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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishInvestigation of paternity is authorized. The procedure shall be determined by law. (Art. 115)
- SpanishSe autoriza la investigación de la paternidad. La Ley determinará el procedimiento. (Art. 115)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
(2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working conditions and other social assistance.
(3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
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(5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law. (Art. 47) - Bulgarian(1) Отглеждането и възпитанието на децата до пълнолетието им е право и задължение на техните родители и се подпомага от държавата.
(2) Жената майка се ползва от особената закрила на държавата, която й осигурява платен отпуск преди и след раждане, безплатна акушерска помощ, облекчаване на труда и други социални помощи.
(3) Децата, родени извън брака, имат равни права с родените в брака.
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(5) Условията и редът за ограничаване или отнемане на родителските права се определя със закон. (Чл. 47)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The freedoms of each citizen, taken together[,] are exercised with respect for the rights recognized to others by the Constitution, particularly with respect for the right to the honor, to the intimacy and to the protection of the family, and to that of infancy and of youth. (Art. 81)
- Arabic
يمارس كل شخص جميع الحرّيات في إطار احترام الحقوق المعترَف بها للغير في الـدّستور، لاسـيّام منها احـتـرام الـحـق في الـشّرف، والحياة الخاصّة، وحماية الأسرة والطفولة والشّباب. (المــادة 81)
- French
L'ensemble des libertés de chaque citoyen s'exerce dans le respect des droits reconnus à autrui par la Constitution, particulièrement dans le respect du droit à l'honneur, à la vie privée, à la protection de la famille et à celle de l'enfance et de la jeunesse. (Art. 81)
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
- EnglishParents shall bear responsibility for the upbringing, support and education of their children, and they shall have the right and freedom to make independent decisions concerning the upbringing of their children.
Parents shall be responsible for ensuring the right of their children to the full and harmonious development of their personalities.
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Children shall be obliged to take care of their elderly and infirm parents.
… (Art. 63) - CroatianRoditelji su dužni odgajati, uzdržavati i školovati djecu te imaju pravo i slobodu da samostalno odlučuju o odgoju djece.
Roditelji su odgovorni osigurati pravo djetetu na potpun i skladan razvoj njegove osobnosti.
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Djeca su dužna brinuti se za stare i nemoćne roditelje.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The state shall promote and guarantee the measures needed to ensure the universal right to medical and health care, as well as the right to child care and maternity care, care in illness, disability, old age and in situations in which they are unable to work, in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 77) - Portuguese1. O Estado promove e garante as medidas necessárias para assegurar a todos o direito à assistência médica e sanitária, bem como o direito à assistência na infância, na maternidade, na invalidez, na deficiência, na velhice e em qualquer situação de incapacidade para o trabalho, nos termos da lei.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The State protects the family as the fundamental unit of the society, assures [to] it the moral, cultural, and economic conditions favorable to the realization of its objectives.
2. It protects equally all classes of matrimony celebrated in accordance to law, as well as maternity and familial assets. (Art. 22) - Spanish1. El Estado protege la familia como célula fundamental de la sociedad, le asegura las condiciones morales, culturales y económicas que favorecen la realización de sus objetivos.
2. Protege igualmente toda clase de matrimonio celebrado conforme a derecho, así como la maternidad y el deber familiar. (Art. 22) - French1. L'État protège la famille en tant que cellule fondamentale de la société et lui procure les conditions morales, culturelles et économiques propices à la réalisation de ses objectifs.
2. Il protège également tous les types de mariages célébrés conformément à la loi, ainsi que la maternité et les obligations familiales. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
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Now, therefore, the people of Barbados
(a) proclaim that they are a sovereign nation founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, the dignity of the human person, their unshakeable faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms and the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English
Family relations rest on the respect for, solidarity with and [the] absolute equality of rights and responsibilities between the man and the woman.
Parents must attend to the maintaining of the home and the integral development of their children through common effort, with equal rights and responsibilities. The children in their turn, are obligated to respect and assist their parents. These duties and rights will be fulfilled in accordance with the legislation on the matter. (Art. 73) - Spanish
Las relaciones familiares descansan en el respeto, solidaridad e igualdad absoluta de derechos y responsabilidades entre el hombre y la mujer.
Los padres deben atender el mantenimiento del hogar y la formación integral de los hijos mediante el esfuerzo común, con iguales derechos y responsabilidades. Los hijos a su vez, están obligados a respetar y ayudar a sus padres. Estos deberes y derechos se cumplirán de acuerdo con la legislación de la materia. (Art. 73)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Hungary shall protect the institution of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, established by voluntary decision, and the family as the basis of the survival of the nation. Family ties shall be based on marriage or the relationship between parents and children.
(2) Hungary shall support the commitment to have children.
(3) The protection of families shall be regulated by a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. L) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország védi a házasság intézményét mint férfi és nő között, önkéntes elhatározás alapján létrejött életközösséget, valamint a családot mint a nemzet fennmaradásának alapját. A családi kapcsolat alapja a házasság, illetve a szülő-gyermek viszony.
(2) Magyarország támogatja a gyermekvállalást.
(3) A családok védelmét sarkalatos törvény szabályozza. (Alapvetés, L) cikk)