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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. For protection by the family, it shall specifically be the responsibility of the State:
a) To assist families in their mission as custodians of moral values recognized by the community;
b) To promote social and economic independence of family households;
c) To cooperate with parents in the raising of their children;
d) To define and implement, after consulting representative associations for families, a global and integrated family policy.
… (Art. 88) - Portuguese1. Para a protecção da família, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Assistir a família na sua missão de guardiã dos valores morais reconhecidos pela comunidade;
b) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
d) Definir e executar, ouvidas as associações representativas das famílias, uma política de família com carácter global e integrado.
… (Art. 88)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo one’s privacy may be violated, nor shall it be permitted to interfere in the private or family life of any person in his home or correspondence, except by law. (Art. 54)
- Arabicلايجوز إنتهاك خصوصية أي شخص، ولا يجوز التدخل في الحياة الخاصة او الأسرية لأي شخص في مسكنة او في مراسلاتة، إلا وفقاً للقانون. (الماده 55)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe community shall care for children and mothers, and protect minors and others who are unable to look after themselves for any reason, such as illness or incapacity or old age or forced unemployment, assist and rehabilitate them for their own interest and for the interest of the community. Welfare and social security laws regulate these matters. (Art. 16)
- Arabicﻳﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺮﻋﺎﻳﺘﻪ اﻟﻄﻔﻮﻟﺔ واﻷﻣﻮﻣﺔ وﻳﺤﻤﻲ اﻟﻘﺼّﺮ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ اﻟﻌﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻋﻦ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺒ ﺎﺏ، ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺮﺽ أﻭ اﻟﻌﺠﺰ أﻭ اﻟﺸﻴﺨﻮﺧﺔ أﻭ اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻟﺔ االاجبارية ، وﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﻢ وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢ وﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ وﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻗﻮاﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﻤ ﺴﺎﻋﺪاﺕ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﺄﻣﻴﻨﺎﺕ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻣﻮ ﺭ. (المادّة 16)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWhereas every person in Nauru is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following freedoms, namely:-
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(c) respect for his private and family life,
… (Art. 3)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The family constitutes the basic unit [cellule] of the society. The State assures its protection.
Parental authority is exercised by the father and mother or, failing that, by any other person in accordance with the law. (Art. 31) - French
La famille constitue la cellule de base de la société. L'Etat assure sa protection.
L’autorité parentale est exercée par les père et mère ou, à défaut, par toute autre personne conformément à la loi. (Art. 31)
Marriage and Family Life
- English…
(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
(a) enjoy family or parental care, or appropriate care when removed from the family environment;
… (Sec. 19)
Marriage and Family Life
- English…
2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-a. this Chapter9 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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j. the right of everyone to-
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ii. respect for and protection of private and family life, and privacy of the home;
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k. the right of every child-
i. to such measures of protection as are required by virtue of the status of being a minor or as part of the family, society and the State;
… (Sec. 13)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
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(2) Furthermore there is vested in him - apart from the powers assigned to him in accordance with other provisions of this constitution - authority:
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d) on the petition of parents to declare illegitimate children legitimate.
… (Art. 65) - German
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(2) Weiter stehen ihm - außer den ihm nach anderen Bestimmungen dieser Verfassung übertragenen Befugnissen - zu:
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d) die Erklärung unehelicher Kinder zu ehelichen auf Ansuchen der Eltern.
… (Art. 65)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
(1) In this section, discrimination refers to the treatment of different people in different ways wholly or mainly because of their different
(a) races; or
(b) places of origin; or
(c) political opinions; or
(d) colours; or
(e) religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, or
(f) disability; or
(g) sex
in such a way that one such person is for some such reason given more favourable treatment or less favourable treatment than another such person.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to
(a) the succeeding provisions of this section; and
(b) section 29 (Protection of Tuvaluan values, etc.); and
(c) section 31 (disciplined forces of Tuvalu); and
(d) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(e) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces); and
(f) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies),
no-one shall be treated in a discriminatory manner.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a law so far as it makes provision
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(d) in respect of-
(i) adoption: or
(ii) marriage; or
(iii) divorce; or
(iv) burial; or
(v) any other such matter,
in accordance with the personal law, beliefs or customs of any person or group; or
… (Sec. 27)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
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c) … the estate and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes and inheritance.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
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c) … el estado y la capacidad de las personas, los regimens matrimoniales y las sucesiones.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de cette Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
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c) … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux et les successions.
… (Art. 69)