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Religious Law
- EnglishThe Union may assist and protect the religions it recognizes to its utmost. (Sec. 363)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည်အသိအမှတ်ပြုထားသော ဘာသာသာသနာများကို တတ်နိုင်သမျှကူညီ စောင့်ရှောက်မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၃)
Religious Law
- EnglishNo law may be passed respecting an establishment of religion
… (Art. IV, Sec. 2)
Religious Law
- EnglishNo procedure of revision may be engaged or pursued when it infringes:
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- the republican form of the State, the principle of the separation of powers and secularity;
… (Art. 227) - Arabicلا يمكن إجراء أي تنقيح أو انتهاجه عندما ينتهك:
...
- الشكل الجمهوري للدولة ومبدأ فصل السلطات والعلمانية؛
... (المادة 227) - FrenchAucune procédure de révision ne peut être engagée ou poursuivie lorsqu'elle porte atteinte:
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- à la forme républicaine de l'Etat, au principe de la séparation des pouvoirs et à la laïcité ;
... (Art. 227)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Rwandan State is an independent, sovereign, democratic, social and secular Republic.
… (Art. 4) - KinyarwandaLeta y’u Rwanda ni Repubulika yigenga, ifite ubusugire, ishingiye kuri demokarasi, igamije guteza imbere Abanyarwanda kandi ntishingiye ku idini.
… (Ingingo ya 4) - FrenchL’Etat rwandais est une République indépendante, souveraine, démocratique, social et laïque.
… (Art. 4)
Religious Law
- EnglishWHEREAS sovereignty over the Universe belongs to the Omni-present God alone, and the authority to be exercised by the people of Samoa within the limits prescribed by His commandments is a sacred heritage;
WHEREAS the Leaders of Samoa have declared that Samoa should be an Independent State based on Christian principles and Samoan custom and tradition;
… (Preamble) - SamoanONA o le pule aoao i le Lalolagi e i ai lea i le Atua na o Ia, e afio i mea uma lava ma o le pulega e faaaogaina e tagata o Samoa i totonu o tuaoi na faasinoina mai i Tulafono a le Atua o se tofi paia tuufaasolo;
ONA ua faaalia e Taitai o Samoa le tatau ona avea Samoa ma Malo Tutoatasi e faavaeina i luga o talitonuga faa-Kerisiano ma tu ma aganuu a Samoa;
… (Uputomua)
Religious Law
- English…
(8) The teaching of Islam shall be compulsory for pupils in both public and private schools. Schools owned by non-Muslims shall be exempted from these measures. (Art. 30) - Somali…
(8) Waxaa qasab ah in la baro diinta Islaamka carruurta dugsiyada Dawladda iyo kuwa gaarka ah. Arrimmahan laguma dabaqi karo dugsiyada ay leeyihiin dadka aan Muslimka ahayn. (Qodobka 30aad.)
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
- EnglishThe Togolese Republic is a State of law, secular, democratic and social. It is one and indivisible. (Art. 1)
- FrenchLa République Togolaise est un Etat de droit, laïc, démocratique et social. Elle est une et indivisible. (Art. 1)
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
- EnglishAll religious sects are free in Uruguay. The State supports no religion whatever. … (Art. 5)
- SpanishTodos los cultos religiosos son libres en el Uruguay. El Estado no sostiene religión alguna. … (Art. 5)