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Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
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2° The status of persons and of assets:
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- matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 164) - KirundiIbitegerezwa kuringanizwa n’amabwirizwa ni ibi :
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2° Ivyerekeye amabwirizwa agenga abantu n’ivyabo:
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– ivyerekeye amatungo y’ababiranye ingene aganzwa, gutorana n’ukugabira amatungo;
… (Ingingo ya 164) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi :
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2° Le statut des personnes et des biens :
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- régimes matrimoniaux, successions et libéralités ;
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe State assures the protection of the family for its free development as well as that of the mother and the child through a legislation and the appropriate social institutions. (Art. 21)
- FrenchL'Etat assure la protection de la famille pour son libre épanouissement ainsi que celle de la mère et de l'enfant par une législation et des institutions sociales appropriées. (Art. 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
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
- EnglishAll people have the right to personal and familiar privacy, … (Art. 48)
- SpanishTodas las personas tienen derecho a que se les respete su intimidad personal y familiar, … (Art. 48)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1 The State acknowledges that the primary and natural educator of the child is the Family and guarantees to respect the inalienable right and duty of parents to provide, according to their means, for the religious and moral, intellectual, physical and social education of their children.
2 Parents shall be free to provide this education in their homes or in private schools or in schools recognised or established by the State.
3 1° The State shall not oblige parents in violation of their conscience and lawful preference to send their children to schools established by the State, or to any particular type of school designated by the State.
… (Art. 42) - Irish Gaelic1 Admhaíonn an Stát gurb é an Teaghlach is múinteoir príomha dúchasach don leanbh, agus ráthaíonn gan cur isteach ar cheart doshannta ná ar dhualgas doshannta tuistí chun oideachas de réir a n-acmhainne a chur ar fáil dá gclainn i gcúrsaí creidimh, moráltachta, intleachta, coirp agus comhdhaonnachta.
2 Tig le tuistí an t-oideachas sin a chur ar fáil dá gclainn ag baile nó i scoileanna príobháideacha nó i scoileanna a admhaítear nó a bhunaítear ag an Stát.
3 1° Ní cead don Stát a chur d’fhiacha ar thuistí, in aghaidh a gcoinsiasa nó a rogha dleathaí, a gclann a chur ar scoileanna a bhunaítear ag an Stát nó ar aon chineál áirithe scoile a ainmnítear ag an Stát.
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Marriage and Family Life
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law, other than the matters that are expressly devolved on it by other Articles of the Constitution:
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• the statute of the family and the civil estate;
… (Art. 71) - Arabicيختص القانون، بالإضافة إلى المواد المسندة إليه صراحة بفصول أخرى من الدستور، بالتّشريع في الميادين التالية:
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• نظام الأسرة والحالة المدنية،
... (الفصل 71)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe family is the basis of our society. The State shall safeguard its moral and material stability so that children may be properly reared within that society. (Art. 40)
- SpanishLa familia es la base de nuestra sociedad. El Estado velará por su estabilidad moral y material, para la mejor formación de los hijos dentro de la sociedad. (Art. 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFamily in its various forms is recognized. The State shall protect it as the fundamental core of society and shall guarantee conditions that integrally favor the achievement of its goals. They shall be comprised of legal or common-law ties and shall be based on the equality of rights and the opportunities of their members.
Marriage is the union of man and woman and shall be based on the free consent of the persons entering into this bond and on the equality of rights, obligations and legal capacity. (Art. 67) - SpanishSe reconoce la familia en sus diversos tipos. El Estado la protegerá como núcleo fundamental de la sociedad y garantizará condiciones que favorezcan integralmente la consecución de sus fines. Estas se constituirán por vínculos jurídicos o de hecho y se basarán en la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades de sus integrantes.
El matrimonio es la unión entre hombre y mujer, se fundará en el libre consentimiento de las personas contrayentes y en la igualdad de sus derechos, obligaciones y capacidad legal. (Art. 67)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishIt is the right of every Iranian individual and family to possess housing commensurate with his needs. The government must provide basis for the implementation of this article, according priority to those whose need is greatest, in particular the rural population and the workers. (Art. 31)
- Persianداشتن مسکن متناسب با نیاز، حق هر فرد و خانواده ایرانی است. دولت موظف است با رعایت اولویت برای آنها که نیازمندترند بهخصوص روستانشینان و کارگران زمینه اجرای این اصل را فراهم کند. (اصل 31)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
(1) The family shall constitute the natural and fundamental element of the society and shall enjoy protection from the State and the society.
(2) The family shall be founded on a freely consented marriage between man and woman, on their equality of rights and on the right and obligation of parents to ensure upbringing and education of their children.
(3) The conditions to conclude, terminate or void a marriage are laid down by the law.
(4) Children have a duty to take care of their parents and to offer necessary help. (Art. 48) - Moldovian
(1) Familia constituie elementul natural şi fundamental al societăţii şi are dreptul la ocrotire din partea societăţii şi a statului.
(2) Familia se întemeiază pe căsătoria liber consimţită între bărbat şi femeie, pe egalitatea lor în drepturi şi pe dreptul şi îndatorirea părinţilor de a asigura creşterea, educaţia şi instruirea copiilor.
(3) Condiţiile de încheiere, de desfacere şi de nulitate a căsătoriei se stabilesc prin lege.
(4) Copiii sînt obligaţi să aibă grijă de părinţi şi să le acorde ajutor. (Art. 48)