Abstract:
In years of independence in the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan there was specified a wide circle of rights and freedoms for women as the citizins of this country. In family right when stating on
the parents, the point is father and mother of the born child, in other words, man and woman. In article 34 of the Constitu-
tion a right of everybody on reaching an age determined by the law to found a family, to marry is recognozed. In section III of this article it is pointed that «maternity, paternity and chilhood are under protection of the law». Nevertheless neither Constitution, no Family Code and Civil Code have not yet made clear the meaning of nation of term «maternity» indicated in the Constituion, what content of «maternity» consists in, also as far as status, right and duties. In the article, for the first time in the context of «maternity» there have been made clear the content and definition of right to maternity of woman been the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
