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Marriage and Family Life
Cambodia
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The dismissal of woman worker for reason of pregnancy shall be prohibited. Woman shall have the right to take maternity leave with full pay and with guarantee of her seniority in employment and of other social benefits.
The State and the society shall provide women, especially those underprivileged living in rural areas, with opportunities to benefit from assistance for a profession, for medical cares, for their children schooling and for decent living conditions. (Art. 46) - Khmer...
ត្រូវហាមឃាត់មិនឱ្យមានការបញ្ឈប់នារីពីការងារ ដោយមូលហេតុមានគភ៌។ នារីមានសិទ្ធិឈប់សម្រាកនៅពេលសម្រាលកូនដោយទទួលប្រាក់បៀវត្ស និងដោយមានការធានារក្សាសិទ្ធិអតីតភាពក្នុងការងារ និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ សង្គមផ្សេងៗទៀត។
រដ្ឋ និងសង្គមយកចិត្តទុកដាក់បង្កលក្ខណៈឱ្យនារី ជាពិសេសនារីនៅជនបទដែលគ្មានទីពឹងបានទទួលការ ឧបត្ថម្ភដើម្បីមានមុខរបរ មានលទ្ធភាពព្យាបាលជំងឺ ឱ្យកូនទៅរៀន និងមានជីវភាពរស់នៅសមរម្យ។ (មាត្រា ៤៦)
Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- EnglishThe National and state governments shall have legislative and executive competences on any of the matters listed below:
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23. Mother, Childcare and protection; … (Schedule (C). Concurrent Powers)
Marriage and Family Life
Monaco
- EnglishMonegasques are entitled to the assistance of the State in the event of … maternity in the circumstances and manner laid down by law. (Art. 26)
- FrenchLes Monégasques ont droit à l'aide de l'Etat en cas … maternité, dans les conditions et formes prévues par la loi. (Art. 26)
Marriage and Family Life
Congo
- EnglishMarriage and family are under the protection of the law.
All the children born within marriage or outside the marriage have[,] concerning their parents[,] the same rights and duties.
They enjoy the same protection in terms of the law.
Parents have concerning their children born within the marriage or outside of marriage[,] the same obligations and the same duties. (Art. 38) - FrenchLe mariage et la famille sont sous la protection de la loi.
Tous les enfants nés dans le mariage ou hors mariage ont à l‘égard de leurs parents les mêmes droits et devoirs.
Ils jouissent de la même protection aux termes de la loi.
Les parents ont à l’égard de leurs enfants nés dans le mariage ou hors mariage les mêmes obligations et les mêmes devoirs. (Art. 38)
Marriage and Family Life
Maldives
- EnglishEveryone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his private communications. Every person must respect these rights with respect to others. (Art. 24)
- Dhivehiކޮންމެ މީހެއްގެ ޒާތީ އަދި ޢާއިލީ ދިރިއުޅުމާއި، ގޮވަތި ގެދޮރާއި، އަނެކުންނާ ކުރާ ޒާތީ މުއާސަލާތުތަކަކީ ހުރުމަތްތެރިވެގެންވާ ކަންކަމައި ތަންތަނެވެ. ހަމަ ކޮންމެމީހަކުމެ، އަނެކުންގެ މިބުނެވުނު ޙައްޤުތަކަށް ޙުރުމަތްތެރިކޮށް ހިތާންވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 24 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Marriage and Family Life
Zambia
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
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RESOLVE to ensure that our values relating to family, morality, patriotism and justice are maintained and all functions of the State are performed in our common interest; … (Preamble)
Marriage and Family Life
Poland
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3. Parents shall have the right to choose schools other than public for their children.
... (Art. 70) - Polish…
3. Rodzice mają wolność wyboru dla swoich dzieci szkół innych niż publiczne.
... (Art. 70)
Marriage and Family Life
Haiti
- EnglishThe law ensures protection for all children. Any child is entitled to love, affection, understanding and moral and physical care grow its father and mother. (Art. 261)
- FrenchLa Loi assure la protection à tous les Enfants. Tout enfant a droit à l'amour, à l'affection, à la compréhension et aux soins moraux et matériels de son père et de sa mère. (Art. 261)
Marriage and Family Life
Equatorial Guinea
- English1. The State protects the family as the fundamental unit of the society, assures [to] it the moral, cultural, and economic conditions favorable to the realization of its objectives.
2. It protects equally all classes of matrimony celebrated in accordance to law, as well as maternity and familial assets. (Art. 22) - Spanish1. El Estado protege la familia como célula fundamental de la sociedad, le asegura las condiciones morales, culturales y económicas que favorecen la realización de sus objetivos.
2. Protege igualmente toda clase de matrimonio celebrado conforme a derecho, así como la maternidad y el deber familiar. (Art. 22) - French1. L'État protège la famille en tant que cellule fondamentale de la société et lui procure les conditions morales, culturelles et économiques propices à la réalisation de ses objectifs.
2. Il protège également tous les types de mariages célébrés conformément à la loi, ainsi que la maternité et les obligations familiales. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
Pakistan
- EnglishThe State shall protect the marriage, the family, the mother and the child. (Art. 35)
- Urduمملکت شادی، خاندان، ماں اور بچے کی حفاظت کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۵)