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Marriage and Family Life
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
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La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités ;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Men and women have the right to marry and divorce. Marriage must adhere to the principles of voluntariness, progressiveness, monogamy, equality and mutual respect between husband and wife.
2. The State shall protect marriage and the family, and protect the interests of mothers and children. (Art. 36) - Vietnamese1. Nam, nữ có quyền kết hôn, ly hôn. Hôn nhân theo nguyên tắc tự nguyện, tiến bộ, một vợ một chồng, vợ chồng bình đẳng, tôn trọng lẫn nhau.
2. Nhà nước bảo hộ hôn nhân và gia đình, bảo hộ quyền lợi của người mẹ và trẻ em. (Điều 36)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe government shall provide for marital and related parental rights, privileges and responsibilities on the basis of equality between men and women, mutual consent and cooperation. Parents or individuals acting in the capacity of parents shall be legally responsible for the support and for the unlawful conduct of their minor children as prescribed by law. (Art. IV, Sec. 13)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to enter into matrimony, in civil or religious form.
2. The law shall regulate the requirements, the civil effects of marriage and its dissolution, irrespective of the form of its celebration.
3. Spouses shall have equal civil and political rights and duties.
4. Children shall only be separated from their parents through judicial decision and strictly in cases foreseen in the law, should the parents not comply with their fundamental duties towards them.
5. The discrimination against children born out of wedlock or the use of any discriminatory designation with respect to parenting shall not be allowed.
6. Adoption shall be allowed, with the law regulating its forms and conditions. (Art. 47) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito de contrair casamento, sob forma civil ou religiosa.
2. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos civis do casamento e da sua dissolução, independentemente da forma de celebração.
3. Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres civis e políticos.
4. Os filhos só podem ser separados dos pais, por decisão judicial e sempre nos casos previstos na lei, se estes não cumprirem os seus deveres fundamentais para com eles.
5. Não é permitida a discriminação dos filhos nascidos fora do casamento, nem a utilização de qualquer designação discriminatória relativa à filiação.
6. É permitida a adopção, devendo a lei regular as suas formas e condições. (Art. 47)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and shall be protected by law.
2. All levels of government shall promote the welfare of the family and enact the necessary laws for its protection.
3. It is the right and duty of parents to care for and bring up their children.
4. Children shall not be separated from their parents or persons legally entitled to care for them against the will of such parents or persons, except in accordance with the law. (Art. 39)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone has the right to lead a life in keeping with human dignity.
To this end, the laws, federate laws and rules referred to in Article 134 guarantee economic, social and cultural rights, taking into account corresponding obligations, and determine the conditions for exercising them.
These rights include among others:
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6° the right to family allowances. (Art. 23) - DutchIeder heeft het recht een menswaardig leven te leiden.
Daartoe waarborgen de wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel, rekening houdend met de overeenkomstige plichten, de economische, sociale en culturele rechten, waarvan ze de voorwaarden voor de uitoefening bepalen.
Die rechten omvatten inzonderheid:
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6° het recht op gezinsbijslagen. (Art. 23) - FrenchChacun a le droit de mener une vie conforme à la dignité humaine.
A cette fin, la loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 garantissent, en tenant compte des obligations correspondantes, les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, et déterminent les conditions de leur exercice.
Ces droits comprennent notamment:
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6° le droit aux prestations familiales. (Art. 23) - GermanJeder hat das Recht, ein menschenwürdiges Leben zu führen.
Zu diesem Zweck gewährleistet das Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel unter Berücksichtigung der entsprechenden Verpflichtungen die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Rechte und bestimmt die Bedingungen für ihre Ausübung.
Diese Rechte umfassen insbesondere:
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6. das Recht auf Familienleistungen. (Art. 23)
Marriage and Family Life
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Children are equal before the law regardless of their parents' origin and civil status.
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Motherhood, fatherhood and childhood shall be protected by the state.
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Farzandlar ota-onasining nasl-nasabi va fuqarolik holatidan qat’i nazar, qonun oldida tengdirlar.
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Onalik, otalik va bolalik davlat tomonidan muhofaza qilinadi.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
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حالة وقدرة الأشخاص وقانون الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
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Marriage and Family Life
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4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishAll children shall enjoy the benefits of social security and education.
Every child shall have the right to grow and develop in good health, for whom special care shall be given during the prenatal period, as much for the child as for the mother, both being entitled to food, housing, education, recreation, exercise and adequate medical services. (Art. 123) - SpanishTodo niño deberá gozar de los beneficios de la seguridad social y la educación.
Tendrá derecho a crecer y desarrollarse en buena salud, para lo cual deberá proporcionarse, tanto a el como a su madre, cuidados especiales desde el período prenatal, teniendo derecho de disfrutar de alimentación, vivienda, educación, recreo, deportes y servicios médicos adecuados. (Art. 123)