaysia
- English1. Except with respect to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Islamic law and personal and family law of persons professing the religion of Islam, including the Islamic law relating to succession, testate and intestate, betrothal, marriage, divorce, dower, maintenance, adoption, legitimacy, guardianship, gifts, partitions and non-charitable trusts;
… (Ninth Schedule, Legislative Lists, List II—State List) - Malay1. Kecuali mengenai Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya, hukum Syarak dan undang-undang diri dan keluarga bagi orang yang menganut agama Islam, termasuk hukum Syarak yang berhubungan dengan pewarisan, berwasiat dan tidak berwasiat, pertunangan, perkhawinan, perceraian, mas kahwin,nafkah, pengangkatan, kesahtarafan, penjagaan, alang, pecah milik dan amanah bukan khairat;
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Marriage and Family Life
Poland
- English1. Parents shall have the right to rear their children in accordance with their own convictions. Such upbringing shall respect the degree of maturity of a child as well as his freedom of conscience and belief and also his convictions.
2. Limitation or deprivation of parental rights may be effected only in the instances specified by statute and only on the basis of a final court judgment. (Art. 48) - Polish1. Rodzice mają prawo do wychowania dzieci zgodnie z własnymi przekonaniami. Wychowanie to powinno uwzględniać stopień dojrzałości dziecka, a także wolność jego sumienia i wyznania oraz jego przekonania.
2. Ograniczenie lub pozbawienie praw rodzicielskich może nastąpić tylko w przypadkach określonych w ustawie i tylko na podstawie prawomocnego orzeczenia sądu. (Art. 48)