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Religious Law
- English… The Republican form and the secularity of the State may not be the object of a revision. (Art. 144)
- French… La forme républicaine et la laïcité de l'État ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une révision. (Art. 144)
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
- English…
(3) The Attorney General shall have power, exercisable at his discretion, to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for an offence, other than proceedings before a Syariah court, a native court or a court-martial.
… (Art. 145) - Malay…
(3) Peguam Negara hendaklah mempunyai kuasa yang boleh dijalankan menurut budi bicaranya, untuk memulakan, menjalankan atau memberhentikan apa-apa prosiding bagi sesuatu kesalahan, selain prosiding di hadapan mahkamah Syariah, mahkamah anak negeri atau mahkamah tentera.
… (Perkara 145)
Religious Law
- English… The Church and religious organisations in Ukraine are separated from the State, and the school — from the Church. No religion shall be recognised by the State as mandatory.
… (Art. 35) - Ukrainian… Церква і релігійні організації в Україні відокремлені від держави, а школа - від церкви. Жодна релігія не може бути визнана державою як обов'язкова.
... (Стаття 35)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Union may assist and protect the religions it recognizes to its utmost. (Sec. 363)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည်အသိအမှတ်ပြုထားသော ဘာသာသာသနာများကို တတ်နိုင်သမျှကူညီ စောင့်ရှောက်မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၃)
Religious Law
- EnglishNo law may be passed respecting an establishment of religion
… (Art. IV, Sec. 2)
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
- English
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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.
… (Art. 1) - French
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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)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Comorian people solemnly affirm their will to:
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– cultivate a national identity based on a sole people, a sole religion (Sunni Islam) and a sole language;
… (Preamble) - Arabicيؤكد الشعب القمري رسمياً رغبته في:
...
- تنمية هوية وطنية قائمة على أساس شعب واحد ودين واحد (الإسلام السني) ولغة واحدة؛
... (الديباجة) - FrenchLe peuple comorien affirme solennellement sa volonté de:
- cultiver une identité nationale basée sur un seul peuple, une seule religion (Islam Sunnite) et une seule langue;
… (Préambule)