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Religious Law
- English
1. The State shall respect the religions and the religions shall honor the State in Mongolia.
2. State institutions/organs/authorities shall not engage in religious activities and the monasteries shall not carry out political activities.
3. The relationship between the State and the monasteries shall be regulated by law. (Art. 9) - Mongolian
1. Монгол Улсад төр нь шашнаа хүндэтгэж, шашин нь төрөө дээдэлнэ.
2. Төрийн байгууллага шашны, сүм хийд улс төрийн үйл ажиллагаа эрхлэн явуулж болохгүй.
3. Төр, сүм хийдийн хоорондын харилцааг хуулиар зохицуулна. (Есдүгээр зүйл)
Religious Law
- EnglishAfghanistan shall be an Islamic Republic, independent, unitary and indivisible state. (Art. 1)
- Dariافغانستان، دولت جمهوری اسلامی، مستقل، واحد و غیر قابل تجزیه می باشد. (مادۀ ۱)
- Pashtoافغانستان، خپلواك، واحد، او نه بيليدونكى اسلامي جمهوري دولت دى. (۱ماده)
Religious Law
- English
The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab Islamic independent state with full sovereignty, and Muscat is its capital. (Art. 1)
- Arabic
سلطنة عمان دولة عربية إسلامية مستقلة ذات سيادة تامة، عاصمتها مسقط. (المادّة ١)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Togolese Republic is a State of law, secular, democratic and social. It is one and indivisible. (Art. 1)
- FrenchLa République Togolaise est un Etat de droit, laïc, démocratique et social. Elle est une et indivisible. (Art. 1)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe State safeguards the Arab and Islamic heritage. It contributes to the advancement of human civilization and strives to strengthen the bonds between the Islamic countries, and to achieve the aspirations of the Arab nation for unity and progress. (Art. 6)
- Arabicتصون الدولة التراث العربي والإسلامي، وتسهم في ركب الحضارة الإنسانية، وتعمل على تقوية الروابط بين البلاد الإسلامية، وتحقيق آمال الأمة العربية في الوحدة والتـقدم. (المادة 6)
Religious Law
- English1. Islam is the official religion in Palestine. Respect for the sanctity of all other divine religions shall be maintained.
2. The principles of Islamic Shari’a shall be a principal source of legislation.
… (Art. 4) - Arabic1- الإسلام هو الدين الرسمي في فلسطين ولسائر الديانات السماوية احترامها وقدسيتها.
2- مبادئ الشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتشريع.
... (المادّة 4)
Religious Law
- English
No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, … No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights. (Art. III, Sec. 5)
- Filipino
Hindi dapat magbalangkas ng batas para sa pagtatatag ng relihiyon, ... Hindi dapat kailanganin ang pagsusulit pangrelihiyon sa pagsasagamit ng karapatang sibil o pampulitika. (Art. III, Seksyon 5)
Religious Law
- EnglishGuinea-Bissau is a sovereign, democratic, secular and unitary republic. (Art. 1)
- PortugueseA Guiné-Bissau é uma República soberana, democrática, laica e unitária. (Art. 1)
Religious Law
- English1. A communal law made by the Communal Chamber concerned shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of courts to deal with civil disputes relating to personal status and to religious matters which are reserved for the competence of the Communal Chambers by the provisions of this Constitution.
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3. Any such court as aforesaid in the exercise of its jurisdiction, shall apply the laws made by the Communal Chamber concerned: Provided that nothing in this paragraph contained shall preclude a court of the Republic from applying in a case, where an issue relating to personal status or to religious matters is raised incidentally, the relevant communal law. (Art. 160) - Greek1. Tηρουμένων των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος, κοινοτικός νόμος, ψηφιζόμενος υπό Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως, θέλει προβλέψει περί της ιδρύσεως, της συνθέσεως και της δικαιοδοσίας δικαστηρίων, άτινα θα δικάζωσι τας αστικάς διαφοράς, τας αφορώσας εις τον προσωπικόν θεσμόν και εις θρησκευτικά ζητήματα, τα οποία υπάγονται κατά τας διατάξεις του Συντάγματος εις την αρμοδιότητα των Kοινοτικών Συνελεύσεων.
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3. Eν τη ενασκήσει της δικαιοδοσίας αυτών τα ανωτέρω δικαστήρια εφαρμόζουσι τούς υπέρ της οικείας Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως ψηφιζομένους νόμους’ αι διατάξεις όμως της παραγράφου ταύτης δεν αποκλείουσι το δικαίωμα δικαστηρίου της Δημοκρατίας να εφαρμόση τον σχετικόν κοινοτικόν νόμον επί υποθέσεως, καθ’ ην παρεμπιπτόντως εγείρεται ζήτημα προσωπικού θεσμού ή θρησκευτικόν ζήτημα. (Αρθρον 160) - Turkish2. A. boşanma, adli ayrılık veya evlilik haklarının iadesi veya Rum-Ortodoks Kilisesi üyelerinin aile ilişkileri ile ilgili herhangi bir konu, her biri aile Mahkemeleri tarafından tanınabilir olacaktır composed:
3. Bu paragrafta yer alan hiçbir şey, Cumhuriyet Mahkemesinin kişisel statü veya dini konularla ilgili bir sorunun tesadüfen ortaya çıktığı bir davada başvurmasını Engellememesi koşuluyla, ilgili Topluluk Yasası tarafından yapılan yasaları uygulayacaktır. (Madde 160)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social state governed by rule of law, within the notions of public peace, national solidarity and justice, respecting human rights, loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk, and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the preamble. (Art. 2)
- TurkishTürkiye Cumhuriyeti, toplumun huzuru, millî dayanışma ve adalet anlayışı içinde, insan haklarına saygılı, Atatürk milliyetçiliğine bağlı, başlangıçta belirtilen temel ilkelere dayanan, demokratik, lâik ve sosyal bir hukuk Devletidir. (Madde 2)