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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEducation is [a] responsibility of the society and falls particularly to the family, the Municipality, and the State.
… (Art. 75) - SpanishLa educación es responsabilidad de la sociedad y recae en particular en la familia, en el Municipio y en el Estado.
… (Art. 75)
Marriage and Family Life
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Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the exclusive competence of the Central Power:
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36. legislation concerning[,] notably;
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h. … the protection of mother and child,
… (Art. 202) - French
Sans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence exclusive du pouvoir central:
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36. la législation notamment concernant:
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h) … la protection maternelle et infantile,
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Marriage and Family Life
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(2) Women have the same rights as men regarding the custody and guardianship of children, but an Act of Parliament may regulate how those rights are to be exercised.
… (Sec. 80)
Marriage and Family Life
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10. Registration of births, marriages and deaths.
… (Ninth Schedule, List III, Concurrent List) - Sinhala…
10. උප්පැන්න, විවාහ සහ මරණ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම.
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, III වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, සමගාමී ලැයිස්තුව)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The State shall have exclusive competence over the following matters:
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8) Civil legislation, without prejudice to the preservation, modification and development by the Autonomous Communities of their civil law, foral or special, whenever these exist, and traditional charts. In any event rules for the application and effectiveness of legal provisions, civil relations arising from the forms of marriage, keeping of records and drawing up to public instruments, bases of contractual liability, rules for resolving conflicts of law and determination of the sources of law in conformity, in this last case, with the rules of traditional charts or with those of foral or special laws.
… (Sec. 149) - Spanish1. El Estado tiene competencia exclusiva sobre las siguientes materias:
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8ª. Legislación civil, sin perjuicio de la conservación, modificación y desarrollo por las Comunidades Autónomas de los derechos civiles, forales o especiales, allí donde existan. En todo caso, las reglas relativas a la aplicación y eficacia de las normas jurídicas, relaciones jurídico-civiles relativas a las formas de matrimonio, ordenación de los registros e instrumentos públicos, bases de las obligaciones contractuales, normas para resolver los conflictos de leyes y determinación de las fuentes del Derecho, con respeto, en este último caso, a las normas del derecho foral o especial.
… (Art. 149)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWHEREAS the Peoples of the Island of Saint Vincent, who are known as Vincentians-
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c. realize that the maintenance of human dignity presupposes safeguarding the rights of privacy of family life, of property and the fostering of the pursuit of just economic rewards for labor;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFor the avoidance of doubt, the (common law) status of illegitimacy of persons born out of wedlock is abolished. (Sec. 31)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishI. Every person has the right to an adequate habitat and home that dignifies family and community life.
II. The State, at all levels of the government, is responsible for promoting the development of housing for social benefit, using adequate financing systems, based on principles of solidarity and equity. These plans shall be directed preferentially to families with scarce resources, to disadvantaged groups and to rural areas. (Art. 19) - SpanishI. Toda persona tiene derecho a un hábitat y vivienda adecuada, que dignifiquen la vida familiar y comunitaria.
II. El Estado, en todos sus niveles de gobierno, promoverá planes de vivienda de interés social, mediante sistemas adecuados de financiamiento, basándose en los principios de solidaridad y equidad. Estos planes se destinarán preferentemente a familias de escasos recursos, a grupos menos favorecidos y al área rural. (Art. 19)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFamily is the foundation of the Turkish society and based on the equality between the spouses.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the necessary organization to protect peace and welfare of the family, especially mother and children, and to ensure the instruction of family planning and its practice.
Every child has the right to protection and care and the right to have and maintain a personal and direct relation with his/her mother and father unless it is contrary to his/her high interests.
The State shall take measures for the protection of the children against all kinds of abuse and violence. (Art. 41) - TurkishAile, Türk toplumunun temelidir ve eşler arasında eşitliğe dayanır.
Devlet, ailenin huzur ve refahı ile özellikle ananın ve çocukların korunması ve aile planlamasının öğretimi ile uygulanmasını sağlamak için gerekli tedbirleri alır, teşkilâtı kurar.
Her çocuk, korunma ve bakımdan yararlanma, yüksek yararına açıkça aykırı olmadıkça, ana ve babasıyla kişisel ve doğrudan ilişki kurma ve sürdürme hakkına sahiptir.
Devlet, her türlü istismara ve şiddete karşı çocukları koruyucu tedbirleri alır. (Madde 41)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to:
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(xxi) marriage;
(xxii) divorce and matrimonial causes; and in relation thereto, parental rights, and the custody and guardianship of infants;
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(xxiiiA) the provision of maternity allowances, widows’ pensions, child endowment, ... and family allowances;
… (Sec. 51)