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Marriage and Family Life
Saint Lucia
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Lucia is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely—
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(c) protection for his or her family life, his or her personal privacy, the privacy of his or her home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
… (Sec. 1)
Marriage and Family Life
Poland
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3. Parents shall have the right to choose schools other than public for their children.
... (Art. 70) - Polish…
3. Rodzice mają wolność wyboru dla swoich dzieci szkół innych niż publiczne.
... (Art. 70)
Marriage and Family Life
South Sudan
- EnglishEvery person of marriageable age shall have the right to marry a person of the opposite sex and to found a family according to their respective family laws, and no marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the man and woman intending to marry. (Art. 15)
Marriage and Family Life
Pakistan
- EnglishThe State shall protect the marriage, the family, the mother and the child. (Art. 35)
- Urduمملکت شادی، خاندان، ماں اور بچے کی حفاظت کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۵)
Marriage and Family Life
Uruguay
- English… Every parent or guardian has the right to select the teachers or institutions he desires for the education of his children or wards. (Art. 68)
- Spanish… Todo padre o tutor tiene derecho a elegir, para la enseñanza de sus hijos o pupilos, los maestros e instituciones que desee. (Art. 68)
Marriage and Family Life
San Marino
- EnglishThe Republic shall protect the institution of the family, based on moral and legal equality of spouses. Mothers shall be entitled to assistance and protection by the community.
Children born outside wedlock shall enjoy spiritual, legal and social protection and be treated on an equal footing as legitimate children. (Art. 12) - ItalianLa Repubblica tutela l'istituto familiare, fondato sulla uguaglianza morale e giuridica dei coniugi. Ogni madre ha diritto all'assistenza ed alla protezione della comunità.
La legge garantirà ai figli nati fuori dal matrimonio ogni tutela spirituale, giuridica e sociale assicurando lo stesso trattamento dei figli legittimi. (Art. 12)
Marriage and Family Life
Central African Republic
- 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
Uganda
- 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;
… (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XXIX)
Marriage and Family Life
Sri Lanka
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10. Registration of births, marriages and deaths.
… (Ninth Schedule, List III, Concurrent List) - Sinhala…
10. උප්පැන්න, විවාහ සහ මරණ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම.
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, III වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, සමගාමී ලැයිස්තුව)
Marriage and Family Life
Armenia
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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5. To promote the birth rate and the having of many children;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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5) ծնելիության և բազմազավակության խթանումը.
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