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Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- EnglishThe privacy of all persons shall be inviolable; no person shall be subjected to interference with his or her private life, family, home or correspondence, save in accordance with the law. (Art. 22)
Marriage and Family Life
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
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The State shall afford special protection to mothers and children by providing maternity leave, reduced working hours for mothers with several children, a wide network of maternity hospitals, crèches and kindergartens, and other measures.
... (Art. 77) - Korean…
국가는 산전산후휴가의 보장, 여러 어린이를 가진 어머니를 위한 로동시간의 단축, 산원, 탁아소와 유치원망의 확장, 그밖의 시책을 통하여 어머니와 어린이를 특별히 보호한다.
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Marriage and Family Life
Montenegro
- EnglishFamily shall enjoy special protection.
Parents shall be obliged to take care of their children, to bring them up and educate them.
Children shall take care of their own parents in need of assistance.
Children born out of wedlock shall have the same rights and responsibilities as children born in marriage. (Art. 72) - MontenegrinPorodica uživa posebnu zaštitu.
Roditelji su obavezni da brinu o djeci, da ih vaspitavaju i školuju.
Djeca su obavezna da se staraju o svojim roditeljima kojima je potrebna pomoć.
Djeca rođena van braka imaju ista prava i obaveze kao i djeca rođena u braku. (Član 72)
Marriage and Family Life
Haiti
- EnglishA family Code must be drawn up to ensure protection and respect for the rights of the family and to define procedures of the search for affiliation. Courts and other Government agencies charged with the protection of these rights must be accessible free of charge at the level of the smallest territorial division. (Art. 262)
- FrenchUn Code de la Famille doit être élaboré en vue d'assurer la protection et le respect des droits de la Famille et de définir les formes de la recherche de la paternité. Les Tribunaux et autres Organismes de l'Etat chargés de la protection de ces droits doivent être accessibles gratuitement au niveau de la plus petite Collectivité Territoriale. (Art. 262)
Marriage and Family Life
Chad
- EnglishThe customary and traditional rules governing the matrimonial regimes and inheritance may only be applicable with the consent of the parties concerned.
In default of consent, the national law alone is applicable.
It is the same in case of conflict between two [2] or more customary rules. (Art. 162) - Arabicلا يجوز تطبيق القواعد العرفية والتقليدية التي تحكم أنظمة الزواج إلا بموافقة الأطراف المعنية.
في غياب الموافقة، يكون القانون الوطني الوحيد الواجب تطبيقه.
يطبق القانون نفسه في حالة وجود تعارض بين قاعدتين [2] عرفيتين أو أكثر. (المادة 162) - FrenchLes règles coutumières et traditionnelles régissant les régimes matrimoniaux et les successions ne peuvent s'appliquer qu'avec le consentement des parties concernées.
A défaut de consentement, la loi nationale est seule applicable.
Il en est de même en cas de conflit entre deux (2) ou plusieurs règles coutumières. (Art. 162)
Marriage and Family Life
Uganda
- English1. Subject to laws enacted in their best interests, children shall have the right to know and be cared for by their parents or those entitled by law to bring them up.
2. A child is entitled to basic education which shall be the responsibility of the State and the parents of the child.
… (Art. 34)
Marriage and Family Life
Mongolia
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2. It is a sacred duty for every citizen to ... bring up and educate his/her children, ... (Art. 17) - Mongolian
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2. … үр хүүхдээ өсгөн хүмүүжүүлэх ... нь иргэн бүрийн журамт үүрэг мөн. (Арван долдугаар зүйл)
Marriage and Family Life
Portugal
- English1. Regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, place of origin, religion and political and ideological convictions, every worker has the right:
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b) That work be organised under conditions of social dignity and in such a way as to provide personal fulfilment and to make it possible to reconcile work and family life;
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2. The state is charged with ensuring the working, remuneratory and rest-related conditions to which workers are entitled, particularly by:
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c) Especially protecting the work done by women during pregnancy and following childbirth, as well as the work done by minors, the disabled and those whose occupations are particularly strenuous or are undertaken in unhealthy, toxic or dangerous conditions;
… (Art. 59) - Portuguese1. Todos os trabalhadores, sem distinção de idade, sexo, raça, cidadania, território de origem, religião, convicções políticas ou ideológicas, têm direito:
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b) A organização do trabalho em condições socialmente dignificantes, de forma a facultar a realização pessoal e a permitir a conciliação da actividade profissional com a vida familiar;
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2. Incumbe ao Estado assegurar as condições de trabalho, retribuição e repouso a que os trabalhadores têm direito, nomeadamente:
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c) A especial protecção do trabalho das mulheres durante a gravidez e após o parto, bem como do trabalho dos menores, dos diminuídos e dos que desempenhem actividades particularmente violentas ou em condições insalubres, tóxicas ou perigosas;
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Marriage and Family Life
Mexico
- EnglishThe woman and the man are equal before the law. It shall protect the organization and the development of the family.
Every person has the right to decide in a free, responsible and informed manner concerning the number and spacing of their children.
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Every family has the right to enjoy decent and proper housing. The law will establish the instruments and supports necessary in order to reach this objective.
Every person has the right to identity and to be registered in an immediate manner at their birth. The State will guarantee the fulfillment of these rights. The competent authority will issue gratuitously the first certified copy of the act of registrtion of birth.
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The ascendant family [ascendientes], guardians [tutores] and custodians have the obligation of preserving and of requiring the fulfillment of these rights and principles.
The State shall grant facilities to individuals [particulares] to contribute to the fulfillment of the rights of children.
… (Art. 4) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre son iguales ante la ley. Ésta protegerá la organización y el desarrollo de la familia.
Toda persona tiene derecho a decidir de manera libre, responsable e informada sobre el número y el espaciamiento de sus hijos.
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Toda familia tiene derecho a disfrutar de vivienda digna y decorosa. La Ley establecerá los instrumentos y apoyos necesarios a fin de alcanzar tal objetivo.
Toda persona tiene derecho a la identidad y a ser registrado de manera inmediata a su nacimiento. El Estado garantizará el cumplimiento de estos derechos. La autoridad competente expedirá gratuitamente la primera copia certificada del acta de registro de nacimiento.
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Los ascendientes, tutores y custodios tienen la obligación de preservar y exigir el cumplimiento de estos derechos y principios. El Estado otorgará facilidades a los particulares para que coadyuven al cumplimiento de los derechos de la niñez.
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Marriage and Family Life
Equatorial Guinea
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Desirous to maintain the authentic African spirit of the positive tradition of the family and communal organization[,] adapting it to new social and juridical structures in accordance with modern life;
Conscious that the charismatic authority of the traditional family is the basis of organization of Equatoguinean society;
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Deseosos de mantener el auténtico espíritu africano de la tradición positiva de la organización familiar y comunal adaptándolo a nuevas estructuras sociales y judiciales acordes a la vida moderna;
Conscientes de que el sentido de la autoridad carismática de la familia tradicional es la base de la organización de la sociedad ecuatoguineana;
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Désireux de maintenir l'authentique esprit africain ancré dans la tradition positive liée à l'organisation familiale et communautaire, tout en l'adaptant aux nouvelles structures sociales et judiciaires en accord avec la vie moderne;
Conscients que le sens de l'autorité charismatique de la famille traditionnelle est la base de l'organisation de la société équatoguinéenne;
... (Préambule)