Constitución en Inglés

30 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 ARTICLE 42 Chapter II Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights he family is the basic nucleus of society. It is constituted by natural or legal ties, through the free decision of a man and woman to contract matrimony or through a responsible decision to form a family. The State and society guarantee the complete protection of the family. The law may determine the inalienable and non-seizable nature of family assets. A family’s honor, dignity, and intimacy are inviolable. Family relations are based on the equality of rights and duties of the couple and on the reciprocal respect of all its members. Any form of violence in the family is considered destructive to its harmony and unity, and shall be sanctioned according to law. Whether born in or out of wedlock, adopted, or conceived naturally or scientifically, children have equal rights and duties. The law shall determine parents’ responsibility to their offspring. The couple has the right to decide freely and responsibly how many children they will have, and they shall support them and educate them while they are minors or not self-supporting. T