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Marriage and Family Life
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3. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
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f) The right to private and family life, home, and correspondence.
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j) The right to marry and to found a family.
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3. Sva lica na teritoriji Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i slobode iz stava 2. ovog člana, što uključuje:
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f) Pravo na privatni i porodični život, dom i prepisku.
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j) Pravo na brak i zasnivanje porodice.
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3. Sve osobe na teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i temeljne slobode iz ovog članka, stavak 2 što uključuje:
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f) Pravo na privatni i obiteljski život, dom i dopisivanje.
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j) Pravo na ženidbu i udadbu, te osnivanje obitelji.
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3. Сва лица на територији Босне и Херцеговине уживају људска права и основне слободе из става 2 овог члана, а она обухватају:
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f) ф) Право на приватни и породични живот, дом и преписку.
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ј) Право на брак и заснивање породице.
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Marriage and Family Life
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The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
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2.the general rules concerning personal status and to family law; and notably to marriage, to divorce, to filiation, to capacity and to inheritance;
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يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
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2. القـواعد العامة المتعلّقة بالأحوال الشّخصيّة والأسرة ، لا سيما منها الزّواج والطّلاق والنسب والأهلية والتّركات،
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Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
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2)- les règles générales relatives au statut personnel et au droit de la famille ; notamment au mariage, au divorce, à la filiation, à la capacité et aux successions;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family, natural and fundamental element of the society, is protected by the State.
All individuals have the right to found a family and to transmit by inheritance their personal assets. (Art. 20) - FrenchLa famille, élément naturel et fondamental de la société, est protégée par l'Etat.
Tout individu a le droit de fonder une famille et de transmettre en héritage ses biens personnels. (Art. 20)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWomen and men have equal rights and responsibilities in the economic, political, cultural, occupational, social, and familial domains, as well as in any other domain. The State guarantees that both will be offered the same opportunities and possibilities.
… (Art. 43) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y responsabilidades en lo económico, político, cultural, laboral, social, familiar y en cualquier otro ámbito. El Estado garantiza que se ofrezcan a ambos las mismas oportunidades y posibilidades.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
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(e) realise that human dignity requires respect for spiritual values; for private family life and property; and the enjoyment of an adequate standard of economic and social well-being dependent upon the resources of the State;
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Marriage and Family Life
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Parents have the deciding say in the choice of education for their children.
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Laste hariduse valikul on otsustav sõna vanematel.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEach Burundian has the duty to preserve the harmonious development of the family and to act [œuvrer] in favor of the cohesion and the respect for that family, to respect at every moment their parents, to nourish them and to assist them in case of necessity. (Art. 66)
- KirundiUmurundi wese ategerezwa gushigikira iterambere ry’umuryango n’ugukora atiziganya kugira ngo uwo muryango ugume ufatanye mu nda kandi ugumane icubahiro. Ategerezwa kwama asonera abamwibarutse, akabaronsa imfugurwa, akabafasha, akabaraba igihe cose bikenewe. (Ingingo ya 66)
- FrenchChaque burundais a le devoir de préserver le développement harmonieux de la famille et d’oeuvrer en faveur de la cohésion et du respect de cette famille, de respecter à tout moment ses parents, de les nourrir et de les assister en cas de nécessité. (Art. 66)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe public powers enact [élaborent] and implement the policies designed [destinées] for persons and for categories of specific needs. To this effect, it sees notably:
• to respond to [traiter] and provide for the vulnerability of certain categories of women and of mothers, of children, and of elderly persons;
… (Art. 34) - Arabicتقوم السّلطات العمومية بوضع وتفعيل سياسات موجّهة إلى الأشخاص والفئات من ذوي الاحتياجات الخصوصية ولهذا الغرض، تسهر خصوصاً على ما يلي:
• معالجة الأوضاع الهشّة لفئات من النّساء والأمّهات، وللأطفال والأشخاص المسنّين ،
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe following rights of persons are recognized and guaranteed:
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20. The right to personal and family intimacy.
… (Art. 66) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las personas:
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20. El derecho a la intimidad personal y familiar.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe "family property", its constitution, conservation, enjoyment, and transmission shall be protected by special legislation. (Art. 49)
- SpanishEl "bien de familia", su constitución, conservación, goce y transmisión, serán objeto de una legislación protectora especial. (Art. 49)