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Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2024
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The Nation shall provide the individual and the family with the conditions necessary to their development. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 10)
- French
La Nation assure à l'individu et à la famille les conditions nécessaires à leur développement. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 10)
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It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure. All people who, by virtue of their age, physical or mental condition, or economic situation, are incapable of working, shall have to the right to receive suitable means of existence from society. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 11)
- French
Elle 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. Tout être humain qui, en raison de son âge, de son état physique ou mental, de la situation économique, se trouve dans l'incapacité de travailler a le droit d'obtenir de la collectivité des moyens convenables d'existence. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 11)
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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (English). Consolidated version as amended to 2024 not publicly available. The constitutional order of France is made up of different texts. According to the Preamble of the 1958 Constitution: "The French people solemnly proclaim their attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789, confirmed and complemented by the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946, and to the rights and duties as defined in the Charter for the Environment of 2004." According to Art. 2 of the 1958 Constitution: "The language of the Republic shall be French. ..."
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Art. 34 as amended by 2024 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.