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Marriage and Family Life
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(2) Religious observances may be conducted at state or state-aided institutions, provided that-
(a) those observances follow rules made by the appropriate public authorities;
(b) they are conducted on an equitable basis; and
(c) attendance at them is free and voluntary.
(3) (a) This section does not prevent legislation recognising-
(i) marriages concluded under any tradition, or a system of religious, personal or family law; or
(ii) systems of personal and family law under any tradition, or adhered to by persons professing a particular religion.
(b) Recognition in terms of paragraph (a) must be consistent with this section and the other provisions of the Constitution. (Sec. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
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Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of private life, personal and family secrets, protection of honor and dignity.
… (Art. 31) - Uzbek
Har bir inson shaxsiy hayotining daxlsizligi, shaxsiy va oilaviy sirga ega bo‘lish, o‘z sha’ni va qadr-qimmatini himoya qilish huquqiga ega.
... (31-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
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(4) For the purposes of this section,— child has the meaning given to it in section 8 of the Family Violence Act 2018
family violence has the meaning given to it in section 9 the Family Violence Act 2018 person affected by family violence means a person who is 1 or both of the following:
(a) a person against whom any other person is inflicting, or has inflicted, family violence:
(b) a person with whom there ordinarily or periodically resides a child against whom any other person is inflicting, or has inflicted, family violence.
(5) Subsection (1) applies regardless of how long ago the family violence occurred or is suspected or assumed or believed to have occurred, and even if the family violence occurred or is suspected or assumed or believed to have occurred before the person became an employee. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 62A)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family constitutes the natural and moral basis of the human community.
Marriage is the union between a man and a woman. It is organized by the law.
The family and marriage are placed under the protection of the State.
The State and the other public collectivities have, collectively [ensemble], the duty to see to the physical and moral health of the family and to encourage it socially by the appropriate institutions.
The protection of the woman and of the child against violence and insecurity, exploitation and moral, intellectual and physical neglect[,] is an obligation of the State and the other public collectivities. This protection is assured by the appropriate measures and institutions of the State and of the other public collectivities.
Parents have the natural right and the primordial duty to raise and educate their children so as to develop in them [a] good physical, intellectual and moral aptitude. They are supported in this task by the State and the other public collectivities.
Children born outside of marriage have the same rights to public assistance as legitimate children.
Natural children, legally recognized, have the same rights as legitimate children.
... (Art. 7) - FrenchLa famille constitue la base naturelle et morale de la communauté humaine.
Le mariage est l’union entre un homme et une femme. Il est organisé par la loi.
La famille et le mariage sont placés sous la protection de l‘Etat.
L’Etat et les autres collectivités publiques ont, ensemble, le devoir de veiller à la santé physique et morale de la famille et de l’encourager socialement par des institutions appropriées.
La protection de la femme et de l’enfant contre la violence, l’insécurité, l’exploitation et l’abandon moral, intellectuel et physique est une obligation pour l’Etat et d les autres collectivités publiques. Cette protection est assurée par des mesures et des institutions appropriées de l’Etat et des autres collectivités publiques.
Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir primordial d’élever et d’éduquer leurs enfants afin de développer en eux de bonnes aptitudes physiques, intellectuelles et morales. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l’Etat et les autres collectivités publiques.
Les enfants nés hors mariage ont les mêmes droits à l’assistance publique que les enfants légitimes.
Les enfants naturels, légalement reconnus, ont les mêmes droits que les enfants légitimes.
... (Art. 7)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishChildren are guaranteed the rights to dignity, health, care and education from their parents and the state. … (Art. 47)
- Arabicحقوق الطفل على أبويه وعلى الدولة ضمان الكرامة والصحة والرعاية والتربية والتعليم. ... (الفصل 47)
- FrenchLa dignité, la santé, les soins, l’éducation et l’instruction constituent des droits garantis à l’enfant par son père et sa mère et par l’État. … (Art. 47)
Marriage and Family Life
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Marriage as the union of a woman and a man, the family, maternity, paternity and childhood shall be protected by the State.
A woman and a man, on reaching marriageable age, have the right to marry voluntarily and to create a family. Spouses have equal rights in marriage and family.
Parents or persons in loco parentis have the right and the duty to bring up their children, care for their health, development and education, prepare them for socially useful work, instil in them a culture of respect for the law and for the historical and national traditions of Belarus. ... Children are obliged to take care of and assist their parents and persons in loco parentis.
The state provides support for families with children, orphans and children left without parental care.
The state ensures the priority of raising children within the family. Children may be separated from their family against the will of their parents and other persons in loco parentis only based on a court order if the parents or other persons in loco parentis fail to fulfil their obligations.
… (Art. 32) - Belarusian
Шлюб як саюз жанчыны і мужчыны, сям’я, мацярынства, бацькоўства і дзяцінства знаходзяцца пад абаронай дзяржавы.
Жанчына і мужчына па дасягненні шлюбнага ўзросту маюць права на добраахвотнай аснове ўступіць у шлюб і стварыць сям’ю. Сужэнцы маюць роўныя правы ў шлюбе і сям’і.
Бацькі або асобы, якія іх замяняюць, маюць права і абавязаны выхоўваць дзяцей, клапаціцца аб іх здароўі, развіцці і навучанні, рыхтаваць да грамадска карыснай працы, прывіваць культуру і павагу да законаў, гістарычных і нацыянальных традыцый Беларусі. ... Дзеці абавязаны клапаціцца пра бацькоў, а таксама пра асоб, якія іх замяняюць, і аказваць ім дапамогу.
Дзяржава аказвае падтрымку сем’ям з дзецьмі, дзецям-сіротам і дзецям, якія засталіся без апекавання бацькоў.
Дзяржава забяспечвае прыярытэт выхавання дзяцей у сям’і. Дзеці могуць быць аддзелены ад сваёй сям’і супраць волі бацькоў і іншых асоб, якія іх замяняюць, толькі на падставе рашэння суда, калі бацькі або іншыя асобы, якія іх замяняюць, не выконваюць сваіх абавязкаў.
... (Артыкул 32) - Russian
Брак как союз женщины и мужчины, семья, материнство, отцовство и детство находятся под защитой государства.
Женщина и мужчина по достижении брачного возраста имеют право на добровольной основе вступить в брак и создать семью. Супруги имеют равные права в браке и семье.
Родители или лица, их заменяющие, имеют право и обязаны воспитывать детей, заботиться об их здоровье, развитии и обучении, готовить к общественно полезному труду, прививать культуру и уважение к законам, историческим и национальным традициям Беларуси. ... Дети обязаны заботиться о родителях, а также о лицах, их заменяющих, и оказывать им помощь.
Государство оказывает поддержку семьям с детьми, детям-сиротам и детям, оставшимся без попечения родителей.
Государство обеспечивает приоритет воспитания детей в семье. Дети могут быть отделены от своей семьи против воли родителей и других лиц, их заменяющих, только на основании решения суда, если родители или другие лица, их заменяющие, не выполняют своих обязанностей.
… (Статья 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others –
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h. in the case of a parent, to support, assist and educate all his children, legitimate and illegitimate, and in particular to give them a true understanding of their fundamental rights and duties and of the national objectives and of the culture and customs of the people of Vanuatu;
… (Art. 7) - FrenchToute personne a les devoirs fondamentaux suivants envers elle-même, ses descendants et autrui:
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h) si elle est parent, élever, assister et éduquer tous ses enfants, légitimes ou naturels, et leur apporter en particulier une connaissance véritable de leurs droits et devoirs fondamentaux, des objectifs nationaux, de la culture et des coutumes du peuple de Vanuatu;
... (Art. 7)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLaws governing the relations between employers and workers are matters of public policy. All acts, stipulations or agreements that involve the waiver, diminution or restriction or evasion of the following guarantees shall be void:
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11. A woman is entitled to leave before and after childbirth, without loss of employment or wages. During the nursing period she shall be entitled to a rest period each day for nursing her child. The employer may not terminate the employment contract of a pregnant woman, even after childbirth, except for justifiable cause shown before a competent judge, in the cases and conditions indicated by law.
… (Art. 128) - SpanishLas leyes que rigen las relaciones entre patronos y trabajadores son de orden público. Son nulos los actos, estipulaciones o convenciones que impliquen renuncia, disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen las siguientes garantías:
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11. La mujer tiene derecho a descanso antes y después del parto, sin pérdida de su trabajo ni de su salario. En el período de lactancia tendrá derecho a un descanso por día para amamantar a sus hijos. El patrono no podrá dar por terminado el contrato de trabajo de la mujer grávida ni después del parto, sin comprobar previamente una causa justa ante juez competente, en los casos y condiciones que señale la Ley.
… (Art. 128)
Marriage and Family Life
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Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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5. … the status and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes,
… (Art. 122) - French
Sans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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5. … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux,
… (Art. 122)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Every person who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to found a family.
(2) No person may be compelled to enter into marriage against their will.
(3) Persons of the same sex are prohibited from marrying each other. (Sec. 78)