Marriage and Family Unit

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What are the essential elements of a marriage relationship?

  • Love, trust, and fidelity (correct)
  • Respect, freedom, and equality
  • Financial stability, power, and control
  • Commitment, sacrifice, and loyalty

Which international instrument emphasizes the importance of protecting and assisting the family?

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • The European Convention on Human Rights
  • The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  • The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (correct)

What is the primary responsibility of spouses in a marriage?

  • To avert anything negative from befalling their marriage (correct)
  • To prioritize their individual careers and interests
  • To ensure their own personal growth and development
  • To fulfill their social obligations and duties

In what type of marriages may the characteristics of love, trust, and fidelity only emerge later?

<p>Arranged marriages (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the family unit in international law obligations?

<p>It plays a crucial role in the formation of society (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which section of the Constitution obliges the Court to consider international law when interpreting the Bill of Rights?

<p>Section 39(1)(b) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary responsibility for maintaining a marriage relationship?

<p>Spouses themselves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Bundesgerichtshof, what is the essence of marriage?

<p>The readiness of the parties to create and maintain it, founded in morals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the law not do, according to the text?

<p>Prop up weakening or disintegrating marriages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the foundations of a solid marriage, according to Carnelly?

<p>Love and respect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the law in marriage, according to the text?

<p>To remove legal obstacles to married life (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the implied limitation of the cases cited by the applicant, such as Dawood and Fourie?

<p>They do not go as far as the applicant would like them to (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the State according to the Constitution?

<p>To assist the family as the custodian of morals and traditional values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by the Article 18 in respect of the family?

<p>That marriage must be protected and assisted (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial aspect of family life in our society?

<p>Marriage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is recognized by the Constitution's non-homophobic ethos?

<p>Same-sex civil unions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which article is relevant to the right to dignity in the context of marriage and family life?

<p>Article 10 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What international instrument was ratified by South Africa in 1996?

<p>African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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