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3. Parents have the right to decide the type of education for their children. They also have the right to moral or religious instruction for their children in accordance with their own convictions. (Art. 20) - Catalan…
3. Els pares tenen dret a escollir el tipus d'educació que hagin de rebre els seus fills. Igualment, tenen dret a una educació moral o religiosa per a llurs fills d'acord amb les conviccions pròpies. (Art. 20)
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4. Amongst the values that we the people of Tuvalu seek to maintain are those embodied in our traditional forms of community, the Falekaupule, and the strength and support of the family and family discipline.
... (Principles of the Constitution)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of his private and family life, honor and reputation.
… (Art. 31) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի իր մասնավոր և ընտանեկան կյանքի, պատվի ու բարի համբավի անձեռնմխելիության իրավունք:
… (Հոդված 31)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law sets forth rules concerning:
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• … status and capacity of persons, matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 101) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités ;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must protect and foster the institution of the family and in particular must endeavour, within the limits of the resources available to them, to adopt measures for—
(a) the provision of care and assistance to mothers, fathers and other family members who have charge of children; and
(b) the prevention of domestic violence. (Sec. 25)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe state shall protect maternity, children and young people,
… (Art. 62) - CroatianDržava štiti materinstvo, djecu i mladež
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Marriage and Family Life
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The residence, the domicile, private and family life, [and] the secrecy of correspondence of every person are inviolable. It can only be infringed according to the forms and in the cases specified by the law. (Art. 6)
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La demeure, le domicile, la vie privée et familiale, le secret de la correspondance de toute personne sont inviolables. Il ne peut y être porté atteinte que selon les formes et dans les cas prévus par la loi. (Art. 6)
Marriage and Family Life
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The dismissal of woman worker for reason of pregnancy shall be prohibited. Woman shall have the right to take maternity leave with full pay and with guarantee of her seniority in employment and of other social benefits.
The State and the society shall provide women, especially those underprivileged living in rural areas, with opportunities to benefit from assistance for a profession, for medical cares, for their children schooling and for decent living conditions. (Art. 46) - Khmer...
ត្រូវហាមឃាត់មិនឱ្យមានការបញ្ឈប់នារីពីការងារ ដោយមូលហេតុមានគភ៌។ នារីមានសិទ្ធិឈប់សម្រាកនៅពេលសម្រាលកូនដោយទទួលប្រាក់បៀវត្ស និងដោយមានការធានារក្សាសិទ្ធិអតីតភាពក្នុងការងារ និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ សង្គមផ្សេងៗទៀត។
រដ្ឋ និងសង្គមយកចិត្តទុកដាក់បង្កលក្ខណៈឱ្យនារី ជាពិសេសនារីនៅជនបទដែលគ្មានទីពឹងបានទទួលការ ឧបត្ថម្ភដើម្បីមានមុខរបរ មានលទ្ធភាពព្យាបាលជំងឺ ឱ្យកូនទៅរៀន និងមានជីវភាពរស់នៅសមរម្យ។ (មាត្រា ៤៦)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to the protection and special care of the State and society.
2. Men and women of full legal age shall have the right, upon their consent, to marry and to found a family freely, without any discrimination and they shall have equal rights and duties as to all family affairs.
3. Parents have the right and duty to bring up their children with due care and affection; and, in turn, children have the right and the duty to respect their parents and to sustain them in their old age. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) A person shall not be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation. The private and family life, the home and the personal correspondence of every person shall be respected.
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