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	Annulment Laws > Procedures > Nullification of Marriage
		The majority rule states that a party to the marriage may seek annulment in a court of equity where the marriage results from levity, jest, no intention to bind or enter into relationship, or no intention to assume rights or responsibilities of marriage.
		Some courts hold these statutes applicable even where residents of the state go to another state, have the ceremony performed, and immediately return to their former residence, although the marriage was valid where performed.
		However, courts of one state cannot, at the suit of either party, annul a marriage which was valid under the laws of another state on the ground that the marriage is contrary to domicile state's laws regarding blood relationship marriages.
	usmarriagelaws.com /search/united_states/annulment_laws/index.shtml (1167 words)

	Marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marriages are generally publicly declared in the context of a wedding ceremony.
		Marriages may be mediated by religious or political institutions and are generally bound by conventions which establish rights and privileges, and which establish limits of consanguinity and other restrictions.
		Conversely, a marriage is commonly held to require a sexual relationship, and non-consummation (that is, failure to engage in sex) may be held grounds for an annulment (as for instance in the of John Ruskin's abortive marriage).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marriages (5788 words)

	The State of World Population 2000
		Specific descriptions of rights and freedoms have been elaborated since these two instruments were written in the 1940s, but every subsequent human rights treaty has been rooted in the founders' explicit recognition of equal rights and fundamental freedoms for individual men and women, and their emphasis on protecting the basic dignity of the person.
		It states that gender equality applies to the enjoyment of all rights — civil, cultural, economic, political and social — and is not merely a right to non-discrimination; affirmative action is required.
		These rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health.
	www.unfpa.org /swp/2000/english/ch06.html (2950 words)

	1994 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
		Right to Marry United States law has long recognized the importance of marriage as a social institution which is favored in law and society.
		Marriage and the regulation thereof is generally regarded as a matter for the states.
		Marriages between close blood relatives, such as brothers and sisters, parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, are universally prohibited by the states.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/law/Covenant94/Specific_Articles/23.html (4792 words)

	Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights
		Without its authority it is unlikely that the United States would have achieved as much social progress as it has in the past 50 years, and many Americans might still be subjected to an institutionalized prejudice that made them second-class citizens, unable to vote or enjoy all rights.
		Marriage and having children are integral to one's status, social self-concept, and legal responsibilities.
		These are rights they enjoy as American citizens, but underlying the notion of equal rights is that of equal citizenship, a notion that embodies not only rights but responsibilities as well.
	usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/rightsof/equal.htm (4300 words)

	Universal Declaration of Human Rights
		States Parties undertake to ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his or her well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his or her parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for him or her, and, to this end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures.
		States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
		States Parties shall respect the rights and duties of the parents and, when applicable, legal guardians, to provide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.
	www.medadvocates.org /disciplines/humanrights/humanrtsdocs.html (13966 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Women's Human Rights
		The international women's rights community moved forward, pressing to protect women's bodily integrity and right to sexual autonomy, to examine the ways that race or ethnicity and gender intersect to deny women human rights, and to protect women from gender-specific violations of the laws of war.
		Women's rights activists in Morocco continued their long standing campaign to eliminate discriminatory provisions in the personal status code under which Moroccan women continued to be discriminated against with respect to legal standing, marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance.
		Women's rights activists found that many of these steps were tentative and inconsistent, and hoped that the international community's concern for women's rights in Afghanistan would be long-lasting and would result in stepped-up efforts to recognize women's human rights violations and curtail them also in other parts of the world.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k2/women.html (7976 words)

	Equal Marriage NOW: Talking Points
		NOW made its support for same-sex marriage official in 1995, declaring that the choice of marriage is a fundamental constitutional right under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment that should not be denied because of a person's sexual orientation.
		Right to maintain a relationship with the non-biological/adoptive parent in the event of the death of one parent (in states without same-sex second-parent adoptions).
		Civil marriage for gays and lesbians affirms the importance of the institution of marriage.
	www.now.org /issues/marriage/points.html (2328 words)

	Full Text of the Women's Human Rights Treaty
		States Parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with men.
		States Parties agree that all contracts and all other private instruments of any kind with a legal effect which is directed at restricting the legal capacity of women shall be deemed null and void.
		States Parties shall accord to men and women the same rights with regard to the law relating to the movement of persons and the freedom to choose their residence and domicile.
	www.clas.ufl.edu /users/halohead/CEDAW.htm (4331 words)

	African Charter on the Rights of the Child
		States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that a child who is subjected to schools or parental discipline shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the child and in conformity with the present Charter.
		States Parties to the present Charter shall, in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law, protect the civilian population in armed conflicts and shall take all feasible measures to ensure the protection and care of children who are affected by armed conflicts.
		States Parties shall undertake to cooperate with existing international organizations which protect and assist refugees in their efforts to protect and assist such a child and to trace the parents or other close relatives or an unaccompanied refugee child in order to obtain information necessary for reunification with the family.
	hei.unige.ch /~clapham/hrdoc/docs/africanchildcharter.html (4784 words)

	Women's Rights - Worldnet on Muslim Women in International Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		And here in the United States there are no institutions that can provide assistance or support or advocacy for these women who find themselves in these dire straits after they get a divorce at this late age in their life.
		She also has the right to stipulate before she gets married that she is the one who controls her destiny in the marriage situation.
		And we asked representatives of the State Department to talk to the Turkish government and to communicate to them that this position of denying this woman, this member of parliament who was duly elected, denying her Turkish citizenship is not acceptable.
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/womrts/muswom.htm (5707 words)

	NCLR: Same-Sex Relationship Recognition
		In 1998, an Alaska trial court held that the exclusion of same-sex couples from the right to marry violated the state constitutional right to privacy and the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex.
		Couples in a civil union are granted all of the state-conferred rights, benefits, and responsibilities of marriage, and private entities are required to treat marriages and civil unions equally.
		The State, first of all, may legitimately create the institution of opposite-sex marriage, and all the benefits accruing to it, in order to encourage male-female couples to procreate within the legitimacy and stability of a state-sanctioned relationship and to discourage unplanned, out-of-wedlock births resulting from "casual" intercourse.
	www.nclrights.org /publications/samesexrecognition0305.htm (2967 words)

	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, G.A. res. 34/180, 34 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. ...
		States Parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including legislation, to en sure the full development and advancement of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with men.
		States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination, the opportunity to represent their Governments at the international level and to participate in the work of international organizations.
		States Parties shall accord to men and women the same rights with regard to the law relating to the movement of persons and the freedom to choose their residence and domicile.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/e1cedaw.htm (3699 words)

	UNICEF Turkey / Resources / Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
		To ensure that family education includes a proper understanding of maternity as a social function and the recognition of the common responsibility of men and women in the upbringing and development of their children, it being understood that the interest of the children is the primordial consideration in all cases.
		States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination, the opportunity to represent their Governments at the international level and to participate in the work of international organisations.
		States Parties undertake to adopt all necessary measures at the national level aimed at achieving the full realisation of the rights recognised in the present Convention.
	www.unicef.org /turkey/cedaw/gi18.html (3835 words)

	The human rights of women: a reference guide to official United Nations documents: English
		The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
		States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and responsibilities of spouses as to marriage during marriage and at its dissolution.
		States Parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with men.
	www.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/women/engl-wmn.html (6731 words)

	EqualityWithoutMarriage
		Therefore, the difference is not between “marriage” and “civil unions” but between rights granted by state governments rather than rights granted by the federal government.
		States ought to be able to have the right to pass laws that enable people to be able to have rights like others.”
		Same sex couples in Massachusetts have achieved the right to marry but still do not have many of the rights and benefits of marriage that heterosexual couples have in the United States.
	www.equalitywithoutmarriage.org (651 words)

	7 States Okay ban on Gay Marriages, will Arizona make history? \| Progressive U
		Ballot measures to ban same-sex marriage were winning in seven of eight states late Tuesday, with voters in Arizona poised to be the first in the nation to turn down such a measure.
		Voters in 19 states have approved such bans in earlier elections, and passage of seven Tuesday would mean same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned in a majority of states.
		Discrimination is discrimination and it's no more right just because the Bible says it's a sin than it would be for you to discriminate against someone because of the color of his or her skin.
	www.progressiveu.org /143343-7-states-okay-ban-on-gay-marriages-will-arizona-make-history (1186 words)

	Continuidad de Derechos - Preservation of the Legal Rights (Spanish to English translation glossary) Construction,Law: ...
		Continuation refers to the transmission of rights, which I don't think is the case in a construction contract.
		For the continuation of Rights the yellow Form 14A continuation should be used.
		Ruth Henderson: Preservation of Legal Rights is a good translation for consumer law, but not necessarily for a construction contract.
	www.proz.com /kudoz/1812160 (518 words)

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