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Read full Constitution here. Sections relating to children: Article 56
The right of employees and of members of their families to social security and social insurance shall be regulated by law and collective agreements.
Rights in connection with child-birth, maternity and child care shall be regulated by law.
Article 62
The State shall protect maternity, children and young people, and shall create social, cultural, educational, material and other conditions promoting the right to a decent life.
Article 63
Parents shall have the duty to bring up, support and educate their children, and shall have the right and freedom to decide independently on the upbringing of their children.
Parents shall be responsible for ensuring the right of their children to a full and harmonious development of their personalities.
Physically and mentally disabled and socially neglected children shall have the right to special care, education and welfare.
Children shall be bound to take care of their old and helpless parents.
The State shall take special care of parentless minors or parentally neglected children.
Article 64
Everyone shall have the duty to protect children and helpless persons.
Children may not be employed before reaching the legally determined age, nor may they be forced or allowed to do work which is harmful to their health or morality.
Young people, mothers and disabled persons shall be entitled to special protection at work.
Article 134
Units of local self-government shall carry out the affairs of local jurisdiction by which the needs of citizens are directly fulfilled, and in particular the affairs related to the organization of localities and housing, area and urban planning, public utilities, child care, social welfare, primary health services, education and elementary schools, culture, physical education and sports, customer protection, protection and improvement of the environment, fire protection and civil defense.
Units of regional self-government shall carry out the affairs of regional significance, and in particular the affairs related to education, health service, area and urban planning, economic development, traffic and traffic infrastructure and the development of network of educational, health, social and cultural institutions.
Affairs of local and regional jurisdiction shall be regulated by law. At the allotment of the affairs, priority shall be given to the bodies which are closest to the citizens.
At the determination of the local and regional self-government jurisdiction, the scope and nature of affairs and the requirements of efficiency and economy shall be taken into account.