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Marriage and Family Life
Cyprus
- EnglishFor the purposes of this Constitution—
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(7) (a) a married woman shall belong to the Community to which her husband belongs;
(b) A male or female child under the age of twenty-one who is not married shall belong to the Community to which his or her father belongs, or, if the father is unknown and he or she has not been adopted, to the Community to which his or her mother belongs. (Art. 2) - GreekΔια τους σκοπούς του παρόντος Συντάγματος:
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7. (α) Η ύπανδρος γυνή ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του συζύγου αυτής.
(β) Το άρρεν ή θήλυ άγαμον τέκνον το μη συμπληρώσαν το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας του ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του πατρός αυτού, επί δε αγνώστου πατρός και εφ’ όσον δεν έχει υιοθετηθή, εις την κοινότητα, εις ην ανήκει η μήτηρ αυτού. (Αρθρον 2) - TurkishBu Anayasa çerçevesinde:
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(7) (a) evli bir kadın, kocasının mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur;
(b) yirmi bir yaşından küçük ve evli olmayan bir erkek veya kız çocuğu, babasının mensup olduğu veya, babası bilinmediği ve evlatlık da edinilmediği takdirde, annesinin mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur. (Madde 2)
Marriage and Family Life
Malawi
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
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iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
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i. The Family
To recognize and protect the family as a fundamental and vital social unit.
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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
Cuba
- EnglishMaternity and paternity are protected by the State.
Mothers and fathers have essential responsibilities and roles in the holistic education and upbringing them as citizens with moral, ethical, and civic values in correspondence with life within our socialist society.
Mothers and fathers or other relatives by blood or marriage who perform the roles of guardianship and caretakers have the duty to feed children and adolescents, respect and guarantee the full exercise of their rights, protect them from all types of violence, and contribute actively to the holistic development of their personality.
Children, in turn, are obligated to respect, care for, and protect their mothers, fathers, and other relatives, in accordance with that which is established by law. (Art. 84) - SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad son protegidas por el Estado.
Las madres y los padres tienen responsabilidades y funciones esenciales en la educación y formación integral de las nuevas generaciones en los valores morales, éticos y cívicos, en correspondencia con la vida en nuestra sociedad socialista.
Las madres y los padres u otros parientes consanguíneos o afines que cumplan funciones de guarda y cuidado tienen el deber de dar alimentos a niñas, niños y adolescentes, respetar y garantizar el pleno ejercicio de sus derechos, protegerlos de todos los tipos de violencia y contribuir activamente al desarrollo pleno de su personalidad.
Los hijos, a su vez, están obligados a respetar, atender y proteger a sus madres, padres y otros parientes, conforme con lo establecido en la ley. (Art. 84)
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,
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Marriage and Family Life
Mozambique
- English1. Motherhood and fatherhood shall be afforded dignity and protection.
2. The family shall be responsible for raising children in a harmonious manner, and shall teach the new generations moral, ethical and social values.
3. The family and the State shall ensure the education of children, bringing them up in the values of national unity, love for the motherland, equality among men and women, respect and social solidarity.
4. Fathers and mothers shall support children born out of wedlock and those born in wedlock. (Art. 120) - Portuguese1. A maternidade e a paternidade são dignificadas e protegidas.
2. A família é responsável pelo crescimento harmonioso da criança e educa as novas gerações nos valores morais, éticos e sociais.
3. A família e o Estado asseguram a educação da criança, formando-a nos valores da unidade nacional, no amor à pátria, igualdade entre homens e mulheres, respeito e solidariedade social.
4. Os pais e as mães devem prestar assistência aos filhos nascidos dentro e fora do casamento. (Art. 120)
Marriage and Family Life
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. Family shall be the foundation of the society. Family, paternity, maternity and childhood shall be the subject of care of the entire society and preferential protection by law.
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3. The responsibility for ensuring living conditions necessary for the development of a child, shall be borne by each of the parents or other persons rearing a child within their capacity and financial possibilities.
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5. A family is created upon voluntary union of a man and a woman who reached the age of consent and entry into marriage. No marriage shall be entered into without mutual consent of persons desiring to marry. The marriage shall be registered by the state.
The spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in marriage and family. (Art. 36)4 - Russian1. Семья - основа общества. Семья, отцовство, материнство, детство - предмет заботы всего общества и преимущественной охраны законом.
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3. Ответственность за обеспечение условий жизни, необходимых для развития ребенка, несут каждый из родителей или другие лица, воспитывающие ребенка, в пределах своих способностей и финансовых возможностей.
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Семья создается на основе добровольного союза мужчины и женщины, достигших установленного законом брачного возраста, и заключения между ними брака. Ни один брак не может быть заключен без обоюдного согласия лиц, вступающих в брак. Брак регистрируется государством.
Супруги имеют равные права и обязанности в браке и семье. (Статья 36) - Kyrgyz1. Үй-бүлө - коомдун негизи. Үй-бүлө, ата болуу, эне болуу, балалык - бүткүл коомдун камкордугуна алынат жана мыйзам менен артыкчылыктуу корголот.
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3. Баланын өнүгүшү үчүн зарыл болгон жашоо шарттарын камсыздоо жоопкерчилиги өздөрүнүн жөндөмдөрү менен финансылык мүмкүнчүлүктөрүнө жараша баланы тарбиялап жатышкан ата-эне менен тарбиячы адамдардын ар бирине жүктөлөт.
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5. Үй-бүлө мыйзамда белгиленген нике курагына жеткен эркек менен аялдын ыктыярдуу никеге туруусунун негизинде түзүлөт. Никелешип жаткан эки адамдын макулдугусуз никеге жол берилбейт. Нике мамлекет тарабынан катталат.
Жубайлар никеде жана үй-бүлөдө тең укуктарга жана милдеттерге ээ. (36-берене)
Marriage and Family Life
Honduras
- EnglishDivorce as a means of dissolving the matrimonial bond is recognized.
The law shall regulate the grounds for divorce and its effects. (Art. 113) - SpanishSe reconoce el divorcio como medio de disolución del vínculo matrimonial.
La Ley regulará sus causales y efectos. (Art. 113)
Marriage and Family Life
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee equal rights and equal opportunity to men and women in access to property and decision-making in the management of their common marital estate. (Art. 324)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades de mujeres y hombres en el acceso a la propiedad y en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal. (Art. 324)
Marriage and Family Life
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe Republic provides particular care and protection for the family. The legal relations in marriage, the family and cohabitation are regulated by law. Parents have the right and duty to provide for the nurturing and education of their children. Children are responsible for the care of their old and infirm parents. The Republic provides particular protection for parentless children and children without parental care. (Art. 40)
- MacedonianРепубликата му обезбедува посебна грижа и заштита на семејството. Правните односи во бракот, семејството и вонбрачната заедница се уредуваат со закон. Родителите имаат право и должност да се грижат за издржување и воспитување на децата. Децата се должни да се грижат за старите и изнемоштени родители. Републиката им обезбедува посебна заштита на децата без родители и децата без родителска грижа. (Член 40)