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Read full Constitution here. Sections relating to children: Article 54 Article 59
1. Children, the young, pregnant women and new mothers have the right to special protection by the state.
2. Children born out of wedlock have equal rights with those born within marriage.
3. Every child has the right to be protected from violence, ill treatment, exploitation and their use for work, especially under the minimum age for work, which could damage their health and morals or endanger their life or normal development.
1. The state, within its constitutional powers and the means at its disposal, aims to supplement
private initiative and responsibility with:
a) employment under suitable conditions for all persons who are able to work;
b) fulfillment of the housing needs of its citizens;
c) the highest possible standard of health, physical and mental;
d) education and qualification according to ability of children and the young, as well as
unemployed persons;
e) a healthy and ecologically adequate environment for the present and future generations;
f) rational exploitation of forests, waters, pastures and other natural resources on the basis of
the principle of sustainable development;
g) care and help for the aged, orphans and persons with disabilities;
h) development of sport and of recreation activities;
i) health rehabilitation, specialized education and integration in society of disabled people,
as well as continual improvement of their living conditions;
j) protection of national cultural heritage and particular care for the Albanian language.
2. Fulfilment of social objectives may not be claimed directly in court. The law defines the
conditions and extent to which the realization of these objectives can be claimed.