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Marriage and Family Life
Nigeria
- English(1) The Sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by the law of the State, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal Law which the court is competent to decide in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
(a) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage concluded in accordance with that Law, including a question relating to the validity or dissolution of such a marriage or a question that depends on such a marriage and relating to family relationship or the guardianship of an infant;
(b) where all the parties to the proceedings are muslims, any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage, including the validity or dissolution of that marriage, or regarding family relationship, a founding or the guarding of an infant;
(c) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a muslim;
(d) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding an infant, prodigal or person of unsound mind who is a muslim or the maintenance or the guardianship of a muslim who is physically or mentally infirm; or
(e) where all the parties to the proceedings, being muslims, have requested the court that hears the case in the first instance to determine that case in accordance with Islamic personal law, any other question. (Sec. 277)
Marriage and Family Life
El Salvador
- English…
The parents will have the preferential right to choose the education of their children. (Art. 55) - Spanish…
Los padres tendrán derecho preferente a escoger la educación de sus hijos. (Art. 55)
Marriage and Family Life
Bahrain
- Englisha. The family is the basis of society, deriving its strength from religion, morality and love of the homeland. The law preserves its lawful entity, strengthens its bonds and values, under its aegis extends protection to mothers and children, tends the young and protects them from exploitation and safeguards them against moral, bodily and spiritual neglect. The State cares in particular for the physical, moral and intellectual development of the young.
b. The State guarantees reconciling the duties of women towards the family with their work in society, and their equality with men in political, social, cultural, and economic spheres without breaching the provisions of Islamic canon law (Shari’a).
c. The State guarantees the requisite social security for its citizens in old age, sickness, disability, orphanhood, widowhood or unemployment, and also provides them with social insurance and healthcare services. It strives to safeguard them against ignorance, fear and poverty.
d. Inheritance is a guaranteed right governed by the Islamic Shari’a. (Art. 5) - Arabicأ - الأسرة أساس المجتمع، قوامها الدين والأخلاق وحب الوطن، يحفظ القانون كيانـها الشرعي، ويقوي أواصرها وقيمها، ويحمي في ظلها الأمومة والطفولة، ويرعى النشء، ويحميه من الاستغلال، ويقيه الإهمال الأدبي والجسماني والروحي. كما تـُعنى الدولة خاصة بنمو الشباب البدني والخلقي والعقلي.
ب - تكفل الدولة التوفيق بين واجبات المرأة نحو الأسرة وعملها في المجتمع، ومساواتها بالرجال في ميادين الحياة السياسية والاجتماعية والثـقافية والاقـتصادية دون إخلال بأحكام الشريعة الإسلامية.
ج - تكفل الدولة تحقيق الضمان الاجتماعي اللازم للمواطنين في حالة الشيخوخة أو المرض أو العجز عن العمل أو اليتم أو الترمل أو البطالة، كما تؤمّن لهم خدمات التأمين الاجتماعي والرعاية الصحية، وتعمل على وقايتهم من براثن الجهل والخوف والفاقة.
د - الميراث حق مكفول تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامي. (المادّة 5)
Marriage and Family Life
Greece
- English1. Every person’s home is a sanctuary. The private and family life of the individual is inviolable.
… (Art. 9) - Greek1. H κατοικία του καθενός είναι άσυλο. H ιδιωτική και οικογενειακή ζωή του ατόμου είναι απαραβίαστη.
… ('Αρθρο 9)
Marriage and Family Life
Seychelles
- EnglishThe State recognises the unique status and natural maternal functions of women in society and undertakes as a result to take appropriate measures to ensure that a working mother is afforded special protection with regard to paid leave and her conditions at work during such reasonable period as provided by law before and after childbirth. (Art. 30)
Marriage and Family Life
Haiti
- EnglishPreschool and maternal instruction will be a responsibility taken by the State and the territorial collectivities. (Art. 32-5)
- FrenchLa formation préscolaire et maternelle sera prise en charge par l'État et les collectivités territoriales. (Art. 32.5)
Marriage and Family Life
India
- EnglishThe State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief. (Art. 42)
- Hindiराज्य काम की न्यायसंगत और मानवोचित दशाओं को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए और प्रसूति सहायता के लिए उपबंध करेगा। (अनुच्छेद 42)
Marriage and Family Life
Latvia
- EnglishThe State shall protect and support marriage – a union between a man and a woman, the family, the rights of parents and rights of the child. The State shall provide special support to disabled children, children left without parental care or who have suffered from violence. (Art. 110)
- LatvianValsts aizsargā un atbalsta laulību — savienību starp vīrieti un sievieti, ģimeni, vecāku un bērna tiesības. Valsts īpaši palīdz bērniem invalīdiem, bērniem, kas palikuši bez vecāku gādības vai cietuši no varmācības. (Art. 110)
Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- EnglishThe exclusive executive and legislative powers of a state shall be as follows:
…
16. Registration of marriage, divorce, inheritance, birth, death, adoption and affiliations;
… (Schedule (B). Powers of States)