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Grade 5: Module 1: Unit 1: Lesson 6
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.9
Model Summary: Article 16 of the UDHR
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written by the United Nations to protect all people everywhere. The simpli ed version of Article 16 describes it as “Marriage and Family.” One of the main ideas of this article is that all men and women of an appropriate age are free to marry. Part 1 of the article says, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry.” Another main idea is that two people should marry only if they both agree. Part 2 of the article says, “Marriage shall
be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.” Article 16 gives people the right to marry whomever they choose as long as the other person is willing and gives both people in the marriage equal rights.
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