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Marriage and Family Life
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5. Laws relating to family affairs (marriage, transfer of property, divorce, persons on the verge of extinction, orphan, adoption, succession and joint family)
… (Schedule 7, List of Concurrent (federal and provincial) Powers/Jurisdiction) - Nepali…
६. पारिवारिक मामिला (विवाह, सम्पत्ति हस्तान्तरण, सम्बन्ध विच्छेद, लोपोन्मुख, टुहुरा, धर्मपुत्र, धर्मपुत्री उत्तराधिकार र संयुक्त परिवार) सम्बन्धी कानून
... (अनुसूची–७, संघ र प्रदेशको साझा अधिकारको सूची)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and protection of his (her) honour and good name.
… (Art. 23) - Russian1. Каждый имеет право на неприкосновенность частной жизни, личную и семейную тайну, защиту своей чести и доброго имени.
… (Статья 23)
Marriage and Family Life
- English… Every parent or guardian has the right to select the teachers or institutions he desires for the education of his children or wards. (Art. 68)
- Spanish… Todo padre o tutor tiene derecho a elegir, para la enseñanza de sus hijos o pupilos, los maestros e instituciones que desee. (Art. 68)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) A surviving spouse is entitled to a reasonable provision out of the estate of the other spouse whether the other spouse died having made a valid will or not and whether the spouses were married by civil or customary rites.
(2) Parliament shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Constitution, enact legislation regulating the property rights of spouses including common-law husband and wife. (Sec. 34)
Marriage and Family Life
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III. The social security system covers assistance for the following reasons: sickness, epidemics and catastrophic diseases; maternity or paternity; professional and work risks, and risks in farm labor; disability and special necessities; unemployment and loss of employment; being an orphan, crippled, widowed, of old age, and death; housing, family allowances and other social reasons.
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V. Women have the right to a safe maternity, with an inter-cultural practice and vision; they shall enjoy the special assistance and protection of the State during pregnancy and birth and in the prenatal and postnatal periods.
… (Art. 45) - Spanish...
III. El régimen de seguridad social cubre atención por enfermedad, epidemias y enfermedades catastróficas; maternidad y paternidad; riesgos profesionales, laborales y riesgos por labores de campo; discapacidad y necesidades especiales; desempleo y pérdida de empleo; orfandad, invalidez, viudez, vejez y muerte; vivienda, asignaciones familiares y otras previsiones sociales.
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V. Las mujeres tienen derecho a la maternidad segura, con una visión y práctica intercultural; gozarán de especial asistencia y protección del Estado durante el embarazo, parto y en los periodos prenatal y posnatal.
... (Art. 45)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the right of its citizens and their families in an emergency of in case of disease, disability and old age. … (Basic Law, Art. 27)
- Arabicتضمن الدولة حق المواطن وأسرته في حالة الطوارئ والمرض والعجز والشيخوخة. ... (النظام الأساسي ، المادة 27)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The right to honour, to personal and family privacy and to the own image is guaranteed.
… (Sec. 18) - Spanish1. Se garantiza el derecho al honor, a la intimidad personal y familiar y a la propia imagen.
… (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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5. To promote the birth rate and the having of many children;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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5) ծնելիության և բազմազավակության խթանումը.
… (Հոդված 86)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage and family, which constitute the natural foundation of life in society, are protected and promoted by the State.
Parents have the right and duty to assure the education and the physique and moral health of their children. Children owe care [soin] and assistance to their parents. (Art. 18) - FrenchLe mariage et la famille, qui constituent le fondement naturel de la vie en société, sont protégés et promus par l'État.
Les parents ont le droit et le devoir d'assurer l'éducation et la santé physique et morale de leurs enfants. Les enfants doivent soin et assistance à leurs parents. (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
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The family, which is the foundation of society, shall enjoy special protection from the State.
Paragraph 1. Marriage is civil and the marriage ceremony is free of charge.
Paragraph 2. Religious marriage has civil effects, in accordance with the law.
Paragraph 3. For purposes of protection by the State, the stable union between a man and a woman is recognized as a family entity, and the law shall facilitate the conversion of such entity into marriage.
Paragraph 4. The community formed by either parent and their descendants is also considered as a family entity.
Paragraph 5. The rights and the duties of marital society shall be exercised equally by the man and the woman.
Paragraph 6. Civil marriage may be dissolved by divorce.
Paragraph 7. Based on the principles of human dignity and responsible parenthood, family planning is a free choice of the couple, it being within the competence of the State to provide educational and scientific resources for the exercise of this right, any coercion by official or private agencies being forbidden.
Paragraph 8. The State shall ensure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members, creating mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226) - Portuguese
A família, base da sociedade, tem especial proteção do Estado.
§ 1º O casamento é civil e gratuita a celebração.
§ 2º O casamento religioso tem efeito civil, nos termos da lei.
§ 3º Para efeito da proteção do Estado, é reconhecida a união estável entre o homem e a mulher como entidade familiar, devendo a lei facilitar sua conversão em casamento.
§ 4º Entende-se, também, como entidade familiar a comunidade formada por qualquer dos pais e seus descendentes.
§ 5º Os direitos e deveres referentes à sociedade conjugal são exercidos igualmente pelo homem e pela mulher.
§ 6º O casamento civil pode ser dissolvido pelo divórcio.
§ 7º Fundado nos princípios da dignidade da pessoa humana e da paternidade responsável, o planejamento familiar é livre decisão do casal, competindo ao Estado propiciar recursos educacionais e científicos para o exercício desse direito, vedada qualquer forma coercitiva por parte de instituições oficiais ou privadas.
§ 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)