Marriage & Family & Children: Rights and Duties, a thematic exhibition timed to the International Day of Families (15 May), runs in the legal information reading room (207 b), from 28 March to 28 May.
The family has a special place in the system of social values. The world community recognizes the main role of a family in the formation of a person. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that the family is the natural basic unit of society. A stable family makes a stable society, so making this unit viable and performing the legal functions as best as possible is in society’s interest.
The demographic situation is one of the most acute problems in all civilized countries. The birth-rate figures are sometimes lower than the death rate. Alcohol abuse, the distribution of narcotics and toxic substances and asocial behavior lead to the destruction of intrafamilial relations. The growth of single-parent families is a consequence of the catastrophic rise in divorces. The purpose of the International Day of Families is to draw public and state attention to these problems.
The International Day of Families is a good incentive for the development of social programs related to ensuring the well-being and safety of people. In many countries, whole demographic strategies have been developed.
The Republic of Belarus is implementing various social programs, such as providing financial assistance to large families and young families in housing construction, developing a system of free food for children of the first two years of life, and providing targeted social assistance. Also the legal acts aimed at decreasing in the number of infertile couples have been developed.
However, the state's targeted assistance is not sufficient to achieve the objectives. Each family must make considerable efforts to improve their own lives. If parents strive to create a positive environment in home, which will favorably affect the spiritual and physical health of children, the family will be truly happy.
The exhibition is designed for a wide range of readers, students of family law, practicing lawyers and teachers.
More than 100 publications – books, brochures and periodicals – are on display.
The exhibition includes the following thematic sections:
- International legislation regulating the civil-legal protection of the family.
- Legal regulation of matrimonial relationships in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- Protection of the rights and interests of children in the family law of the Republic of Belarus and other countries.
- The marriage contract: conclusion, modification and termination.
- Matrimonial relationships in the Republic of Belarus with the participation of foreigners.
- Alternative ways to resolve matrimonial disputes.
