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Religious Law
- EnglishFrance shall be an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic.
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 1) - FrenchLa France est une République indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale.
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 1er)
Religious Law
- English
(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in respect of employment or office in the service of the Republic.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office in the service of the Republic.
(3) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from
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(b) giving effect to any law which makes provision for reserving appointments relating to any religious or denominational institution to persons of that religion or denomination;
… (Art. 29) - Bengali
(১) প্রজাতন্ত্রের কর্মে নিয়োগ বা পদ-লাভের ক্ষেত্রে সকল নাগরিকের জন্য সুযোগের সমতা থাকিবে।
(২) কেবল ধর্ম, গোষ্ঠী, বর্ণ, নারী-পুরুষভেদ বা জন্মস্থানের কারণে কোন নাগরিক প্রজাতন্ত্রের কর্মে নিয়োগ বা পদ-লাভের অযোগ্য হইবেন না কিংবা সেই ক্ষেত্রে তাঁহার প্রতি বৈষম্য প্রদর্শন করা যাইবে না।
(৩) এই অনুচ্ছেদের কোন কিছুই-
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(খ) কোন ধর্মীয় বা উপ-সমপ্রদায়গত প্রতিষ্ঠানে উক্ত ধর্মাবলম্বী বা উপ-সমপ্রদায়ভুক্ত ব্যক্তিদের জন্য নিয়োগ সংরক্ষণের বিধান-সংবলিত যে কোন আইন কার্যকর করা হইতে,
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৯)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Tribunals of Religious Communities are the tribunals of the non-Muslim religious communities that have been or will be recognised by the Government as established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (Art. 108)
- Arabicمجالس الطوائف الدينية هي مجالس الطوائف الدينية غير المسلمة التي اعترفت أو تعترف الحكومة بأنها مؤسسة في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية. (المادّة 108)
Religious Law
- English
Churches and religious communities are separated from the State.
The law regulates the relation between the State and the churches and religious communities.
Within the limits and forms determined by the law, conventions to be approved by the chamber of deputies may specify the relation between the State and the churches and religious communities. (Art. 120)
Religious Law
- English1. A communal law made by the Communal Chamber concerned shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of courts to deal with civil disputes relating to personal status and to religious matters which are reserved for the competence of the Communal Chambers by the provisions of this Constitution.
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3. Any such court as aforesaid in the exercise of its jurisdiction, shall apply the laws made by the Communal Chamber concerned: Provided that nothing in this paragraph contained shall preclude a court of the Republic from applying in a case, where an issue relating to personal status or to religious matters is raised incidentally, the relevant communal law. (Art. 160) - Greek1. Tηρουμένων των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος, κοινοτικός νόμος, ψηφιζόμενος υπό Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως, θέλει προβλέψει περί της ιδρύσεως, της συνθέσεως και της δικαιοδοσίας δικαστηρίων, άτινα θα δικάζωσι τας αστικάς διαφοράς, τας αφορώσας εις τον προσωπικόν θεσμόν και εις θρησκευτικά ζητήματα, τα οποία υπάγονται κατά τας διατάξεις του Συντάγματος εις την αρμοδιότητα των Kοινοτικών Συνελεύσεων.
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3. Eν τη ενασκήσει της δικαιοδοσίας αυτών τα ανωτέρω δικαστήρια εφαρμόζουσι τούς υπέρ της οικείας Kοινοτικής Συνελεύσεως ψηφιζομένους νόμους’ αι διατάξεις όμως της παραγράφου ταύτης δεν αποκλείουσι το δικαίωμα δικαστηρίου της Δημοκρατίας να εφαρμόση τον σχετικόν κοινοτικόν νόμον επί υποθέσεως, καθ’ ην παρεμπιπτόντως εγείρεται ζήτημα προσωπικού θεσμού ή θρησκευτικόν ζήτημα. (Αρθρον 160) - Turkish2. A. boşanma, adli ayrılık veya evlilik haklarının iadesi veya Rum-Ortodoks Kilisesi üyelerinin aile ilişkileri ile ilgili herhangi bir konu, her biri aile Mahkemeleri tarafından tanınabilir olacaktır composed:
3. Bu paragrafta yer alan hiçbir şey, Cumhuriyet Mahkemesinin kişisel statü veya dini konularla ilgili bir sorunun tesadüfen ortaya çıktığı bir davada başvurmasını Engellememesi koşuluyla, ilgili Topluluk Yasası tarafından yapılan yasaları uygulayacaktır. (Madde 160)
Religious Law
- EnglishGabon is an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic. It affirms the separation of State and religion and recognizes all beliefs, under the reserve of respect for public order.
… (Art. 2) - FrenchLe Gabon est une République indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale. Il affirme la séparation de l’Etat et des religions et reconnaît toutes les croyances, sous réserve du respect de l’ordre public.
… (Art. 2)
Religious Law
- EnglishChurches and religious communities are equal and separated from the state.
… (Art. 44) - Serbian CyrillicЦркве и верске заједнице су равноправне и одвојене од државе.
… (Члан 44)
Religious Law
- EnglishUganda shall not adopt a State religion. (Art. 7)
Religious Law
- English
1. The State shall respect the religions and the religions shall honor the State in Mongolia.
2. State institutions/organs/authorities shall not engage in religious activities and the monasteries shall not carry out political activities.
3. The relationship between the State and the monasteries shall be regulated by law. (Art. 9) - Mongolian
1. Монгол Улсад төр нь шашнаа хүндэтгэж, шашин нь төрөө дээдэлнэ.
2. Төрийн байгууллага шашны, сүм хийд улс төрийн үйл ажиллагаа эрхлэн явуулж болохгүй.
3. Төр, сүм хийдийн хоорондын харилцааг хуулиар зохицуулна. (Есдүгээр зүйл)
Religious Law
- EnglishThere shall be no State religion. (Art. 8)
- SwahiliHakutakuwa na dini ya serikali. (Kifungu cha 8)