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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Federal High Court or a High Court to the Court of Appeal as of right in the following cases –
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(f) decisions made or given by the Federal High Court or a High Court –
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(iv) in the case of a decree nisi in a matrimonial cause or a decision in an admiralty action determining liability,
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(2) Nothing in this section shall confer any of appeal –
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(b) from an order absolute for the dissolution or nullity of marriage in favour of any party who, having had time and opportunity to appeal from the decree nisi on which the order was founded, has not appealed from that decree nisi;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe working woman will have the right to remunerated leave before and after childbirth, and to the conservation of her employment.
The laws will regulate the obligation of the employers to install and maintain rooms for infants [salas cunas] and day care places [lugares de custodia] for the children of the workers. (Art. 42) - SpanishLa mujer trabajadora tendrá derecho a un descanso remunerado antes y después del parto, y a la conservación del empleo.
Las leyes regularán la obligación de los patronos de instalar y mantener salas cunas y lugares de custodia para los niños de los trabajadores. (Art. 42)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone has the right to a house, both for himself or herself and for his or her family, of adequate size that meets satisfactory standards of hygiene and comfort and preserves personal intimacy and family privacy. (Sec. 58)
- TetumEma hotu iha direitu ba nia an, nia família atu iha uma ida ho nia dimensaun no kondisaun di’ak, moos no konfortu atu bele iha intimidade ba ema idaidak no privasidade familiár. (Art. 58)
- PortugueseTodos têm direito, para si e para a sua família, a uma habitação de dimensão adequada, em condições de higiene e conforto e que preserve a intimidade pessoal e a privacidade familiar. (Art. 58)
Marriage and Family Life
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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
- EnglishThe following are determined exclusively by the laws of Ukraine:
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6) … the principles of the regulation of labour and employment, marriage, family, the protection of childhood, motherhood and fatherhood; upbringing, education, culture and health care;
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6) … засади регулювання праці і зайнятості, шлюбу, сім'ї, охорони дитинства, материнства, батьківства; виховання, освіти, культури і охорони здоров'я;
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Marriage and Family Life
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Every citizen has the duty to subscribe to civil status those acts that concern them and those that are relative to their family under the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 25-3) - French
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Tout citoyen a le devoir d’inscrire à l’état civil les actes le concernant et ceux qui sont relatifs à sa famille dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 25-3)
Marriage and Family Life
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(a) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect; and
(b) no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(2) In this article the expression ‘discriminatory’ means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their or their parents’ or guardians’ respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, age, disability, marital status, sex, gender, language, birth, social class, pregnancy, religion, conscience, belief or culture whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which other persons of the same or another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not afforded to persons of another such description.(3) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision -
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(b) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
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Marriage and Family Life
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3. The State and society shall create an environment for building prosperous, progressive and happy Vietnamese families, and developing Vietnamese people with good health, cultural qualities, patriotism, a spirit of solidarity, a sense of mastery and civic responsibility. (Art. 60) - Vietnamese…
3. Nhà nước, xã hội tạo môi trường xây dựng gia đình Việt Nam ấm no, tiến bộ, hạnh phúc; xây dựng con người Việt Nam có sức khỏe, văn hóa, giàu lòng yêu nước, có tinh thần đoàn kết, ý thức làm chủ, trách nhiệm công dân. (Điều 60)
Marriage and Family Life
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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)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWE HEREBY DECLARE that all persons in our country have the following basic obligations to themselves and their descendants, to each other, and to the Nation:-
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(h) in the case of parents, to support, assist and educate their children (whether born in or out of wedlock), and in particular to give them a true understanding of their basic rights and obligations and of the National Goals and Directive Principles;
(i) in the case of the children, to respect their parents.
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