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Religious Law
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4. Churches and other religious communities are separate from the state and are free to organise themselves and to exercise their functions and form of worship.
... (Art. 41) - Portuguese…
4. As igrejas e outras comunidades religiosas estão separadas do Estado e são livres na sua organização e no exercício das suas funções e do culto.
... (Art. 41)
Religious Law
- English(1) When interpreting the rights set out in this Chapter10, a court shall take an approach that seeks to achieve the purposes of the rights and the values that underlie them.
(2) In interpreting these rights, the court may consider the Shari'ah, international law, and decisions of courts in other countries, though it is not bound to follow these decisions.
(3) When interpreting and applying the law generally, a court or any tribunal shall consider the relevance of the provisions of this Chapter, and make its decisions compatible with these provisions, as far as is possible.
(4) The recognition of the fundamental rights set out in this Chapter does not deny the existence of any other rights that are recognized or conferred by Shari'ah, or by customary law or legislation to the extent that they are consistent with the Shari'ah and the Constitution. (Art. 40) - Somali(1) Marka la fasiraayo xuquuqda ku xusan qaybtan waa in maxkamaddu ay raadiso qeexidda ujeeddooyinka laga leeyahay xuquuqdaas iyo qiyamka ay xambaarsan yihiin.
(2) Fasiraadda xuquuqdan waxay maxkamaddu tixgelineysaa Shareecada, qaanuunka caalamiga ah iyo go’aannada maxkamadaha dalal kale, inkasta oo ayan qasab ku ahayn inay raacdo go’aannadooda.
(3) Marka guud ahaan sharci la fasiraayo ama la dhaqan-gelinaayo, maxkamad kasta ama xeer-beegti waa in ay tixgelisaa muhiimmada qodobbada Cutubkan, intii suurtagal ahna go’aannadooda ka dhigaan kuwo la socon kara qodobbadaasi.
(4) Xuquuqda asaasiga ah ee ku xusan Cutubkan kama hor-imaaan karaan xuquuqda kale ee Shareecada Islaamku jideysey iyo xeer-dhaqameedka la jaanqaadi kara Shareecada iyo Dastuurka. (Qodobka 40aad.)
Religious Law
- English(a) The religion of the State of the Maldives is Islam. Islam shall be the one of the basis of all the laws of the Maldives
(b) No law contrary to any tenet of Islam8 shall be enacted in the Maldives (Art. 10) - Dhivehi(ހ) ދިވެހިދައުލަތުގެ ދީނަކީ އިސްލާމްދީނެވެ. އަދި، އިސްލާމްދީނަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤާނޫނުގެމައިގަނޑު މަޞްދަރެކެވެ.
(ށ) ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އިސްލާމްދީނުގެ އަސްލަކާ ހިލާފު އެއްވެސް ޤާނޫނެއް ނުހެދޭނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 10 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Azerbaijan people, continuing the traditions of many centuries of their Statehood, guided by the principles which are reflected in the Constitutional Act on the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, wishing to provide welfare for all and everyone, and to establish justice, freedom, security, and being aware of their responsibility before past, present, and future generations, exercise their sovereign right by solemnly declaring the following goals:
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- to establish a law-governed, secular state which assures the supremacy of the law as an expression of the will of the people;
… (Preamble) - AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan xalqı özünün çoxəsrlik dövlətçilik ənənələrini davam etdirərək, “Azərbaycan Respublikasının dövlət müstəqilliyi haqqında” Konstitusiya aktında əks olunan prinsipləri əsas götürərək, bütün cəmiyyətin və hər kəsin firavanlığının təmin edilməsini arzulayaraq, ədalətin, azadlığın və təhlükəsizliyin bərqərar edilməsini istəyərək, keçmiş, indiki və gələcək nəsillər qarşısında öz məsuliyyətini anlayaraq, suveren hüququndan istifadə edərək, təntənəli surətdə aşağıdakı niyyətlərini bəyan edir:
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- xalqın iradəsinin ifadəsi kimi, qanunların aliliyini təmin edən hüquqi, dünyəvi dövlət qurmaq;
... (Preamble)
Religious Law
- English
… The government shall not recognize or establish a national religion, … (Art. IV, Sec. 1)
Religious Law
- English… The Republican form and the secularity of the State may not be the object of a revision. (Art. 144)
- French… La forme républicaine et la laïcité de l'État ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une révision. (Art. 144)
Religious Law
- English(1) The functions of the Islamic Council shall be--
(a) to make recommendations to Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and the Provincial Assemblies as to the ways and means of enabling and encouraging the Muslims of Pakistan to order their lives individually and collectively in all respects in accordance with the principles and concepts of Islam as enunciated in the Holy Quran and Sunnah;
(b) to advise a House, a Provincial Assembly, the President or a Governor on any question referred to the Council as to whether proposed law is or is not repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam;
(c) to make recommendations as to the measures for bringing existing laws into conformity with the Injunctions of Islam and the stages by which such measures should be brought into effect; and
(d) to compile in a suitable form, for the guidance of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and the Provincial Assemblies, such injunctions of Islam as can be given legislative effect.
… (Art. 230) - Urdu(ا) اسلامی کونسل کے کارہائے منصبی حسب ذیل ہوں گے۔۔
(الف) مجلس شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) اور صوبائی اسمبلیوں کو ایسے ذرائع اور وسائل کی سفارش کرنا جن سے پاکستان کےمسلمانوں کو اپنی زندگیاں انفرادی اور اجتماعی طور پر ہر لحاظ سے اسلام کے ان اصولوں اور تصورات کے مطابق ڈھالنےکی ترغیب اور امداد ملے جن کا قرآن پاک اور سنت میں تعین کیا گیا ہے؛
(ب) کسی ایوان، کسی صوبائی اسمبلی، صدر یا کسی گورنر کو کسی ایسے سوال کے بارے میں مشورہ دینا جس میں کونسل سے اس بابت رجوع کیا گیا ہو کہ آیا کوئی مجوزہ قانون اسلامی احکام کے منافی ہے یا نہیں؛
(ج) ایسی تدابیر کی جن سے نافذالعمل قوانین کو اسلامی احکام کے مطابق بنایا جائے گا نیز ان مراحل کی جن سے گزر کر محولہ تدابیر کا نفاذ عمل میں لانا چاہئے، سفارش کرنا؛ اور
(د) مجلس شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) اور صوبائی اسمبلیوں کی رہنمائی کے لئے اسلام کے ایسے احکام کی ایک موزوں شکل میں تدوین کرنا جنہیں قانونی طور پر نافذ کیا جا سکے۔
…(آرٹیکل ۲۳۰)
Religious Law
- English1. In the Republic of Guinea-Bissau there is a separation between the State and religious institutions.
… (Art. 6) - Portuguese1 - Na República da Guiné-Bissau existe separação entre o Estado e as instituições religiosas.
… (Art. 6)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe State shall protect human rights in accordance with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 26)
- Arabicتحمى الدولة حقوق الإنسان وفق الشريعة الإسلامية. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 26)
Religious Law
- English
WE, the People of Tuvalu: -
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REJOICING in the coming of Christianity to our home;
AFFIRMING our identity as a Christian nation;
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ACKNOWLEDGING God as the Almighty and Everlasting Lord and Giver of all good things, humbly placing ourselves under His good providence, and seeking His blessing upon us and our lives;
REAFFIRMING our desire to constitute ourselves as a free and democratic sovereign nation based on Christian Principles, Tuvaluan values and culture and the Rule of Law;
… (Preamble)