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Marriage and Family Life
Cambodia
- English...
Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
Marriage shall be done according to the conditions set by the law and based on the principles of mutual consent and monogamy. (Art. 45) - Khmer...
បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ។
អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ត្រូវធ្វើតាមលក្ខខណ្ឌដែលមានចែងក្នុង ច្បាប់ និងតាមគោលការណ៍ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ប្តីមួយ ប្រពន្ធមួយ។ (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Marriage and Family Life
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Every person has a right to reasonable privacy in respect of his private and family life, his communications with other persons and his personal papers and effects, except to the extent that the exercise of that right is regulated or restricted by law that complies with Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights).
… (Sec. 49)
Marriage and Family Life
Senegal
- EnglishThe woman has the right of having her own patrimony [,] as [does] her husband. She has the right to the personal management of her assets. (Art. 19)
- FrenchLa femme a le droit d’avoir son patrimoine propre comme le mari. Elle a le droit de gestion personnelle de ses biens. (Art. 19)
Marriage and Family Life
Guatemala
- EnglishThe minimum social rights that form the basis of the labor legislation and the activity of the tribunals and [the] authorities [are]:
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k. The protection of the working woman and [the] regulation of the conditions under which she must render her services.
There may not be differences established between married and single women in terms of [the] work. The law will regulate the protection of the maternity rights of the working woman, who may not be required to [conduct any] work that may require an effort that puts her pregnancy in jeopardy [gravidez]. The working mother will enjoy a compulsory rest [period] [descanso forzoso] paid on the basis of one hundred percent of her salary, during the thirty days prior to giving birth and [during] the subsequent forty-five days. During the period of lactation she will have the right to two periods of extraordinary rest, during her workday. The prenatal and postnatal rest periods will be expanded according to her physical conditions, by medical prescription;
… (Art. 102) - SpanishSon derechos sociales mínimos que fundamentan la legislación del trabajo y la actividad de los tribunales y autoridades:
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k. Protección a la mujer trabajadora y regulación de las condiciones en que debe prestar sus servicios.
No deben establecerse diferencias entre casadas y solteras en materia de trabajo. La ley regulará la protección a la maternidad de la mujer trabajadora, a quien no se le debe exigir ningún trabajo que requiera esfuerzo que ponga en peligro su gravidez. La madre trabajadora gozará de un descanso forzoso retribuido con el cinto por ciento de su salario, durante los treinta días que precedan al parto y los cuarenta y cinco días siguientes. En la época de la lactancia tendrá derecho a dos períodos de descanso extraordinarios, dentro de la jornada. Los descansos pre y postnatal serán ampliados según sus condiciones físicas, por prescripción médica;
… (Art. 102)
Marriage and Family Life
Bulgaria
- English(1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
(2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
(3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by law. (Art. 46) - Bulgarian(1) Бракът е доброволен съюз между мъж и жена. Законен е само гражданският брак.
(2) Съпрузите имат равни права и задължения в брака и семейството.
(3) Формата на брака, условията и редът за неговото сключване и прекратяване, личните и имуществените отношения между съпрузите се уреждат със закон. (Чл. 46)
Marriage and Family Life
Angola
- English1. The family is the basic nucleus of social organisation and shall be the object of special protection by the state, whether based on marriage or on a de facto union between a man and a woman.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freely found a family under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
3. Men and women shall be equal within the family, in society and before the state, enjoying the same rights and being responsible for the same duties.
4. The law shall regulate the requirements for, and the effects of, marriage and de facto union, as well their dissolution.
5. Children shall be equal before the law and any discrimination or the use of any discriminatory nomenclature with regard to filiation shall be prohibited.
6. It shall be an absolute priority of the family, the state and society to protect the rights of the child, namely their full and balanced upbringing, health care, education and living conditions.
… (Art. 35) - Portuguese1. A família é o núcleo fundamental da organização da sociedade e é objecto de especial protecção do Estado, quer se funde em casamento, quer em união de facto, entre homem e mulher.
2. Todos têm o direito de livremente constituir família nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
3. O homem e a mulher são iguais no seio da família, da sociedade e do Estado, gozando dos mesmos direitos e cabendo-lhes os mesmos deveres.
4. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos do casamento e da união de facto, bem como os da sua dissolução.
5. Os filhos são iguais perante a lei, sendo proibida a sua discriminação e a utilização de qualquer designação discriminatória relativa à filiação.
6. A protecção dos direitos da criança, nomeadamente, a sua educação integral e harmoniosa, a protecção da sua saúde, condições de vida e ensino constituem absoluta prioridade da família, do Estado e da sociedade.
... (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- English1. Every child has the right:
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c. to know and be cared for by his or her parents or legal guardian;
… (Art. 17)
Marriage and Family Life
France
- EnglishIt shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure.
… (1946 Preamble, Sec. 11) - FrenchElle garantit à tous, notamment à l'enfant, à la mère et aux vieux travailleurs, la protection de la santé, la sécurité matérielle, le repos et les loisirs.
… (Préambule 1946, Sec. 11)
Marriage and Family Life
Cabo Verde
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2. Every citizen shall have the right to a good name, to honor and reputation, to an image and privacy in his or her personal and family life. (Art. 41) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o cidadão tem direito ao bom nome, à honra e reputação, à imagem e à reserva da intimidade da sua vida pessoal e familiar. (Art. 41)