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Marriage and Family Life
Guatemala
- EnglishThe family is the source of the education and the parents are entitled to choose what is to be taught [impartirse] to their minor children.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishLa familia es fuente de la educación y los padres tienen derecho a escoger la que ha de impartirse a sus hijos menores.
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Marriage and Family Life
Malta
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (4), (5) and (7) of this article, no law shall make any provision that 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 persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Sub-article (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, dissolution of marriage, burial, devolution of property on death or any matters of personal law not hereinbefore specified;
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Provided that paragraph (c) of this sub-article shall not apply to any law which makes any provision that is discriminatory, either of itself or in its effect by affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective description by sex.
... (Art. 45) - Maltese(1) Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subartikoli (4), (5) u (7) ta’ dan l-artikolu, ebda liġi ma għandha tagħmel xi disposizzjoni li tkun diskriminatorja sew fiha nnifisha jew fl-effett tagħha.
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(3) F’dan l-artikolu, il-kelma "diskriminatorju" tfisser għoti ta’ trattament differenti lil persuni differenti attribwibbli għal kollox jew prinċipalment għad-deskrizzjoni tagħhom rispettiva skont ir-razza, post ta’ oriġini, opinjonijiet politiċi, kulur, fidi, sess, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal-ġeneru li minħabba fihom persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni waħda bħal dawn ikunu suġġetti għal inkapaċitajiet jew restrizzjonijiet li persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni oħra bħal dawn ma jkunux suġġetti għalihom jew ikunu mogħtija privileġġi jew vantaġġi li ma jkunux mogħtija lil persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni oħra bħal dawn.
(4) Is-subartikolu (1) ta’ dan l-artikolu ma għandux jgħodd għal xi liġi safejn dik il-liġi tipprovdi –
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(ċ) dwar adozzjoni, żwieġ, xoljiment ta’ żwieġ, dfin, devoluzzjoni ta’ proprjetà mal-mewt jew xi ħwejjeġ ta’ liġi personali mhux hawn qabel speċifikati;
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Iżda l-paragrafu (ċ) ta’ dan is-subartikolu ma għandux japplika għal xi liġi li tagħmel xi disposizzjoni li tkun diskriminatorja sew fiha nnifisha jew fl-effett tagħha, billi tagħti trattament differenti lil persuni differenti attribwibbli għal kollox jew prinċipalment għad-deskrizzjoni tagħhom skont is-sess.
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Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
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4. All levels of government shall:
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c. provide maternity and child care and medical care for pregnant and lactating women.
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Marriage and Family Life
Kyrgyzstan
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2. Respect for the elderly and caring for family and close relatives shall be the obligation of everyone. (Art. 37) - Russian...
2. Уважение к старшим, забота о родных и близких - обязанность каждого. (Статья 37) - Kyrgyz…
2. Улууларды урматтоо, туугандарына жана жакындарына камкордук көрүү - ар бир адамдын милдети. (37-берене)
Marriage and Family Life
Norway
- EnglishEveryone has the right to the respect of their privacy and family life, their home and their communication.
… (Art. 102) - NorwegianEnhver har rett til respekt for sitt privatliv og familieliv, sitt hjem og sin kommunikasjon.
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Marriage and Family Life
Honduras
- EnglishAll children have the same rights and duties.
Qualifications concerning the nature of filiation are not recognized. No statement of any kind as to differentiations in births or the marital status of the parents shall be contained in any birth registrations or in any document relating to filiation. (Art. 114) - SpanishTodos los hijos tienen los mismos derechos y deberes.
No se reconocen calificaciones sobre la naturaleza de la filiación. En ningún registro o documento referente a la filiación se consignará declaración alguna diferenciando los nacimientos ni señalando el estado civil de los padres. (Art. 114)
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
Nepal
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(2) No discrimination shall be made in the application of general laws on grounds of origin, religion, race, caste, tribe, sex, physical condition, condition of health, marital status, pregnancy, economic condition, language or region, ideology or on similar other grounds.
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(5) All offspring shall have the equal right to the ancestral property without discrimination on the ground of gender. (Art. 18) - Nepali…
(२) सामान्य कानूनको प्रयोगमा उत्पत्ति, धर्म, वर्ण, जात, जाति, लिंग, शारीरिक अवस्था, अपांगता, स्वास्थ्य स्थिति, वैवाहिक स्थिति, गर्भावस्था, आर्थिक अवस्था, भाषा वा क्षेत्र, वैचारिक आस्था वा यस्तै अन्य कुनै आधारमा भेदभाव गरिने छैन ।
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(५) पैतृक सम्पत्तिमा लैंगिक भेदभाव विना सबै सन्तानको समान हक हुनेछ । (धारा १८)
Marriage and Family Life
Romania
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(3) The organization of the medical care and social security system in case of sickness, accidents, maternity and recovery, the control over the exercise of medical professions and paramedical activities, as well as other measures to protect physical and mental health of a person shall be established according to the law. (Art. 34) - Romanian…
(3) Organizarea asistenţei medicale şi a sistemului de asigurări sociale pentru boală, accidente, maternitate şi recuperare, controlul exercitării profesiilor medicale şi a activităţilor paramedicale, precum şi alte măsuri de protecţie a sănătăţii fizice şi mentale a persoanei se stabilesc potrivit legii. (Art. 34)