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Marriage and Family Life
Morocco
- EnglishThe family, founded on the legal ties of marriage, is the basic unit [cellule] of society.
The State works to guarantee, by the law, the protection of the family under the juridical, social and economic plans, in a manner to guarantee its unity, its stability and its preservation.
It assures one equal juridical protection and one equal social and moral consideration to all children, [being the] abstraction made from their familial situation.
Fundamental instruction [enseignement] is a right of the child and an obligation of the family and of the State. A Consultative Council of the Family and of Childhood [Conseil consultatif de la famille et de l'enfance] is created. (Art. 32) - Arabicالأسرة القائمة على علاقة الزواج الشرعي هي الخلية الأساسية للمجتمع.
تعمل الدولة على ضمان الحماية الحقوقية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية للأسرة، بمقتضى القانون، بما يضمن وحدتها واستقرارها والمحافظة عليها.
تسعى الدولة لتوفير الحماية القانونية، والاعتبار الاجتماعي والمعنوي لجميع الأطفال، بكيفية متساوية، بصرف النظر عن وضعيتهم العائلية.
التعليم الأساسي حق للطفل وواجب على الأسرة والدولة. يحدث مجلس استشاري للأسرة والطفولة. (الفصل 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Ecuador
- EnglishImprisoned persons are recognized the following rights:
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6. Receiving preferential and specialized treatment in the case of pregnant women and breast-feeding women, adolescents, elderly persons, the sick or persons with disabilities.
… (Art. 51) - SpanishSe reconoce a las personas privadas de la libertad los siguientes derechos:
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6. Recibir un tratamiento preferente y especializado en el caso de las mujeres embarazadas y en periodo de lactancia, adolescentes, y las personas adultas mayores, enfermas o con discapacidad.
… (Art. 51)
Marriage and Family Life
Philippines
- EnglishMarriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of the family and shall be protected by the State. (Art. XV, Sec. 2)
- FilipinoAng pag-aasawa, na di malalabag ng institusyong panlipunan, ay pundasyon ng pamilya at dapat pangalagaan ng Estado. (Art. XV, Seksyon 2)
Marriage and Family Life
Armenia
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3. … Every employed woman shall have the right to paid leave in case of pregnancy and child delivery. Every employed parent shall have the right to leave in case of child birth or child adoption. Details shall be stipulated by law.
… (Art. 57) - Armenian…
3. … Յուրաքանչյուր աշխատող կին ունի հղիության և ծննդաբերության դեպքում վճարովի արձակուրդի իրավունք: Յուրաքանչյուր աշխատող ծնող երեխայի ծննդյան կամ երեխայի որդեգրման դեպքում ունի արձակուրդի իրավունք: Մանրամասները սահմանվում են օրենքով:
… (Հոդված 57)
Marriage and Family Life
Serbia
- EnglishCitizens and families that require welfare for the purpose of overcoming social and existential difficulties and creating conditions to provide subsistence, shall have the right to social protection the provision of which is based on social justice, humanity and respect of human dignity.
… (Art. 69) - Serbian CyrillicГрађани и породице којима је неопходна друштвена помоћ ради савладавања социјалних и животних тешкоћа и стварања услова за задовољавање основних животних потреба, имају право на социјалну заштиту, чије се пружање заснива на начелима социјалне правде, хуманизма и поштовања људског достојанства.
... (Члан 69)
Marriage and Family Life
Nigeria
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(3) For the purpose of promoting national integration, it shall be the duty of the State to:
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(c) encourage inter-marriage among persons from different places of origin, or of different religious, ethnic or linguistic association or ties;
… (Sec. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
El Salvador
- EnglishEvery minor has the right to live in family and environmental conditions that allow for his integral development, for which [he] will have the protection of the State.
The law will determine the duties of the State and will create the institutions for the protection of the maternity and the infancy. (Art. 34) - SpanishTodo menor tiene derecho a vivir en condiciones familiares y ambientales que le permitan su desarrollo integral, para lo cual tendrá la protección del Estado.
La ley determinará los deberes del Estado y creará las instituciones para la protección de la maternidad y de la infancia. (Art. 34)
Marriage and Family Life
Thailand
- EnglishThe State should strengthen the family unit which is an important basic element of society, provide an appropriate accommodation, promote and develop the enhancement of health in order to enable people to have good health and strong mind, as well as promote and develop excellence in sports and to maximise the benefit for the people. ...
The State should provide assistance to children, youth, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities, indigent persons and underprivileged persons to be able to have a quality living, and shall protect such persons from violence or unfair treatment, as well as provide treatment, rehabilitation and remedies to such injured persons. ... (Sec. 71) - Thaiรัฐพึงเสริมสร้างความเข้มแข็งของครอบครัวอันเป็นองค์ประกอบพื้นฐานที่สําคัญของสังคม จัดให้ประชาชนมีที่อยู่อาศัยอย่างเหมาะสม ส่งเสริมและพัฒนาการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพเพื่อให้ ประชาชนมีสุขภาพที่แข็งแรงและมีจิตใจเข้มแข็ง ตลอดจนส่งเสริมและพัฒนาการกีฬาให้ก้าวไปสู่ความเป็นเลิศและเกิดประโยชน์สูงสุดแก่ประชาชน ...
รัฐพึงให้ความช่วยเหลือเด็ก เยาวชน สตรี ผู้สูงอายุ คนพิการ ผู้ยากไร้ และผู้ด้อยโอกาส ให้สามารถดํารงชีวิตได้อย่างมีคุณภาพ และคุ้มครองป้องกันมิให้บุคคลดังกล่าวถูกใช้ความรุนแรงหรือปฏิบัติอย่างไม่เป็นธรรม ตลอดจนให้การบําบัด ฟื้นฟูและเยียวยาผู้ถูกกระทําการดังกล่าว ... (มาตรา ๗๑)
Marriage and Family Life
China
- EnglishWomen in the People's Republic of China enjoy equal rights with men in all spheres of life, political, economic, cultural and social, and family life.
… (Art. 48) - Chinese中华人民共和国妇女在政治的、经济的、文化的、社会的和家庭的生活等各方面享有同男子平等的权利。
… (第四十八条)
Marriage and Family Life
Ukraine
- English… Equality of the rights of women and men is ensured:
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by creating conditions that allow women to combine work and motherhood; by legal protection, material and moral support of motherhood and childhood, including the provision of paid leave and other privileges to pregnant women and mothers. (Art. 24) - Ukrainian… Рівність прав жінки і чоловіка забезпечується:
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створенням умов, які дають жінкам можливість поєднувати працю з материнством; правовим захистом, матеріальною і моральною підтримкою материнства і дитинства, включаючи надання оплачуваних відпусток та інших пільг вагітним жінкам і матерям. (Стаття 24)