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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Marriage and the family shall enjoy the special protection of the state.
(2) The care and upbringing of children is the natural right of parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them. The state shall watch over them in the performance of this duty.
(3) Children may be separated from their families against the will of their parents or guardians only pursuant to a law, and only if the parents or guardians fail in their duties or the children are otherwise in danger of serious neglect.
(4) Every mother shall be entitled to the protection and care of the community.
(5) Children born outside of marriage shall be provided by legislation with the same opportunities for physical and mental development and for their position in society as are enjoyed by those born within marriage. (Art. 6) - German(1) Ehe und Familie stehen unter dem besonderen Schutze der staatlichen Ordnung.
(2) Pflege und Erziehung der Kinder sind das natürliche Recht der Eltern und die zuvörderst ihnen obliegende Pflicht. Über ihre Betätigung wacht die staatliche Gemeinschaft.
(3) Gegen den Willen der Erziehungsberechtigten dürfen Kinder nur auf Grund eines Gesetzes von der Familie getrennt werden, wenn die Erziehungsberechtigten versagen oder wenn die Kinder aus anderen Gründen zu verwahrlosen drohen.
(4) Jede Mutter hat Anspruch auf den Schutz und die Fürsorge der Gemeinschaft.
(5) Den unehelichen Kindern sind durch die Gesetzgebung die gleichen Bedingungen für ihre leibliche und seelische Entwicklung und ihre Stellung in der Gesellschaft zu schaffen wie den ehelichen Kindern. (Art. 6)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Men and women of full age and capacity shall have the right to marry and found a family.
(2) Marriage shall be based on the free and full consent of the intended parties. (Sec. 27)
Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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2° The status of persons and of assets:
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- matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 164) - KirundiIbitegerezwa kuringanizwa n’amabwirizwa ni ibi :
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2° Ivyerekeye amabwirizwa agenga abantu n’ivyabo:
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– ivyerekeye amatungo y’ababiranye ingene aganzwa, gutorana n’ukugabira amatungo;
… (Ingingo ya 164) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi :
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2° Le statut des personnes et des biens :
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- régimes matrimoniaux, successions et libéralités ;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe duties of Bolivians are:
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9. To care for, feed, and education their children.
… (Art. 108) - SpanishSon deberes de las bolivianas y los bolivianos:
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9. Asistir, alimentar y educar a las hijas e hijos.
… (Art. 108)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
1. Personal and family life shall be inviolable.
… (Art. 15) - Georgian
1. ადამიანის პირადი და ოჯახური ცხოვრება ხელშეუხებელია.
… (მუხლი 15)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family asset is recognized as an institution of social interest whose regime will be determined by the law. It will be constituted by the family housing [vivienda] or the estate [fundo], and by its furniture and elements of work, which will be non-seizable [inembargables]. (Art. 59)
- SpanishSe reconoce como institución de interés social el bien de familia, cuyo régimen será determinado por ley. El mismo estará constituido por la vivienda o el fundo familiar, y por sus muebles y elementos de trabajo, los cuales serán inembargables. (Art. 59)
Marriage and Family Life
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Workers shall be entitled to a remuneration commensurate to the quantity and quality of their work and in any case such as to ensure them and their families a free and dignified existence.
… (Art. 36) - Italian
Il lavoratore ha diritto ad una retribuzione proporzionata alla quantità e qualità del suo lavoro e in ogni caso sufficiente ad assicurare a sé e alla famiglia un’esistenza libera e dignitosa.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every child has the right
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(e) to parental care and protection, which includes equal responsibility of the mother and father to provide for the child, whether they are married to each other or not;
… (Art. 53) - Swahili(1) Kila mtoto ana haki
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(e) ya malezi na ulinzi wa wazazi, ambayo hujumuisha jukumu sawa la mama na baba kumhudumia mtoto, iwe wameoana au la;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State recognizes, without any discrimination, the primacy of the inalienable rights of the person and protects the family as the basic institution of the society. (Art. 5)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, sin discriminación alguna, la primacía de los derechos inalienables de la persona y ampara a la familia como institución básica de la sociedad. (Art. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis.
(2) With regard to choice of spouse, property rights, inheritance, choice of domicile, divorce and other matters pertaining to marriage and the family, laws shall be enacted from the standpoint of individual dignity and the essential equality of the sexes. (Art. 24) - Japanese1婚姻は、両性の合意のみに基いて成立し、夫婦が同等の権利を有することを基本として、相互の協力により、維持されなければならない。
2配偶者の選択、財産権、相続、住居の選定、離婚並びに婚姻及び家族に関するその他の事項に関しては、法律は、個人の尊厳と両性の本質的平等に立脚して、制定されなければならない。(第24条)