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Religious Law
- EnglishThe State’s prime duties are:
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4. Guaranteeing secular ethics as the basis for public service and the legal regulatory system.
… (Art. 3) - SpanishSon deberes primordiales del Estado:
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4. Garantizar la ética laica como sustento del quehacer público y el ordenamiento jurídico.
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Religious Law
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And Whereas the People of this Family of Islands recognizing that the preservation of their Freedom will be guaranteed by a national commitment to Self-discipline, Industry, Loyalty, Unity and an abiding respect for Christian values and the Rule of Law;
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Religious Law
- EnglishGuyana is an indivisible, secular, democratic sovereign state in the course of transition from capitalism to socialism and shall be known as the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. (Art. 1)
Religious Law
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4. Religious marriages shall have civil effects in terms established by law, without prejudice to that dictated in international treaties.
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4) Los matrimonios religiosos tendrán efectos civiles en los términos que establezca la ley, sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en los tratados internacionales;
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Religious Law
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Within a regime of independence and autonomy, the State recognizes the Catholic Church as [an] important element in the historical, cultural and moral formation of Peru, and lends its collaboration to it.
The State respects other confessions and may establish forms of collaboration with them. (Art. 50) - Spanish
Dentro de un régimen de independencia y autonomía, el Estado reconoce a la Iglesia Católica como elemento importante en la formación histórica, cultural y moral del Perú, y le presta su colaboración.
El Estado respeta otras confesiones y puede establecer formas de colaboración con ellas. (Art. 50)
Religious Law
- EnglishEcuador is a constitutional State of rights and justice, a social, democratic, sovereign, independent, unitary, intercultural, multinational and secular State.
… (Art. 1) - SpanishEl Ecuador es un Estado constitucional de derechos y justicia, social, democrático, soberano, independiente, unitario, intercultural, plurinacional y laico.
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Religious Law
- EnglishThe Federal Government supports the Roman Catholic Apostolic religion. (Sec. 2)
- SpanishEl Gobierno federal sostiene el culto católico apostólico romano. (Art. 2)
Customary Law
- EnglishThe authorities of the indigenous peoples can exercise their jurisdictional functions within their territorial scope, in conformity with their own norms and procedures, as long as these are not contrary to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic. The law will establish the forms of coordination of this special jurisdiction with the national judicial system. (Art. 246)
- SpanishLas autoridades de los pueblos indígenas podrán ejercer funciones jurisdiccionales dentro de su ámbito territorial, de conformidad con sus propias normas y procedimientos, siempre que no sean contrarios a la Constitución y leyes de la República. La ley establecerá las formas de coordinación de esta jurisdicción especial con el sistema judicial nacional. (Art. 246)
Customary Law
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The administration of justice guarantees the principle of legality; it protects [protege] and protects [tutela] the human rights, and guarantees the access to justice through the application of the law in the matters and processes of its competence.
The administration of justice recognizes citizen participation through the traditional leaders of the original Peoples of the Caribbean Coast and the Judicial Facilitators [Facilitadores Judiciales] in all the country, as alternative methods of access to justice and alternative resolution of conflicts, all in accordance with the law.
... (Art. 160) - Spanish
La administración de la justicia garantiza el principio de la legalidad; protege y tutela los derechos humanos, y garantiza el acceso a la justicia mediante la aplicación de la ley en los asuntos o procesos de su competencia.
La administración de justicia reconoce la participación ciudadana a través de los líderes tradicionales de los pueblos originarios de la Costa Caribe y los Facilitadores Judiciales en todo el país, como métodos alternos de acceso a la justicia y resolución alterna de conflictos, todo de conformidad con la ley.
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Customary Law
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II. The self-governance of the rural native indigenous autonomies is exercised according to their norms, institutions, authorities and procedures, in accordance with their authority and competences, and in harmony with the Constitution and the law. (Art. 290) - Spanish…
II. El autogobierno de las autonomías indígenas originario campesinas se ejercerá de acuerdo a sus normas, instituciones, autoridades y procedimientos, conforme a sus atribuciones y competencias, en armonía con la Constitución y la ley. (Art. 290)