to encourage and support participation in arts events in Seychelles by persons and associations from abroad. to enter into and maintain relations with international organisations likely to grant financial, material or technical assistance for the development of the arts in Seychelles; to cooperate with international bodies […] which are specialised in the arts, artistic research, education, or other artistic or related activities; and to provide advisory and information services to the Government and district authorities on any matters concerned with the foregoing objects". 2: "The Council may do anything which a body corporate may lawfully do and perform which is necessary or helpful to carry out its functions […]" • Protection of the family. Rights of the women, the child and the aged and disabled. Article 18, ACHPR. Constitution Article 32.1: "The State recognises that the family is the natural and fundamental element of society and the right of everyone to form a family and undertakes to promote the legal, economic and social protection of the family". 2. "The right contained in clause (1) may be subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society including the prevention of marriage between persons of the same sex or persons within certain family degrees". In Seychelles has been established to ensure the protection of the Family, a Family Tribunal. The jurisdiction of the Tribunal is set out in Section 78 of the Children (Amendment) Act, 1998 and, as the Act itself establishes, can be extended by the law where it is required to achieve family protection. It will hear, and determine all matters relating to the care, custody and maintenance of a child. To this end all those issues under Matrimonial Causes Act (Cap 124), Civil Code (Cap 33), Maintenance Orders (Attachment of Earnings) Act (Cap 118) and Summary Jurisdiction (Wives and Children) Act (Cap 233) will be heard originally by this Tribunal. The following Act is an example of other matters, which this Tribunal deals with: Family Violence (Protection of Victims) Act, 23rd March 2000 This Act is been adopted "in response to a generally felt need for a law for the prevention of domestic violence. It seeks to empower the Family Tribunal, established under the Children Act, to entertain applications for protection orders under this law, and to make orders that will ensure the protection of members of families and their property against domestic violence" (Bill, Objects and Reasons).