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Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile 1980, as amended to 2024
Marriage and Family Life
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The family is the fundamental nucleus of society.
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It is the duty of the State to safeguard the national security, to provide protection for the people and the family, to promote the strengthening of the latter, to further the harmonious integration of all the sectors of the Nation and to ensure the right of persons to participate with equality of opportunities in the national life. (Art. 1) - Spanish…
La familia es el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad.
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Es deber del Estado resguardar la seguridad nacional, dar protección a la población y a la familia, propender al fortalecimiento de ésta, promover la integración armónica de todos los sectores de la Nación y asegurar el derecho de las personas a participar con igualdad de oportunidades en la vida nacional. (Art. 1)
Marriage and Family Life
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The Constitution assures to all persons:
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4. The respect and protection of private life and the honor of the person and his family,
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Parents have the preferential right and the duty to educate their children. It will correspond to the State to provide special protection for the exercise of this right.
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La Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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4º.- El respeto y protección a la vida privada y a la honra de la persona y su familia,
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Los padres tienen el derecho preferente y el deber de educar a sus hijos. Corresponderá al Estado otorgar especial protección al ejercicio de este derecho.
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Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile 1980, as amended to 2024 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).
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