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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishDivorce as a means of dissolving the matrimonial bond is recognized.
The law shall regulate the grounds for divorce and its effects. (Art. 113) - SpanishSe reconoce el divorcio como medio de disolución del vínculo matrimonial.
La Ley regulará sus causales y efectos. (Art. 113)
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
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4. The family is the basis of society the core of which shall be religion, morals and patriotism; the law shall preserve its legitimate entity and strengthen its ties and values.
5. The law shall protect motherhood, childhood and the old-aged; and shall avail care for the youngsters and those with disabilities and protect them against abuse and exploitation. (Art. 6) - Arabic…
4 .الأسرة أساس المجتمع قوامها الدين والأخلاق وحب الوطن، يحفظ القانون كيانها الشرعي ويقوي أواصرها وقيمها.
5 .يحمي القانون الأمومة والطفولة والشيخوخة ويرعى النشء وذوي الإعاقات ويحميهم من الإساءةوالاستغلال. (المادة 6)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe privacy of all persons shall be inviolable; no person shall be subjected to interference with his or her private life, family, home or correspondence, save in accordance with the law. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEverybody shall have the right to respect for his/her private and family life. (Art. 40)
- MontenegrinSvako ima pravo na poštovanje privatnog i porodičnog života. (Član 40)
Marriage and Family Life
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The Nicaraguan State recognizes the person, the family and the community as the origin and the end of its activity, and it is organized to assure [asegurar] the common good, assuming the task of promoting the human development of all and each one of the Nicaraguans, under the inspiration of Christian values, socialist ideals, practices of solidarity, [and] democratic and humanistic [practices], as universal and general values, as well as the values and ideals of the Nicaraguan culture and identity. (Art. 4)
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El Estado nicaragüense reconoce a la persona, la familia y la comunidad como el origen y el fin de su actividad, y está organizado para asegurar el bien común, asumiendo la tarea de promover el desarrollo humano de todos y cada uno de los nicaragüenses, bajo la inspiración de valores cristianos, ideales socialistas, prácticas solidarias, democráticas y humanísticas, como valores universales y generales, así como los valores e ideales de la cultura e identidad nicaragüense. (Art. 4)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe customary and traditional rules governing the matrimonial regimes and inheritance may only be applicable with the consent of the parties concerned.
In default of consent, the national law alone is applicable.
It is the same in case of conflict between two [2] or more customary rules. (Art. 162) - Arabicلا يجوز تطبيق القواعد العرفية والتقليدية التي تحكم أنظمة الزواج إلا بموافقة الأطراف المعنية.
في غياب الموافقة، يكون القانون الوطني الوحيد الواجب تطبيقه.
يطبق القانون نفسه في حالة وجود تعارض بين قاعدتين [2] عرفيتين أو أكثر. (المادة 162) - FrenchLes règles coutumières et traditionnelles régissant les régimes matrimoniaux et les successions ne peuvent s'appliquer qu'avec le consentement des parties concernées.
A défaut de consentement, la loi nationale est seule applicable.
Il en est de même en cas de conflit entre deux (2) ou plusieurs règles coutumières. (Art. 162)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(a) Every person of marriageable age as determined by law has the right to marry, and to establish a family as specified in law. The family, being the natural and fundamental unit of society, is entitled to special protection by society and the State.
(b) Children must be afforded special protection as specified in law in the event of a marital breakdown of the parents. (Art. 34) - Dhivehi(ހ) ޤާނޫނުގައި ކައިވެނިކުރެވޭ ޢުމުރުކަމުގައި ކަނޑައެޅިފައިވާ ޢުމުރުގެ ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ، ޤާނޫނުގައި ކަނޑައަޅައިފައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތިން ކައިވެނިކުރުމާއި، ޢާއިލާ ޤާއިމްކުރުމުގެ ހައްޤު ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ. އަދި ޢާއިލާއަކީ މުޖްތަމަޢުގެ ތަބީޢީ އަދި އަސާސީ ބިންގާކަމަށް ވީހިނދު، ކޮންމެ ޢާއިލާއަކަށްމެ މުޖްތަމަޢާއި ދައުލަތުގެ ޙާއްސަ ރައްކާތެރިކަމެއް ލިބެންވާނެއެވެ.
(ށ) ކައިވެންޏެއް ރޫޅިއްޖެ ޙާލަތެއްގައި ދަރީން ތިބިނަމަ، އެ ދަރީނަށް ޤާނޫނުގައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ހާއްސަ ރައްކާތެރިކަން ލިބިދޭންވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 34 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Subject to laws enacted in their best interests, children shall have the right to know and be cared for by their parents or those entitled by law to bring them up.
2. A child is entitled to basic education which shall be the responsibility of the State and the parents of the child.
… (Art. 34)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The State, in its social and economic policy, shall take into account the good of the family. Families, finding themselves in difficult material and social circumstances particularly those with many children or a single parent – shall have the right to special assistance from public authorities.
2. A mother, before and after birth, shall have the right to special assistance from public authorities, to the extent specified by statute. (Art. 71) - Polish1. Państwo w swojej polityce społecznej i gospodarczej uwzględnia dobro rodziny. Rodziny znajdujące się w trudnej sytuacji materialnej i społecznej, zwłaszcza wielodzietne i niepełne, mają prawo do szczególnej pomocy ze strony władz publicznych.
2. Matka przed i po urodzeniu dziecka ma prawo do szczególnej pomocy władz publicznych, której zakres określa ustawa. (Art. 71)