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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. Matters of personal status are the matters specified by law and in accordance therewith fall within the sole jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts when the parties are Muslims. (Art. 103) - Arabic…
2. مسائل الأحوال الشخصية هي المسائل التي يعينها القانون وتدخل بموجبه في إختصاص المحاكم الشرعية وحدها عندما يكون الفرقاء مسلمين. (المادّة 103)
Religious Law
- EnglishWe the people of Kiribati, acknowledging God as the Almighty Father in whom we put trust, and with faith in the enduring value of our tradition and heritage, do now grant ourselves this Constitution establishing a sovereign democratic State.
… (Preamble)
Religious Law
- English1. The Tribunals of Religious Communities shall be composed in conformity with the provisions of laws issued pertaining thereto. In such laws the jurisdictions of said Tribunals shall be defined as regards matters of personal status and (Waqfs) constituted for the benefit of the community concerned. However, matters of personal status of such community shall be the matters of personal status of Muslims within the jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts.
2. The Tribunals of Religious Communities shall apply the procedures and provisions related to the matters of personal status which are not considered matters of personal status of Muslims within the jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts; provided that the legislations of such Tribunals shall organize the conditions of the appointment of their judges and the procedures of trials before them. (Art. 109) - Arabic1. تتألف مجالس الطوائف الدينية وفاقاً لأحكام القوانين التي تصدر خاصة بها وتحدد في هذه القوانين إختصاصات المجالس المذكورة بشأن مسائل الأحوال الشخصية والأوقاف المنشأة لمصلحة الطائفة ذات العلاقة. أما مسائل الأحوال الشخصية لهذه الطائفة فهي مسائل الأحوال الشخصية للمسلمين الداخلة في إختصاص المحاكم الشرعية.
2. تطبّق مجالس الطوائف الدينية الأصول والأحكام المتعلقة بمسائل الأحوال الشخصية التي لا تعتبر من مسائل الأحوال الشخصية للمسلمين الداخلة في اختصاص المحاكم الشرعية، على أن تنظّم تشريعات هذه المجالس شروط تعيين قضاتها وأصول المحاكمات أمامها. (المادّة 109)
Religious Law
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3. Samoa is a Christian nation founded on God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Art. 1) - Samoan
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(3) O Samoa o se atunuu Kerisiano e faavae i le Atua le Tama, le Alo ma le Agaga Paia. (Mataupu 1)
Religious Law
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(2) The functions of the Human Rights Commission shall include the promotion of knowledge of human rights, and specifically Shari’ah, setting implementation standards and parameters for the fulfillment of human rights obligations, monitoring human rights within the country, and investigating allegations of human rights violations. (Art. 41) - Somali...
(2) Hawlaha Guddiga Xuquqda Aadanaha waa in ay ku jiraan horumarinta aqoonta xuquuqda Aadanaha iyo, gaar ahaan, Shareecada, asaga oo u dejinaaya halbeegyada dhaqangelinta lagu hirgelinaayo waajibaadka xuquuqda Aadanaha; dabagelidda xuquuqda Aadanaha ee dalka gudihiisa iyo baarista eedaha la xiriira xuquuqda aadanaha. (Qodobka 41aad.)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Maldives is a sovereign, independent, democratic Republic based on the principles of Islam, and is a unitary State, to be known as the Republic of the Maldives. Any reference to “the Maldives” is a reference to the Republic of the Maldives. (Art. 2)
- Dhivehiދިވެހިރާއްޖެއަކީ ފުރިހަމަ މިނިވަންކަން ލިބިގެންވާ، އިސްލާމީ އުސޫލުތަކުގެ މައްޗައް ބިނާކުރެވިފައިވާ، އަމިއްލަ ވެރިކަންކުރާ، ދީމިޤްރާތީ، ޖުމްހޫރީ އަދި ޔުނިޓަރީ ދައުލަތެކެވެ. މި ދައުލަތުގެ ނަމަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާއެވެ. މީގެ ފަހުން މިޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގައި "ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ" މި ނަމުން އިޝާރާތްކުރެވެނީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭހެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާއަށެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 2 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
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
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
ACKNOWLEDGE the supremacy of God Almighty;
DECLARE the Republic a Christian Nation ... (Preamble)
Religious Law
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(2) The social and cultural objective of the State shall be to build a civilized and egalitarian society by eliminating all forms of discrimination, exploitation and injustice on the grounds of religion, culture, tradition, usage, custom, practice or on any other similar grounds,
… (Art. 50) - Nepali…
(२) धर्म, संस्कृति, संस्कार, प्रथा, परम्परा, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै पनि आधारमा हुने सबै प्रकारका विभेद, शोषण र अन्यायको अन्त्य गरी सभ्य र समतामूलक समाजको निर्माण गर्ने राज्यको सामाजिक र सांस्कृतिक उद्देश्य हुनेछ ।
... (धारा ५०)