Constitution of Tuvalu 1986, as amended to 2023
Religious Law
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    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)

Religious Law
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    2. Our right as the people of Tuvalu both present and future, to a full, free and secure life, and to moral, spiritual, personal and material welfare, is affirmed as one given to us by God.
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    6. Therefore, the life and the laws of Tuvalu should be based on respect for Christian principles, Tuvaluan values and culture, the Rule of Law and human dignity.
    ... (Principles of the Constitution)

Religious Law
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    (1) The Preamble acknowledges that Tuvalu is an Independent State based on Christian principles, the Rule of Law, Tuvaluan values, culture and tradition, and respect for human dignity.
    … (Sec. 29)
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    (2) Under this Constitution every person has the following fundamental duties and responsibilities to themselves, their dependents, and others –
    (a) to respect society, communities, islands, leaders, and cultural practices and norms; to know their duties and roles in society despite different religious beliefs and practices, ... 
    (b) to uphold the Christian principles of a family unit, ...
    (c) in the case of parents, to care for and not neglect their children, and to teach children to uphold their duties, Tuvaluan ways of life, and Christian principles;
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    (f) in the case of religious leaders, to respect Island Community customs and traditions, to unite and contribute to communities, to help their religious group, to help to improve the lives of all people, to love and respect all people, and to respect the different religions of others;
    (g) In the case of leaders, to respect Island Community customs and traditions; to encourage Christian principles; to bring peace and harmony, unity, and respect to the island, different religious groups, men, women, youth, and children, 
    ... (Sec. 43)

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Part II on Bill of Rights. 
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Part II on Bill of Rights. 

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4 - Division 5 on Enforcement of the Bill of Rights (Sections 38-42).
5 - Part II on Bill of Rights.

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Part II on Bill of Rights. 
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Also refer to Sec. 13: “The Principles set out in the Preamble are adopted as part of the basic law of Tuvalu, from which human rights and freedoms derive and on which they are based.”