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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Marriage and the family shall enjoy the special protection of the state.
(2) The care and upbringing of children is the natural right of parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them. The state shall watch over them in the performance of this duty.
(3) Children may be separated from their families against the will of their parents or guardians only pursuant to a law, and only if the parents or guardians fail in their duties or the children are otherwise in danger of serious neglect.
(4) Every mother shall be entitled to the protection and care of the community.
(5) Children born outside of marriage shall be provided by legislation with the same opportunities for physical and mental development and for their position in society as are enjoyed by those born within marriage. (Art. 6) - German(1) Ehe und Familie stehen unter dem besonderen Schutze der staatlichen Ordnung.
(2) Pflege und Erziehung der Kinder sind das natürliche Recht der Eltern und die zuvörderst ihnen obliegende Pflicht. Über ihre Betätigung wacht die staatliche Gemeinschaft.
(3) Gegen den Willen der Erziehungsberechtigten dürfen Kinder nur auf Grund eines Gesetzes von der Familie getrennt werden, wenn die Erziehungsberechtigten versagen oder wenn die Kinder aus anderen Gründen zu verwahrlosen drohen.
(4) Jede Mutter hat Anspruch auf den Schutz und die Fürsorge der Gemeinschaft.
(5) Den unehelichen Kindern sind durch die Gesetzgebung die gleichen Bedingungen für ihre leibliche und seelische Entwicklung und ihre Stellung in der Gesellschaft zu schaffen wie den ehelichen Kindern. (Art. 6)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) A surviving spouse is entitled to a reasonable provision out of the estate of the other spouse whether the other spouse died having made a valid will or not and whether the spouses were married by civil or customary rites.
(2) Parliament shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Constitution, enact legislation regulating the property rights of spouses including common-law husband and wife. (Sec. 34)
Marriage and Family Life
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4. The law shall make provisions for special protection with respect to the work of minors, of the disabled and of women during and after their pregnancy.
5. The law shall guarantee to women working conditions that will allow them the exercise of their maternal and family function. (Art. 63) - Portuguese...
4. A lei estabelece especial protecção ao trabalho de menores, de portadores de deficiência e de mulheres durante a gravidez e pós-parto.
5. A lei garante à mulher condições de trabalho que facilitem o exercício da sua função maternal e familiar. (Art. 63)
Marriage and Family Life
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III. The social security system covers assistance for the following reasons: sickness, epidemics and catastrophic diseases; maternity or paternity; professional and work risks, and risks in farm labor; disability and special necessities; unemployment and loss of employment; being an orphan, crippled, widowed, of old age, and death; housing, family allowances and other social reasons.
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V. Women have the right to a safe maternity, with an inter-cultural practice and vision; they shall enjoy the special assistance and protection of the State during pregnancy and birth and in the prenatal and postnatal periods.
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III. El régimen de seguridad social cubre atención por enfermedad, epidemias y enfermedades catastróficas; maternidad y paternidad; riesgos profesionales, laborales y riesgos por labores de campo; discapacidad y necesidades especiales; desempleo y pérdida de empleo; orfandad, invalidez, viudez, vejez y muerte; vivienda, asignaciones familiares y otras previsiones sociales.
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V. Las mujeres tienen derecho a la maternidad segura, con una visión y práctica intercultural; gozarán de especial asistencia y protección del Estado durante el embarazo, parto y en los periodos prenatal y posnatal.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State shall create an Entity for the protection of the family, for the purposes of:
1. Promoting responsible parenthood through family educational programs;
2. Establishing educational programs for pre-school age children, in specialized centers, which children may attend upon the request of their parents or guardians;
3. Protecting minors, and the elderly, and accomplishing the social readjustment of those who are abandoned, helpless, morally misguided, or who have behavior maladjustment problems.
The functioning of a special jurisdiction over minors, which among other duties, shall take cognizance of suits concerning the investigation of paternity, family desertion, and juvenile behavior problems, shall be organized and determined by law. (Art. 63) - SpanishEl Estado creará un organismo destinado a proteger la familia con el fin de:
1. Promover la paternidad y la maternidad responsables mediante la educación familiar.
2. Institucionalizar la educación de los párvulos en centros especializados para atender aquellos cuyos padres o tutores así lo soliciten.
3. Proteger a los menores y ancianos, y custodiar y readaptar socialmente a los abandonados, desamparados, en peligro moral o con desajustes de conducta.
La Ley organizará y determinará el funcionamiento de la jurisdicción especial de menores la cual, entre otras funciones, conocerá sobre la investigación de la paternidad, el abandono de familia y los problemas de conducta juvenil. (Art. 63)
Marriage and Family Life
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1. Personal and family life shall be inviolable.
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1. ადამიანის პირადი და ოჯახური ცხოვრება ხელშეუხებელია.
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Marriage and Family Life
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Workers shall be entitled to a remuneration commensurate to the quantity and quality of their work and in any case such as to ensure them and their families a free and dignified existence.
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Il lavoratore ha diritto ad una retribuzione proporzionata alla quantità e qualità del suo lavoro e in ogni caso sufficiente ad assicurare a sé e alla famiglia un’esistenza libera e dignitosa.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage and family, which constitute the natural foundation of life in society, are protected and promoted by the State.
Parents have the right and duty to assure the education and the physique and moral health of their children. Children owe care [soin] and assistance to their parents. (Art. 18) - FrenchLe mariage et la famille, qui constituent le fondement naturel de la vie en société, sont protégés et promus par l'État.
Les parents ont le droit et le devoir d'assurer l'éducation et la santé physique et morale de leurs enfants. Les enfants doivent soin et assistance à leurs parents. (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
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The family, which is the foundation of society, shall enjoy special protection from the State.
Paragraph 1. Marriage is civil and the marriage ceremony is free of charge.
Paragraph 2. Religious marriage has civil effects, in accordance with the law.
Paragraph 3. For purposes of protection by the State, the stable union between a man and a woman is recognized as a family entity, and the law shall facilitate the conversion of such entity into marriage.
Paragraph 4. The community formed by either parent and their descendants is also considered as a family entity.
Paragraph 5. The rights and the duties of marital society shall be exercised equally by the man and the woman.
Paragraph 6. Civil marriage may be dissolved by divorce.
Paragraph 7. Based on the principles of human dignity and responsible parenthood, family planning is a free choice of the couple, it being within the competence of the State to provide educational and scientific resources for the exercise of this right, any coercion by official or private agencies being forbidden.
Paragraph 8. The State shall ensure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members, creating mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226) - Portuguese
A família, base da sociedade, tem especial proteção do Estado.
§ 1º O casamento é civil e gratuita a celebração.
§ 2º O casamento religioso tem efeito civil, nos termos da lei.
§ 3º Para efeito da proteção do Estado, é reconhecida a união estável entre o homem e a mulher como entidade familiar, devendo a lei facilitar sua conversão em casamento.
§ 4º Entende-se, também, como entidade familiar a comunidade formada por qualquer dos pais e seus descendentes.
§ 5º Os direitos e deveres referentes à sociedade conjugal são exercidos igualmente pelo homem e pela mulher.
§ 6º O casamento civil pode ser dissolvido pelo divórcio.
§ 7º Fundado nos princípios da dignidade da pessoa humana e da paternidade responsável, o planejamento familiar é livre decisão do casal, competindo ao Estado propiciar recursos educacionais e científicos para o exercício desse direito, vedada qualquer forma coercitiva por parte de instituições oficiais ou privadas.
§ 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe workers of both sexes have the same labor rights and obligations, but maternity will be subject to special protection, that will include the assistance services and the corresponding leaves of absence [descansos], which will not be less than 12 weeks. A woman may not be terminated [despedida] during the pregnancy, or as long as the leaves of absence for maternity continue.
The law will establish the regime of paternity licenses. (Art. 89) - SpanishLos trabajadores de uno y otro sexo tienen los mismos derechos y obligaciones laborales, pero la maternidad será objeto de especial protección, que comprenderá los servicios asistenciales y los descansos correspondientes, los cuales no serán inferiores a doce semanas. La mujer no será despedida durante el embarazo, y tampoco mientras duren los descansos por maternidad.
La ley establecerá el régimen de licencias por paternidad. (Art. 89)