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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the State and the capacity of the persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 99) - 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 ;
... (Art. 99)
Marriage and Family Life
- 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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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Hungary shall strive to provide social security to all of its citizens. Every Hungarian citizen shall be entitled to assistance in the event of maternity, illness, invalidity, disability, widowhood, orphanhood and unemployment for reasons outside of his or her control, as provided by law.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XIX) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország arra törekszik, hogy minden állampolgárának szociális biztonságot nyújtson. Anyaság, betegség, rokkantság, fogyatékosság, özvegység, árvaság és önhibáján kívül bekövetkezett munkanélküliség esetén minden magyar állampolgár törvényben meghatározott támogatásra jogosult.
... (Szabadság és Felelősség, XIX. cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family is the fundamental basis of the society and [it] will have the protection of the State, which will dictate the necessary legislation and create the appropriate organs and services for its integration, well being and [its] social, cultural, and economic development.
The legal foundation of the family is marriage and it rests on the juridical equality of the spouses.
The State shall encourage [fomentará] marriage; but the lack of this will not affect the enjoyment of the rights established in favor of the family. (Art. 32) - SpanishLa familia es la base fundamental de la sociedad y tendrá la protección del Estado, quien dictará la legislación necesaria y creará los organismos y servicios apropiados para su integración, bienestar y desarrollo social, cultural y económico.
El fundamento legal de la familia es el matrimonio y descansa en la igualdad jurídica de los cónyuges.
El Estado fomentará el matrimonio; pero la falta de éste no afectará el goce de los derechos que se establezcan en favor de la familia. (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The Sharia Court of Appeal shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal law.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, the Sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
(a) any question of Islamic personal law regarding a marriage concluded in accordance with that law, including a question relating to the validity or dissolution of such a marriage or a question that depends on such a marriage and relating to family relationship or the guardianship of an infant;
(b) where all the parties to the proceeding are Muslims, any question of Islamic personal law regarding a marriage, including the validity or dissolution of that marriage, or regarding family relationship, a foundling or the guardianship of an infant;
(c) any question of Islamic personal law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a Muslim;
(d) any question of Islamic personal law regarding an infant, prodigal or person of unsound mind who is a Muslim or the maintenance or the guardianship of a Muslim who is physically or mentally infirm; or
(e) where all the parties to the proceedings, being Muslims, have requested the court that hears the case in the first instance to determine that case in accordance with Islamic personal law, any other question. (Sec. 262)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishI. The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan determines the general rules on the following matters:
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14. family relations including trusteeship and guardianship;
… (Art. 94) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi aşağıdakı məsələlərə dair ümumi qaydalar müəyyən edir:
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14) ailə münasibətləri, o cümlədən himayəçilik və qəyyumluq;
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Marriage and Family Life
- English
The Republic shall recognise the rights of the family as a natural society founded on marriage.
Marriage shall be based on the moral and legal equality of the spouses within the limits laid down by law to ensure family unity. (Art. 29) - Italian
La Repubblica riconosce i diritti della famiglia come società naturale fondata sul matrimonio.
Il matrimonio è ordinato sull'uguaglianza morale e giuridica dei coniugi, con i limiti stabiliti dalla legge a garanzia dell'unità familiare. (Art. 29)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe law will determine the businesses and [the] establishments that, due to their special conditions, are required to provide, the worker and his family, [with] suitable housing, schools, medical assistance and [the] other services and attentions necessary for their well being. (Art. 51)
- SpanishLa ley determinará las empresas y establecimientos que, por sus condiciones especiales, quedan obligados a proporcionar, al trabajador y a su familia, habitaciones adecuadas, escuelas, asistencia médica y demás servicios y atenciones necesarias para su bienestar. (Art. 51)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
1. the provision of basic necessities for all citizens: housing, food, clothing, hygiene, medical treatment, education, and the necessary facilities for the establishment of a family;
… (Art. 43) - Persianبرای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشهکن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار میشود:
1- تأمین نیازهای اساسی: مسکن، خوراک، پوشاک، بهداشت، درمان، آموزش و پرورش و امکانات لازم برای تشکیل خانواده برای همه.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English… The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 67) - French… La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités,
... (Art. 67)