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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
- EnglishThe Union may assist and protect the religions it recognizes to its utmost. (Sec. 363)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည်အသိအမှတ်ပြုထားသော ဘာသာသာသနာများကို တတ်နိုင်သမျှကူညီ စောင့်ရှောက်မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၃)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe religion of the President of the Republic is Islam;
Islamic jurisprudence shall be a major source of legislation;
The State shall respect all religions, and ensure the freedom to perform all the rituals that do not prejudice public order;
The personal status of religious communities shall be protected and respected. (Art. 3) - Arabic1. دين رئيس الجمهورية الإسلام.
2. الفقه الإسلامي مصدر رئيسي للتشريع.
3. تحترم الدولة جميع الأديان، وتكفل حرية القيام بجميع شعائرها على أن لا يخلّ ذلك بالنظام العام.
4. الأحوال الشخصية للطوائف الدينية مصونة ومرعية. (المادّة 3)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe religion of the State is Islam. The Islamic Shari’a is a principal source for legislation. … (Art. 2)
- Arabicدين الدولة الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتـشريع، ... (المادّة 2)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe purpose of this Basic Law is to protect human dignity and liberty, in order to establish in a Basic Law the values of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 1A)
- Hebrewחוק יסוד זה, מטרתו להגן על כבוד האדם וחירותו, כדי לעגן בחוק יסוד את ערכיה של מדינת ישראל כמדינה יהודית ודמוקרטית. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 1א)
Religious Law
- English…
(2) The judicial power shall be implemented by a Supreme Court and judicial bodies underneath it in the form of public courts, religious affairs courts, military tribunals, and state administrative courts, and by a Constitutional Court.
… (Art. 24) - Indonesian…
(2) Kekuasaan kehakiman dilakukan oleh sebuah Mahkamah Agung dan badan peradilan yang berada di bawahnya dalam lingkungan peradilan umum, lingkungan peradilan agama, lingkungan peradilan militer, lingkungan peradilan tata usaha negara, dan oleh sebuah Mahkamah Konstitusi.
… (Pasal 24)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe right of inheritance shall be maintained and governed by Shari’a law. (Art. 51)
- Arabicحق الإرث مصون وتحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية. (الماّدة 51)
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
- EnglishWe, the people of Bangladesh, …
Pledging that the high ideals of nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism, which inspired our heroic people to dedicate themselves to, and our brave martyrs to sacrifice their lives in, the national liberation struggle, shall be the fundamental principles of the Constitution;
… (Preamble) - Bengaliআমরা, বাংলাদেশের জনগণ ...
আমরা অঙ্গীকার করিতেছি যে, যে সকল মহান আদর্শ আমাদের বীর জনগণকে জাতীয় মুক্তি সংগ্রামে আত্মনিয়োগ ও বীর শহীদদিগকে প্রাণোৎসর্গ করিতে উদ্বুদ্ধ করিয়াছিল -জাতীয়তাবাদ, সমাজতন্ত্র, গণতন্ত্র ও ধর্মনিরপেক্ষতার সেই সকল আদর্শ এই সংবিধানের মূলনীতি হইবে;
... (প্রস্তাবনা)
Religious Law
- EnglishSubject to paragraph 3 of Article 160 the courts of the Republic shall have power to apply also the relevant communal laws other than those relating to personal status and to religious matters. (Art. 161)
- GreekTηρουμένων των διατάξεων της τρίτης παραγράφου του άρθρου 160 τα δικαστήρια της Δημοκρατίας έχουσιν εξουσίαν να εφαρμόζωσι και τους οικείους κοινοτικούς νόμους πλην των περί προσωπικού θεσμού και των θρησκευτικών θεμάτων νόμων. (Αρθρον 161)
- Turkish160. maddenin 3. fıkrasına tabi olarak, Cumhuriyet Mahkemeleri, kişisel statü ve dini konularla ilgili olanlar dışındaki ilgili toplumsal yasaları da uygulama yetkisine sahiptir. (Madde 161)