constituteproject.org • Right to marry PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:29 Article 29 The freedom to marry is guaranteed, as well as the right to choose his or her partner. The marriage may only be concluded with the free and full consent of the future spouses. The marriage between two persons of the same sex is prohibited. Article 30 • Right to found a family The family is the natural base cell of society. The marriage is for it [en est] the legitimate support. Family and marriage are placed under the particular protection of the State. • State support for children Parents have the natural right and the duty to educate and raise their children. They are supported in this task by the State and the public collectivities. • Rights of children guaranteed Every child has the right, on the part of their family, of the society and of the State to the measures of special protection required by their condition as [a] minor. • Freedom of expression • Freedom of religion • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience Article 31 The freedom of expression is guaranteed. The State respects the freedom of religion, of thought, of conscience and of opinion. • Freedom of assembly • Freedom of association Article 32 The freedom of assembly and of association is guaranteed, as well as the right to found associations or organizations in accordance with the law. Article 33 All Burundian citizens have the right to circulate and to establish themselves freely wherever in the national territory, as well as [the right] to leave it and to return to it. • Right to renounce citizenship Article 34 No one may be arbitrarily deprived of their nationality, or of the right to change it. • Protection of environment Article 35 The State assures the good administration [gestion] and the rational exploitation of the natural resources of the country, while preserving the environment and the conservation of these resources for the generations to come. Article 36 • Right to own property Every person has the right to property. • Protection from expropriation One may only be deprived of their property for cause of public utility, in the cases and in the manner established by the law and subject to a fair and prior indemnification[,] or in the execution of a judicial decision taken with finality [force de chose jugée/force of [the] thing judged/ Res judicata]. Burundi 2005 Page 9