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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishI. The marriage between a man and a woman is formed by legal bond and is based on equality of the rights and duties of the spouses.
II. The free unions or de facto unions, which meet the conditions of stability and singularity and that are maintained between a man and a women without legal impediment, shall have the same effects as a civil marriage, both in the personal and property relations of the couple as well as with respect to adopted children or to children born to the couple. (Art. 63) - SpanishI. El matrimonio entre una mujer y un hombre se constituye por vínculos jurídicos y se basa en la igualdad de derechos y deberes de los cónyuges.
II. Las uniones libres o de hecho que reúnan condiciones de estabilidad y singularidad, y sean mantenidas entre una mujer y un hombre sin impedimento legal, producirán los mismos efectos que el matrimonio civil, tanto en las relaciones personales y patrimoniales de los convivientes como en lo que respecta a las hijas e hijos adoptados o nacidos de aquéllas. (Art. 63)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The stable union of a man and a woman, free of matrimonial impediment, that forms a de facto family, results in a community of assets subject to the regime of joint properties [sociedad de ganaciales] in that which is applicable. (Art. 5)
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La unión estable de un varón y una mujer, libres de impedimento matrimonial, que forman un hogar de hecho, da lugar a una comunidad de bienes sujeta al régimen de la sociedad de gananciales en cuanto sea aplicable. (Art. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family shall be the nucleus of society and the law shall maintain its existence and strengthen its ties;
2. The state shall protect and encourage marriage, and shall work on removing material and social obstacles that hinder it. The state shall also protect maternity and childhood, take care of young children and youth and provide the suitable conditions for the development of their talents. (Art. 20) - Arabic1الأسرة ھي نواة المجتمع ويحافظ القانون على كيانھا ويقوي أواصرھ ا
2تحمي الدولة الزواج وتشجع عليه، وتعمل على إزالة العقبات المادية والإجتماعية التي تعوقه، وتحمي الأمومة والطفولة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لھم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتھ م. (المادّة 20)
Marriage and Family Life
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The public institutions shall promote the ideals of democracy as guidelines in all sectors of society and protect the private and family lives of the individual.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 2) - Swedish…
Det allmänna ska verka för att demokratins idéer blir vägledande inom samhällets alla områden samt värna den enskildes privatliv och familjeliv.
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 2§)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWe, the people of Kenya - …
COMMITTED to nurturing and protecting the well-being of the individual, the family, communities and the nation:
… (Preamble) - SwahiliSisi, wananchi wa Kenya -…
TUKIWA TUMEJIZATITI kulea na kulinda maslahi ya mtu, familia, jamii na taifa:
... (Utangulizi)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishIt shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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26. Marriage and Divorce.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 91) - FrenchIl sera loisible à la Reine, de l’avis et du consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des Communes, de faire des lois pour la paix, l’ordre et le bon gouvernement du Canada, relativement à toutes les matières ne tombant pas dans les categories de sujets par la présente loi exclusivement assignés aux législatures des provinces; mais, pour plus de garantie, sans toutefois restreindre la généralité des termes ci-haut employés dans le présent article, il est par la présente déclaré que (nonobstant toute disposition contraire énoncée dans la présente loi) l’autorité legislative exclusive du parlement du Canada s’étend à toutes les matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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26. Le mariage et le divorce.
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 91)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family is recognized and protected.
2. Husband and wife are equal before the law.
3. Every child shall have the right to protection without any form of discrimination.
4. Parents shall have the same responsibilities towards legal or natural children.
5. The State recognizes the extraordinary value of motherhood.
6. Working women shall be entitled to paid maternity leave. (Art. 35) - Dutch1. Het gezin wordt erkend en beschermd.
2. Man en vrouw zijn voor de wet gelijk.
3. Ieder kind heeft recht op bescherming zonder enige vorm van discriminatie.
4. Ouders hebben ten aanzien van wettige en natuurlijke kinderen dezelfde verantwoordelijkheden.
5. De Staat erkent de uitzonderlijke waarde van het moederschap.
6. Werkende vrouwen hebben recht op zwangerschapsverlof, met behoud van loon of salaris. (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo provision of the Constitution shall be construed or interpreted as rendering unconstitutional the Reform Laws indicated below, which aim to raise Turkish society above the level of contemporary civilization and to safeguard the secular character of the Republic, and whose provisions were in force on the date of the adoption of the Constitution by referendum:
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4. The principle of civil marriage according to which the marriage act shall be concluded in the presence of the competent official, adopted with the Turkish Civil Code No. 743 of February 17, 1926, and Article 110 of the Code,
... (Art. 174) - TurkishAnayasanın hiçbir hükmü, Türk toplumunu çağdaş uygarlık seviyesinin üstüne çıkarma ve Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin lâiklik niteliğini koruma amacını güden, aşağıda gösterilen inkılâp kanunlarının, Anayasanın halkoyu ile kabul edildiği tarihte yürürlükte bulunan hükümlerinin, Anayasaya aykırı olduğu şeklinde anlaşılamaz ve yorumlanamaz:
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4. 17 Şubat 1926 tarihli ve 743 sayılı Türk Kanunu Medenisiyle kabul edilen, evlenme akdinin evlendirme memuru önünde yapılacağına dair medenî nikâh esası ile aynı kanunun 110 uncu maddesi hükmü;
... (Madde 174)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person has the right to personal privacy, which includes the right to—
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(c) respect for their private and family life.
… (Sec. 24) - iTaukei(1) Na tamata yadua e tu vua na dodonu kei na galala yadua, qo e okati kina na dodonu ni kena—
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(c) rokovi na nodra bula vakaitaukei kei na gauna vakavuvale.
… (Sec. 24)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State assures the protection of the family for its free development as well as that of the mother and the child through a legislation and the appropriate social institutions. (Art. 21)
- FrenchL'Etat assure la protection de la famille pour son libre épanouissement ainsi que celle de la mère et de l'enfant par une législation et des institutions sociales appropriées. (Art. 21)