Civil and religious marriages must be registered in the Civil Registry.

Fight against discrimination in civil marriage.

Divorce has existed for civil marriages since 1976, and since the enactment of Law 25 of 1992 it has been available in religious marriages in accordance with the Constitution, which made the regulation of the termination by divorce of the civil effects of any marriage a matter for the law.

Although under the Constitution and the law civil and religious marriages are equal in terms of their effects, in fact a cultural tradition favouring Catholic marriage still prevails.

was carried out to determine the true impact on society and the family of the legislation on divorce in the case of civil and religious marriages (Law 25 of 1992) on the basis of surveys of family court judges in the country apos s main towns.

The law also invests religious marriage with civil effects and establishes the conditions for contracting religious marriage.

This means that discrimination persists against women married in a civil ceremony and against their children.

The social, religious and cultural bonds are reaffirmed at marriage ceremonies and thus the background is set for a united, caring and successful family.

The number of monogamous marriages in recent years has been increasing. Such marriages may be entered into with a nikokh religious ceremony and without State registration. They entail no legal consequences.

However, religious ceremonies were also allowed for religious communities which had concluded a contract with the State.

The ceremonies are often held in the country of origin.

In 1994 the Constitutional Court ordered that a girl should be admitted to a school which had refused her admission on the ground that her father and mother had been married in a civil ceremony.

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Religious marriages were verified by the State in order to ensure that they met the requirements for civil marriage and did not have the effect of civil marriage.

Should Popes be ancestors?

Ms. Staznik (Croatia), referring to civil and religious marriage, said that civil procedures took precedence over the religious ceremony.

(g) Republic of Tajikistan law stipulates the equality of the personal rights and responsibilities of spouses in particular, spouses have the right to choose family name, occupation, job, activities, place of residence and area in which they live (articles 32 34 of the Family Code).

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In 1995 the Court stated that the military authorities could not punish a woman officer for having married a divorced man, on the outside, in a civil ceremony.

In this respect, the Committee notes that the CKREE subject combines education on religious knowledge with practising a particular religious belief, e.g. learning by heart of prayers, singing religious hymns or attendance at religious services (para 9.18).

In this respect, the Committee notes that the CKREE subject combines education on religious knowledge with practising a particular religious belief, e.g. learning by heart of prayers, singing religious hymns or attendance at religious services.

This includes the freedom to practise one's religion, the access to clergy, and the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of religion.9

This autonomy applies to religious education, appointment to office, religious service and the organization of charitable activities.

Article 14 reads as follows Article 14. Religious rites and ceremonies Religious organizations have a right to create and maintain facilities for free worship and carrying out religious rites, and to maintain pilgrimage sites.

Day of the week for religious observance

He was an ancestor before becoming a pope.

These rights are stated expressly in the laws on the dissolution of religious marriage, the distribution of property in de facto marriages, the recognition of the value of domestic work at the time of such distribution, and the equality of children born in and out of wedlock.

The author then requested the General Prosecutor, the deputy Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the Committee of Religious Affairs, to clarify the limits of the terms of cult (religious) dress, and was informed by the Committee that Islam does not prescribe a specific cult dress.

As Croatia was a predominantly Catholic country, most of such ceremonies were conducted within the Catholic tradition.

In Lebanon, all persons married and divorced according to the rules of their own religious denomination.

As for religious freedoms and rites, this area is regulated under an agreement between the Bulgarian and Serbian Orthodox Church Synods.

This option determines which day will be considered as the day of the week for religious observance.

Worship, religious rites and ceremonies shall be exercised at a religious organization's premises, prayer buildings and other properties belonging to the organization, at pilgrimage sites, cemeteries, and in cases of ritual necessity and at citizens' will at home.

There are regular religious services for followers of the major religions. The needs of other faiths are met, where possible, on request.

Physical separation in civil or church marriages.

Table 20 Persons Marrying, By Age, Previous Marital Status and Religion, 2002

Religious feast days of all religions are calendar holidays, and senior leaders of the country participate in the observance of those religious ceremonies.

Mindful that religious intolerance may constitute a threat to the exercise of the right to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance,

The people of every sect are free to celebrate their religious functions and holidays are declared rather liberally by the State Government of Punjab for religious processions.

They said that Muslims were free to carry out their religious activities, including religious services and traditions, as well as the management of business relating to their religious institutions.

Overall, religious Courts have an exclusive jurisdiction over all matters of marriage and divorce, except when the couple is not affiliated to any religion or of different religions.

With respect to the accessibility of places of worship and religious events, 29.2 per cent of the countries stated that they were accessible 35.4 per cent provided accessible information regarding religious services and events and 35.4 per cent ensured that religious services and events were accessible to persons with disabilities.

58. According to the information received, Buddhists and Hindus may freely carry out their religious activities, including religious services and traditions and the management of the business of their religious institutions.

(c) The reports that religion will no longer be requested in the registration of births, marriages, divorces or deaths

The law on the dissolution of religious marriages, which legalizes de facto situations which previously could not be resolved and benefits women with respect to determination of their civil and property status and the determination of obligations for maintenance of the family and raising the children.