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Religious Law
Nigeria
- English(1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law, the Court of Appeal shall be duly constituted if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal and in the case of appeals from –
(a) a Sharia Court of Appeal if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal learned in Islamic personal law;
… (Sec. 247)
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
Mexico
- EnglishThe historical principle of the separation of the State and the churches orients the norms contained in this Article. The churches and other religious groups will be subject to the law.
… (Art. 130) - SpanishEl principio histórico de la separación del Estado y las iglesias orienta las normas contenidas en el presente artículo. Las iglesias y demás agrupaciones religiosas se sujetarán a la ley.
… (Art. 130)
Religious Law
Uzbekistan
- EnglishReligious organizations and associations shall be separate from the state and equal before law. The state shall not interfere in the activity of religious associations. (Art. 61)
- UzbekDiniy tashkilotlar va birlashmalar davlatdan ajratilgan hamda qonun oldida tengdirlar. Davlat diniy birlashmalarning faoliyatiga aralashmaydi. (61-modda)
Religious Law
Ethiopia
- English1. State and religion are separate.
2. There shall be no state religion.
3. The state shall not interfere in religious matters and religion shall not interfere in state affairs. (Art. 11) - Amharic1. መንግሥትና ሃይማኖት የተለያዩ ናቸው፡፡
2. መንግሥታዊ ሃይማኖት አይኖርም፡፡
3. መንግሥት በሃይማኖት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ ሃይማኖትም በመንግሥት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ (አንቀጽ 11)
Religious Law
India
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC … (Preamble)
- Hindiहम, भारत के लोग, भारत को एक सम्पूर्ण प्रभुत्व-सम्पन्न समाजवादी पंथनिरपेक्ष लोकतंत्रात्मक गणराज्य बनाने के लिए … (उद्देशिका)
Religious Law
Yemen
- EnglishThe right of inheritance is guaranteed in accordance with Islamic tenets (Shari'ah). … (Art. 23)
- Arabicحق الإرث مكفول وفقاً للشريعة الإسلامية ويصدر به قانون. ... (المادّة 23)
Religious Law
Gabon
- EnglishAny act infringing on the republican form, on the unity [or] on the secularity of the State, on [its] sovereignty and on [its] independence, constitutes a crime of high treason punishable by the law. (Art. 7)
- FrenchTout acte portant atteinte à la forme républicaine, à l’unité, à la laïcité de l’Etat, à la souveraineté et à l’indépendance, constitue un crime de haute trahison puni par la loi. (Art. 7)
Religious Law
Bahrain
- EnglishThe religion of the State is Islam. The Islamic Shari’a is a principal source for legislation. … (Art. 2)
- Arabicدين الدولة الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتـشريع، ... (المادّة 2)
Religious Law
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishAfter the demise of the eminent marji' al-taqlid and great leader of the universal Islamic revolution, and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatullah al-'Uzma Imam Khumayni--quddisa sirruh al-sharif--who was recognised and accepted as marji' and Leader by a decisive majority of the people, the task of appointing the Leader shall be vested with the experts elected by the people. The Leadership Experts will review and consult among themselves concerning all the fuqaha' possessing the qualifications specified in Articles 5 and 109. In the event they find one of them better versed in Islamic regulations, the subjects of the fiqh, or in political and social issues, or possessing general popularity or special prominence for any of the qualifications mentioned in Article 109, they shall elect him as the Leader. Otherwise, in the absence of such a superiority, they shall elect and declare one of them as the Leader. The Leader thus elected by the Assembly of Experts shall assume all the powers of the wilayat al-amr and all the responsibilities arising therefrom.
The Leader is equal with the rest of the people of the country in the eyes of law. (Art. 107) - Persianپس از مرجع عالیقدر تقلید و رهبر کبیر انقلاب جهانی اسلام و بنیانگذار جمهوری اسلامی ایران حضرت آیتالله العظمی امام خمینی"قدس سره الشریف"، که از طرف اکثریت قاطع مردم به مرجعیت و رهبری شناخته و پذیرفته شدند، تعیین رهبر برعهده خبرگان منتخب مردم است. خبرگان رهبری درباره همه فقها واجد شرایط مذکور در اصول پنجم و یکصد و نهم بررسی و مشورت میکنند هرگاه یکی از آنان را اعلم به احکام و موضوعات فقهی یا مسایل سیاسی و اجتماعی یا دارای مقبولیت عامه یا واجد برجستگی خاص در یکی از صفات مذکور در اصل یکصد و نهم تشخیص دهند او را به رهبری انتخاب میکنند و در غیر این صورت یکی از آنان را به عنوان رهبر انتخاب و معرفی مینمایند. رهبر منتخب خبرگان، ولایت امر و همه مسئولیتهای ناشی از آن را برعهده خواهد داشت.
رهبر در برابر قوانین با سایر افراد کشور مساوی است. (اصل 107)