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Marriage and Family Life
- English
1. Marriage, as a union of a woman and a man for the purpose of founding a family, shall be based on the equality of rights and the free will of spouses.
2. The rights of mothers and children shall be protected by law. (Art. 30) - Georgian
1. ქორწინება, როგორც ქალისა და მამაკაცის კავშირი ოჯახის შექმნის მიზნით, ემყარება მეუღლეთა უფლებრივ თანასწორობასა და ნებაყოფლობას.
2. დედათა და ბავშვთა უფლებები დაცულია კანონით. (მუხლი 30)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
… Working conditions shall allow women to fulfil their essential role in the family and ensure appropriate protection for the mother and child.
… (Art. 37) - Italian
… Le condizioni di lavoro devono consentire l'adempimento della sua essenziale funzione familiare e assicurare alla madre e al bambino una speciale adeguata protezione.
… (Art. 37)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
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(4) Every person has the right to found a family.
Every person has the right to respect for their family life.
(5) …
Each child has the right to the protection, measures and care necessary for his well-being and development.
… (Art. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to enter into matrimony, in civil or religious form.
2. The law shall regulate the requirements, the civil effects of marriage and its dissolution, irrespective of the form of its celebration.
3. Spouses shall have equal civil and political rights and duties.
4. Children shall only be separated from their parents through judicial decision and strictly in cases foreseen in the law, should the parents not comply with their fundamental duties towards them.
5. The discrimination against children born out of wedlock or the use of any discriminatory designation with respect to parenting shall not be allowed.
6. Adoption shall be allowed, with the law regulating its forms and conditions. (Art. 47) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito de contrair casamento, sob forma civil ou religiosa.
2. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos civis do casamento e da sua dissolução, independentemente da forma de celebração.
3. Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres civis e políticos.
4. Os filhos só podem ser separados dos pais, por decisão judicial e sempre nos casos previstos na lei, se estes não cumprirem os seus deveres fundamentais para com eles.
5. Não é permitida a discriminação dos filhos nascidos fora do casamento, nem a utilização de qualquer designação discriminatória relativa à filiação.
6. É permitida a adopção, devendo a lei regular as suas formas e condições. (Art. 47)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and shall be protected by law.
2. All levels of government shall promote the welfare of the family and enact the necessary laws for its protection.
3. It is the right and duty of parents to care for and bring up their children.
4. Children shall not be separated from their parents or persons legally entitled to care for them against the will of such parents or persons, except in accordance with the law. (Art. 39)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe care and education of children, so that they may attain their fullest physical, intellectual, and social capacity, is the duty and the right of parents. Those who have large families to support are entitled to compensatory aid if they need it. … (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl cuidado y educación de los hijos para que éstos alcancen su plena capacidad corporal, intelectual y social, es un deber y un derecho de los padres. Quienes tengan a su cargo numerosa prole tienen derecho a auxilios compensatorios, siempre que los necesiten. ... (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Marriage and family life shall be entered into and sustained on the basis of individual dignity and equality of the sexes, and the State shall guarantee the foregoing.
2. The State shall endeavor to protect motherhood.
… (Art. 36) - Korean①혼인과 가족생활은 개인의 존엄과 양성의 평등을 기초로 성립되고 유지되어야 하며, 국가는 이를 보장한다.
②국가는 모성의 보호를 위하여 노력하여야 한다.
… (제36조)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The temporary replacement of a member of the States General during pregnancy and maternity leave or during illness shall be regulated by Act of Parliament. (Art. 57a)
- Dutch
De wet regelt de tijdelijke vervanging van een lid van de Staten-Generaal wegens zwangerschap en bevalling, alsmede wegens ziekte. (Art. 57a)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
…
– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
ـ …
حالة وقدرة الأشخاص وقانون الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
… (Art. 89)
Marriage and Family Life
- English…
4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)