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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
- English
The Nicaraguan State recognizes the person, the family and the community as the origin and the end of its activity, and it is organized to assure [asegurar] the common good, assuming the task of promoting the human development of all and each one of the Nicaraguans, under the inspiration of Christian values, socialist ideals, practices of solidarity, [and] democratic and humanistic [practices], as universal and general values, as well as the values and ideals of the Nicaraguan culture and identity. (Art. 4)
- Spanish
El Estado nicaragüense reconoce a la persona, la familia y la comunidad como el origen y el fin de su actividad, y está organizado para asegurar el bien común, asumiendo la tarea de promover el desarrollo humano de todos y cada uno de los nicaragüenses, bajo la inspiración de valores cristianos, ideales socialistas, prácticas solidarias, democráticas y humanísticas, como valores universales y generales, así como los valores e ideales de la cultura e identidad nicaragüense. (Art. 4)
Religious Law
- English(1) When interpreting the rights set out in this Chapter10, a court shall take an approach that seeks to achieve the purposes of the rights and the values that underlie them.
(2) In interpreting these rights, the court may consider the Shari'ah, international law, and decisions of courts in other countries, though it is not bound to follow these decisions.
(3) When interpreting and applying the law generally, a court or any tribunal shall consider the relevance of the provisions of this Chapter, and make its decisions compatible with these provisions, as far as is possible.
(4) The recognition of the fundamental rights set out in this Chapter does not deny the existence of any other rights that are recognized or conferred by Shari'ah, or by customary law or legislation to the extent that they are consistent with the Shari'ah and the Constitution. (Art. 40) - Somali(1) Marka la fasiraayo xuquuqda ku xusan qaybtan waa in maxkamaddu ay raadiso qeexidda ujeeddooyinka laga leeyahay xuquuqdaas iyo qiyamka ay xambaarsan yihiin.
(2) Fasiraadda xuquuqdan waxay maxkamaddu tixgelineysaa Shareecada, qaanuunka caalamiga ah iyo go’aannada maxkamadaha dalal kale, inkasta oo ayan qasab ku ahayn inay raacdo go’aannadooda.
(3) Marka guud ahaan sharci la fasiraayo ama la dhaqan-gelinaayo, maxkamad kasta ama xeer-beegti waa in ay tixgelisaa muhiimmada qodobbada Cutubkan, intii suurtagal ahna go’aannadooda ka dhigaan kuwo la socon kara qodobbadaasi.
(4) Xuquuqda asaasiga ah ee ku xusan Cutubkan kama hor-imaaan karaan xuquuqda kale ee Shareecada Islaamku jideysey iyo xeer-dhaqameedka la jaanqaadi kara Shareecada iyo Dastuurka. (Qodobka 40aad.)
Religious Law
- English
No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, … No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights. (Art. III, Sec. 5)
- Filipino
Hindi dapat magbalangkas ng batas para sa pagtatatag ng relihiyon, ... Hindi dapat kailanganin ang pagsusulit pangrelihiyon sa pagsasagamit ng karapatang sibil o pampulitika. (Art. III, Seksyon 5)
Religious Law
- Englisha. The Kingdom of Bahrain is fully sovereign, independent Islamic Arab State … (Art. 1)
- Arabicأ - مملكة البحرين عربية إسلامية مستـقـلة ذات سيادة تامة، … (المادّة 1)
Religious Law
- English… The Republican form and the secularity of the State may not be the object of a revision. (Art. 144)
- French… La forme républicaine et la laïcité de l'État ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une révision. (Art. 144)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social state governed by rule of law, within the notions of public peace, national solidarity and justice, respecting human rights, loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk, and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the preamble. (Art. 2)
- TurkishTürkiye Cumhuriyeti, toplumun huzuru, millî dayanışma ve adalet anlayışı içinde, insan haklarına saygılı, Atatürk milliyetçiliğine bağlı, başlangıçta belirtilen temel ilkelere dayanan, demokratik, lâik ve sosyal bir hukuk Devletidir. (Madde 2)
Religious Law
- English(1) The State shall be based upon the belief in the One and Only God.
… (Art. 29) - Indonesian(1) Negara berdasar atas Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa.
… (Pasal 29)
Religious Law
- English1. The civil status of persons and forms of marriage shall be regulated by law. The civil effects of Canon Law marriage shall be recognised.
… (Art. 13) - Catalan1. La llei regularà la condició civil de les persones i les formes de matrimoni. Es reconeixen els efectes civils del matrimoni canònic.
… (Art. 13)
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)