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Marriage and Family Life
Cameroon
- English(1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament.
(2) The following shall be reserved to the legislative power:
…
b. The status of persons and property ownership system:
1. … status of person, matrimonial system, succession and gifts;
… (Art. 26) - French(1) la loi est votée par le Parlement.
(2) Sont du domaine de la loi:
…
b- Le statut des personnes et le régime de biens:
1. … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités;
… (Art. 26)
Marriage and Family Life
Latvia
- EnglishThe State shall protect and support marriage – a union between a man and a woman, the family, the rights of parents and rights of the child. The State shall provide special support to disabled children, children left without parental care or who have suffered from violence. (Art. 110)
- LatvianValsts aizsargā un atbalsta laulību — savienību starp vīrieti un sievieti, ģimeni, vecāku un bērna tiesības. Valsts īpaši palīdz bērniem invalīdiem, bērniem, kas palikuši bez vecāku gādības vai cietuši no varmācības. (Art. 110)
Marriage and Family Life
Tunisia
- English
The family is the basic unit of society. To protect it is the responsibility of the State. (Art. 12)
- Arabic
الأسرة هي الخليّة الأساسيّة للمجتمع وعلى الدّولة حمايتها. (الفصل 12)
- French
La famille est la cellule de base de la société. Il incombe à l’État de la protéger. (Art. 12)
Marriage and Family Life
Honduras
- EnglishThe right to honor, to personal privacy, to a family, and to one's dignity is guaranteed. (Art. 76)
- SpanishSe garantiza el derecho al honor, a la intimidad personal, familiar y a la propia imagen. (Art. 76)
Marriage and Family Life
Kazakhstan
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of private life, personal or family secrets, protection of honor and dignity.
… (Art. 18) - Kazak1. Әркiмнiң жеке өмiрiне қол сұғылмауына, өзiнiң және отбасының құпиясы болуына, ар-намысы мен абыройлы атының қорғалуына құқығы бар.
… (18-бап)
Marriage and Family Life
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishEvery person, without distinction of sex, who is not more than 18 years of age, is a minor.
All minors have the right to know the names of their father and of their mother.
They have, equally, the right to enjoy the protection of their family, of society and of the public powers.
… (Art. 41) - FrenchL’enfant mineur est toute personne, sans distinction de sexe, qui n’a pas encore atteint 18 ans révolus.
Tout enfant mineur a le droit de connaître les noms de son père et de sa mère.
Il a également le droit de jouir de la protection de sa famille, de la société et des pouvoirs publics.
… (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
Montenegro
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to health protection.
A child, a pregnant woman, an elderly person and a person with disability shall have the right to health protection from public revenues, if they do not exercise this right on some other grounds. (Art. 69) - MontenegrinSvako ima pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu.
Dijete, trudnica, staro lice i lice sa invaliditetom imaju pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu iz javnih prihoda, ako to pravo ne ostvaruju po nekom drugom osnovu. (Član 69)
Marriage and Family Life
Zimbabwe
- English…
(7) Women employees have a right to fully paid maternity leave for a period of at least three months. (Sec. 65)
Marriage and Family Life
Mexico
- EnglishNo one will be disturbed [molestado] in their person, family, home, papers or possessions, except by virtue of a written order of the competent authority, that substantiates and motivates the legal cause of the proceeding.
… (Art. 16) - SpanishNadie puede ser molestado en su persona, familia, domicilio, papeles o posesiones, sino en virtud de mandamiento escrito de la autoridad competente, que funde y motive la causa legal del procedimiento.
… (Art. 16)
Marriage and Family Life
Maldives
- English(a) Children and young people are entitled to special protection and special assistance from the family, the community and the State […].
… (Art. 35) - Dhivehi(ހ) ޢާއިލާގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ޖަމާއަތުގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ދައުލަތުގެ ފަރާތުން ހާއްސަ އެހީތެރިކަމާއި ހާއްސަ ރައްކާތެރިކަން ލިބުމަކީ ކުޑަކުދީންނާއި ޅަފުރައިގެ ކުދީންނަށް ލިބިގެންވާ ޙައްޤެކެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 35 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)