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Religious Law
Turkmenistan
- EnglishTurkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular state in which the government takes the form of presidential republic. … (Art. 1)
- RussianТуркменистан - демократическое, правовое и светское государство, в котором государственное правление осуществляется в форме президентской республики … (Статья 1)
- TurkmenTürkmenistan - demokratik, hukuk we dünýewi döwlet bolup, onda döwleti dolandyrmak prezident respublikasy görnüşinde amala aşyrylýar. … (1-nji madda)
Religious Law
Mozambique
- English1. The Republic of Mozambique shall be a lay State.
2. The lay nature of the State rests on the separation between the State and religious denominations.
… (Art. 12) - Portuguese1. A República de Moçambique é um Estado laico.
2. A laicidade assenta na separação entre o Estado e as confissões religiosas.
… (Art. 12)
Religious Law
Uruguay
- 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)
Religious Law
Czech Republic
- English(1) Democratic values constitute the foundation of the state, so that it may not be bound either by an exclusive ideology or by a particular religious faith.
… (Charter, Art. 2) - Czech(1) Stát je založen na demokratických hodnotách a nesmí se vázat ani na výlučnou ideologii, ani na náboženské vyznání.
… (Listina, Čl. 2)
Religious Law
Sao Tome and Principe
- 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
Bahrain
- EnglishThe religion of the State is Islam. The Islamic Shari’a is a principal source for legislation. … (Art. 2)
- Arabicدين الدولة الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتـشريع، ... (المادّة 2)
Religious Law
Latvia
- English…
Since ancient times, the identity of Latvia in the European cultural space has been shaped by Latvian and Liv traditions, Latvian folk wisdom, the Latvian language, universal human and Christian values.
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God, bless Latvia! (Preamble) - Latvian...
Latvijas identitāti Eiropas kultūrtelpā kopš senlaikiem veido latviešu un lībiešu tradīcijas, latviskā dzīvesziņa, latviešu valoda, vispārcilvēciskās un kristīgās vērtības.
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Dievs, svētī Latviju! (Preambula)
Religious Law
Israel
- English…
(b) Judicial power is vested also in the following:
(1) a religious court (beit din);
… (Basic Law: The Judiciary (1984), Sec. 1) - Hebrew…
(ב) סמכות שפיטה נתונה גם בידי אלה:
(1) בית דין דתי;
… (חוק יסוד: השפיטה (1984), סעיף 1)
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) - Spanish…
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)
Religious Law
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. The Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) is a sovereign, democratic, secular, unitary and social state governed by the rule of law.
… (Art. 1) - Russian1. Кыргызская Республика (Кыргызстан) - суверенное, демократическое, правовое, светское, унитарное, социальное государство.
… (Статья 1) - Kyrgyz1. Кыргыз Республикасы (Кыргызстан) – эгемендүү, демократиялык, укуктук, мамлекеттик башкарууга дин аралашпаган, унитардык, социалдык мамлекет.
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