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Marriage and Family Life
Spain
- English(1) Man and woman have the right to marry with full legal equality.
(2) The law shall make provision for the forms of marriage, the age and capacity for concluding it, the rights and duties of the spouses, the grounds for separation and dissolution, and their effect. (Sec. 32) - Spanish1. El hombre y la mujer tienen derecho a contraer matrimonio con plena igualdad jurídica.
2. La ley regulará las formas de matrimonio, la edad y capacidad para contraerlo, los derechos y deberes de los cónyuges, las causas de separación y disolución y sus efectos. (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Kenya
- English...
(4) The provisions of this Chapter7 on equality shall be qualified to the extent strictly necessary for the application of Muslim law before the Kadhis’ courts, to persons who profess the Muslim religion, in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance.
… (Art. 24) - Swahili...
(4) Vifungu katika Sura hii kwa usawa vitatumika kwa kiwango ambacho ni lazima kabisa kutumia sharia ya Kiislamu mbele ya mahakama za Kadhi, kwa watu ambao ni waumini wa dini ya Kiisilamu, katika maswala yanayohusu hadhi ya binafsi, ndoa, talaka na urithi.
… (Kifungu cha 24)
Marriage and Family Life
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases –
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b. final decisions in proceedings for dissolutions or nullity of marriage;
… (Sec. 99)
Marriage and Family Life
Canada
- EnglishIn each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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12. The Solemnization of Marriage in the Province.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 92) - FrenchDans chaque province la législature pourra exclusivement faire des lois relatives aux matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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12. La célébration du mariage dans la province;
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 92)
Marriage and Family Life
Türkiye
- English… The fundamental rights and freedoms also comprise the duties and responsibilities of the individual to the society, his/her family, and other individuals. (Art. 12)
- Turkish… Temel hak ve hürriyetler, kişinin topluma, ailesine ve diğer kişilere karşı ödev ve sorumluluklarını da ihtiva eder. (Madde 12)
Marriage and Family Life
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- EnglishMen and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family, according to the national laws governing the exercise of this right. (Art. 12 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Marriage and Family Life
Madagascar
- English
Every child has the right to instruction and to education under the responsibility of the parents within respect for their freedom of choice.
... (Art. 23) - French
Tout enfant a droit à l’instruction et à l’éducation sous la responsabilité des parents dans le respect de leur liberté de choix.
… (Art. 23)
Marriage and Family Life
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishMarriage, which is based on free consent and absolute equality of rights and obligations of the spouses, is protected. A stable de facto union between a man and a woman which meets the requirements established by law shall have the same effects as marriage. (Art. 77)
- SpanishSe protege el matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer, el cual se funda en el libre consentimiento y en la igualdad absoluta de los derechos y deberes de los cónyuges. Las uniones estables de hecho entre un hombre y una mujer que cumplan los requisitos establecidos en la ley producirán los mismos efectos que el matrimonio. (Art. 77)
Marriage and Family Life
Cuba
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The State organizes institutions and services that facilitate the ability of working families to carry out their responsibilities. (Art. 64) - Spanish…
El Estado organiza instituciones y servicios que faciliten a las familias trabajadoras el desempeño de sus responsabilidades. (Art. 64)
Marriage and Family Life
Yemen
- EnglishThe state shall protect mothers and children, and shall sponsor the youth and the young. (Art. 30)
- Arabicتحمي الدولـة الأمومة والطفولــة وترعى النشء والشبـــاب. (المادّة 30)