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Religious Law
Oman
- English
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– Inheritance is a guaranteed right, governed by Islamic Sharia.
… (Art. 14) - Arabic
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– الميراث حق مكفول، تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية.
… (المادّة ١٤)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishOwnership, capital and labour are the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economic and social life. They are private rights that serve a social function in conformity with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 17)
- Arabicالملكية ورأس المال والعمل مقومات أساسية في الكيان الاقتصادي والاجتماعي للمملكة وهي حقوق خاصة تؤدي وظيفة اجتماعية وفق الشريعة الإسلامية. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 17)
Religious Law
Myanmar
- EnglishThe Union may assist and protect the religions it recognizes to its utmost. (Sec. 363)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည်အသိအမှတ်ပြုထားသော ဘာသာသာသနာများကို တတ်နိုင်သမျှကူညီ စောင့်ရှောက်မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၃)
Religious Law
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe form of government of Iran is that of an Islamic Republic, that people of Iran on the basis of their long-standing belief in the sovereignty of truth and Qur’anic justice, …
voted in favour of it. (Art. 1) - Persianحکومت ایران جمهوری اسلامی است که ملت ایران، براساس اعتقاد دیرینهاش به حکومت حق و عدل قرآن
به آن رای مثبت داد. … (اصل 1)
Religious Law
Kuwait
- English… Inheritance is a right governed by Islamic Law. (Art. 18)
- Arabicوالميراث حق تحكمه الشريعة الاسلامية. (المادّة 18)
Religious Law
Afghanistan
- EnglishAfghanistan shall be an Islamic Republic, independent, unitary and indivisible state. (Art. 1)
- Dariافغانستان، دولت جمهوری اسلامی، مستقل، واحد و غیر قابل تجزیه می باشد. (مادۀ ۱)
- Pashtoافغانستان، خپلواك، واحد، او نه بيليدونكى اسلامي جمهوري دولت دى. (۱ماده)
Religious Law
Cyprus
- English1. The Communal Chambers shall, in relation to their respective Community, have competence to exercise within the limits of this Constitution and subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, legislative power solely with regard to the following matters:—
(a) all religious matters;
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(d) The composition and instances (βαθμούς δικαιοδοσίας - dereceleri) of courts dealing with civil disputes relating to personal status and to religious matters;
… (Art. 87) - GreekΕκατέρα Κοινοτική Συνέλευσις έχει αρμοδιότητα, εν σχέσει προς την αντίστοιχον κοινότητα, να ασκεί, ενός των ορίων του Συντάγματος και υπό τους περιορισμούς της τρίτης παραγράφου του παρόντος άρθρου, νομοθετικήν εξουσίαν αποκλειστικώς και μόνον επί των κατωτέρω θεμάτων:
(α) επί πάντων των θρησκευτικών θεμάτων,
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(δ) επί της συνθέσεως και των βαθμών δικαιοδοσίας των δικαστηρίων, των εκδικαζόντων αστικάς διαφοράς, αναφερομένας εις τον προσωπικόν θεσμόν και εις θρησκευτικά ζητήματα,
… (Αρθρον 87) - Turkish1. Cemaat Meclisleri, kendi Cemaatleri bakımından, bu Anayasanın sınırları içinde ve bu maddenin 3. fıkrası hükümleri saklı kalmak şartıyla, yalnız aşağıdaki konularda yasama gücünü kullanma hakkına sahiptir:
(a) bütün dini konular;
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(d) şahsi hâl ve dini konular ile ilgili hukuk davalarına bakacak mahkemelerin yapı ve dereceleri;
... (Madde 87)
Religious Law
Jordan
- EnglishCivil Courts in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan shall have the right to exercise jurisdiction over all persons in all civil and criminal matters, including cases filed by the Government or filed against it, with exception of the matters in respect of which jurisdiction is vested in Religious Courts or Special Courts in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution or any other legislation in force. (Art. 102)
- Arabicتمارس المحاكم النظامية في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية حق القضاء على جميع الأشخاص في جميع المواد المدنية والجزائية بما فيها الدعاوي التي تقيمها الحكومة أو تقام عليها بإستثناء المواد التي قد يفوض فيها حق القضاء إلى محاكم دينية أو محاكم خاصة بموجب أحكام هذا الدستور أو أي تشريع آخر نافذ المفعول. (المادّة 102)
Religious Law
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. In the Republic of Azerbaijan religion is separated from the State. All religions are equal before the law.
… (Art. 18) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasında din dövlətdən ayrıdır. Bütün dini etiqadlar qanun qarşısında bərabərdir.
… (Maddə 18)
Religious Law
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishCourts shall apply the provisions of Islamic Shari'ah to cases brought before them, according to the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah as well as other regulations issued by the Head of State in strict conformity with the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah. (Basic Law, Art. 48)
- Arabicتطبق المحاكم على القضايا المعروضة أمامها أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية، وفقا لما دل عليه الكتاب والسنة وما يصدره ولي الأمر من أنظمة لا تتعارض مع الكتاب والسنة. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 48)