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Religious Law
- English
Liberty, justice, the respect for the dignity of the human person, political and social pluralism, the recognition to the indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples of their own identity within a unitary and indivisible State, the recognition of the different forms of ownership, free international cooperation, the respect for the free self-determination of Peoples, the Christian values, the socialist ideals, the practices [of] solidarity and the values and ideals of the Nicaraguan culture and identity are principles of the Nicaraguan nation.
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Christian values assure the love for [one's] fellow humans [prójimo], the reconciliation between brothers of the Nicaraguan family, the respect for the individual diversity without any discrimination, the respect for and equality of rights of the persons with disabilities and the preferential option for the poor.
... (Art. 5) - Spanish
Son principios de la nación nicaragüense, la libertad, la justicia, el respeto a la dignidad de la persona humana, el pluralismo político y social, el reconocimiento a los pueblos originarios y afrodescendientes de su propia identidad dentro de un Estado unitario e indivisible, el reconocimiento a las distintas formas de propiedad, la libre cooperación internacional, el respeto a la libre autodeterminación de los pueblos, los valores cristianos, los ideales socialistas, las prácticas solidarias, y los valores e ideales de la cultura e identidad nicaragüense.
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Los valores cristianos aseguran el amor al prójimo, la reconciliación entre hermanos de la familia nicaragüense, el respeto a la diversidad individual sin discriminación alguna, el respeto e igualdad de derecho de las personas con discapacidad y la opción preferencial por los pobres.
… (Art. 5)
Religious Law
- EnglishAll religious communities shall be equal before the law and separate from the state.
… (Art. 41) - CroatianSve vjerske zajednice jednake su pred zakonom i odvojene od države.
… (Članak 41)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe shall be a secular state having a separation of State and respecting all religious institutions. (Art. 8)
- PortugueseA República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe é um Estado laico, nela existindo uma separação do Estado e no respeito por todas as Instituições religiosas. (Art. 8)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe principles of adherence to the tenets of the Holy religion of Islam as well as Islamic Republicanism shall not be amended. ... (Art. 149)
- Dariاصل پیروی از احكام دین مقدس اسلام و نظام جمهوری اسلامی تعدیل نمی شوند. ... (مادۀ ۱۴۹)
- Pashtoد اسلام دسپېڅلي دين له حكمونو څخه د پيرو ۍ اصل او اسلامي جمهوري نظام نه تعديلېږي. ... (۱۴۹ ماده)
Religious Law
- English
The State and the Catholic Church shall be independent and sovereign, each within its own sphere.
… (Art. 7) - Italian
Lo Stato e la Chiesa cattolica sono, ciascuno nel proprio ordine, indipendenti e sovrani.
… (Art. 7)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe State shall recognise the churches and religious organisations that are traditional in Lithuania; other churches and religious organisations shall be recognised provided that they have support in society, and their teaching and practices are not in conflict with the law and public morals.
Churches and religious organisations recognised by the State shall have the rights of a legal person.
Churches and religious organisations shall be free to proclaim their teaching, perform their ceremonies, and have houses of prayer, charity establishments, and schools for the training of priests.
Churches and religious organisations shall conduct their affairs freely according to their canons and statutes.
The status of churches and other religious organisations in the State shall be established by agreement or by law.
The teaching proclaimed by churches and religious organisations, other religious activities, and houses of prayer may not be used for purposes that are in conflict with the Constitution and laws.
There shall be no state religion in Lithuania. (Art. 43) - LithuanianValstybė pripažįsta tradicines Lietuvoje bažnyčias bei religines organizacijas, o kitas bažnyčias ir religines organizacijas - jeigu jos turi atramą visuomenėje ir jų mokymas bei apeigos neprieštarauja įstatymui ir dorai.
Valstybės pripažintos bažnyčios bei kitos religinės organizacijos turi juridinio asmens teises.
Bažnyčios bei religinės organizacijos laisvai skelbia savo mokslą, atlieka savo apeigas, turi maldos namus, labdaros įstaigas ir mokyklas dvasininkams rengti.
Bažnyčios bei religinės organizacijos laisvai tvarkosi pagal savus kanonus ir statutus.
Bažnyčių bei kitų religinių organizacijų būklė valstybėje nustatoma susitarimu arba įstatymu.
Bažnyčių bei religinių organizacijų mokslo skelbimas, kita tikybinė veikla, taip pat maldos namai negali būti naudojami tam, kas prieštarauja Konstitucijai ir įstatymams.
Lietuvoje nėra valstybinės religijos. (43 straipsnis)
Religious Law
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Buddhism is State’s religion. (Art. 43) - Khmer...
ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនាជាសាសនារបស់រដ្ឋ។ (មាត្រា ៤៣)
Religious Law
- English...
Second: The Federal Supreme Court shall be made up of a number of judges, experts in Islamic jurisprudence, and legal scholars, whose number, the method of their selection, and the work of the Court shall be determined by a law enacted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council of Representatives. (Art. 92) - Arabic…
ثانياً :ـ تتكون المحكمة الاتحادية العليا، من عددٍ من القضاة، وخبراء في الفقه الاسلامي، وفقهاء القانون، يُحدد عددهم، وتنظم طريقة اختيارهم، وعمل المحكمة، بقانونٍ يُسن بأغلبية ثلثي اعضاء مجلس النواب. (المادة 92)
Religious Law
- English
The state and religious communities shall be separate.
… (Art. 7) - Slovene
Država in verske skupnosti so ločene.
… (7. Člen)
Religious Law
- English… Inheritance is a right governed by Islamic Law. (Art. 18)
- Arabicوالميراث حق تحكمه الشريعة الاسلامية. (المادّة 18)