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Marriage and Family Life
Timor-Leste
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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f) The status and capacity of the person, family law and inheritance law;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum…
2. Parlamentu Nasionl de'it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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f) Estadu no kapasidade ema nian, direitu família nian no mós jerasaun ne’ebé sei mai;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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f) Estado e capacidade das pessoas e direito da família e das sucessões;
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Marriage and Family Life
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- English(1) Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
… (Art. 8 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Marriage and Family Life
Chad
- EnglishThe family is the natural and moral base of society.
The State and the Autonomous Collectivities have a duty to see to the well-being of the family. (Art. 41) - Arabicالأسرة هي الأساس الطبيعي والأخلاقي للمجتمع.
يترتب على الدولة والجماعات المستقلة تأمين رفاه الأسرة. (المادة 41) - FrenchLa famille est la base naturelle et morale de la société.
L'Etat et les Collectivités Autonomes ont le devoir de veiller au bien-être de la famille. (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
Uganda
- EnglishThe State shall register every birth, marriage and death occurring in Uganda. (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
Yemen
- EnglishThe Family is the basis of society, its pillars are religion, customs and love of the homeland. The law shall maintain the integrity of the family and strengthen its ties. (Art. 26)
- Arabicالأسرة أساس المجتمع قوامها الدين والأخلاق وحب الوطن يحافظ القانون على كيانها ويقوي أواصرها. (المادّة 26)
Marriage and Family Life
Andorra
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All shall be protected by law against unlawful interference in their family and private life. (Art. 14) - Catalan… Tothom té dret a ésser protegit per les lleis contra les intromissions il.legítimes en la seva vida privada I familiar. (Art. 14)
Marriage and Family Life
Tonga
- EnglishNo lease, sub-lease, transfer of a lease or of a sub-lease shall be granted—
(a) without the prior consent of Cabinet where the term is ninety-nine years, or less, or
(b) without the prior consent of Privy Council where the term is over ninety-nine years,
Provided that no consent shall be granted to a lease by a widow of the land of her deceased husband. (Clause 114) - Tongan‘E ‘ikai foaki ha lisi, toe lisi, fetongi ‘o ha lisi pe ‘o ha toe lisi —
(a) kae ‘oua kuo tomu‘a ma‘u ‘a e fakangofua ‘a e Kapineti ‘a ia ko e vaha‘a taimi lisi ‘oku ta‘u ‘e hivangofulumahiva pe si‘isi‘i ange ai, pe
(b) kae ‘oua kuo tomu‘a ma‘u ‘a e fakangofua ‘a e Fakataha Tokoni ‘a ia ko e vaha‘a taimi lisi ‘oku laka hake ‘i he ta‘u ‘e hivangofulumahiva;
Tuku kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai foaki ha fakangofua ki ha lisi ‘e ha uitou ki he kelekele ‘o hono husepaniti kuo pekia. (Kupu 114)
Marriage and Family Life
Equatorial Guinea
- English1. Every citizen enjoys the following rights and freedoms:
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c) To equality before the law. The woman, whatever her civil status may be, has equal rights and opportunities as the man in all the orders of public, private, and family life, [and] in civil, political, economic, social, and cultural [life].
… (Art. 13) - Spanish1. Todo ciudadano goza de los siguientes derechos y libertades:
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c) A la igualdad ante la ley. La mujer, cualquiera que sea su estado civil, tiene iguales derechos y oportunidades que el hombre en todos los órdenes de la vida pública, privada y familiar, en lo civil, político, económico, social y cultural.
… (Art. 13) - French1. Tout citoyen jouit des droits et libertés qui suivent:
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c) L'égalité devant la loi. La femme, quel que soit son état civil, a les mêmes droits et possibilités que l'homme dans tous les domaines de la vie publique, privée et familiale, que ce soit sur le plan civil, politique, économique, social ou culturel.
... (Art. 13)
Marriage and Family Life
Jamaica
- English1. Nothing contained in or done under any law in so far as it restricts-
a. marriage; or
b. any other relationship in respect of which any rights and obligations similar to those pertaining to marriage are conferred upon persons as if they were husband and wife,
to one man and one woman shall be regarded as being inconsistent with or in contravention of the provisions of this Chapter.
2. No form of marriage or other relationship referred to in subsection (1), other than the voluntary union of one man and one woman may be contracted or legally recognized in Jamaica. (Sec. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
Bahamas
- English1. Subject to the provision of paragraph (4), (5) and (9) of this Article no law shall make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this Article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different person attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin political opinions colour or creed whereby person of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which person of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
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4. Paragraph (1) of this Article shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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c. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
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