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Religious Law
Brunei Darussalam
- English...
(7) The Interpretation Tribunal shall consist of 3 members —
(a) a Chairman who shall be a person who holds or has held high judicial office in any country, or has for at least 20 years been engaged in legal practice in any country;
(b) one member who shall be a person who has for at least 10 years been engaged in legal practice in any country; and
(c) one member who shall be a person from any country who professes the Islamic Religion who holds or has held office in Islamic law or is an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence.
... (Sec. 86) - Malay…
(7) Tribunal Tafsiran hendaklah terdiri daripada 3 orang ahli —
(a) seorang Pengerusi yang merupakan orang yang memegang atau telah memegang jawatan kehakiman yang tinggi di mana-mana negara, atau telah menjalankan amalan undang-undang sekurang-kurangnya selama 20 tahun di mana-mana negara;
(b) seorang ahli yang merupakan orang yang telah menjalankan amalan undang-undang sekurang-kurangnya selama 10 tahun di mana-mana negara; dan
(c) seorang ahli yang merupakan orang dari mana-mana negara yang berugama Islam yang memegang atau telah memegang jawatan dalam perundangan Islam atau mahir dalam bidang perundangan dan hukum ugama Islam.
… (Sec. 86)
Religious Law
Philippines
- EnglishThe separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. (Art. II, Sec. 6)
- FilipinoHindi dapat labagin ang pagkakahiwalay ng Simbahan at ng Estado. (Art. II, Seksyon 6)
Religious Law
Jordan
- EnglishReligious Courts shall be divided into:
1. The Sharia Courts
2. The Tribunals of other Religious Communities (Art. 104) - Arabicتقسم المحاكم الدينية الى:
1. المحاكم الشرعية
2. مجالس الطوائف الدينية الاخرى. (المادة 104)
Religious Law
Qatar
- EnglishQatar is an independent sovereign Arab State. Its religion is Islam and Shari’a law shall be a main source of its legislations. … (Art. 1)
- Arabicقطر دولة عربية مستقلة ذات سيادة. دينها الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي لتشريعاتها. ... (المادّة 1)
Religious Law
Maldives
- 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
Israel
- English…
(b) Judicial power is vested also in the following:
(1) a religious court (beit din);
… (Basic Law: The Judiciary (1984), Sec. 1) - Hebrew…
(ב) סמכות שפיטה נתונה גם בידי אלה:
(1) בית דין דתי;
… (חוק יסוד: השפיטה (1984), סעיף 1)
Religious Law
Türkiye
- EnglishThe provision of Article 1 regarding the form of the State being a Republic, the characteristics of the Republic in Article 2, and the provisions of Article 3 shall not be amended, nor shall their amendment be proposed. (Art. 4)
- TurkishAnayasanın 1 inci maddesindeki Devletin şeklinin Cumhuriyet olduğu hakkındaki hüküm ile, 2 nci maddesindeki Cumhuriyetin nitelikleri ve 3 üncü maddesi hükümleri değiştirilemez ve değiştirilmesi teklif edilemez. (Madde 4)
Religious Law
Azerbaijan
- EnglishThe Azerbaijan people, continuing the traditions of many centuries of their Statehood, guided by the principles which are reflected in the Constitutional Act on the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, wishing to provide welfare for all and everyone, and to establish justice, freedom, security, and being aware of their responsibility before past, present, and future generations, exercise their sovereign right by solemnly declaring the following goals:
…
- to establish a law-governed, secular state which assures the supremacy of the law as an expression of the will of the people;
… (Preamble) - AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan xalqı özünün çoxəsrlik dövlətçilik ənənələrini davam etdirərək, “Azərbaycan Respublikasının dövlət müstəqilliyi haqqında” Konstitusiya aktında əks olunan prinsipləri əsas götürərək, bütün cəmiyyətin və hər kəsin firavanlığının təmin edilməsini arzulayaraq, ədalətin, azadlığın və təhlükəsizliyin bərqərar edilməsini istəyərək, keçmiş, indiki və gələcək nəsillər qarşısında öz məsuliyyətini anlayaraq, suveren hüququndan istifadə edərək, təntənəli surətdə aşağıdakı niyyətlərini bəyan edir:
...
- xalqın iradəsinin ifadəsi kimi, qanunların aliliyini təmin edən hüquqi, dünyəvi dövlət qurmaq;
... (Preamble)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishShura Council shall hold fast to the bond of Allah and adhere to the sources of Islamic legislation. … (Shura Council Law, Art. 2)
- Arabicيقوم مجلس الشورى على الاعتصام بحبل الله، والالتزام بمصادر التّشريع الإسلامي. ... (نظام مجلس الشّورى، المادّة 2)
Religious Law
Turkmenistan
- EnglishTurkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular state in which the government takes the form of presidential republic. … (Art. 1)
- RussianТуркменистан - демократическое, правовое и светское государство, в котором государственное правление осуществляется в форме президентской республики … (Статья 1)
- TurkmenTürkmenistan - demokratik, hukuk we dünýewi döwlet bolup, onda döwleti dolandyrmak prezident respublikasy görnüşinde amala aşyrylýar. … (1-nji madda)