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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Hungary shall protect the institution of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, established by voluntary decision, and the family as the basis of the survival of the nation. Family ties shall be based on marriage or the relationship between parents and children.
(2) Hungary shall support the commitment to have children.
(3) The protection of families shall be regulated by a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. L) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország védi a házasság intézményét mint férfi és nő között, önkéntes elhatározás alapján létrejött életközösséget, valamint a családot mint a nemzet fennmaradásának alapját. A családi kapcsolat alapja a házasság, illetve a szülő-gyermek viszony.
(2) Magyarország támogatja a gyermekvállalást.
(3) A családok védelmét sarkalatos törvény szabályozza. (Alapvetés, L) cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
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Work, in its diverse modalities, is [an] object of priority attention of the State, which especially protects the mother, the minor and the disabled who work.
... (Art. 23) - Spanish
El trabajo, en sus diversas modalidades, es objeto de atencion prioritaria del Estado, el cual protege especialmente a la madre, al menor de edad y al impedido que trabajan.
... (Art. 23)
Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
The rules concerning the following matters:
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– … the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 80) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités;
… (Art. 80)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations; and, accordingly, it shall be the duty of every citizen-
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d. to promote responsible parenthood;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
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حالة وقدرة الأشخاص وقانون الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
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Marriage and Family Life
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4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishSince the family is the fundamental unit of Islamic society, all laws, regulations, and pertinent programs must tend to facilitate the formation of a family, and to safeguard its sanctity and the stability of family relations on the basis of the law and the ethics of Islam. (Art. 10)
- Persianاز آنجا که خانواده واحد بنیادی جامعه اسلامی است، همه قوانین و مقررات و برنامهریزیهای مربوط باید در جهت آسان کردن تشکیل خانواده، پاسداری از قداست آن و استواری روابط خانوادگی بر پایه حقوق و اخلاق اسلامی باشد. (اصل 10)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (4), (5) and (7) of this article, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Sub-article (1) of this article shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision -
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(c) with respect to adoption, marriage, dissolution of marriage, burial, devolution of property on death or any matters of personal law not hereinbefore specified;
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Provided that paragraph (c) of this sub-article shall not apply to any law which makes any provision that is discriminatory, either of itself or in its effect by affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective description by sex.
... (Art. 45) - Maltese(1) Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subartikoli (4), (5) u (7) ta’ dan l-artikolu, ebda liġi ma għandha tagħmel xi disposizzjoni li tkun diskriminatorja sew fiha nnifisha jew fl-effett tagħha.
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(3) F’dan l-artikolu, il-kelma "diskriminatorju" tfisser għoti ta’ trattament differenti lil persuni differenti attribwibbli għal kollox jew prinċipalment għad-deskrizzjoni tagħhom rispettiva skont ir-razza, post ta’ oriġini, opinjonijiet politiċi, kulur, fidi, sess, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal-ġeneru li minħabba fihom persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni waħda bħal dawn ikunu suġġetti għal inkapaċitajiet jew restrizzjonijiet li persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni oħra bħal dawn ma jkunux suġġetti għalihom jew ikunu mogħtija privileġġi jew vantaġġi li ma jkunux mogħtija lil persuni ta’ deskrizzjoni oħra bħal dawn.
(4) Is-subartikolu (1) ta’ dan l-artikolu ma għandux jgħodd għal xi liġi safejn dik il-liġi tipprovdi –
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(ċ) dwar adozzjoni, żwieġ, xoljiment ta’ żwieġ, dfin, devoluzzjoni ta’ proprjetà mal-mewt jew xi ħwejjeġ ta’ liġi personali mhux hawn qabel speċifikati;
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Iżda l-paragrafu (ċ) ta’ dan is-subartikolu ma għandux japplika għal xi liġi li tagħmel xi disposizzjoni li tkun diskriminatorja sew fiha nnifisha jew fl-effett tagħha, billi tagħti trattament differenti lil persuni differenti attribwibbli għal kollox jew prinċipalment għad-deskrizzjoni tagħhom skont is-sess.
… (Art. 45)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEvery person has the right to his own name, to the summates of his father and mother, and to know the identity of the latter. The State guarantees the right to investigates maternity and paternity. All persons have the right to be registered free of charge with the Civil Registry Office after birth, and to obtain public documents constituting evidence of their biological identity, in accordance with law. Such documents shall not contain any mention classifying the parental relationship. (Art. 56)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a un nombre propio, al apellido del padre y al de la madre, y a conocer la identidad de los mismos. El Estado garantizará el derecho a investigar la maternidad y la paternidad.
Toda persona tiene derecho a ser inscritas gratuitamente en el registro civil después de su nacimiento y a obtener documentos públicos que comprueben su identidad biológica, de conformidad con la ley. Éstos no contendrán mención alguna que califique la filiación. (Art. 56)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
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b) The protection of the family, the basic unit of the Equatoguinean society;
… (Art. 5) - SpanishLos fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
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b) La protección de la familia, célula básica de la sociedad ecuatoguineana.
… (Art. 5) - FrenchLes fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont:
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b) La protection de la famille, cellule essentielle de la société équatoguinéenne.
… (Art. 5)