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Marriage and Family Life
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(9) The parents have prior right to choose the appropriate field of education for their children. (Art. 35) - Moldovian
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(9) Dreptul prioritar de a alege sfera de instruire a copiilor revine părinţilor. (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person is entitled to respect and protection of his person, the privacy of his own person, his family and of his matrimonial life, and respect and protection of his residence and private communications.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLaws governing the relations between employers and workers are matters of public policy. All acts, stipulations or agreements that involve the waiver, diminution or restriction or evasion of the following guarantees shall be void:
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11. A woman is entitled to leave before and after childbirth, without loss of employment or wages. During the nursing period she shall be entitled to a rest period each day for nursing her child. The employer may not terminate the employment contract of a pregnant woman, even after childbirth, except for justifiable cause shown before a competent judge, in the cases and conditions indicated by law.
… (Art. 128) - SpanishLas leyes que rigen las relaciones entre patronos y trabajadores son de orden público. Son nulos los actos, estipulaciones o convenciones que impliquen renuncia, disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen las siguientes garantías:
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11. La mujer tiene derecho a descanso antes y después del parto, sin pérdida de su trabajo ni de su salario. En el período de lactancia tendrá derecho a un descanso por día para amamantar a sus hijos. El patrono no podrá dar por terminado el contrato de trabajo de la mujer grávida ni después del parto, sin comprobar previamente una causa justa ante juez competente, en los casos y condiciones que señale la Ley.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Citizens of both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)
Marriage and Family Life
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The State is committed to guaranteeing the specific needs of vulnerable persons.
It takes the measures necessary to prevent the vulnerability of children, of women, of mothers, of the elderly and of the persons with disabilities [situation de handicap].
… (Art. 32) - French
L’Etat s’engage à garantir les besoins spécifiques des personnes vulnérables.
Il prend les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir la vulnérabilité des enfants, des femmes, des mères, des personnes âgées et des personnes en situation de handicap.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Men and women shall have equal rights in family, political, social and economic life in the Republic of Poland.
… (Art. 33) - Polish1. Kobieta i mężczyzna w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej mają równe prawa w życiu rodzinnym, politycznym, społecznym i gospodarczym.
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Marriage and Family Life
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(2) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to secure—
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(d) the implementation of measures such as family care that enable women to enjoy a real opportunity to work. (Sec. 24)
Marriage and Family Life
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Marriage and stable common law unions are protected by the State; they rest on the voluntary agreement of the man and the woman and may be dissolved by the mutual consent or by the will of one of the parties. The law will regulate this matter. (Art. 72)
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El matrimonio y la unión de hecho estable están protegidos por el Estado; descansan en el acuerdo voluntario del hombre y la mujer y podrán disolverse por el mutuo consentimiento o por la voluntad de una de las partes. La ley regulará esta materia. (Art. 72)
Marriage and Family Life
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(5) No child shall be subjected to child marriage,
… (Art. 39) - Nepali
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(५) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई बाल विवाह, … गराउन पाइने छैन ।
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Marriage and Family Life
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2. The State shall encourage values of community solidarity and love and respect of the family.
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