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Religious Law

Mexico
  • English
    It is the will of the Mexican people to be constituted in a representative, democratic, secular, [and] federal Republic, … (Art. 40)
  • Spanish
    Es voluntad del pueblo mexicano constituirse en una República representativa, democrática, laica y federal, ... (Art. 40)

Religious Law

Argentina
  • English
    The Federal Government supports the Roman Catholic Apostolic religion. (Sec. 2)
  • Spanish
    El Gobierno federal sostiene el culto católico apostólico romano. (Art. 2)

Religious Law

Dominican Republic
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    4. Religious marriages shall have civil effects in terms established by law, without prejudice to that dictated in international treaties.
    … (Art. 55)
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    4) Los matrimonios religiosos tendrán efectos civiles en los términos que establezca la ley, sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en los tratados internacionales;
    … (Art. 55)

Religious Law

Nicaragua
  • 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

El Salvador
  • English
    The juridical personality of the Catholic Church is recognized. The other churches may obtain the recognition of their personality in accordance with the law. (Art. 26)
  • Spanish
    Se reconoce la personalidad jurídica de la Iglesia Católica. Las demás iglesias podrán obtener, conforme a la ley, el reconocimiento de su personalidad. (Art. 26)

Religious Law

Paraguay
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    The freedom of religion, of worship, and ideological [freedom] are recognized without any restrictions other than those established in this Constitution and in the law. No religious faith will have official character.
    The relations between the State and the Catholic Church are based on independence, cooperation, and autonomy.
    … (Art. 24)
  • Spanish
    Quedan reconocidas la libertad religiosa, la de culto y la ideológica, sin más limitaciones que las establecidas en esta Constitución y en la ley. Ninguna confesión tendrá carácter oficial.
    Las relaciones del Estado con la iglesia católica se basan en la independencia, cooperación y autonomía.
    … (Art. 24)

Religious Law

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • English
    … The State is independent of religion. (Art. 4)
  • Spanish
    … El Estado es independiente de la religión. (Art. 4)

Religious Law

Mexico
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    The Congress may not decree laws that establish or prohibit any religion.
    … (Art. 24)
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    El Congreso no puede dictar leyes que establezcan o prohiban religión alguna.
    … (Art. 24)

Religious Law

Uruguay
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    All religious sects are free in Uruguay. The State supports no religion whatever. … (Art. 5)
  • Spanish
    Todos los cultos religiosos son libres en el Uruguay. El Estado no sostiene religión alguna. … (Art. 5)

Religious Law

Spain
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    (3) No religion shall have a state character. The public authorities shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and shall consequently maintain appropriate cooperation relations with the Catholic Church and other confessions. (Sec. 16)
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    3. Ninguna confesión tendrá carácter estatal. Los poderes públicos tendrán en cuenta las creencias religiosas de la sociedad española y mantendrán las consiguientes relaciones de cooperación con la Iglesia Católica y las demás confesiones. (Art. 16)