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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Armenia
- English1. All forms of property shall be recognized and equally protected in the Republic of Armenia.
… (Art. 10) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում ճանաչվում և հավասարապես պաշտպանվում են սեփականության բոլոր ձևերը:
… (Հոդված 10)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
China
- EnglishLand in the cities is owned by the state.
Land in the rural and suburban areas is owned by collectives except for those portions which belong to the state in accordance with the law; house sites and private plots of cropland and hilly land are also owned by collectives.
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No organization or individual may appropriate, buy, sell or otherwise engage in the transfer of land by unlawful means. The right to the use of land may be transferred according to law.
All organizations and individuals who use land must make rational use of the land. (Art. 10) - Chinese城市的土地属于国家所有。
农村和城市郊区的土地,除由法律规定属于国家所有的以外,属于集体所有;宅基地和自留地、自留山,也属于集体所有。
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任何组织或者个人不得侵占、买卖或者以其他形式非法转让土地。土地的使用权可以依照法律的规定转让。
一切使用土地的组织和个人必须合理地利用土地。(第十条)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Indonesia
- English
(1) Every person shall have the right to protection of his/herself, family, honour, dignity, and property,
… (Art. 28G) - Indonesian
(1) Setiap orang berhak atas perlindungan diri pribadi, keluarga, kehormatan, martabat, dan harta benda yang di bawah kekuasaannya,
… (Pasal 28G)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kuwait
- EnglishOwnership, capital and labor are the mainstays of the State's social entity and of national wealth. They all are individual rights with social functions regulated by Law. (Art. 16)
- Arabicالملكية ورأس المال والعمل مقومات أساسية لكيان الدولة الاجتماعي وللثروة الوطنية،وهي جميعاً حقوق فردية ذات وظيفة اجتماعية ينظمها القانون. (المادّة 16)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Maldives
- English(a) Every citizen has the right to acquire, own, inherit, transfer or otherwise transact of such property.
(b) Private property shall be inviolable,
… (Art. 40) - Dhivehi(ހ) މުދާ ހޯދުމާއި، މިލްކުކުރުމާއި، ވާރުތަކުރުމާއި، ދިނުމާއި، މުދަލުން މުޢާމަލާތުކުރުމުގެ ޙައްޤު ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތަކަށްމެ ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ.
(ށ) މީސްމީހުންގެ މުދަލަކީ ނިގުޅައިގަނެގެންވާނޭ ތަކެއްޗެއް ނޫނެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 40 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Nepal
- English(1) The Federal Parliament shall make necessary laws in relation to the rights of the trust and the farmers enjoying possessory rights over trust lands in a manner not to be prejudicial to the basic norms of the trusts.
… (Art. 290) - Nepali(१) गुठीको मूलभूत मान्यतामा प्रतिकूल असर नपर्नेगरी गुठी जग्गामा भोगाधिकार भैरहेका किसान एवं गुठीको अधिकारका सम्बन्धमा संघीय संसदले आवश्यक कानून बनाउनेछ ।
... (धारा २९०)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Qatar
- EnglishPrivate property is inviolable; … (Art. 27)
- Arabicالملكية الخاصّة مصونة … (المادّة 27)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Turkmenistan
- EnglishThe property shall be inviolable. Turkmenistan shall recognize the right to private ownership of the land, means of production, and other material and intellectual values. They may also belong to the associations of citizens and the state. The law shall establish the objects that shall be exclusive property of the state.
The state shall guarantee equal protection of all forms of ownership and create equal conditions for their development. … (Art. 12) - RussianСобственность неприкосновенна. Туркменистан признаёт право частной собственности на землю, средства производства, иные материальные и интеллектуальные ценности. Они могут принадлежать также объединениям граждан и государству. Законом устанавливаются объекты, являющиеся исключительной собственностью государства.
Государство гарантирует равную защиту всех форм собственности и создаёт равные условия для их развития. … (Статья 12) - TurkmenEýeçilik eldegrilmesizdir. Türkmenistan ýere, önümçilik serişdelerine, gaýry maddy we intellektual gymmatlyklara hususy eýeçilik hukugyny ykrar edýär. Şeýle hem olar raýatlaryň birleşiklerine we döwlete degişli bolup biler. Döwletiň aýratyn eýeçiligi bolup durýan obýektler kanun bilen bellenýär.
Döwlet eýeçiligiň ähli görnüşleriniň deň goragyny kepillendirýär we olaryň ösmegi üçin deň şertleri döredýär. … (12-njy madda)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Azerbaijan
- English…
II. With the exception of cases specified by law, infringement upon a person's … property, residence, … is prohibited. (Art. 31) - Azerbaijani…
II. Qanunda nəzərdə tutulmuş hallar istisna olmaqla, şəxsin … mülkiyyətinə, mənzilinə qəsd etmək, ona qarşı … qadağandır. (Maddə 31)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishPrivate ownership, legitimately acquired, is to be respected. The relevant criteria are determined by law. (Art. 47)
- Persianمالکیت شخصی که از راه مشروع باشد محترم است. ضوابط آن را قانون معین میکند. (اصل 47)