The
new Constitution strengthens the protection of the family and childhood,
participants of an international conference in Astana stated. Under Article 27
of the draft Basic Law, marriage and the family are placed under state
protection, while caring for children stands as a natural right and a parental
duty. Article 30 stipulates that able-bodied adult children are obliged to care
for their parents in case
of incapacity. These provisions are aimed at safeguarding the family
institution. The new norms will reinforce traditional family values in the
country and provide them with legal protection, MPs note. The meeting
participants, including MPs, scholars, and experts, also praised the mechanisms
designed to protect the rights of women and children, as well as the legal
regulation of spousal relations.
«The value system is
currently being
renewed and expanded. The
new Constitution places particular emphasis on family values. It clearly
stipulates that marriage and family represent an equal and voluntary union
between a man and a woman. Also, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood are
placed under state protection,» said Yekaterina Smolyakova, member
of the Mazhilis, the
lower house of the Kazakh Parliament.
«It underscores
the unity of mother, father, and child as the foundation of family values, thereby
clarifying the concept of the family. Following the adoption of the new
Constitution, comprehensive amendments will be introduced to sectoral
legislation. As new provisions come into force, adjustments will affect the law
on the family, the rights of the child, education, and a number of other
legislative acts,» noted
Mazhilis member Nurgul Tau.
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