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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe state shall protect maternity, children and young people,
… (Art. 62) - CroatianDržava štiti materinstvo, djecu i mladež
… (Članak 62)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishParents have the natural right and the duty to raise their children. They are sustained in this effort, by the State and the public collectivities. … (Art. 20)
- FrenchLes parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir d'élever leurs enfants. Ils sont soutenus, dans cette tâche, par l'Etat et les collectivités publiques. ... (Art. 20)
Marriage and Family Life
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The residence, the domicile, private and family life, [and] the secrecy of correspondence of every person are inviolable. It can only be infringed according to the forms and in the cases specified by the law. (Art. 6)
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La demeure, le domicile, la vie privée et familiale, le secret de la correspondance de toute personne sont inviolables. Il ne peut y être porté atteinte que selon les formes et dans les cas prévus par la loi. (Art. 6)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe following are the fundamental obligations of the State:
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d. To see to the raising of the standard of living of all the inhabitants of the country, securing [procurando] the wellbeing of the family;
… (Art. 119) - SpanishSon obligaciones fundamentales del Estado:
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d) Velar por la elevación del nivel de vida de todos los habitantes del país, procurando el bienestar de la familia;
… (Art. 119)
Marriage and Family Life
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1. The family, being the cornerstone of the preservation and the advancement of the Nation, as well as marriage, motherhood and childhood, shall be under the protection of the State. ...
2. Families with many children, disabled war and peace-time veterans, war victims, widows and orphans, as well as persons suffering from incurable bodily or mental ailments are entitled to the special care of the State.
… (Art. 21) - Greek
1. H οικογένεια, ως θεμέλιο της συντήρησης και προαγωγής του Έθνους, καθώς και ο γάμος, η μητρότητα και η παιδική ηλικία τελούν υπό την προστασία του Kράτους. ...
2. Πολύτεκνες οικογένειες, ανάπηροι πολέμου και ειρηνικής περιόδου, θύματα πολέμου, χήρες και ορφανά εκείνων που έπεσαν στον πόλεμο, καθώς και όσοι πάσχουν από ανίατη σωματική ή πνευματική νόσο έχουν δικαίωμα ειδικής φροντίδας από το Kράτος.
… ('Αρθρο 21)
Marriage and Family Life
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3. No death penalty shall be executed upon a pregnant or lactating woman, save after two years of lactation. (Art. 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of India—
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(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years. (Art. 51A) - Hindiभारत के प्रत्येक नागरिक का यह कर्तव्य होगा कि वह—
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(ट) यदि माता-पिता या संरक्षक है, छह वर्ष से चौदह वर्ष तक की आयु वाले अपने, यथास्थिति, बालक या प्रतिपाल्य के लिए शिक्षा के अवसर प्रदान करे। (अनुच्छेद 51क)
Marriage and Family Life
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the status and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
- the family code;
… (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة:
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- ... بحالة وقدرة الأشخاص وأنظمة الزواج والإرث والهدايا؛
ـ قانون الأسرة؛
... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités;
- le code de la famille;
… (Art. 127)
Marriage and Family Life
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The law and court shall protect everyone from arbitrary or unlawful interference with his private and family life, as well as from encroachment upon his honour and dignity. (Art. 22) - Lithuanian…
Įstatymas ir teismas saugo, kad niekas nepatirtų savavališko ar neteisėto kišimosi į jo asmeninį ir šeimyninį gyvenimą, kėsinimosi į jo garbę ir orumą. (22 straipsnis)
Marriage and Family Life
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3. The State shall protect women and their rights, taking into account their unique status and natural maternal functions in society.
… (Art. 33)