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Religious Law
Qatar
- EnglishQatar is an independent sovereign Arab State. Its religion is Islam and Shari’a law shall be a main source of its legislations. … (Art. 1)
- Arabicقطر دولة عربية مستقلة ذات سيادة. دينها الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي لتشريعاتها. ... (المادّة 1)
Religious Law
Mozambique
- English…
4. The law shall establish forms in which traditional and religious marriage shall be esteemed, and determine the registration requirements and effects of such marriage. (Art. 119) - Portuguese…
4. A lei estabelece as formas de valorização do casamento tradicional e religioso, define os requisitos do seu registo e fixa os seus efeitos. (Art. 119)
Religious Law
Sri Lanka
- EnglishThe Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana, while assuring to all religions the rights granted by Articles 10 and 14(1)(e). (Art. 9)
- Sinhalaශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය බුද්ධාගමට ප්රමුඛස්ථානය පිරිනමන්නේ ය. එහෙයින් 10 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් සහ 14 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (1) වැනි අනු ව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඉ) ඡේදයෙන් සියලු ම ආගම්වලට පිරිනැමෙන අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කර දෙන අතර බුද්ධ ශාසනය සුරක්ෂිත කොට පෝෂණය කිරීම රජයේ වගකීම විය යුත්තේ ය. (9 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Religious Law
Central African Republic
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The Central African Republic is a State of law, unitary, sovereign, indivisible, secular and democratic.
… (Art. 24) - French…
La république Centrafricaine est un Etat de droit, unitaire, souverain, indivisible, laïc et démocratique.
… (Art. 24)
Religious Law
Uzbekistan
- English
Uzbekistan is a sovereign democratic, legal, social and secular state
… (Art. 1) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston — ... bo‘lgan suveren, demokratik, huquqiy, ijtimoiy va dunyoviy davlat. (1-modda)
Religious Law
El Salvador
- EnglishThe juridical personality of the Catholic Church is recognized. The other churches may obtain the recognition of their personality in accordance with the law. (Art. 26)
- SpanishSe reconoce la personalidad jurídica de la Iglesia Católica. Las demás iglesias podrán obtener, conforme a la ley, el reconocimiento de su personalidad. (Art. 26)
Religious Law
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishSince the family is the fundamental unit of Islamic society, all laws, regulations, and pertinent programs must tend to facilitate the formation of a family, and to safeguard its sanctity and the stability of family relations on the basis of the law and the ethics of Islam. (Art. 10)
- Persianاز آنجا که خانواده واحد بنیادی جامعه اسلامی است، همه قوانین و مقررات و برنامهریزیهای مربوط باید در جهت آسان کردن تشکیل خانواده، پاسداری از قداست آن و استواری روابط خانوادگی بر پایه حقوق و اخلاق اسلامی باشد. (اصل 10)
Religious Law
Denmark
- EnglishThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark (Folkekirken) is the established Church of Denmark and, as such, is supported by the State. (Sec. 4)
- DanishDen evangelisk-lutherske kirke er den danske folkekirke og understøttes som sådan af staten. (§ 4)
Religious Law
Panama
- EnglishAll religions may be professed and all forms of worship practiced freely, without any other limitation than respect for Christian morality and public order. It is recognized that the Catholic religion is practiced by the majority of Panamanians. (Art. 35)
- SpanishEs libre la profesión de todas las religiones, así como el ejercicio de todos los cultos, sin otra limitación que el respeto a la moral cristiana y al orden público. Se reconoce que la religión católica es la de la mayoría de los panameños. (Art. 35)
Religious Law
Jordan
- English…
2. Matters of personal status are the matters specified by law and in accordance therewith fall within the sole jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts when the parties are Muslims. (Art. 103) - Arabic…
2. مسائل الأحوال الشخصية هي المسائل التي يعينها القانون وتدخل بموجبه في إختصاص المحاكم الشرعية وحدها عندما يكون الفرقاء مسلمين. (المادّة 103)