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Marriage and Family Life
Tonga
- EnglishNo lease, sub-lease, transfer of a lease or of a sub-lease shall be granted—
(a) without the prior consent of Cabinet where the term is ninety-nine years, or less, or
(b) without the prior consent of Privy Council where the term is over ninety-nine years,
Provided that no consent shall be granted to a lease by a widow of the land of her deceased husband. (Clause 114) - Tongan‘E ‘ikai foaki ha lisi, toe lisi, fetongi ‘o ha lisi pe ‘o ha toe lisi —
(a) kae ‘oua kuo tomu‘a ma‘u ‘a e fakangofua ‘a e Kapineti ‘a ia ko e vaha‘a taimi lisi ‘oku ta‘u ‘e hivangofulumahiva pe si‘isi‘i ange ai, pe
(b) kae ‘oua kuo tomu‘a ma‘u ‘a e fakangofua ‘a e Fakataha Tokoni ‘a ia ko e vaha‘a taimi lisi ‘oku laka hake ‘i he ta‘u ‘e hivangofulumahiva;
Tuku kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai foaki ha fakangofua ki ha lisi ‘e ha uitou ki he kelekele ‘o hono husepaniti kuo pekia. (Kupu 114)
Marriage and Family Life
Comoros
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … 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
Honduras
- EnglishThe right to honor, to personal privacy, to a family, and to one's dignity is guaranteed. (Art. 76)
- SpanishSe garantiza el derecho al honor, a la intimidad personal, familiar y a la propia imagen. (Art. 76)
Marriage and Family Life
Uganda
- English…
4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
Croatia
- EnglishThe family shall enjoy special protection of the state.
Marriage is a living union between a woman and a man.
Marriage and legal relations in marriage, common-law marriage and the family shall be regulated by law. (Art. 61) - CroatianObitelj je pod osobitom zaštitom države.
Brak je životna zajednica žene i muškarca.
Brak i pravni odnosi u braku, izvanbračnoj zajednici i obitelji uređuju se zakonom. (Članak 61)
Marriage and Family Life
Angola
- English1. The right to personal identity, civil capacity, nationality, a good name and reputation, likeness, free speech, and privacy in personal and family life shall be recognised for all.
2. The law shall establish effective guarantees against the procurement and use of information relating to individuals and families in a manner which is abusive or offends against human dignity. (Art. 32) - Portuguese1. A todos são reconhecidos os direitos à identidade pessoal, à capacidade civil, à nacionalidade, ao bom nome e reputação, à imagem, à palavra e à reserva de intimidade da vida privada e familiar.
2. A lei estabelece as garantias efectivas contra a obtenção e a utilização, abusivas ou contrárias à dignidade humana, de informações relativas às pessoas e às famílias. (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishThe fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
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b) The protection of the family, the basic unit of the Equatoguinean society;
… (Art. 5) - SpanishLos fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
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b) La protección de la familia, célula básica de la sociedad ecuatoguineana.
… (Art. 5) - FrenchLes fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont:
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b) La protection de la famille, cellule essentielle de la société équatoguinéenne.
… (Art. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
Mexico
- EnglishNo one will be disturbed [molestado] in their person, family, home, papers or possessions, except by virtue of a written order of the competent authority, that substantiates and motivates the legal cause of the proceeding.
… (Art. 16) - SpanishNadie puede ser molestado en su persona, familia, domicilio, papeles o posesiones, sino en virtud de mandamiento escrito de la autoridad competente, que funde y motive la causa legal del procedimiento.
… (Art. 16)
Marriage and Family Life
Argentina
- EnglishCongress is empowered:
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23.- … To issue a special and integral social security system to protect children from abandonment, since pregnancy up to the end of elementary education, and to protect the mother during pregnancy and the period of lactation.
… (Sec. 75) - SpanishCorresponde al Congreso:
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23. … Dictar un régimen de seguridad social especial e integral en protección del niño en situación de desamparo, desde el embarazo hasta la finalización del período de enseñanza elemental, y de la madre durante el embarazo y el tiempo de lactancia.
… (Art. 75)
Marriage and Family Life
Greece
- English1. Every person’s home is a sanctuary. The private and family life of the individual is inviolable.
… (Art. 9) - Greek1. H κατοικία του καθενός είναι άσυλο. H ιδιωτική και οικογενειακή ζωή του ατόμου είναι απαραβίαστη.
… ('Αρθρο 9)