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Religious Law
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(1) In exercising his powers under the foregoing provisions of this Chapter10 in respect of appointments to the offices of Justices of the Supreme court and Justices of the Court of Appeal, the President shall have regard to the need to ensure that there are among the holders of such offices persons learned in Islamic personal law and persons learned in Customary law.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section –
(a) a person shall be deemed to be learned in Islamic personal law if he is a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of not less than fifteen years in the case of a Justice of the Supreme Court or not less than twelve years in the case of a Justice of the Court of Appeal and has in either case obtained a recognized qualification in Islamic law from an institution acceptable to the National Judicial Council; and
… (Sec. 288)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana, while assuring to all religions the rights granted by Articles 10 and 14(1)(e). (Art. 9)
- Sinhalaශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජය බුද්ධාගමට ප්රමුඛස්ථානය පිරිනමන්නේ ය. එහෙයින් 10 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් සහ 14 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (1) වැනි අනු ව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඉ) ඡේදයෙන් සියලු ම ආගම්වලට පිරිනැමෙන අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කර දෙන අතර බුද්ධ ශාසනය සුරක්ෂිත කොට පෝෂණය කිරීම රජයේ වගකීම විය යුත්තේ ය. (9 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Religious Law
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The republican form of government and the secularism of the state may not be subject to revision. (Art. 178) - French…
La forme républicaine du Gouvernement et la laïcité de l'Etat ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une révision. (Art. 178)
Religious Law
- English(1) Islam is the religion of the State.
(2) No religion other than Islam can be propagated in the country.
(3) No law which is not compliant with the general principles of Shari'ah can be enacted. (Art. 2) - Somali(1) Islaamku waa Diinta Dawladda.
(2) Diin aan ahayn Islaamka laguma faafin karo dalka.
(3) Lama soo saari karo sharci aan waafaqsaneyn Mabaadi’da Guud ee Shareecada Islaamka iyo Maqaasiiddeeda. (Qodobka 2aad.)
Religious Law
- EnglishWe, the people of Turkmenistan, …
Guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of each person and citizen, and seeking to ensure civil tranquility and unity in the society, to substantiate the basis of democracy and democratic, legal, secular state,
we adopt the present Constitution – the Basic Law of Turkmenistan. (Preamble) - RussianМы, народ Туркменистана, …
гарантируя права и свободы человека и гражданина,
стремясь обеспечить спокойствие и единство в обществе, утвердить основы народовластия и демократического, правового, светского государства,
принимаем настоящую Конституцию – Основной Закон Туркменистана. (Преамбула) - TurkmenBiz, Türkmenistanyň halky, …
adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny kepillendirip,
jemgyýetde asudalygy we agzybirligi üpjün etmäge, halk häkimiýetiniň hem-de demokratik, hukuk, dünýewi döwletiň esaslaryny berkarar etmäge çalşyp,
Türkmenistanyň Esasy Kanunyny – şu Konstitusiýany kabul edýäris. (Preamble)
Religious Law
- English1. The Republic of Armenia shall recognize the exceptional mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, as the national church, in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, in the development of its national culture, and in the preservation of its national identity.
2. The relationship between the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church may be regulated by a law. (Art. 18) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունը ճանաչում է Հայաստանյայց առաքելական սուրբ եկեղեցու՝ որպես ազգային եկեղեցու բացառիկ առաքելությունը հայ ժողովրդի հոգևոր կյանքում, նրա ազգային մշակույթի զարգացման և ազգային ինքնության պահպանման գործում:
2. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության և Հայաստանյայց առաքելական սուրբ եկեղեցու հարաբերությունները կարող են կարգավորվել օրենքով: (Հոդված 18)
Religious Law
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It now intends to establish an ideal and model society on the basis of Islamic norms. The mission of the Constitution is to realize the ideological objectives of the movement and to create conditions conducive to the development of man in accordance with the noble and universal values of Islam.
… (The Form of Government in Islam, Preamble) - Persian…
اکنون بر آنست که با موازین اسلامی جامعه نمونه (اسوه) خود را بنا کند. بر چنین پایهای، رسالت قانون اساسی این است که زمینههای اعتقادی نهضت را عینیت بخشد و شرایطی را بوجود آورد که در آن انسان با ارزشهای والا و جهانشمول اسلامی پرورش یابد
(شیوه حکومت در اسلام، مقدمه) …
Religious Law
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A civil wedding should always precede the blessing of the marriage, apart from the exceptions to be established by the law if needed. (Art. 21) - Dutch…
Het burgerlijk huwelijk moet altijd aan de huwelijksinzegening voorafgaan, behoudens de uitzonderingen door de wet te stellen, indien daartoe redenen zijn. (Art. 21) - French…
Le mariage civil devra toujours précéder la bénédiction nuptiale, sauf les exceptions à établir par la loi, s’il y a lieu. (Art. 21) - German…
Die zivile Eheschließung muss stets der Einsegnung der Ehe vorangehen, vorbehaltlich der erforderlichenfalls durch Gesetz festzulegenden Ausnahmen. (Art. 21)
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
- EnglishIn the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,
… (Preamble) - Irish GaelicIn Ainm na Tríonóide Ró-Naofa is tobar don uile údarás agus gur chuici, ós í is críoch dheireanach dúinn, is dírithe ní amháin gníomhartha daoine ach gníomhartha Stát,
… (Preamble)