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Marriage and Family Life
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3. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
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f) The right to private and family life, home, and correspondence.
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j) The right to marry and to found a family.
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3. Sva lica na teritoriji Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i slobode iz stava 2. ovog člana, što uključuje:
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f) Pravo na privatni i porodični život, dom i prepisku.
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j) Pravo na brak i zasnivanje porodice.
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3. Sve osobe na teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i temeljne slobode iz ovog članka, stavak 2 što uključuje:
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f) Pravo na privatni i obiteljski život, dom i dopisivanje.
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j) Pravo na ženidbu i udadbu, te osnivanje obitelji.
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3. Сва лица на територији Босне и Херцеговине уживају људска права и основне слободе из става 2 овог члана, а она обухватају:
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f) ф) Право на приватни и породични живот, дом и преписку.
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ј) Право на брак и заснивање породице.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Able-bodied children, who are of age, shall be obliged to care for their parents. (Art. 80)
- Uzbek
Voyaga yetgan mehnatga layoqatli farzandlar o‘z ota-onalari haqida g‘amxo‘rlik qilishga majburdirlar. (80-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
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II. Everybody has the right to keep their family life secret or private. Except in cases specified by law, interference with a person's private or family life is prohibited. Everyone has a right to protection against unlawful interference with his or her private or family life.
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II. Hər kəsin şəxsi və ailə həyatının sirrini saxlamaq hüququ vardır. Qanunla nəzərdə tutulan hallardan başqa, şəxsi və ailə həyatına müdaxilə etmək qadağandır. Hər kəsin şəxsi və ailə həyatına qanunsuz müdaxilədən müdafiə hüququ vardır.
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Marriage and Family Life
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The 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)
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La 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
- 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;
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Marriage and Family Life
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Parents have the deciding say in the choice of education for their children.
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Laste hariduse valikul on otsustav sõna vanematel.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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2° The status of persons and of assets:
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- matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 164) - KirundiIbitegerezwa kuringanizwa n’amabwirizwa ni ibi :
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2° Ivyerekeye amabwirizwa agenga abantu n’ivyabo:
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– ivyerekeye amatungo y’ababiranye ingene aganzwa, gutorana n’ukugabira amatungo;
… (Ingingo ya 164) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi :
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2° Le statut des personnes et des biens :
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- régimes matrimoniaux, successions et libéralités ;
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Marriage and Family Life
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the state and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes;
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La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Any person reaching nubile age is free to marry and to found a family according to the law relating to marriage, applicable to such person under the provisions of this Constitution.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall, in the following cases, be applied as follows:-
a. if the law relating to marriage applicable to the parties as provided under Article 111 is not the same, the parties may elect to have their marriage governed by the law applicable to either of them under such Article;
b. if the provisions of Article 111 are not applicable to any of the parties to the marriage and neither of such parties is a member of the Turkish Community, the marriage shall be governed by a law of the Republic which the House of Representatives shall make and which shall not contain any restrictions other than those relating to age, health, proximity of relationship and prohibition of polygamy;
c. if the provisions of Article 111 are applicable only to one of the parties to the marriage and the other party is not a member of the Turkish Community, the marriage shall be governed by the law of the Republic as in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph provided:
Provided that the parties may elect to have their marriage governed by the law applicable, under Article 111, to one of such parties in so far as such law allows such marriage.
3. Nothing in this Article contained shall, in any way, affect the rights, other than those on marriage, of the Greek-Orthodox Church or of any religious group to which the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 2 shall apply with regard to their respective members as provided in this Constitution. (Art. 22) - Greek1. Πας συμπληρώσας την προς γάμον ηλικίαν είναι ελεύθερος να συνάψη γάμον και ιδρύση οικογένειαν συμφώνως τω εφαρμοστέω δι’ έκαστον πρόσωπον, δυνάμει των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος, δικαίω περί γάμου.
2. Αι διατάξεις της πρώτης παραγράφου του παρόντος άρθρου εφαρμόζονται ως ακολούθως εις τας επομένας περιπτώσεις:
(α) εάν το εφαρμοστέον δι’ αμφοτέρους τους μέλλοντας να τελέσωσι γάμον, ως εν άρθρω 111 ορίζεται, δίκαιον περί γάμου δεν είναι το αυτό, οι μέλλοντες να τελέσωσι γάμον δύνανται να επιλέξωσιν, όπως ο γάμος αυτών διέπεται υπό του δικαίου του εφαρμοστέου δι’ εκάτερον τούτων συμφώνως τω ειρημένω άρθρω,
(β) εάν αι διατάξεις του άρθρου 111 δεν είναι εφαρμοστέαι διά τους μέλλοντας να τελέσωσι γάμον και ουδείς εξ αυτών είναι μέλος της τουρκικής κοινότητος, ο γάμος αυτών διέπεται υπό νόμου της Δημοκρατίας, ψηφιζομένου υπό της Βουλής, ο οποίος δεν δύναται να περιλαμβάνη περιορισμούς άλλους πλην των αφορώντων εις την ηλικίαν, την υγιείαν, τον βαθμόν συγγενείας και την απαγόρευσιν της πολυγαμίας,
(γ) εάν αι διατάξεις του άρθρου 111 είναι εφαρμοστέαι μόνον δι’ εκάτερον των μελλόντων να τελέσωσι γάμον και ο έτερος εξ αυτών δεν είναι μέλος της τουρκικής κοινότητος, ο γάμος διέπεται υπό νόμου της Δημοκρατίας, ως ορίζεται εν εδαφίω (β) της παρούσης παραγράφου, τηρουμένου του όρους ότι οι μέλλοντες να τελέσωσι γάμον δύνανται να επιλέξωσιν όπως ο γάμος αυτών διέπεται υπό του εφαρμοστέου συμφώνως τω άρθρω 111 δι’ εκάτερον αυτών δικαίου, εφ’ όσον τούτο επιτρέπει τοιούτον γάμον.
3. Ουδέν των εν τω παρόντι άρθρω περιλαμβανομένων επηρεάζει καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπον τα δικαιώματα, πλην των εις τον γάμον αναφερομένων, της ελληνικής ορθοδόξου Εκκλησίας ως προς τους ανήκοντας εις αυτήν ή οιασδήποτε θρησκευτικής ομάδος, δι’ ην εφαρμόζονται αι διατάξεις της τρίτης παραγράφου του άρθρου 2, ως προς τα μέλη αυτής, ως εν τω Συντάγματι ορίζεται. (Αρθρον 22) - Turkish1. Evlenme çağına erişen her şahıs, bu Anayasa hükümleri gereğince kendisine uygulanabilecek evlenmeye dair kanuna göre evlenmekte ve bir aile kurmakta hürdür.
2. Bu Maddenin 1. fıkrasının hükümleri, aşağıdaki hâllerde aşağıdaki gibi uygulanır:
(a) 111. Maddede gösterildiği üzere taraflara uygulanabilecek evliliğe dair kanun aynı olmadığı takdirde, taraflar, söz konusu Madde gereğince ikisinden birine uygulanabilecek olan kanundan birinin evlenmelerine uygulanmasını seçebilir;
(b) 111. Madde hükümleri evliliğe taraf olanlardan hiçbirine uygulanamaz ve taraflardan hiçbiri Türk Cemaatinin üyesi değilse, evliliğe, Temsilciler Meclisi tarafından yapılacak ve yaş, sağlık, akrabalık derecesi ve çok eşliliğin yasaklanmasına dair olanlardan başka kısıtlamalar koymayacak olan bir Cumhuriyet kanunu uygulanır;
c. 111. Madde hükümleri evliliğe taraf olanlardan yalnız birine uygulanabildiği ve diğer taraf Türk Cemaatinin bir üyesi olmadığı takdirde, evliliğe, bu fıkranın (b) bendinde gösterilen Cumhuriyet kanunu uygulanır:
Ancak evliliğe taraf olanlar, ilgili kanunun evlenmelerine izin vermesi şartı ile, 111. Madde gereğince ikisinden birine uygulanabilecek olan kanunun evliliklerine uygulanmasını seçebilir.
3. Bu madde hükmü, hiçbir suretle, Rum-Ortodoks Kilisesinin veya üyelerine 2. Maddenin 3. fıkrası hükümleri uygulanacak olan herhangi diğer bir dini grubun, evliliğe dair olanlardan başka bu Anayasada gösterilen haklarına etki etmez. (Madde 22)
Marriage and Family Life
- 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;
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