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| Belarus |
"On reaching the age of consent, women and men shall have the right to enter into marriage on a voluntary basis and start a family." Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, art. 32. |
| Cambodia |
"Marriage is to be conducted according to conditions determined by law based on the principle of mutual consent between one husband and one wife." Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, art. 45. |
| Chechnya |
"The marriage is based on the voluntary consent of man and woman." Chechnya Const., art. 44. |
| Eritrea |
"Men and women of full legal age shall have the right, upon their consent, to marry and to found a family freely, without any discrimination and they shall have equal rights and duties as to all family affairs." Eritrea Const., art. 22. |
| Japan |
"Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis." Japan Const., art. 24(1). |
| Lithuania |
"Marriage shall be entered into upon the free consent of man and woman." Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, art 38. |
| Namibia |
"Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, creed or social or economic status shall have the right to marry and found a family." Namibia Const., art. 14. |
| Paraguay |
"The union in marriage by a man and a woman is one of the fundamental factors in the formation of a family." Paraguay Const., art. 52. |
| Poland |
"Marriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, shall be placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland." Constitution of the Republic of Poland, art. 18. |
| South Korea |
"Marriage and family life are entered into and sustained on the basis of individual dignity and equality of the sexes, and the State must do everything in its power to achieve that goal." South Korea Const., art. 36. |
| Spain |
"Man and woman have the right to contract matrimony with full legal equality." Spanish Constitution, art. 32. |
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