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Religious Law
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– Inheritance is a guaranteed right, governed by Islamic Sharia.
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– الميراث حق مكفول، تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية.
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Religious Law
- EnglishWE THE PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA-
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- pledge ourselves to guard and pass on to those who come after us our noble traditions and the Christian principles that are ours now.
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Religious Law
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The Nation relies for its collective life on the federative constants [constants fédératrices], on the occurrence of moderate Muslim religion,
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تستند الأمّة في حياتها العامّة على ثوابت جامعة، تتمثّل في الدّين الإسلامي السمح،
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Religious Law
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The State has no official religion. (Art. 14)
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El Estado no tiene religión oficial. (Art. 14)
Religious Law
- EnglishNo one may abuse the rights recognized by the Constitution or by the law to compromise the national unity, the peace, the democracy, the independence of Burundi, to infringe the secularity of the State or to violate, in any other manner, this Constitution. (Art. 61)
- KirundiNta muntu n’umwe ashobora kwitwaza ivyo arekuriwe n’Ibwirizwa Shingiro canke Ibwirizwa kugira ngo ahungabanye ubumwe bw’abarundi, amahoro, intwaro rusangi, ukwikukira kw’Uburundi, kuburabuza ingendo ivuga yuko igihugu kitegamiye idini na rimwe canke akarenga mu bundi buryo bwose iri Bwirizwa Shingiro. (Ingingo ya 61)
- FrenchNul ne peut abuser des droits reconnus par la Constitution ou par la loi pour compromettre l’unité nationale, la paix, la démocratie, l’indépendance du Burundi, porter atteinte à la laïcité de l’Etat ou violer de toute autre manière la présente Constitution. (Art. 61)
Religious Law
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We the people of Afghanistan:
Believing firmly in Almighty God, relying on His divine will and adhering to the Holy religion of Islam;
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Appreciating the sacrifices, historical struggles, jihad and just resistance of all the peoples of Afghanistan, admiring the supreme position of the martyr’s of the country’s freedom;
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ما مردم افغانستان:
با ایمان راسخ به ذات پاك خداوند (ج) و توكل به مشیت حق تعالی و اعتقاد به دین مقدس اسلام؛
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با تقدیر از فداكاری ها، مبارزات تاریخی، جهاد و مقاومت بر حق تمام مردم افغانستان و ارج گذاری به مقام والای شهدای راه آزادی كشور؛
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موږ د افغانستان خلكو:
د لوی خدای (ج) پر سپيڅلي ذات په ټينګ ايمان، د حق تعالي په مشيت پر توكل او د اسلام په سپيڅلي دين پر اعتقاد؛
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د افغانستان د ټولو خلكو د سر ښندنو، تاريخي مبارزو، جهاد او بر حق مقاومت د ستايلو او د وطن د آزادۍ د لارې د شهيدانو لوړ مقام ته په ارزښت وركولو؛
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Religious Law
- EnglishEvery emir shall assume the administration of the region according to the general policy of the State in compliance with provisions of this Law and other laws and regulations. In particular, he is expected to do the following:
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• Guarantee human rights and freedom, refrain from any action which affects such rights and freedom except within the limits provided by the Sharia and the Law,
… (Law of the Provinces, Art. 7) - Arabicيتولّى أمير كل منطقة إدارتها، وفقا للسياسة العامة للدّولة، و غيره من الأنظمة و اللوائح، و عليه بصفة خاصّة،
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• كفالة حقوق الأفراد و حرياتهم و عدم اتخاذ أي إجراء يمسّ تلك الحقوق و الحريات، إلاّ في الحدود المقررة شرعا و نظاما،
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Religious Law
- English(1) The Sharia Court of Appeal of a State shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by the law of the State, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal Law which the court is competent to decide in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
(a) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage concluded in accordance with that Law, including a question relating to the validity or dissolution of such a marriage or a question that depends on such a marriage and relating to family relationship or the guardianship of an infant;
(b) where all the parties to the proceedings are muslims, any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a marriage, including the validity or dissolution of that marriage, or regarding family relationship, a founding or the guarding of an infant;
(c) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a muslim;
(d) any question of Islamic personal Law regarding an infant, prodigal or person of unsound mind who is a muslim or the maintenance or the guardianship of a muslim who is physically or mentally infirm; or
(e) where all the parties to the proceedings, being muslims, have requested the court that hears the case in the first instance to determine that case in accordance with Islamic personal law, any other question. (Sec. 277)
Religious Law
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b. The State guarantees reconciling the duties of women towards the family with their work in society, and their equality with men in political, social, cultural, and economic spheres without breaching the provisions of Islamic canon law (Shari’a).
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d. Inheritance is a guaranteed right governed by the Islamic Shari’a. (Art. 5) - Arabic…
ب - تكفل الدولة التوفيق بين واجبات المرأة نحو الأسرة وعملها في المجتمع، ومساواتها بالرجال في ميادين الحياة السياسية والاجتماعية والثـقافية والاقـتصادية دون إخلال بأحكام الشريعة الإسلامية.
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د - الميراث حق مكفول تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية. (المادّة 5)
Religious Law
- English1. Every person is guaranteed the freedom of conscience, religion and worship and the religious denominations are separated from the State.
… (Sec. 45) - Tetum1. Ema hotu tenki iha liberdade ba konxiénsia, relijiaun no ba kultu, nune’e konfisaun relijiozu sira haketak ho Estadu.
… (Art. 45) - Portuguese1. A toda a pessoa é assegurada a liberdade de consciência, de religião e de culto, encontrando-se as confissões religiosas separadas do Estado.
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