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Religious Law
Mozambique
- English1. The laws of constitutional revision have to respect:
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c. the separation between the religious confessions and the State;
… (Art. 300) - Portuguese1. As leis de revisão constitucional têm de respeitar:
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c) a separação entre as confissões religiosas e o Estado;
… (Art. 300)
Religious Law
Albania
- English
1. In the Republic of Albania there is no official religion.
2. The state is neutral in questions of faith and conscience
… (Art. 10) - Albanian
1. Në Republikën e Shqipërisë nuk ka fe zyrtare.
2. Shteti është asnjanës në çështjet e besimit e të ndërgjegjes
… (Neni 10)
Religious Law
Central African Republic
- EnglishThe principles of the Republic are:
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– the separation of the State and of Religion;
… (Art. 25) - FrenchLes principes de la République sont:
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- la séparation de l’Etat et de la religion;
… (Art. 25)
Religious Law
Hungary
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We recognise the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood. We value the various religious traditions of our country.
… (National Avowal) - Hungarian…
Elismerjük a kereszténység nemzetmegtartó szerepét. Becsüljük országunk különböző vallási hagyományait.
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
Religious Law
Congo
- EnglishThe Congolese People,
Conscious of the necessity to preserve the peace and the stability, the unitary form and the secular and indivisible character of the State, the national unity and social cohesion;
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe Peuple congolais,
Conscient de la nécessité de préserver la paix et la stabilité, la forme unitaire et le caractère laïc et indivisible de l’Etat, l’unité nationale et la cohésion sociale;
… (Préambule)
Religious Law
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe Roman, Catholic, Apostolic Religion is that of the State, which contributes to its maintenance, without preventing the free exercise in the Republic of other beliefs that do not oppose themselves to the universal morality or good customs. (Art. 75)
- SpanishLa Religión Católica, Apostólica, Romana, es la del Estado, el cual contribuye a su mantenimiento, sin impedir el libre ejercicio en la República de otros cultos que no se opongan a la moral universal ni a las buenas costumbres. (Art. 75)
Religious Law
Seychelles
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(6) A law shall not make provision for the establishment of any religion or the imposition of any religious observance.
… (Art. 21)
Religious Law
Korea, Republic of
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2. No state religion shall be recognized, and religion and State shall be separated. (Art. 20) - Korean…
②국교는 인정되지 아니하며, 종교와 정치는 분리된다. (제20조)
Religious Law
Montenegro
- EnglishReligious communities shall be separated from the state.
… (Art. 14) - MontenegrinVjerske zajednice odvojene su od države.
… (Član 14)
Religious Law
Egypt
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We are drafting a Constitution that affirms that the principles of Islamic Sharia are the principal source of legislation, and that the reference for the interpretation of such principles lies in the body of the relevant Supreme Constitutional Court Rulings.
… (Preamble) - Arabic…
نكتب دستوراً يؤكد أن مبادئ الشريعة الاسلامية المصدر الرئيسي للتشريع، وأن المرجع في تفسيرها هو ما تضمنه مجموع احكام المحكمة الدستورية العليا في ذلك الشأن
… (الدّيباجة)