This Article is based on Article 12 of the ECHR, which reads as follows: &#x2018; Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family according to the national laws governing the exercising of this right. &#x2019; The wording of the Article has been modernised to cover cases in which national legislation recognises arrangements other than marriage for founding a family.
Tá an tAirteagal seo bunaithe ar Airteagal 12 de CECD ar mar seo a leanas atá: &#x2018; Ar aois in-nuachair a shlánú dóibh tá ag fir agus ag mná an ceart chun pósadh and teaghlach a bhunú, de réir na ndlíthe náisiúnta a bhaineas le feidhmiú an chirt sin. &#x2019; Cuireadh cruth na haimsire seo ar fhoclaíocht an Airteagail chun go gclúdódh sé cásanna ina n-aithníonn an reachtaíocht náisiúnta socraíochtaí eile seachas an pósadh le haghaidh teaghlach a bhunú.