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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe following are the fundamental obligations of the State:
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d. To see to the raising of the standard of living of all the inhabitants of the country, securing [procurando] the wellbeing of the family;
… (Art. 119) - SpanishSon obligaciones fundamentales del Estado:
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d) Velar por la elevación del nivel de vida de todos los habitantes del país, procurando el bienestar de la familia;
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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)
Marriage and Family Life
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It is [a] right of Nicaraguans to constitute a family. Family inheritance [patrimonio familiar], which is not subject to seizure and exempt from any public charge [carga], is guaranteed. The law will regulate and protect these rights.
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Es derecho de los nicaragüenses constituir una familia. Se garantiza el patrimonio familiar, que es inembargable y exento de toda carga pública. La ley regulará y protegerá estos derechos.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. 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
- EnglishRules of periodic adjustment of the minimum salary or wage of the worker shall be set by law, to cover the normal requirements of his/her family, to improve worker's standard of living according to specific conditions of each economic region and activity. The law may also determine the method of fixing minimum salaries or wages for professions or trades.
… (Art. 66) - SpanishLa Ley establecerá la manera de ajustar periódicamente el salario o sueldo mínimo del trabajador, con el fin de cubrir las necesidades normales de su familia, mejorar su nivel de vida, según las condiciones particulares de cada región y de cada actividad económica; podrá determinar asimismo el método para fijar salarios o sueldos mínimos por profesión u oficio.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State recognizes and protects the family as the fundamental nucleus of society, and guarantees the social and economic conditions necessary for its full development. Every member has equal rights, obligations and opportunities. (Art. 62)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce y protege a las familias como el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad, y garantizará las condiciones sociales y económicas necesarias para su desarrollo integral. Todos sus integrantes tienen igualdad de derechos, obligaciones y oportunidades. (Art. 62)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law will established the obligatory and complete [integral] system of social security for the dependent workers and their families.
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEl sistema obligatorio e integral de seguridad social para el trabajador dependiente y su familia será establecido por la ley.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Everyone has the right to the protection of his health, that of the family environment [medio familiar] and that of the community, as well as the duty to contribute to its promotion [promoción] and defense. … (Art. 7)
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Todos tienen derecho a la protección de su salud, la del medio familiar y la de la comunidad así como el deber de contribuir a su promoción y defensa. … (Art. 7)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State recognizes, without any discrimination, the primacy of the inalienable rights of the person and protects the family as the basic institution of the society. (Art. 5)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, sin discriminación alguna, la primacía de los derechos inalienables de la persona y ampara a la familia como institución básica de la sociedad. (Art. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
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(c) the right of the individual to respect for his private and family life;
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(f) the right of a parent or guardian to provide a school of his own choice for the education of his child or ward;
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