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Marriage and Family Life
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(3) The child has the right to be properly cared for and brought up by parents or other lawful authority in place of parents.
(4) Children whether born in or out of wedlock shall enjoy the same protection and rights.
(5) Children have the duty to respect their parents at all times and to maintain those parents in case of need.
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(7) Parliament shall enact laws necessary to ensure that ¬
(a) a child has the right to the same measure of special care, assistance and maintenance as is necessary for its development from its natural parents, except where those parents have effectively surrendered their rights and responsibilities in respect of the child in accordance with law;
(b) a child is entitled to reasonable provision out of the estate of its parents;
(c) parents undertake their natural right and obligation of care, maintenance and proper upbringing of their children;
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Marriage and Family Life
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II. Everyone, in particular women, have the right not to suffer physical, sexual or psychological violence, in the family as well as in the society.
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II. Todas las personas, en particular las mujeres, tienen derecho a no sufrir violencia física, sexual o psicológica, tanto en la familia como en la sociedad.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1 1° The State recognises the Family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of Society, and as a moral institution possessing inalienable and imprescriptible rights, antecedent and superior to all positive law.
2° The State, therefore, guarantees to protect the Family in its constitution and authority, as the necessary basis of social order and as indispensable to the welfare of the Nation and the State.
2 1° In particular, the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved.
2° The State shall, therefore, endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.
3 1° The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and to protect it against attack.
2° A Court designated by law may grant a dissolution of marriage where, but only where, it is satisfied that –
i there is no reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the spouses,
ii such provision as the Court considers proper having regard to the circumstances exists or will be made for the spouses, any children of either or both of them and any other person prescribed by law, and
iii any further conditions prescribed by law are complied with.
3° Provision may be made by law for the recognition under the law of the State of a dissolution of marriage granted under the civil law of another state.
4 Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex. (Art. 41) - Irish Gaelic1 1° Admhaíonn an Stát gurb é an Teaghlach is buíon-aonad príomha bunaidh don chomhdhaonnacht de réir nádúir, agus gur foras morálta é ag a bhfuil cearta doshannta dochloíte is ársa agus is airde ná aon reacht daonna.
2° Ós é an Teaghlach is fotha riachtanach don ord chomhdhaonnach agus ós éigeantach é do leas an Náisiúin agus an Stáit, ráthaíonn an Stát comhshuíomh agus údarás an Teaghlaigh a chaomhnú.
2 1° Go sonrach, admhaíonn an Stát go dtugann an bhean don Stát, trína saol sa teaghlach, cúnamh nach bhféadfaí leas an phobail a ghnóthú dá éagmais.
2° Uime sin, féachfaidh an Stát lena chur in áirithe nach mbeidh ar mháithreacha clainne, de dheasca uireasa, dul le saothar agus faillí a thabhairt dá chionn sin ina ndualgais sa teaghlach.
3 1° Ós ar an bPósadh atá an Teaghlach bunaithe gabhann an Stát air féin coimirce faoi leith a dhéanamh ar ord an phósta agus é a chosaint ar ionsaí.
2° Féadfaidh Cúirt a bheidh ainmnithe le dlí scaoileadh ar phósadh a thabhairt sa chás, ach sa chás amháin, gur deimhin léi –
i nach bhfuil ionchas réasúnach ar bith ann go mbeidh comhréiteach idir na céilí,
ii go bhfuil cibé socrú ann, nó go ndéanfar cibé socrú, is dóigh leis an gCúirt a bheith cuí ag féachaint do na himthosca, le haghaidh na gcéilí, le haghaidh aon leanaí le ceachtar acu nó leis an mbeirt acu agus le haghaidh aon duine eile a bheidh forordaithe le dlí, agus
iii go gcomhlíontar aon choinníollacha breise a bheidh forordaithe le dlí.
3° Féadfar socrú a dhéanamh le dlí chun aitheantas a thabhairt faoi dhlí an Stáit do scaoileadh ar phósadh arna thabhairt faoi dhlí sibhialta stáit eile.
4 Féadfaidh beirt, gan beann ar a ngnéas, conradh pósta a dhéanamh de réir dlí. (Airteagal 41)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe parents have the right and the obligation to assist, to feed, to educate, and to shelter [amparar] their minor children.
The law will punish them in the case of non-fulfillment of their duties of providing food [asistencia alimentaria].
Adult [mayores de edad] children are obligated to give assistance to their parents in the case of necessity.
The laws will regulate the assistance that should be given to the large family [familia de prole numerosa] and to women who head families.
All children are equal before the law. It will make possible the investigation of paternity. Any qualification concerning the filial relationship in the personal documents is prohibited. (Art. 53) - SpanishLos padres tienen el derecho y la obligación de asistir, de alimentar, de educar y de amparar a sus hijos menores de edad.
Serán penados por la ley en caso de incumplimiento de sus deberes de asistencia alimentaria.
Los hijos mayores de edad están obligados a prestar asistencia a sus padres en caso de necesidad.
La ley reglamentará la ayuda que se debe prestar a la familia de prole numerosa y a las mujeres cabeza de familia.
Todos los hijos son iguales ante la ley. Esta posibilitará la investigación de la paternidad. Se prohibe cualquier calificación sobre la filiación en los documentos personales. (Art. 53)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Special care shall be accorded to mothers during a reasonable period before and after child-birth; and during those periods, working mothers shall be accorded paid leave.
(2) Facilities shall be provided for the care of children below school-going age to enable women, who have the traditional care for children, realise their full potential.
… (Art. 27)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe government must ensure the rights of women in all respects, in conformity with Islamic criteria, and accomplish the following goals:
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2. the protection of mothers, particularly during pregnancy and childbearing, and the protection of children without guardians;
3. establishing competent courts to protect and preserve the foundation and survival of the family;
4. the provision of special insurance for widows, and aged women and women without support;
5. the awarding of guardianship of children to worthy mothers, in order to protect the interests of the children, in the absence of a legal guardian. (Art. 21) - Persianدولت موظف است حقوق زن را در تمام جهات با رعایت موازین اسلامی تضمین نماید و امور زیر را انجام دهد:
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2- حمایت مادران، بهخصوص در دوران بارداری و حضانت فرزند، و حمایت از کودکان بیسرپرست.
3- ایجاد دادگاه صالح برای حفظ کیان و بقای خانواده.
4- ایجاد بیمه خاص بیوگان و زنان سالخورده و بیسرپرست.
5- اعطای قیمومت فرزندان به مادران شایسته در جهت غبطه آنها در صورت نبودن ولی شرعی. (اصل 21)
Marriage and Family Life
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Social security will be organized under the General Social Security System, of a contributory nature and mandatory membership, observing criteria that preserve the financial and actuarial balance, and will, in accordance with the law, meet:
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II – protection to maternity, especially to pregnant women;
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IV – family allowance and confinement allowance for the dependents of the low-income insured;
V – pension for death of the insured, man or woman, to the spouse or companion, and dependents, complying with the provision of paragraph 2.
... (Art. 201) - Portuguese
A previdência social será organizada sob a forma de regime geral, de caráter contributivo e de filiação obrigatória, observados critérios que preservem o equilíbrio financeiro e atuarial, e atenderá, nos termos da lei, a:
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II - proteção à maternidade, especialmente à gestante;
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IV - salário-família e auxílio-reclusão para os dependentes dos segurados de baixa renda;
V - pensão por morte do segurado, homem ou mulher, ao cônjuge ou companheiro e dependentes, observado o disposto no § 2º.
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Marriage and Family Life
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(9) The parents have prior right to choose the appropriate field of education for their children. (Art. 35) - Moldovian
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(9) Dreptul prioritar de a alege sfera de instruire a copiilor revine părinţilor. (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases:
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(b) final decisions in proceedings for dissolution or nullity of marriage;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies aimed at securing just and favourable conditions of work and in particular policies directed to achieving—
a. remuneration which provides all workers, as a minimum with—
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ii. a decent living for themselves and their families;
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d. the protection of women who are in employment during a reasonable period before and after childbirth; … (Sec. 30)