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Marriage and Family Life
- English
… protection of maternity and of infancy … constitute the social and cultural rights recognized by this Constitution which sees to their promotion. (Art. 18)
- French
… la protection de la maternité et de l’enfance … constituent des droits sociaux et culturels reconnus par la présente Constitution qui vise à les promouvoir. (Art. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Every child has the right:
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c. To know and be cared for by his or her parents or legal guardians;
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4. Children born out of wedlock shall have the same rights as children born of wedlock.
… (Art. 36) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሕጻን የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
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ሐ/ ወላጆቹን ወይም በሕግ የማሳደግ መብት ያላቸውን ሰዎች የማወቅና የእነሱንም እንክብካቤ የማግኘት፣
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4. ከጋብቻ ውጭ የተወለዱ ሕጻናት በጋብቻ ከተወለዱ ሕጻናት ጋር እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 36)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishI. The marriage between a man and a woman is formed by legal bond and is based on equality of the rights and duties of the spouses.
II. The free unions or de facto unions, which meet the conditions of stability and singularity and that are maintained between a man and a women without legal impediment, shall have the same effects as a civil marriage, both in the personal and property relations of the couple as well as with respect to adopted children or to children born to the couple. (Art. 63) - SpanishI. El matrimonio entre una mujer y un hombre se constituye por vínculos jurídicos y se basa en la igualdad de derechos y deberes de los cónyuges.
II. Las uniones libres o de hecho que reúnan condiciones de estabilidad y singularidad, y sean mantenidas entre una mujer y un hombre sin impedimento legal, producirán los mismos efectos que el matrimonio civil, tanto en las relaciones personales y patrimoniales de los convivientes como en lo que respecta a las hijas e hijos adoptados o nacidos de aquéllas. (Art. 63)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Hungary shall strive to provide social security to all of its citizens. Every Hungarian citizen shall be entitled to assistance in the event of maternity, illness, invalidity, disability, widowhood, orphanhood and unemployment for reasons outside of his or her control, as provided by law.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XIX) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország arra törekszik, hogy minden állampolgárának szociális biztonságot nyújtson. Anyaság, betegség, rokkantság, fogyatékosság, özvegység, árvaság és önhibáján kívül bekövetkezett munkanélküliség esetén minden magyar állampolgár törvényben meghatározott támogatásra jogosult.
... (Szabadság és Felelősség, XIX. cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State protects the family, which is the foundation of society. (Art. 259)
- FrenchL'Etat protège la Famille base fondamentale de la Société. (Art. 259)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
The Republic shall recognise the rights of the family as a natural society founded on marriage.
Marriage shall be based on the moral and legal equality of the spouses within the limits laid down by law to ensure family unity. (Art. 29) - Italian
La Repubblica riconosce i diritti della famiglia come società naturale fondata sul matrimonio.
Il matrimonio è ordinato sull'uguaglianza morale e giuridica dei coniugi, con i limiti stabiliti dalla legge a garanzia dell'unità familiare. (Art. 29)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishParliament shall—
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(c) enact legislation—
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(iii) to regulate the recognition and protection of matrimonial property and in particular the matrimonial home during and on the termination of marriage;
… (Art. 68) - SwahiliBunge-
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(c) litatunga sheria-
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(iii) ili kudhibiti utambuzi na ulinzi wa mali ya wana ndoa na hususani nyumba ya wanandoa wakati na siku ya kuvunjika kwa ndoa;
… (Kifungu cha 68)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishAll persons have the right to their personal and family privacy and to their good name, and the State must respect them and have them respected.
… (Art. 15) - SpanishTodas las personas tienen derecho a su intimidad personal y familiar y a su buen nombre, y el Estado debe respetarlos y hacerlos respetar.
… (Art. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
1. the provision of basic necessities for all citizens: housing, food, clothing, hygiene, medical treatment, education, and the necessary facilities for the establishment of a family;
… (Art. 43) - Persianبرای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشهکن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار میشود:
1- تأمین نیازهای اساسی: مسکن، خوراک، پوشاک، بهداشت، درمان، آموزش و پرورش و امکانات لازم برای تشکیل خانواده برای همه.
… (اصل 43)
Marriage and Family Life
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2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-a. this Chapter9 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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j. the right of everyone to-
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ii. respect for and protection of private and family life, and privacy of the home;
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k. the right of every child-
i. to such measures of protection as are required by virtue of the status of being a minor or as part of the family, society and the State;
… (Sec. 13)