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Religious Law
- EnglishThe State’s prime duties are:
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4. Guaranteeing secular ethics as the basis for public service and the legal regulatory system.
… (Art. 3) - SpanishSon deberes primordiales del Estado:
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4. Garantizar la ética laica como sustento del quehacer público y el ordenamiento jurídico.
… (Art. 3)
Religious Law
- English
1. In the Republic of Albania there is no official religion.
2. The state is neutral in questions of faith and conscience
… (Art. 10) - Albanian
1. Në Republikën e Shqipërisë nuk ka fe zyrtare.
2. Shteti është asnjanës në çështjet e besimit e të ndërgjegjes
… (Neni 10)
Religious Law
- English
No constitutional revision may infringe on:
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4. – Islam, as the religion of the State;;
… (Art. 223) - Arabic
لا يمكن أيّ تعديل دستوريّ أن يمسّ:
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4. الإسلام باعتباره دين الدّولة.
… (المــادة 223) - French
Toute révision constitutionnelle ne peut porter atteinte:
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4)- à l'Islam, en tant que religion de l'Etat;
… (Art. 223)
Religious Law
- EnglishMauritania is an Islamic, indivisible, democratic, and social Republic.
… (Art. 1) - Arabicموريتانيا جمهورية إسلامية لا تتجزأ ديمقراطية واجتماعية.
... (المادّة 1) - FrenchLa Mauritanie est une République Islamique, indivisible, démocratique et sociale.
… (Art. 1)
Religious Law
- English
The State has no official religion. (Art. 14)
- Spanish
El Estado no tiene religión oficial. (Art. 14)
Religious Law
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We recognise the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood. We value the various religious traditions of our country.
… (National Avowal) - Hungarian…
Elismerjük a kereszténység nemzetmegtartó szerepét. Becsüljük országunk különböző vallási hagyományait.
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
Religious Law
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2. No state religion shall be recognized, and religion and State shall be separated. (Art. 20) - Korean…
②국교는 인정되지 아니하며, 종교와 정치는 분리된다. (제20조)
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;
… (Preamble) - Dari...
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؛
... (مقدمه) - Pashto...
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؛
... (سریزه)
Religious Law
- EnglishReligious communities shall be separated from the state.
… (Art. 14) - MontenegrinVjerske zajednice odvojene su od države.
… (Član 14)
Religious Law
- English(1) There shall be a Court of Appeal.
(2) The Court of Appeal shall consist of –
(a) a President of the Court of Appeal; and
(b) such number of Justices of the Court of Appeal, not less than forty-nine of which not less than three shall be learned in Islamic personal law, and not less than three shall be learned in Customary law, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly. (Sec. 237)