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Marriage and Family Life
- English
Marriage and the family constitute the natural and moral base of the human community. They are placed under the protection of the State.
The State and the public collectivities have the duty to see to the physical and moral health of the family and, in particular of the handicapped persons and of elderly [âgées] persons.
The State guarantees to families in general, and to those living in [the] rural milieu in particular [,] the access to the services of health and of well being. It guarantees equally to women in general and to those living in [the] rural milieu in particular, the right to alleviation of their conditions of life. (Art. 17) - French
Le mariage et la famille constituent la base naturelle et morale de la communauté humaine. Ils sont placés sous la protection de l’Etat.
L’Etat et les collectivités publiques ont le devoir de veiller à la santé physique et morale de la famille et, en particulier des personnes handicapées et des personnes âgées.
L’Etat garantit aux familles en général et à celles vivant en milieu rural en particulier l’accès aux services de santé et au bien être. Il garantit également aux femmes en général et à celles vivant en milieu rural en particulier, le droit à l’allègement de leurs conditions de vie. (Art. 17)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFor the purposes of this Constitution—
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(7) (a) a married woman shall belong to the Community to which her husband belongs;
(b) A male or female child under the age of twenty-one who is not married shall belong to the Community to which his or her father belongs, or, if the father is unknown and he or she has not been adopted, to the Community to which his or her mother belongs. (Art. 2) - GreekΔια τους σκοπούς του παρόντος Συντάγματος:
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7. (α) Η ύπανδρος γυνή ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του συζύγου αυτής.
(β) Το άρρεν ή θήλυ άγαμον τέκνον το μη συμπληρώσαν το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας του ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του πατρός αυτού, επί δε αγνώστου πατρός και εφ’ όσον δεν έχει υιοθετηθή, εις την κοινότητα, εις ην ανήκει η μήτηρ αυτού. (Αρθρον 2) - TurkishBu Anayasa çerçevesinde:
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(7) (a) evli bir kadın, kocasının mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur;
(b) yirmi bir yaşından küçük ve evli olmayan bir erkek veya kız çocuğu, babasının mensup olduğu veya, babası bilinmediği ve evlatlık da edinilmediği takdirde, annesinin mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur. (Madde 2)
Marriage and Family Life
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3. Every child born inside or outside wedlock shall enjoy the same rights and social protection. (Sec. 18) - Tetum…
3. Labarik hotu-hotu ne’ebé moris iha kazamentu nia laran ka lae, iha direitu hanesan kona-ba protesaun sosiál. (Art. 18) - Portuguese…
3. Todas as crianças, nascidas dentro ou fora do matrimónio, gozam dos mesmos direitos e da mesma protecção social. (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe actions against alcoholism, drug addiction, and other causes of family disintegration[,] are declared to be of social interest. The State must take the adequate measures of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to make said actions effective, for the well being of the individual, the family, and the society. (Art. 56)
- SpanishSe declara de interés social, las acciones contra el alcoholismo, la drogadicción y otras causas de desintegración familiar. El Estado deberá tomar las medidas de prevención, trata miento y rehabilitación adecuadas para hacer efectivas dichas acciones, por el bienestar del individuo, la familia y la sociedad. (Art. 56)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone has the right to a standard of living sufficient for himself or herself and his or her family that includes adequate nutrition, clothing and housing. (Art. 48)
- UkrainianКожен має право на достатній життєвий рівень для себе і своєї сім'ї, що включає достатнє харчування, одяг, житло. (Стаття 48)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery person of marriageable age shall have the right to marry a person of the opposite sex and to found a family according to their respective family laws, and no marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the man and woman intending to marry. (Art. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone has the right to inviolability of private life, personal secrets and family secrets; and has the right to protect his or her honor and reputation.
The security of information about private life, personal secrets or family secrets shall be guaranteed by law.
… (Art. 21) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người có quyền bất khả xâm phạm về đời sống riêng tư, bí mật cá nhân và bí mật gia đình; có quyền bảo vệ danh dự, uy tín của mình.
Thông tin về đời sống riêng tư, bí mật cá nhân, bí mật gia đình được pháp luật bảo đảm an toàn.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and shall be protected by law.
2. All levels of government shall promote the welfare of the family and enact the necessary laws for its protection.
3. It is the right and duty of parents to care for and bring up their children.
4. Children shall not be separated from their parents or persons legally entitled to care for them against the will of such parents or persons, except in accordance with the law. (Art. 39)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe state shall protect mothers and children, and shall sponsor the youth and the young. (Art. 30)
- Arabicتحمي الدولـة الأمومة والطفولــة وترعى النشء والشبـــاب. (المادّة 30)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person has a right to reasonable privacy in respect of his private and family life, his communications with other persons and his personal papers and effects, except to the extent that the exercise of that right is regulated or restricted by law that complies with Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights).
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