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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Parliament shall enact such laws as are necessary to ensure that—
(a) every child has the right to the same measure of special care, assistance and maintenance as is necessary for its development from its natural parents, except where those parents have effectively surrendered their rights and responsibilities in respect of the child in accordance with law;
(b) every child, whether or not born in wedlock, shall be entitled to reasonable provision out of the estate of its parents;
(c) parents undertake their natural right and obligation of care, maintenance and upbringing of their children in co-operation with such institutions as Parliament may, by law, prescribe in such manner that in all cases the interest of the children are paramount;
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(e) the protection and advancement of the family as the unit of society are safeguarded in promotion of the interest of children.
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(5) For the purposes of this article, “child” means a person below the age of eighteen years. (Art. 28)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishResponsible maternity and paternity will be protected by the State, which will promote the creation of [the] necessary institutions to these ends. (Art. 55)
- SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad responsables serán protegidas por el Estado, el cual fomentará la creación de instituciones necesarias para dichos fines. (Art. 55)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
Citizens of both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishSocial assistance shall be provided to those who need it, regardless of contributions to social security, and shall have the following objectives:
I. protection of the family, maternity, childhood, adolescence and old age;
… (Art. 203) - PortugueseA assistência social será prestada a quem dela necessitar, independentemente de contribuição à seguridade social, e tem por objetivos:
I - a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;
… (Art. 203)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Men and women shall have equal rights in family, political, social and economic life in the Republic of Poland.
… (Art. 33) - Polish1. Kobieta i mężczyzna w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej mają równe prawa w życiu rodzinnym, politycznym, społecznym i gospodarczym.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
a. protection and assistance is given to all children and young persons without any discrimination for reasons of parentage or other conditions;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
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(e) realise that human dignity requires respect for spiritual values; for private family life and property; and the enjoyment of an adequate standard of economic and social well-being dependent upon the resources of the State;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English
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(5) No child shall be subjected to child marriage,
… (Art. 39) - Nepali
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(५) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई बाल विवाह, … गराउन पाइने छैन ।
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage is the essential basis of the family and rests on the equality of rights of the spouses. (Art. 52)
- SpanishEl matrimonio es la base esencial de la familia y descansa en la igualdad de derechos de los cónyuges. (Art. 52)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The family is founded on the freely consented marriage of the spouses, their full equality, as well as the right and duty of the parents to ensure the upbringing, education and instruction of their children.
(2) The terms for entering into marriage dissolution and nullity of marriage shall be established by law. Religious wedding may be celebrated only after the civil marriage.
(3) Children born out of wedlock are equal before the law with those born in wedlock. (Art. 48) - Romanian(1) Familia se întemeiază pe căsătoria liber consimţită între soţi, pe egalitatea acestora şi pe dreptul şi îndatorirea părinţilor de a asigura creşterea, educaţia şi instruirea copiilor.
(2) Condiţiile de încheiere, de desfacere şi de nulitate a căsătoriei se stabilesc prin lege. Căsătoria religioasă poate fi celebrată numai după căsătoria civilă.
(3) Copiii din afara căsătoriei sunt egali în faţa legii cu cei din căsătorie. (Art. 48)