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Marriage and Family Life
Estonia
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Parents have the deciding say in the choice of education for their children.
… (Sec. 37) - Estonian…
Laste hariduse valikul on otsustav sõna vanematel.
… (§ 37)
Marriage and Family Life
Estonia
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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
Estonia
- EnglishThe family, which is fundamental to the preservation and growth of the nation and which constitutes the foundation of society, enjoys the protection of the government.
Spouses have equal rights.
Parents have the right and the duty to raise their children and to provide for them.
The protection of parents and children is provided by law.
The family is required to provide for its members who are in need. (Sec. 27) - EstonianPerekond rahva püsimise ja kasvamise ning ühiskonna alusena on riigi kaitse all.
Abikaasad on võrdõiguslikud.
Vanematel on õigus ja kohustus kasvatada oma lapsi ja hoolitseda nende eest.
Seadus sätestab vanemate ja laste kaitse.
Perekond on kohustatud hoolitsema oma abivajavate liikmete eest. (§ 27)
Marriage and Family Life
Estonia
- EnglishEveryone is entitled to inviolability of his or her private and family life.
… (Sec. 26) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus perekonna- ja eraelu puutumatusele.
… (§ 26)
Minorities
Estonia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to preserve his or her ethnic identity. (Sec. 49)
- EstonianIgaühel on õigus säilitada oma rahvuskuuluvus. (§ 49)
Minorities
Estonia
- EnglishThe official language of government agencies and local authorities is Estonian.
In localities where the language of the majority of the residents is not Estonian, local authorities may, to the extent and pursuant to a procedure provided by law, use the language of the majority of the permanent residents of the locality as their internal working language.
The use of foreign languages, including the languages of national minorities, in government agencies, in courts and in pre-trial procedure is provided by law. (Sec. 52) - EstonianRiigiasutuste ja kohalike omavalitsuste asjaajamiskeel on eesti keel.
Paikkondades, kus elanike enamiku keel ei ole eesti keel, võivad kohalikud omavalitsused seaduses sätestatud ulatuses ja korras kasutada sisemise asjaajamiskeelena selle paikkonna püsielanike enamiku keelt.
Võõrkeelte, sealhulgas vähemusrahvuste keelte kasutamise riigiasutuses ning kohtu- ja kohtueelses menetluses sätestab seadus. (§ 52)
Minorities
Estonia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to address government agencies, local authorities, and their officials in Estonian and to receive responses in Estonian.
In localities where at least one half of the permanent residents belong to a national minority, everyone has the right to receive responses from government agencies, local authorities and their officials also in the language of the national minority. (Sec. 51) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus pöörduda riigiasutuste, kohalike omavalitsuste ja nende ametiisikute poole eesti keeles ja saada eestikeelseid vastuseid.
Paikkondades, kus vähemalt pooled püsielanikest on vähemusrahvusest, on igaühel õigus saada riigiasutustelt ja kohalikelt omavalitsustelt ning nende ametiisikutelt vastuseid ka selle vähemusrahvuse keeles. (§ 51)
Minorities
Estonia
- EnglishNational minorities have the right, in the interests of their culture, to establish self-governing agencies under such conditions and pursuant to such procedure as are provided in the National Minorities Cultural Autonomy Act. (Sec. 50)
- EstonianVähemusrahvustel on õigus luua rahvuskultuuri huvides omavalitsusasutusi vähemusrahvuste kultuurautonoomia seaduses sätestatud tingimustel ja korras. (§ 50)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Estonia
- EnglishThe property of every person is inviolable and equally protected.
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Succession of property is guaranteed. (Sec. 32) - EstonianIgaühe omand on puutumatu ja võrdselt kaitstud.
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Pärimisõigus on tagatud. (§ 32)
Protection from Violence
Estonia
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The establishment of associations and federations which possess weapons, which are organised in accordance with military principles or which hold exercises of a military nature requires a prior authorisation whose conditions of issuance and procedure of issuance are provided by law.
Associations, federations and political parties whose aims or activities are directed at changing the constitutional order of Estonia by force or are otherwise in conflict with a law providing criminal liability, are prohibited.
… (Sec. 48) - Estonian…
Relvi valdavate, samuti sõjaväeliselt korraldatud või sõjalisi harjutusi harrastavate ühingute ja liitude loomiseks on nõutav eelnev luba, mille andmise tingimused ja korra sätestab seadus.
Keelatud on ühingud, liidud ja erakonnad, kelle eesmärgid või tegevus on suunatud Eesti põhiseadusliku korra vägivaldsele muutmisele või on muul viisil vastuolus kriminaalvastutust sätestava seadusega.
… (§ 48)