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Religious Law
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Churches and religious communities are separated from the State.
The law regulates the relation between the State and the churches and religious communities.
Within the limits and forms determined by the law, conventions to be approved by the chamber of deputies may specify the relation between the State and the churches and religious communities. (Art. 120)
Religious Law
- English1. State and religion are separate.
2. There shall be no state religion.
3. The state shall not interfere in religious matters and religion shall not interfere in state affairs. (Art. 11) - Amharic1. መንግሥትና ሃይማኖት የተለያዩ ናቸው፡፡
2. መንግሥታዊ ሃይማኖት አይኖርም፡፡
3. መንግሥት በሃይማኖት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ ሃይማኖትም በመንግሥት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ (አንቀጽ 11)
Religious Law
- English(1) The death penalty may only be inflicted as retribution (qasas), a hudud punishment, or as a penalty for crimes of extreme gravity, in accordance with the law.
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(3) The death penalty may only be inflicted on pregnant women and nursing mothers two years after [they have finished] breastfeeding. (Art. 53) - Arabic1. لا يجوز توقيع عقوبة الإعدام إلا قصاصاً او حداً او جزاءً علي الجرائم بالغة الخطورة، بموجب القانون.
3. لا يجوز تنفيذ عقوبة الإعدام علي الحوامل او المرضعات إلا بعد عامين من الرضاعة. (الماده 54)
Religious Law
- English1. A communal law made by the Communal Chamber concerned shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of courts to deal with civil disputes relating to personal status and to religious matters which are reserved for the competence of the Communal Chambers by the provisions of this Constitution.
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3. Any such court as aforesaid in the exercise of its jurisdiction, shall apply the laws made by the Communal Chamber concerned: Provided that nothing in this paragraph contained shall preclude a court of the Republic from applying in a case, where an issue relating to personal status or to religious matters is raised incidentally, the relevant communal law. (Art. 160) - Greek1. Tηρουμένων των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος, κοινοτικός νόμος, ψηφιζόμενος υπό Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως, θέλει προβλέψει περί της ιδρύσεως, της συνθέσεως και της δικαιοδοσίας δικαστηρίων, άτινα θα δικάζωσι τας αστικάς διαφοράς, τας αφορώσας εις τον προσωπικόν θεσμόν και εις θρησκευτικά ζητήματα, τα οποία υπάγονται κατά τας διατάξεις του Συντάγματος εις την αρμοδιότητα των Kοινοτικών Συνελεύσεων.
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3. Eν τη ενασκήσει της δικαιοδοσίας αυτών τα ανωτέρω δικαστήρια εφαρμόζουσι τούς υπέρ της οικείας Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως ψηφιζομένους νόμους’ αι διατάξεις όμως της παραγράφου ταύτης δεν αποκλείουσι το δικαίωμα δικαστηρίου της Δημοκρατίας να εφαρμόση τον σχετικόν κοινοτικόν νόμον επί υποθέσεως, καθ’ ην παρεμπιπτόντως εγείρεται ζήτημα προσωπικού θεσμού ή θρησκευτικόν ζήτημα. (Αρθρον 160) - Turkish2. A. boşanma, adli ayrılık veya evlilik haklarının iadesi veya Rum-Ortodoks Kilisesi üyelerinin aile ilişkileri ile ilgili herhangi bir konu, her biri aile Mahkemeleri tarafından tanınabilir olacaktır composed:
3. Bu paragrafta yer alan hiçbir şey, Cumhuriyet Mahkemesinin kişisel statü veya dini konularla ilgili bir sorunun tesadüfen ortaya çıktığı bir davada başvurmasını Engellememesi koşuluyla, ilgili Topluluk Yasası tarafından yapılan yasaları uygulayacaktır. (Madde 160)
Religious Law
- EnglishChurches and religious communities are equal and separated from the state.
… (Art. 44) - Serbian CyrillicЦркве и верске заједнице су равноправне и одвојене од државе.
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Religious Law
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1. The State shall respect the religions and the religions shall honor the State in Mongolia.
2. State institutions/organs/authorities shall not engage in religious activities and the monasteries shall not carry out political activities.
3. The relationship between the State and the monasteries shall be regulated by law. (Art. 9) - Mongolian
1. Монгол Улсад төр нь шашнаа хүндэтгэж, шашин нь төрөө дээдэлнэ.
2. Төрийн байгууллага шашны, сүм хийд улс төрийн үйл ажиллагаа эрхлэн явуулж болохгүй.
3. Төр, сүм хийдийн хоорондын харилцааг хуулиар зохицуулна. (Есдүгээр зүйл)
Religious Law
- English
The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab Islamic independent state with full sovereignty, and Muscat is its capital. (Art. 1)
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سلطنة عمان دولة عربية إسلامية مستقلة ذات سيادة تامة، عاصمتها مسقط. (المادّة ١)
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
- English1. Islam is the official religion in Palestine. Respect for the sanctity of all other divine religions shall be maintained.
2. The principles of Islamic Shari’a shall be a principal source of legislation.
… (Art. 4) - Arabic1- الإسلام هو الدين الرسمي في فلسطين ولسائر الديانات السماوية احترامها وقدسيتها.
2- مبادئ الشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتشريع.
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Religious Law
- EnglishAlterations to the Constitution must respect:
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g) The secular nature of the state and the principle of the separation of church and state;
… (Art. 236) - PortugueseAs alterações da Constituição têm de respeitar o seguinte:
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g) A laicidade do Estado e o princípio da separação entre o Estado e as igrejas;
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