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Religious Law
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Burkina Faso is a democratic, unitary and secular State.
… (Art. 31) - French
Le Burkina Faso est un Etat démocratique, unitaire et laic.
… (Art. 31)
Religious Law
- English1. The Republic of Kazakhstan proclaims itself as a democratic, secular, legal and social state whose highest values are a person, his life, rights, and freedoms.
… (Art. 1) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасы өзiн демократиялық, зайырлы, құқықтық және әлеуметтiк мемлекет ретiнде орнықтырады, оның ең қымбат қазынасы - адам және адамның өмiрi, құқықтары мен бостандықтары.
… (1-бап)
Religious Law
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3. Churches and other religious communities shall be separate from the State
… (Art. 49) - Portuguese
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3. As igrejas e outras comunidades religiosas estão separadas do Estado
… (Art. 49)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion is the religion of the State. (Art. 9)
- FrenchLa religion catholique, apostolique et romaine est religion d'Etat. (Art. 9)
Religious Law
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The republican form of the State, the multiparty [system], the principle of the separation of State and religion and the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 47 and of Article 185 of this Constitution may not be made the object of any revision.
… (Art. 175) - French...
La forme républicaine de l'État, le multipartisme, le principe de la séparation de l'État et de la religion et les dispositions des alinéas 1 et 2 de l'article 47 et de l'article 185 de la présente Constitution ne peuvent faire l'objet d'aucune révision.
... (Art. 175)
Religious Law
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(2) Every religious group has the right to establish and maintain institutions for the education of children in its own religion, and there shall be no discrimination on the ground only of religion in any law relating to such institutions or in the administration of any such law; but it shall be lawful for the Federation or a State to establish or maintain or assist in establishing or maintaining Islamic institutions or provide or assist in providing instruction in the religion of Islam and incur such expenditure as may be necessary for the purpose.
… (Art. 12) - Malay…
(2) Tiap-tiap kumpulan agama berhak menubuhkan dan menyenggarakan institusi-institusi bagi pendidikan kanak-kanak dalam agama kumpulan itu sendiri, dan tidak boleh ada diskriminasi semata-mata atas alasan agama dalam mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan institusi-institusi itu atau dalam pentadbiran mana-mana undang-undang itu; tetapi adalah sah bagi Persekutuan atau sesuatu Negeri menubuhkan atau menyenggarakan atau membantu dalam menubuhkan atau menyenggarakan institusi-institusi Islam atau mengadakan atau membantu dalam mengadakan ajaran dalam agama Islam dan melakukan apa-apa perbelanjaan sebagaimana yang perlu bagi maksud itu.
… (Perkara 12)
Religious Law
- EnglishChad is a sovereign Republic, independent, secular, social, one and indivisible, founded on the principles of democracy, the rule of law and of justice.
The separation of the religions and of the State is affirmed. (Art. 1) - Arabicتشاد جمهورية ذات سيادة، مستقلة، علمانية، اجتماعية، واحدة لا تتجزأ، قائمة على أساس مبادئ الديمقراطية وحكم القانون والعدالة.
الفصل بين الأديان والدولة أمر مؤكد. (المادة 1) - FrenchLe Tchad est une République souveraine, indépendante, laïque, sociale, une et indivisible, fondée sur les principes de la démocratie, le règne de la loi et de la justice.
Il est affirmé la séparation des religions et de l'Etat. (Art. 1)
Religious Law
- English
The state and religious communities shall be separate.
… (Art. 7) - Slovene
Država in verske skupnosti so ločene.
… (7. Člen)
Religious Law
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(1) After the Shari'ah, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the supreme law of the country.
… (Art. 4) - Somali
(1) Shareecada ka sokow, Dastuurka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya waa sharciga dalka ugu sarreeya,
... (Qodobka 4aad.)
Religious Law
- English
Within a regime of independence and autonomy, the State recognizes the Catholic Church as [an] important element in the historical, cultural and moral formation of Peru, and lends its collaboration to it.
The State respects other confessions and may establish forms of collaboration with them. (Art. 50) - Spanish
Dentro de un régimen de independencia y autonomía, el Estado reconoce a la Iglesia Católica como elemento importante en la formación histórica, cultural y moral del Perú, y le presta su colaboración.
El Estado respeta otras confesiones y puede establecer formas de colaboración con ellas. (Art. 50)