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Marriage and Family Life
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The State shall protect women against all forms of violence and ensure enabling women to strike a balance between family duties and work requirements.
The State shall provide care to and protection of motherhood and childhood, female heads of families, and elderly and neediest women. (Art. 11) - Arabic…
وتلتزم الدولة بحماية المرأة ضد كل أشكال العنف، وتكفل تمكين المرأة من التوفيق بين واجبات الأسرة ومتطلبات العمل
تلتزم الدّولة بتوفير الرّعاية والحماية للأمومة والطّفولة والمرأة المعيلة للأسرة و المرأة المسنّة والنّساء الأشدّ احتياجا. (المادّة 11)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family is the basic nucleus of social organisation and shall be the object of special protection by the state, whether based on marriage or on a de facto union between a man and a woman.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freely found a family under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
3. Men and women shall be equal within the family, in society and before the state, enjoying the same rights and being responsible for the same duties.
4. The law shall regulate the requirements for, and the effects of, marriage and de facto union, as well their dissolution.
5. Children shall be equal before the law and any discrimination or the use of any discriminatory nomenclature with regard to filiation shall be prohibited.
6. It shall be an absolute priority of the family, the state and society to protect the rights of the child, namely their full and balanced upbringing, health care, education and living conditions.
… (Art. 35) - Portuguese1. A família é o núcleo fundamental da organização da sociedade e é objecto de especial protecção do Estado, quer se funde em casamento, quer em união de facto, entre homem e mulher.
2. Todos têm o direito de livremente constituir família nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
3. O homem e a mulher são iguais no seio da família, da sociedade e do Estado, gozando dos mesmos direitos e cabendo-lhes os mesmos deveres.
4. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos do casamento e da união de facto, bem como os da sua dissolução.
5. Os filhos são iguais perante a lei, sendo proibida a sua discriminação e a utilização de qualquer designação discriminatória relativa à filiação.
6. A protecção dos direitos da criança, nomeadamente, a sua educação integral e harmoniosa, a protecção da sua saúde, condições de vida e ensino constituem absoluta prioridade da família, do Estado e da sociedade.
... (Art. 35)
Marriage and Family Life
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Whereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, 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, namely-
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c. protection for his family life,
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishObligations of Mexicans are:
I. To have their minor daughters, sons and wards [pupilos] attend [concurran] the schools, to receive the obligatory education and, as the case may be, to receive military [training], in the terms that the law establishes, as well as to participate in their educational process, to review their progress and performance, always attending to their well-being and development.
… (Art. 31) - SpanishSon obligaciones de los mexicanos:
I. Ser responsables de que sus hijas, hijos o pupilos menores de dieciocho años concurran a las escuelas, para recibir la educación obligatoria y, en su caso, reciban la militar, en los términos que establezca la ley, así como participar en su proceso educativo, al revisar su progreso y desempeño, velando siempre por su bienestar y desarrollo;
… (Art. 31)
Marriage and Family Life
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1. The family, being the cornerstone of the preservation and the advancement of the Nation, as well as marriage, motherhood and childhood, shall be under the protection of the State. ...
2. Families with many children, disabled war and peace-time veterans, war victims, widows and orphans, as well as persons suffering from incurable bodily or mental ailments are entitled to the special care of the State.
… (Art. 21) - Greek
1. H οικογένεια, ως θεμέλιο της συντήρησης και προαγωγής του Έθνους, καθώς και ο γάμος, η μητρότητα και η παιδική ηλικία τελούν υπό την προστασία του Kράτους. ...
2. Πολύτεκνες οικογένειες, ανάπηροι πολέμου και ειρηνικής περιόδου, θύματα πολέμου, χήρες και ορφανά εκείνων που έπεσαν στον πόλεμο, καθώς και όσοι πάσχουν από ανίατη σωματική ή πνευματική νόσο έχουν δικαίωμα ειδικής φροντίδας από το Kράτος.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Men and women, without any distinction as to race, nation, nationality or religion, who have attained marriageable age as defined by law, have the right to marry and found a family. They have equal rights while entering into, during marriage and at the time of divorce. Laws shall be enacted to ensure the protection of rights and interests of children at the time of divorce.
2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
4. In accordance with provisions to be specified by law, a law giving recognition to marriage concluded under systems of religious or customary laws may be enacted.
5. This Constitution shall not preclude the adjudication of disputes relating to personal and family laws in accordance with religious or customary laws, with the consent of the parties to the dispute. Particulars shall be determined by law. (Art. 34) - Amharic1. በሕግ ከተወሰነው የጋብቻ ዕድሜ የደረሱ ወንዶችና ሴቶች በዘር፣ በብሔር፣በብሔረሰብ ወይም በሃይማኖት ልዩነት ሳይደረግባቸው የማግባትና ቤተሰብ የመመስረት መብት አላቸው፡፡ በጋብቻ አፈጻጸም፣ በጋብቻው ዘመንና በፍቺ ጊዜ እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡ በፍቺም ጊዜ የልጆችን መብትና ጥቅም እንዲከበር የሚያደርጉ ድንጋጌዎች ይደነገጋሉ፡፡
2. ጋብቻ በተጋቢዎች ነጻና ሙሉ ፈቃድ ላይ ብቻ ይመሰረታል፡፡
3. ቤተሰብ የኅብረተሰብ የተፈጥሮ መሰረታዊ መነሻ ነው፡፡ ከኅብረተሰብና ከመንግሥት ጥበቃ የማግኘት መብት አለው፡፡
4. በሕግ በተለይ በሚዘረዘረው መሰረት በሃይማኖት፣ በባሕል የሕግ ሥርዓቶች ላይ ተመስርትው ለሚፈጸሙ ጋብቻዎች እውቅና የሚሰጥ ሕግ ሊወጣ ይችላል፡፡
5. ይህ ሕገ መንግሥት የግል እና የቤተሰብ ሕግን በተመለከተ በተከራካሪዎች ፈቃድ በሃይማኖቶች ወይም በባሕሎች ሕጐች መሰረት መዳኘትን አይከለክልም፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡ (አንቀጽ 34)
Marriage and Family Life
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III. Every child and adolescent, without regard to origin, has equal rights and duties with respect to his or her parents. Discrimination among offspring on the part of parents shall be punished by law.
IV. Every child and adolescent has the right to identity and filial relationship with respect to his or her parents. When the parents are not known, the conventional surname chosen by the person responsible for his or her care will be used.
… (Art. 59) - Spanish...
III. Todas las niñas, niños y adolescentes, sin distinción de su origen, tienen iguales derechos y deberes respecto a sus progenitores. La discriminación entre hijos por parte de los progenitores será sancionada por la ley.
IV. Toda niña, niño y adolescente tiene derecho a la identidad y la filiación respecto a sus progenitores. Cuando no se conozcan los progenitores, utilizarán el apellido convencional elegido por la persona responsable de su cuidado.
... (Art. 59)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage is the legal basis of the family. It rests on equality of rights of both spouses and may be dissolved in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 57)
- SpanishEl matrimonio es el fundamento legal de la familia, descansa en la igualdad de derechos de los cónyuges y puede ser disuelto de acuerdo con la Ley. (Art. 57)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of India—
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(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years. (Art. 51A) - Hindiभारत के प्रत्येक नागरिक का यह कर्तव्य होगा कि वह—
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(ट) यदि माता-पिता या संरक्षक है, छह वर्ष से चौदह वर्ष तक की आयु वाले अपने, यथास्थिति, बालक या प्रतिपाल्य के लिए शिक्षा के अवसर प्रदान करे। (अनुच्छेद 51क)
Marriage and Family Life
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The law and court shall protect everyone from arbitrary or unlawful interference with his private and family life, as well as from encroachment upon his honour and dignity. (Art. 22) - Lithuanian…
Įstatymas ir teismas saugo, kad niekas nepatirtų savavališko ar neteisėto kišimosi į jo asmeninį ir šeimyninį gyvenimą, kėsinimosi į jo garbę ir orumą. (22 straipsnis)