ABSTRACT
The position of the individual is protected within the social groupings in which he seeks personal fulfilment. Of these groupings the first and foremost is the natural family unit.
The Constitution makes explicit reference in Art 2 to the family as a locus of protection of the individual, and furthermore defines the family in Art 29 as a natural society based on marriage, as well as clearly setting out the equal legal and moral status of the spouses within a marriage. In Art 30, the rights of minors are protected, whether they are born in or out of wedlock.
