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Religious Law
- EnglishCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, … (Amendment I)
Religious Law
- English…
(2) No person shall be exploited in any manner on the grounds of religion, custom, tradition, usage, practice or on any other grounds.
… (Art. 29) - Nepali…
(२) धर्म, प्रथा, परम्परा, संस्कार, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा कुनै पनि व्यक्तिलाई कुनै किसिमले शोषण गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २९)
Religious Law
- EnglishI. In the Republic of Azerbaijan religion is separated from the State. All religions are equal before the law.
… (Art. 18) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasında din dövlətdən ayrıdır. Bütün dini etiqadlar qanun qarşısında bərabərdir.
… (Maddə 18)
Religious Law
- English(1) The Court may, either of its own motion or on the petition of a citizen of Pakistan or the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, examine and decide the question whether or not any law or provision of law is repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam, as laid down in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet, hereinafter referred to as the Injunctions of Islam.
… (Art. 203D) - Urdu(١) عدالت، یا تو خود اپنی تحریک پر یا پاکستان کے کسی شہری یا وفاقی حکومت یا کسی صوبائی حکومت کی درخواست پر اس سوال کا جائزہ لے سکے گی اور فیصلہ کر سکے گی کہ آیا کوئی قانون یا قانون کا کوئی حکم ان اسلامی احکام کے منافی ہے یا نہیں جس طرح کہ قرآن پاک اور رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی سنت میں تعین کیا گیا ہے اور جن کا حوالہ بعد ازیں اسلامی احکام کے طور پر دیا گیا ہے۔
...(آرٹیکل ۲۰۳د)
Religious Law
- English
Religious organizations and associations shall be separated from the state and equal before law. The state shall not interfere in the activity of religious organisations.
… (Art. 75) - Uzbek
Diniy tashkilotlar davlatdan ajratilgan hamda qonun oldida tengdirlar. Davlat diniy tashkilotlarning faoliyatiga aralashmaydi.
... (75-modda)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe sovereign people of Mali …
– commit [themselves] solemnly to defend the republican form and the secularity of the State,
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe PEUPLE Souverain du Mali, …
• s’engage solennellement à défendre la forme républicaine et la laïcité de l’Etat;
… (Préambule)
Religious Law
- English1. The Republic of Angola shall be a secular state and there shall be separation between state and church, under the terms of the law.
… (Art. 10) - Portuguese1. A República de Angola é um Estado laico, havendo separação entre o Estado e as igrejas, nos termos da lei.
... (Art. 10)
Religious Law
- EnglishIslam is the religion of the people and of the State. (Art. 5)
- Arabicالإسلام دين الشعب والدّولة. (المادّة 5)
- FrenchL’Islam est la religion du peuple et de l’État. (Art. 5)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe judicial authority is an independent power. In discharging their duties, the judges bow to no authority other than that of Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 46)
- Arabicاﻟﻘﻀﺎﺀ ﺴﻠﻁﺔ ﻤﺴﺘﻘﻠﺔ ﻭﻻ ﺴﻠﻁﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻀﺎﺌﻬﻡ ﻟﻐﻴﺭ ﺴﻠﻁﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺭﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻤﻴﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 46)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe King is a Buddhist and Upholder of religions. (Sec. 7)
- Thaiพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นพุทธมามกะและทรงเป็นอัครศาสนูปถัมภก (มาตรา ๗)