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Marriage and Family Life
- English
The privacy of a person, his or her family, home or correspondence shall not be subjected to arbitrary interference;
… (Art. 23) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Imibereho bwite y’umuntu, iy’umuryango we, urugo rwe cyangwa ubutumwa yohererezanya n’abandi ntibishobora kuvogerwa mu buryo bunyuranyije n’amategeko;
… (Ingingo ya 23) - French
(1) Nul ne peut faire l’objet d’immixtion arbitraire dans sa vie privée, celle de sa famille, son domicile ou sa correspondance ;
… (Art. 23)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo one shall be subject to interference in his or her personal and family life, except when such interference is stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine.
… (Art. 32) - UkrainianНіхто не може зазнавати втручання в його особисте і сімейне життя, крім випадків, передбачених Конституцією України.
… (Стаття 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State recognizes de facto unions and the law will regulate [perceptuará] everything relative to it. (Art. 48)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce la unión de hecho y la ley preceptuará todo lo relativo a la misma. (Art. 48)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFor the purposes of this Constitution—
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(7) (a) a married woman shall belong to the Community to which her husband belongs;
(b) A male or female child under the age of twenty-one who is not married shall belong to the Community to which his or her father belongs, or, if the father is unknown and he or she has not been adopted, to the Community to which his or her mother belongs. (Art. 2) - GreekΔια τους σκοπούς του παρόντος Συντάγματος:
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7. (α) Η ύπανδρος γυνή ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του συζύγου αυτής.
(β) Το άρρεν ή θήλυ άγαμον τέκνον το μη συμπληρώσαν το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας του ανήκει εις την κοινότητα του πατρός αυτού, επί δε αγνώστου πατρός και εφ’ όσον δεν έχει υιοθετηθή, εις την κοινότητα, εις ην ανήκει η μήτηρ αυτού. (Αρθρον 2) - TurkishBu Anayasa çerçevesinde:
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(7) (a) evli bir kadın, kocasının mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur;
(b) yirmi bir yaşından küçük ve evli olmayan bir erkek veya kız çocuğu, babasının mensup olduğu veya, babası bilinmediği ve evlatlık da edinilmediği takdirde, annesinin mensup olduğu Cemaate mensup olur. (Madde 2)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The family is the primary unit of the society and is under the protection of society and the state.
Marriage shall be based on the traditional family values of the people of Uzbekistan, the free consent and equality of those entering into marriage.
The State shall create the social, economic, legal and other conditions for the full development of the family. (Art. 76) - Uzbek
Oila jamiyatning asosiy bo‘g‘inidir hamda u jamiyat va davlat muhofazasidadir.
Nikoh O‘zbekiston xalqining an’anaviy oilaviy qadriyatlariga, nikohlanuvchilarning ixtiyoriy roziligiga va teng huquqliligiga asoslanadi.
Davlat oilaning to‘laqonli rivojlanishi uchun ijtimoiy, iqtisodiy, huquqiy va boshqa shart-sharoitlar yaratadi. (76-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Marriage is the basis of the family, which is the foundation of society. Its protection is a legal duty of the state.
(2) Mother and child care is a legal duty of the state.
(3) Every child has the right to care from their parents, including education and instruction. In instances where this care is not available from the family, it must be provided by others. This right applies to street children and children of unknown parents, the rights of whom the state has a particular duty to fulfill and protect.
(4) Adults have a duty to support their parents if the parents are unable to care for themselves.
(5) No marriage shall be legal without the free consent of both the man and the woman, or if one or both of them have not reached the age of maturity. (Art. 28) - Somali(1) Guurku waa aasaaska qoyska oo ah saldhigga bulshada, ilaalintiisuna waa waajib sharci ah oo saaran Dawladda.
(2) Daryeelka Hooyada iyo Dhallaanka waa waajib saaran Dawladda.
(3) Ubadku wuxuu waalidkiis xaq ugu leeyahay xannaano ay ka mid tahay waxbarasho iyo barbaarin. Haddiise xannaanadaas uu ka waayo deegaanka qoyskiisa waa in loo yeelo cid kale oo daryeesha. Isla xuquuqdan oo kale ayay leeyihiin carruurta dariiq-joogga ah iyo kuwa aan waalidkood la aqoonnin, Dawladda ayaana si gaar ah ugu xilsaaran inay xuquuqdooda ilaaliso, si buuxdana ay u helaan.
(4) Waalidka aan iskii isugu filnayn wuxuu ubadkiisa qaangaarka ah xaq ugu leeyihiin daryeel sharci ah.
(5) Guur ansaxayaa ma jiro haddaanay si xor ah iyo oggolaansho ninka iyo naagta ka timid jirin. Labaduba waa inay gaareen da’da guurka. (Qodobka 28aad.)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFor the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that preferential treatment granted by reason of—
(a) a woman’s pregnancy or childbirth; or
(b) a person’s responsibility for part-time care or full-time care of children or other dependants— shall not constitute a breach of this Part. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 74)
Marriage and Family Life
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(17) the Nation shall protect and promote the family which is the natural foundation of human society. It shall protect women, the young, the elderly and the disabled;
… (Preamble) - French…
(17) La nation protège et encourage la famille, base naturelle de la société humaine. Elle protège la femme, les jeunes, les personnes âgées et les personnes handicapées;
… (Préambule)
Marriage and Family Life
- English…
A civil wedding should always precede the blessing of the marriage, apart from the exceptions to be established by the law if needed. (Art. 21) - Dutch…
Het burgerlijk huwelijk moet altijd aan de huwelijksinzegening voorafgaan, behoudens de uitzonderingen door de wet te stellen, indien daartoe redenen zijn. (Art. 21) - French…
Le mariage civil devra toujours précéder la bénédiction nuptiale, sauf les exceptions à établir par la loi, s’il y a lieu. (Art. 21) - German…
Die zivile Eheschließung muss stets der Einsegnung der Ehe vorangehen, vorbehaltlich der erforderlichenfalls durch Gesetz festzulegenden Ausnahmen. (Art. 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the matrimonial regimes, … (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … les régimes matrimoniaux, ... (Art. 84)