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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to a fair remuneration for their work assuring them, as well as their family, an existence in conformity with human dignity. (Art. 29)
- FrenchTout citoyen a droit à une juste rémunération de son travail lui assurant, ainsi qu’à sa famille, une existence conforme à la dignité humaine. (Art. 29)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases:
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(b) final decisions in proceedings for dissolution or nullity of marriage;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English
It is the duty and right of parents to support, raise and educate their children, even if born out of wedlock.
Is case of incapacity of the parents, the law shall provide for the fulfilment of their duties.
The law shall ensure any children born out of wedlock all legal and social protection measures as are compatible with the rights of the members of the legitimate family.
The law shall establish rules and limits for the determination of paternity. (Art. 30) - Italian
È dovere e diritto dei genitori mantenere, istruire ed educare i figli, anche se nati fuori del matrimonio.
Nei casi di incapacità dei genitori, la legge provvede a che siano assolti i loro compiti.
La legge assicura ai figli nati fuori del matrimonio ogni tutela giuridica e sociale, compatibile con i diritti dei membri della famiglia legittima.
La legge detta le norme e i limiti per la ricerca della paternità. (Art. 30)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishAll people have the right to start a family. The State recognizes and protects families, regardless of their structure, as the basic cell of society, and works to guarantee that the holistic achievement of their objectives.
They are formed by legal, de facto, or emotional ties, and are based on the equality of rights, duties, and opportunities of its members.
Legal protection of the diverse types of families is regulated by the law. (Art. 81) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a fundar una familia. El Estado reconoce y protege a las familias, cualquiera sea su forma de organización, como célula fundamental de la sociedad y crea las condiciones para garantizar que se favorezca integralmente la consecución de sus fines.
Se constituyen por vínculos jurídicos o de hecho, de naturaleza afectiva, y se basan en la igualdad de derechos, deberes y oportunidades de sus integrantes.
La protección jurídica de los diversos tipos de familias es regulada por la ley. (Art. 81)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFirst:
A. The family is the foundation of society; the State shall preserve it and its religious, moral, and national values.
B. The State shall guarantee the protection of motherhood, childhood and old age, shall care for children and youth, and shall provide them with the appropriate conditions to develop their talents and abilities.
Second: Children have the right to upbringing, care and education from their parents. Parents have the right to respect and care from their children, especially in times of need, disability, and old age.
Third: Economic exploitation of children in all of its forms shall be prohibited, and the State shall take the necessary measures for their protection.
Fourth: All forms of violence and abuse in the family, school, and society shall be prohibited. (Art. 29) - Arabicأولاً:ـ
أـ الأسرة أساس المجتمع، وتحافظ الدولة على كيانها وقيمها الدينية والأخلاقية والوطنية.
ب ـ تكفل الدولة حماية الأمومة والطفولة والشيخوخة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم وقدراتهم.
ثانياً :ـ للأولاد حقٌ على والديهم في التربية والرعاية والتعليم، وللوالدين حقٌ على أولادهم في الاحترام والرعاية، ولاسيما في حالات العوز والعجز والشيخوخة.
ثالثاً :ـ يحظر الاستغلال الاقتصادي للأطفال بصورهِ كافة، وتتخذ الدولة الإجراءات الكفيلة بحمايتهم.
رابعاً :ـ تمنع كل أشكال العنف والتعسف في الأسرة والمدرسة والمجتمع. (المادة 29)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family sector shall play a fundamental role in meeting the basic needs of the people.
2. The State shall support and provide incentives for family sector production, and shall encourage peasants as well as individual workers to organize themselves into more advanced forms of production. (Art. 105) - Portuguese1. Na satisfação das necessidades essenciais da população, ao sector familiar cabe um papel fundamental.
2. O Estado incentiva e apoia a produção do sector familiar e encoraja os camponeses, bem como os trabalhadores individuais, a organizarem-se em formas mais avançadas de produção. (Art. 105)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishParents have the same duties toward children born outside of wedlock as toward children born within it.
Maternity, regardless of the condition or circumstances of the mother, is entitled to the protection of society and to its assistance in case of destitution. (Art. 42) - SpanishLos padres tienen para con los hijos habidos fuera del matrimonio los mismos deberes que respecto a los nacidos en él.
La maternidad, cualquiera sea la condición o estado de la mujer, tiene derecho a la protección de la sociedad y a su asistencia en caso de desamparo. (Art. 42)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
(1) The mother and the child shall enjoy special assistance and protection. All the children, including those born out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
… (Art. 50) - Moldovian
(1) Mama şi copilul au dreptul la ajutor şi ocrotire specială. Toţi copiii, inclusiv cei născuţi în afara căsătoriei, se bucură de aceeaşi ocrotire socială.
… (Art. 50)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishTo protect the rights of persons who are members of a family:
1. Responsible motherhood and fatherhood shall be fostered; and the mother and father shall be obliged to take care, raise, educate, feed, and provide for the integral development and protection of the rights of their children, especially when they are separated from them for any reason.
2. Unseizable family assets are recognized in terms of amount and on the basis of the conditions and limitations provided for by law. The right to give in legacy and inherit is recognized.
3. The State shall guarantee the equality of rights in decision making for the administration of the marital partnership and the joint ownership of assets.
4. The State shall protect mothers, fathers and those who are the heads of family, in the exercise of their obligations and shall pay special attention to families who have broken up for whatever reason.
5. The State shall promote the joint responsibility of both mother and father and shall monitor fulfillment of the mutual duties and rights between mothers, fathers, and children.
6. Daughters and sons shall have the same rights, without any consideration given to kinship or adoption background.
7. No declaration of the quality of the kinship shall be required at the time of registering the birth and no identity document shall refer to the type of kinship. (Art. 69) - SpanishPara proteger los derechos de las personas integrantes de la familia:
1. Se promoverá la maternidad y paternidad responsables; la madre y el padre estarán obligados al cuidado, crianza, educación, alimentación, desarrollo integral y protección de los derechos de sus hijas e hijos, en particular cuando se encuentren separados de ellos por cualquier motivo.
2. Se reconoce el patrimonio familiar inembargable en la cuantía y con las condiciones y limitaciones que establezca la ley. Se garantizará el derecho de testar y de heredar.
3. El Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal y de la sociedad de bienes.
4. El Estado protegerá a las madres, a los padres y a quienes sean jefas y jefes de familia, en el ejercicio de sus obligaciones, y prestará especial atención a las familias disgregadas por cualquier causa.
5. El Estado promoverá la corresponsabilidad materna y paterna y vigilará el cumplimiento de los deberes y derechos recíprocos entre madres, padres, hijas e hijos.
6. Las hijas e hijos tendrán los mismos derechos sin considerar antecedentes de filiación o adopción.
7. No se exigirá declaración sobre la calidad de la filiación en el momento de la inscripción del nacimiento, y ningún documento de identidad hará referencia a ella. (Art. 69)