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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family constitutes the natural and moral basis of the human community.
Marriage is the union between a man and a woman. It is organized by the law.
The family and marriage are placed under the protection of the State.
The State and the other public collectivities have, collectively [ensemble], the duty to see to the physical and moral health of the family and to encourage it socially by the appropriate institutions.
The protection of the woman and of the child against violence and insecurity, exploitation and moral, intellectual and physical neglect[,] is an obligation of the State and the other public collectivities. This protection is assured by the appropriate measures and institutions of the State and of the other public collectivities.
Parents have the natural right and the primordial duty to raise and educate their children so as to develop in them [a] good physical, intellectual and moral aptitude. They are supported in this task by the State and the other public collectivities.
Children born outside of marriage have the same rights to public assistance as legitimate children.
Natural children, legally recognized, have the same rights as legitimate children.
... (Art. 7) - FrenchLa famille constitue la base naturelle et morale de la communauté humaine.
Le mariage est l’union entre un homme et une femme. Il est organisé par la loi.
La famille et le mariage sont placés sous la protection de l‘Etat.
L’Etat et les autres collectivités publiques ont, ensemble, le devoir de veiller à la santé physique et morale de la famille et de l’encourager socialement par des institutions appropriées.
La protection de la femme et de l’enfant contre la violence, l’insécurité, l’exploitation et l’abandon moral, intellectuel et physique est une obligation pour l’Etat et d les autres collectivités publiques. Cette protection est assurée par des mesures et des institutions appropriées de l’Etat et des autres collectivités publiques.
Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir primordial d’élever et d’éduquer leurs enfants afin de développer en eux de bonnes aptitudes physiques, intellectuelles et morales. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l’Etat et les autres collectivités publiques.
Les enfants nés hors mariage ont les mêmes droits à l’assistance publique que les enfants légitimes.
Les enfants naturels, légalement reconnus, ont les mêmes droits que les enfants légitimes.
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Marriage and Family Life
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It is the responsibility of his father and mother and of the State to guarantee him dignity, health, care [soins], education and teaching.
… (Art. 52) - Arabic
... وعلى أبويه وعلى الدّولة أن يضمنوا له الكرامة والصّحة والرّعاية والتّربية والتّعليم. وعلى الدّولة أيضا توفير جميع أنواع الحماية لكلّ الأطفال دون تمييز وفق مصالح الطّفل الفضلى.
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Il incombe à ses père et mère et à l’Etat de lui garantir la dignité, la santé, les soins, l’éducation et l’enseignement.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishStatutes shall determine the rules concerning:
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- … the status and capacity of persons, matrimonial property systems, inheritance and gifts;
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 34) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLaws governing the relations between employers and workers are matters of public policy. All acts, stipulations or agreements that involve the waiver, diminution or restriction or evasion of the following guarantees shall be void:
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11. A woman is entitled to leave before and after childbirth, without loss of employment or wages. During the nursing period she shall be entitled to a rest period each day for nursing her child. The employer may not terminate the employment contract of a pregnant woman, even after childbirth, except for justifiable cause shown before a competent judge, in the cases and conditions indicated by law.
… (Art. 128) - SpanishLas leyes que rigen las relaciones entre patronos y trabajadores son de orden público. Son nulos los actos, estipulaciones o convenciones que impliquen renuncia, disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen las siguientes garantías:
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11. La mujer tiene derecho a descanso antes y después del parto, sin pérdida de su trabajo ni de su salario. En el período de lactancia tendrá derecho a un descanso por día para amamantar a sus hijos. El patrono no podrá dar por terminado el contrato de trabajo de la mujer grávida ni después del parto, sin comprobar previamente una causa justa ante juez competente, en los casos y condiciones que señale la Ley.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo one may be made the object of arbitrary interference [immixtion] of their private life, their family, their domicile or their correspondence, or to threats to their honor and to their reputation.
… (Art. 43) - KirundiUmuntu wese arafise uburenganzira bwo gutunganya ivyiwe atawumwinjiriye kubera akarenganyo mu rugo rwiwe, mu twiwe n’abiwe no mu makete yanditse canke yandikiwe. Ntawurekuriwe kandi gukurako urupfasoni umuntu n’ukumwandagaza.
… (Ingingo ya 43) - FrenchNul ne peut faire l’objet d’immixtion arbitraire dans sa vie privée, sa famille, son domicile ou sa correspondance, ni d’atteintes à son honneur et à sa réputation.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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5. … the status and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes,
… (Art. 122) - French
Sans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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5. … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux,
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Marriage and Family Life
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4. The State shall take care of human health care and social protection, ensuring the subsistence minimum and decent housing, and protecting the welfare of the family.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian
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4. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ადამიანის ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალურ დაცვაზე, საარსებო მინიმუმითა და ღირსეული საცხოვრებლით უზრუნველყოფაზე, ოჯახის კეთილდღეობის დაცვაზე.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to found a family.
(2) No person may be compelled to enter into marriage against their will.
(3) Persons of the same sex are prohibited from marrying each other. (Sec. 78)
Marriage and Family Life
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The Republic shall assist the development of a family and the fulfilment of its duties, with particular consideration for large families, through economic measures and other benefits.
The Republic shall protect mothers, children and the young by adopting necessary measures. (Art. 31) - Italian
La Repubblica agevola con misure economiche e altre provvidenze la formazione della famiglia e l'adempimento dei compiti relativi, con particolare riguardo alle famiglie numerose.
Protegge la maternità, l'infanzia e la gioventù, favorendo gli istituti necessari a tale scopo. (Art. 31)
Marriage and Family Life
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Marriage and stable common law unions are protected by the State; they rest on the voluntary agreement of the man and the woman and may be dissolved by the mutual consent or by the will of one of the parties. The law will regulate this matter. (Art. 72)
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El matrimonio y la unión de hecho estable están protegidos por el Estado; descansan en el acuerdo voluntario del hombre y la mujer y podrán disolverse por el mutuo consentimiento o por la voluntad de una de las partes. La ley regulará esta materia. (Art. 72)