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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) In this section, discrimination refers to the treatment of different people in different ways wholly or mainly because of their different
(a) races; or
(b) places of origin; or
(c) political opinions; or
(d) colours; or
(e) religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, or
(f) disability; or
(g) sex
in such a way that one such person is for some such reason given more favourable treatment or less favourable treatment than another such person.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) the succeeding provisions of this section; and
(b) section 29 (Protection of Tuvaluan values, etc.); and
(c) section 31 (disciplined forces of Tuvalu); and
(d) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(e) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces); and
(f) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies),
no-one shall be treated in a discriminatory manner.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a law so far as it makes provision –
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(e) in relation to land;
… (Sec. 27)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishSubject to any limitation imposed by law, an owner or occupier of agricultural land has the right to transfer, hypothecate, lease or dispose of his or her right in agricultural land. (Sec. 294)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishAll persons, individually or collectively, shall have the right to ownership. Only natural person or legal entity of Khmer nationality shall have the right to land ownership.
Legal private ownership shall be protected by law.
… (Art. 44) - Khmerជនណាក៏ដោយ ទោះជាបុគ្គលក្តី ជាសមូហភាពក្តី មានសិទ្ធិជាម្ចាស់កម្មសិទ្ធិ។ មានតែរូបវន្តបុគ្គល ឬនីតិបុគ្គល ដែលមានសញ្ជាតិជាខ្មែរទេ ទើបមានសិទ្ធិជាម្ចាស់កម្មសិទ្ធិលើដីធ្លី។
កម្មសិទ្ធិឯកជនស្របច្បាប់ ឋិតនៅក្រោមការគាំពារនៃច្បាប់។
... (មាត្រា ៤៤)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishCollective and individual private ownership shall be protected … (Art. 15)
- Arabicالملكيّة الخاصّة من جماعية وفردية، مصانة ... (المادّة 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The organisation and regulation of economic activities shall be based on a general guarantee of overall economic rights and freedoms in general, and an appreciation of work, human dignity and social justice, in accordance with the following fundamental principles:
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d) Respect and protection for private property and initiatives;
… (Art. 89) - Portuguese1. A organização e a regulação das actividades económicas assentam na garantia geral dos direitos e liberdades económicas em geral, na valorização do trabalho, na dignidade humana e na justiça social, em conformidade com os seguintes princípios fundamentais:
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d) Respeito e protecção à propriedade e iniciativa privadas;
… (Art. 89)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English...
II. The nations and the rural native indigenous peoples that live in isolation and out of contact enjoy the right to maintain themselves in that condition, and to the legal definition and consolidation of the territory which they occupy and inhabit. (Art. 31) - Spanish…
II. Las naciones y pueblos indígenas en aislamiento y no contactados gozan del derecho a mantenerse en esa condición, a la delimitación y consolidación legal del territorio que ocupan y habitan. (Art. 31)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate property is protected and the restrictions against it shall be specified by law. … (Art. 21)
- Arabicاﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﺼﻮﻧﺔ. وﻳﺒﻴﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ اﻟﻘﻴﻮﺩ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ. ... (المادّة 21)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe Central African People, …
Resolved to build a State of Law founded on a pluralistic democracy, the respect for the separation and the equilibrium of the powers to [en vue de] guarantee the security of persons and of property [biens], … (Preamble) - FrenchLE PEUPLE CENTRAFRICAIN, …
Résolu à construire un Etat de droit fondé sur une démocratie pluraliste, le respect de la séparation et de l’équilibre des pouvoirs en vue de garantir la sécurité des personnes et des biens, … (Préambule)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Final title shall be recognized for the remaining members of the former fugitive slave communities who are occupying their lands, and the State shall grant them the respective deeds. (Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act 1988, Art. 68)
- Portuguese
Aos remanescentes das comunidades dos quilombos que estejam ocupando suas terras é reconhecida a propriedade definitiva, devendo o Estado emitirlhes os títulos respectivos. (Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias 1988, Art. 68)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English…
3. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
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k) The right to property.
… (Art. II) - Bosnian…
3. Sva lica na teritoriji Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i slobode iz stava 2. ovog člana, što uključuje:
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k) Pravo na imovinu.
… (Član II) - Croatian…
3. Sve osobe na teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i temeljne slobode iz ovog članka, stavak 2 što uključuje:
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k) Pravo na imovinu.
... (Članak II) - Serbian…
3. Сва лица на територији Босне и Херцеговине уживају људска права и основне слободе из става 2 овог члана, а она обухватају:
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k) Право на имовину.
… (Члан II)