Constitutions


Country: Greece
 

The Greek Constitution

Part II Individual and Social Rights

Article 9 Inviolability of Home
Each man’s home is inviolable. A person’s personal and family life is inviolable. No house searches shall be made except when and as the law directs, and always in the presence of representatives of the judicial authorities.

Offenders against the aforegoing provision shall be punished for forced entry into a private house and abuse of power, and shall be obliged to indemnify in full the injured party as the law provides.

Article 21 Family
The institution of the family, being the foundation of the preservation and improvement of the nation, as well as marriage, motherhood, and childhood, shall be protected by the State.

Families with a large number of children, war and peace invalids, war victims, widows, and orphans of persons killed in the war, and those suffering from mental or physical illness shall be under special state care.

The State shall be concerned with the health of the citizens and shall take special measures for the protection of youth, old age, cripples, and those who are destitute.
The provision of homes to those who are homeless or live in inadequate housing conditions shall be the subject of special care by the State.

 



 
 

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