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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law will establish the formalities to celebrate matrimony between a man and a woman, the requirements to contract it, the causes for separation, for dissolution and their effects, as well as the regime of administration of assets and other rights and obligations between spouses.
The unions of fact between a man and a woman, without legal impediments to contract matrimony, that meet the conditions of stability and singularity, produce similar effects to a matrimony, within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 51) - SpanishLa ley establecerá las formalidades para la celebración del matrimonio entre el hombre y la mujer, los requisitos para contraerlo, las causas de separación, de disolución y sus efectos, así como el régimen de administración de bienes y otros derechos y obligaciones entre cónyuges.
Las uniones de hecho entre el hombre y la mujer, sin impedimentos legales para contraer matrimonio, que reúnan las condiciones de estabilidad y singularidad, producen efectos similares al matrimonio, dentro de las condiciones que establezca la ley. (Art. 51)
Marriage and Family Life
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… protection of maternity and of infancy … constitute the social and cultural rights recognized by this Constitution which sees to their promotion. (Art. 18)
- French
… la protection de la maternité et de l’enfance … constituent des droits sociaux et culturels reconnus par la présente Constitution qui vise à les promouvoir. (Art. 18)
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
- English(1) Everyone shall contribute to covering common needs according to his or her capabilities and to his or her participation in the economy.
(2) For persons raising children, the extent of their contribution to covering common needs must be determined taking into consideration the costs of raising children. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XXX) - Hungarian(1) Teherbíró képességének, illetve a gazdaságban való reszvételének megfelelően mindenki hozzájárul a közös szükségletek fedezéséhez.
(2) A közös szükségletek fedezéséhez való hozzájárulás mértékét a gyermeket nevelők esetében a gyermeknevelés kiadásainak figyelembevételével kell megállapítani. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XXX. cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
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Work, in its diverse modalities, is [an] object of priority attention of the State, which especially protects the mother, the minor and the disabled who work.
... (Art. 23) - Spanish
El trabajo, en sus diversas modalidades, es objeto de atencion prioritaria del Estado, el cual protege especialmente a la madre, al menor de edad y al impedido que trabajan.
... (Art. 23)
Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
The rules concerning the following matters:
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– … the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 80) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités;
… (Art. 80)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations; and, accordingly, it shall be the duty of every citizen-
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d. to promote responsible parenthood;
… (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XXIX)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
ـ …
حالة وقدرة الأشخاص وقانون الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
… (Art. 89)
Marriage and Family Life
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4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFirst:
A. The family is the foundation of society; the State shall preserve it and its religious, moral, and national values.
B. The State shall guarantee the protection of motherhood, childhood and old age, shall care for children and youth, and shall provide them with the appropriate conditions to develop their talents and abilities.
Second: Children have the right to upbringing, care and education from their parents. Parents have the right to respect and care from their children, especially in times of need, disability, and old age.
Third: Economic exploitation of children in all of its forms shall be prohibited, and the State shall take the necessary measures for their protection.
Fourth: All forms of violence and abuse in the family, school, and society shall be prohibited. (Art. 29) - Arabicأولاً:ـ
أـ الأسرة أساس المجتمع، وتحافظ الدولة على كيانها وقيمها الدينية والأخلاقية والوطنية.
ب ـ تكفل الدولة حماية الأمومة والطفولة والشيخوخة، وترعى النشء والشباب، وتوفر لهم الظروف المناسبة لتنمية ملكاتهم وقدراتهم.
ثانياً :ـ للأولاد حقٌ على والديهم في التربية والرعاية والتعليم، وللوالدين حقٌ على أولادهم في الاحترام والرعاية، ولاسيما في حالات العوز والعجز والشيخوخة.
ثالثاً :ـ يحظر الاستغلال الاقتصادي للأطفال بصورهِ كافة، وتتخذ الدولة الإجراءات الكفيلة بحمايتهم.
رابعاً :ـ تمنع كل أشكال العنف والتعسف في الأسرة والمدرسة والمجتمع. (المادة 29)