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Religious Law
- EnglishIslamic Shari'ah is the source of all legislation. (Art. 3)
- Arabicالشريعة الإسلامية مصدر جميع التشريعات. (المادّة 3)
Religious Law
- EnglishFamily is the fundamental pillar of the society, and shall be protected by the state. The state shall adopt necessary measures to attain the physical and spiritual health of the family, especially of the child and mother, upbringing of children, as well as the elimination of related traditions contrary to the principles of the sacred religion of Islam. (Art. 54)
- Dariخانواده ركن اساسی جامعه را تشكیل می دهد و مورد حمایت دولت قرار دارد. دولت به منظور تأمین سلامت جسمی و روحی خانواده، بالاخص طفل و مادر، تربیت اطفال و برای از بین بردن رسوم مغایر با احكام دین مقدس اسلام تدابیر لازم اتخاذ می كند. (مادۀ ۵۴)
- Pashtoكورنۍ د ټولنې اساسي ركن دى او د دولت تر پاملرنې لاندې ده. دولت د كورنۍ او په ځانګړې توگه د مور او ماشوم د جسمي او روحي روغتيا د تأمين، د ماشومانو د روزنې او د اسلام د سپېڅلي دين له احكامو سره د مغايرو رسومو د له منځه وړلو لپاره لازم تدبيرونه نيسي. (۵۴ ماده)
Religious Law
- English
The Malagasy People constitute a nation organized as a sovereign, unitary, republican and secular State.
... (Art. 1) - French
Le Peuple Malagasy constitue une Nation organisée en Etat souverain, unitaire, républicain et laïc.
… (Art. 1)
Religious Law
- EnglishAll legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly must be sent to the Guardian Council. The Guardian Council must review it within a maximum of ten days from its receipt with a view to ensuring its compatibility with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution. If it finds the legislation incompatible, it will return it to the Assembly for review. Otherwise the legislation will be deemed enforceable. (Art. 94)
- Persianکلیه مصوبات مجلس شورای اسلامی باید به شورای نگهبان فرستاده شود. شورای نگهبان موظف است آن را حداکثر ظرف ده روز از تاریخ وصول از نظر انطباق بر موازین اسلام و قانون اساسی مورد بررسی قرار دهد و چنانچه آن را مغایر ببیند برای تجدید نظر به مجلس بازگرداند. در غیر این صورت مصوبه قابل اجرا است. (اصل 94)
Religious Law
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Second: The Federal Supreme Court shall be made up of a number of judges, experts in Islamic jurisprudence, and legal scholars, whose number, the method of their selection, and the work of the Court shall be determined by a law enacted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council of Representatives. (Art. 92) - Arabic…
ثانياً :ـ تتكون المحكمة الاتحادية العليا، من عددٍ من القضاة، وخبراء في الفقه الاسلامي، وفقهاء القانون، يُحدد عددهم، وتنظم طريقة اختيارهم، وعمل المحكمة، بقانونٍ يُسن بأغلبية ثلثي اعضاء مجلس النواب. (المادة 92)
Religious Law
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(3) The State and religious communities shall operate separately. Religious communities shall be autonomous.
(4) The State and religious communities may cooperate to achieve community goals. At the request of a religious community, the National Assembly shall decide on such cooperation. The religious communities participating in such cooperation shall operate as established churches. The State shall provide specific privileges to established churches with regard to their participation in the fulfilment of tasks that serve to achieve community goals.
(5) The common rules relating to religious communities, as well as the conditions of cooperation, the established churches and the detailed rules relating to established churches, shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. VII) - Hungarian...
(3) Az állam és a vallási közösségek különváltan működnek. A vallási közösségek önállóak.
(4) Az állam és a vallási közösségek a közösségi célok elérése érdekében együttműködhetnek. Az együttműködésről a vallási közösség kérelme alapján az Országgyűlés dönt. Az együttműködésben részt vevő vallási közösségek bevett egyházként működnek. A bevett egyházaknak a közösségi célok elérését szolgáló feladatokban való részvételükre tekintettel az állam sajátos jogosultságokat biztosít.
(5) A vallási közösségekre vonatkozó közös szabályokat, valamint az együttműködés feltételeit, a bevett egyházakat és a rájuk vonatkozó részletes szabályokat sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. (Szabadság és Felelősség, VII. cikk)
Religious Law
- English(1) The official religion of Brunei Darussalam shall be the Islamic Religion:
Provided that all other religions may be practised in peace and harmony by the persons professing them.
(2) The Head of the official religion of Brunei Darussalam shall be His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) The Religious Council shall be the authority responsible for advising His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan on all matters relating to the Islamic Religion.
(4) For the purpose of this Article, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, after consultation with the Religious Council, but not necessarily in accordance with the advice of that Council, make laws in respect of matters relating to the Islamic Religion. (Sec. 3) - Malay(1) Ugama rasmi bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah Ugama Islam:
Tetapi ugama-ugama lain boleh diamalkan dengan aman dan sempurna oleh mereka yang mengamalkannya.
(2) Ketua ugama rasmi bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) Majlis Ugama Islam adalah badan yang bertanggungjawab untuk menyembahkan nasihat ke hadapan majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan mengenai semua perkara yang berhubung dengan Ugama Islam.
(4) Bagi maksud Perkara ini, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan boleh, setelah berunding dengan Majlis Ugama Islam, tetapi tidak semestinya mengikut nasihat Majlis itu, membuat undang-undang mengenai perkara-perkara yang berhubung dengan Ugama Islam. (Sec. 3)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe State shall maintain the Islamic and Arab heritage and shall share in the path of civilization and humanitarianism. (Art. 12)
- Arabicتصون الدولة التراث الإسلامي والعربي، وتسهم في ركب الحضارة الإنسانية. (المادّة 12)
Religious Law
- EnglishOur values will remain our Christian and humanist heritage.
… (Art. 2) - NorwegianVerdigrunnlaget forblir vår kristne og humanistiske arv.
... (§ 2)
Religious Law
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(2) The Republic of Cameroon shall be a decentralized unitary State. It shall be one and indivisible, secular, democratic and dedicated to social service. It shall recognize and protect traditional values that conform to democratic principles, human rights and the law.
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(2) La République du Cameroun est un Etat unitaire décentralisé. Elle est une et indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale. Elle reconnaît et protège les valeurs traditionnelles conformes aux principes démocratiques, aux droits de l’homme et à la loi.
… (Art. 1)