- Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
- Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
- The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
[From Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 16, Sections 1-3, December 10, 1948]
以上是聯合國於1948年12月10日所訂定的家庭宣言，當中強調家庭是社會的自然及基本單元，所以社會以至國家都有保護家庭的責任。另外，這宣言又指出男和女在成年後，不分種族、國籍或信仰都有權彼此給合並建立家庭；當然，男女雙方之結合是基於雙方的自由和完全同意下方為合宜。
護家協會
以上是聯合國於1948年12月10日所訂定的家庭宣言，當中強調家庭是社會的自然及基本單元，所以社會以至國家都有保護家庭的責任。另外，這宣言又指出男和女在成年後，不分種族、國籍或信仰都有權彼此給合並建立家庭；當然，男女雙方之結合是基於雙方的自由和完全同意下方為合宜。
護家協會
