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Religious Law

Philippines
  • 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

Gambia
  • English
    …
    (2) The National Assembly shall have no power to pass a Bill—
    …
    (b) to establish any religion as a state religion;
    … (Sec. 100)

Religious Law

Singapore
  • English
    The Legislature shall by law make provision for regulating Muslim religious affairs and for constituting a Council to advise the President in matters relating to the Muslim religion. (Art. 153)

Religious Law

Madagascar
  • English
    The State affirms its neutrality concerning the different religions.
    The secularism of the Republic is based on the principle of the separation of the affairs of the State and of the religious institutions and of their representatives.
    The State and the religious institutions prohibit themselves from any infringement of their respective domains.
    No Head of Institution nor any member of the Government may be part of the directing authority of a religious Institution, under penalty of being relieved by the High Constitutional Court or being removed, of office, from their mandate or their function. (Art. 2)
  • French
    L’Etat affirme sa neutralité à l’égard des différentes religions.
    La laïcité de la République repose sur le principe de la séparation des affaires de l’Etat et des institutions religieuses et de leurs représentants.
    L’Etat et les institutions religieuses s’interdisent toute immixtion dans leurs domaines respectifs.
    Aucun Chef d’Institution ni membre de Gouvernement ne peuvent faire partie des instances dirigeantes d’une Institution religieuse, sous peine d’être déchu par la Haute Cour Constitutionnelle ou d’être démis d’office de son mandat ou de sa fonction. (Art. 2)

Religious Law

Yemen
  • English
    The right of inheritance is guaranteed in accordance with Islamic tenets (Shari'ah). … (Art. 23)
  • Arabic
    حق الإرث مكفول وفقاً للشريعة الإسلامية ويصدر به قانون. ... (المادّة 23)

Religious Law

South Sudan
  • English
    1. Religion and State shall be separate.
    2. All religions shall be treated equally and religion or religious beliefs shall not be used for divisive purposes. (Art. 8)

Religious Law

Nigeria
  • English
    (1) There shall be a Court of Appeal.
    (2) The Court of Appeal shall consist of –
    (a) a President of the Court of Appeal; and
    (b) such number of Justices of the Court of Appeal, not less than forty-nine of which not less than three shall be learned in Islamic personal law, and not less than three shall be learned in Customary law, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly. (Sec. 237)

Religious Law

Germany
  • English
    (1) There shall be no state church.
    … (Constitution of 11 August 1919, Art. 137)
  • German
    (1) Es besteht keine Staatskirche.
    … (Verfassung vom 11. August 1919, Art. 137)

Religious Law

Brazil
  • English

    The Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities are forbidden to:
    I – establish religious sects or churches, subsidize them, hinder their activities, or maintain relationships of dependence or alliance with them or their representatives, without prejudice to collaboration in the public interest in the manner set forth by law;
    … (Art. 19)

  • Portuguese

    É vedado à União, aos Estados, ao Distrito Federal e aos Municípios:
    I - estabelecer cultos religiosos ou igrejas, subvencioná-los, embaraçar-lhes o funcionamento ou manter com eles ou seus representantes relações de dependência ou aliança, ressalvada, na forma da lei, a colaboração de interesse público;
    … (Art. 19)

Religious Law

Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • English
    …
    It now intends to establish an ideal and model society on the basis of Islamic norms. The mission of the Constitution is to realize the ideological objectives of the movement and to create conditions conducive to the development of man in accordance with the noble and universal values of Islam.
    … (The Form of Government in Islam, Preamble)
  • Persian
    …
    اکنون بر آنست که با موازین اسلامی جامعه نمونه (اسوه) خود را بنا کند. بر چنین پایه‌ای، رسالت قانون اساسی این است که زمینه‌های اعتقادی نهضت را عینیت بخشد و شرایطی را بوجود آورد که در آن انسان با ارزشهای والا و جهان‌شمول اسلامی پرورش یابد
    (شیوه حکومت در اسلام، مقدمه) …