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Religious Law

Comoros
  • English
    Islam is religion of [the] State.
    The State draws on this religion, the Sunni principles and rules of obedience and the Chafi’i rites that govern the belief [culte] and social life. (Art. 97)
  • Arabic
    دين الدولة هو الإسلام.
    تعتمد الدولة على هذا الدين والمبادئ السنية وقواعد الطاعة ومناسك الشافعي التي تحكم العقيدة والحياة الاجتماعية.ة (المادة 97)
  • French
    L’Islam est religion d’État.
    L’État puise dans cette religion, les principes et règles d’obédience Sunnites et de rîtes Chafiites qui régissent le culte et la vie sociale. (Art. 97)

Religious Law

Sao Tome and Principe
  • English
    The following may not be the subject of constitutional revision:
    …
    b) The secular status of the State;
    … (Art. 154)
  • Portuguese
    Não podem ser objecto de revisão constitucional:
    …
    b) O estatuto laico do Estado;
    … (Art. 154)

Religious Law

Sri Lanka
  • English
    The 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)
  • Sinhala
    ශ්‍රී 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

Vanuatu
  • English
    WE the people of Vanuatu, …
    HEREBY proclaim the establishment of the united and free Republic of Vanuatu founded on traditional Melanesian values, faith in God, and Christian principles,
    … (Preamble)
  • French
    NOUS, Peuple de Vanuatu, …
    PROCLAMONS la création de la République libre et unie de Vanuatu, fondée sur les valeurs traditionnelles mélanésiennes, la foi en Dieu et les principes chrétiens.
    … (Préambule)

Religious Law

Trinidad and Tobago
  • English

    Whereas the People of Trinidad and Tobago—
    (a) have affirmed that the Nation of Trinidad and Tobago is founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and inalienable rights with which all members of the human family are endowed by their Creator;
    ... (Preamble)

Religious Law

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • English
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is, within its frontiers of 30 June 1960, a State of Law, independent, sovereign, united and indivisible, social, democratic and secular.
    … (Art. 1)
  • French
    La République Démocratique du Congo est, dans ses frontières du 30 juin 1960, un Etat de droit, indépendant, souverain, uni et indivisible, social, démocratique et laïc.
    … (Art. 1)

Religious Law

Somalia
  • English
    ...
    (2) The functions of the Human Rights Commission shall include the promotion of knowledge of human rights, and specifically Shari’ah, setting implementation standards and parameters for the fulfillment of human rights obligations, monitoring human rights within the country, and investigating allegations of human rights violations. (Art. 41)
  • Somali
    ...
    (2) Hawlaha Guddiga Xuquqda Aadanaha waa in ay ku jiraan horumarinta aqoonta xuquuqda Aadanaha iyo, gaar ahaan, Shareecada, asaga oo u dejinaaya halbeegyada dhaqangelinta lagu hirgelinaayo waajibaadka xuquuqda Aadanaha; dabagelidda xuquuqda Aadanaha ee dalka gudihiisa iyo baarista eedaha la xiriira xuquuqda aadanaha. (Qodobka 41aad.)

Religious Law

Turkmenistan
  • English
    We, the people of Turkmenistan, …
    Guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of each person and citizen, and seeking to ensure civil tranquility and unity in the society, to substantiate the basis of democracy and democratic, legal, secular state,
    we adopt the present Constitution – the Basic Law of Turkmenistan. (Preamble)
  • Russian
    Мы, народ Туркменистана, …
    гарантируя права и свободы человека и гражданина,
    стремясь обеспечить спокойствие и единство в обществе, утвердить основы народовластия и демократического, правового, светского государства,
    принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Туркменистана. (Преамбула)
  • Turkmen
    Biz, Türkmenistanyň halky, …
    adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny kepillendirip,
    jemgyýetde asudalygy we agzybirligi üpjün etmäge, halk häkimiýetiniň hem-de demokratik, hukuk, dünýewi döwletiň esaslaryny berkarar etmäge çalşyp,
    Türkmenistanyň Esasy Kanunyny – şu Konstitusiýany kabul edýäris. (Preamble)

Religious Law

Azerbaijan
  • English
    I. The Azerbaijan State is a democratic, law-governed, secular, unitary republic.
    … (Art. 7)
  • Azerbaijani
    I. Azərbaycan dövləti demokratik, hüquqi, dünyəvi, unitar respublikadır.
    … (Maddə 7)

Religious Law

Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • English
    …
    It now intends to establish an ideal and model society on the basis of Islamic norms. The mission of the Constitution is to realize the ideological objectives of the movement and to create conditions conducive to the development of man in accordance with the noble and universal values of Islam.
    … (The Form of Government in Islam, Preamble)
  • Persian
    …
    اکنون بر آنست که با موازین اسلامی جامعه نمونه (اسوه) خود را بنا کند. بر چنین پایه‌ای، رسالت قانون اساسی این است که زمینه‌های اعتقادی نهضت را عینیت بخشد و شرایطی را بوجود آورد که در آن انسان با ارزشهای والا و جهان‌شمول اسلامی پرورش یابد
    (شیوه حکومت در اسلام، مقدمه) …