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Marriage and Family Life
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan determines the general rules on the following matters:
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14. family relations including trusteeship and guardianship;
… (Art. 94) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi aşağıdakı məsələlərə dair ümumi qaydalar müəyyən edir:
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14) ailə münasibətləri, o cümlədən himayəçilik və qəyyumluq;
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Marriage and Family Life
Georgia
- English
1. Personal and family life shall be inviolable.
… (Art. 15) - Georgian
1. ადამიანის პირადი და ოჯახური ცხოვრება ხელშეუხებელია.
… (მუხლი 15)
Marriage and Family Life
Japan
- English(1) Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis.
(2) With regard to choice of spouse, property rights, inheritance, choice of domicile, divorce and other matters pertaining to marriage and the family, laws shall be enacted from the standpoint of individual dignity and the essential equality of the sexes. (Art. 24) - Japanese1婚姻は、両性の合意のみに基いて成立し、夫婦が同等の権利を有することを基本として、相互の協力により、維持されなければならない。
2配偶者の選択、財産権、相続、住居の選定、離婚並びに婚姻及び家族に関するその他の事項に関しては、法律は、個人の尊厳と両性の本質的平等に立脚して、制定されなければならない。(第24条)
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
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)
Marriage and Family Life
Sri Lanka
- English…
10. Registration of births, marriages and deaths.
… (Ninth Schedule, List III, Concurrent List) - Sinhala…
10. උප්පැන්න, විවාහ සහ මරණ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම.
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, III වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, සමගාමී ලැයිස්තුව)
Marriage and Family Life
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishThe community shall care for children and mothers, and protect minors and others who are unable to look after themselves for any reason, such as illness or incapacity or old age or forced unemployment, assist and rehabilitate them for their own interest and for the interest of the community. Welfare and social security laws regulate these matters. (Art. 16)
- Arabicﻳﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺮﻋﺎﻳﺘﻪ اﻟﻄﻔﻮﻟﺔ واﻷﻣﻮﻣﺔ وﻳﺤﻤﻲ اﻟﻘﺼّﺮ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ اﻟﻌﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻋﻦ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺒ ﺎﺏ، ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺮﺽ أﻭ اﻟﻌﺠﺰ أﻭ اﻟﺸﻴﺨﻮﺧﺔ أﻭ اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻟﺔ االاجبارية ، وﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﻢ وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢ وﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ وﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻗﻮاﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﻤ ﺴﺎﻋﺪاﺕ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﺄﻣﻴﻨﺎﺕ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻣﻮ ﺭ. (المادّة 16)
Marriage and Family Life
Armenia
- EnglishFamily, being the natural and fundamental cell of society and the basis for the preservation and reproduction of the population, as well as motherhood and childhood shall be under special protection and aegis of the state. (Art. 16)
- ArmenianԸնտանիքը, որպես հասարակության բնական և հիմնական բջիջ, բնակչության պահպանման և վերարտադրման հիմք, ինչպես նաև մայրությունը և մանկությունը պետության հատուկ պաշտպանության և հովանավորության ներքո են: (Հոդված 16)
Marriage and Family Life
Cambodia
- English...
Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
Marriage shall be done according to the conditions set by the law and based on the principles of mutual consent and monogamy. (Art. 45) - Khmer...
បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ។
អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ត្រូវធ្វើតាមលក្ខខណ្ឌដែលមានចែងក្នុង ច្បាប់ និងតាមគោលការណ៍ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ប្តីមួយ ប្រពន្ធមួយ។ (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Marriage and Family Life
India
- English…
(5) Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption; wills, intestacy and succession; joint family and partition; all matters in respect of which parties in judicial proceedings were immediately before the commencement of this Constitution subject to their personal law.
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(20A) Population control and family planning.
… (Seventh Schedule: List III – Concurrent List) - Hindi...
(5) विवाह और तलाक; शिशु और नाबालिग; गोद लेना; वसीयत, निर्वासीयतता और उत्तराधिकार; संयुक्त परिवार और विभाजन; सभी मामले जिनके संबंध में न्यायिक कार्यवाहियाँ इस संविधान के लागू होने से पहले उनके व्यक्तिगत कानून के अधीन थीं।
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(20क) जनसंख्या नियंत्रण और परिवार नियोजन।
… (सातवीं अनुसूची: सूची III – समवर्ती सूची)