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Religious Law
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… The result of a long resistance to the aggressions directed against its culture, its values and the fundamental components of its identity which are Islam, [and] the Arab and Amazighité [Al'-Mazighia] [character], for the promotion and for the development of which the State works.
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Algeria, land of Islam, integral part of the Great Maghreb, Arab and Amazighité [Al’-Mazighia], Mediterranean and African country, is honored by the radiance of its Revolution of 1st of November ...
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... لمقاومة ضروس، واجهت بها مختلف االعتداءات على ثقافتها، وقيمها، والمكّونات األساسّية لهّوّيتها، وهي اإلسالم والعروبة واألمازيغّية، التي تعمل الدولة دوما لترقية وتطوير كل واحدة منها،
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إنّ الجزائر، أرض الإسلام، جزء لا يتجـ ّزأ من المغرب العربيّ الكبير، وأرض عربية وأمازيغية، وبلاد متوسّطيّة وإفريقيّة تعتزّ بإشعاع ثورتها، ثورة أوّل نوفمبر
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... Aboutissement d'une longue résistance aux agressions menées contre sa culture, ses valeurs et les composantes fondamentales de son identité que sont l'Islam, l'Arabité et l'Amazighité, à la promotion et au développement desquelles œuvre l’Etat.
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L'Algérie, terre d'Islam, partie intégrante du Grand Maghreb, pays arabe et amazigh, méditerranéen et africain, s'honore du rayonnement de sa Révolution du 1er Novembre …
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Religious Law
- EnglishMali is an independent, sovereign, indivisible, democratic, secular and social Republic.
… (Art. 25) - FrenchLe Mali est une République indépendante, souveraine, indivisible, démocratique, laïque et sociale.
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Religious Law
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Uzbekistan is a sovereign democratic, legal, social and secular state
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O‘zbekiston — ... bo‘lgan suveren, demokratik, huquqiy, ijtimoiy va dunyoviy davlat. (1-modda)
Religious Law
- English1. The laws of constitutional revision have to respect:
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c. the separation between the religious confessions and the State;
… (Art. 300) - Portuguese1. As leis de revisão constitucional têm de respeitar:
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c) a separação entre as confissões religiosas e o Estado;
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Religious Law
- EnglishSince the family is the fundamental unit of Islamic society, all laws, regulations, and pertinent programs must tend to facilitate the formation of a family, and to safeguard its sanctity and the stability of family relations on the basis of the law and the ethics of Islam. (Art. 10)
- Persianاز آنجا که خانواده واحد بنیادی جامعه اسلامی است، همه قوانین و مقررات و برنامهریزیهای مربوط باید در جهت آسان کردن تشکیل خانواده، پاسداری از قداست آن و استواری روابط خانوادگی بر پایه حقوق و اخلاق اسلامی باشد. (اصل 10)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark (Folkekirken) is the established Church of Denmark and, as such, is supported by the State. (Sec. 4)
- DanishDen evangelisk-lutherske kirke er den danske folkekirke og understøttes som sådan af staten. (§ 4)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Roman, Catholic, Apostolic Religion is that of the State, which contributes to its maintenance, without preventing the free exercise in the Republic of other beliefs that do not oppose themselves to the universal morality or good customs. (Art. 75)
- SpanishLa Religión Católica, Apostólica, Romana, es la del Estado, el cual contribuye a su mantenimiento, sin impedir el libre ejercicio en la República de otros cultos que no se opongan a la moral universal ni a las buenas costumbres. (Art. 75)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe principles of the Republic are:
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– the separation of the State and of Religion;
… (Art. 25) - FrenchLes principes de la République sont:
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- la séparation de l’Etat et de la religion;
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Religious Law
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2. Matters of personal status are the matters specified by law and in accordance therewith fall within the sole jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts when the parties are Muslims. (Art. 103) - Arabic…
2. مسائل الأحوال الشخصية هي المسائل التي يعينها القانون وتدخل بموجبه في إختصاص المحاكم الشرعية وحدها عندما يكون الفرقاء مسلمين. (المادّة 103)
Religious Law
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2) The Roman Catholic Church is the National Church and as such shall enjoy the full protection of the State; other denominations shall be entitled to practice their creeds and to hold religious services within the limits of morality and public order. (Art. 37) - German...
2) Die römisch-katholische Kirche ist die Landeskirche und geniesst als solche den vollen Schutz des Staates; anderen Konfessionen ist die Betätigung ihres Bekenntnisses und die Abhaltung ihres Gottesdienstes innerhalb der Schranken der Sittlichkeit und der öffentlichen Ordnung gewährleistet. (Art. 37)