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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Lithuania
- EnglishProperty shall be inviolable.
The rights of ownership shall be protected by law.
... (Art. 23) - LithuanianNuosavybė neliečiama.
Nuosavybės teises saugo įstatymai.
... (23 straipsnis)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guinea
- English…
The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the status [état] and the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of property, of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 72) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités ;
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du régime de la propriété, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales ;
… (Art. 72)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ecuador
- EnglishAncestral, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and coastal back-country (montubios) peoples can establish territorial districts for the preservation of their culture. The law shall regulate their establishment.
Communities (comunas) that have collective land ownership are recognized as an ancestral form of territorial organization. (Art. 60) - SpanishLos pueblos ancestrales, indígenas, afroecuatorianos y montubios podrán constituir circunscripciones territoriales para la preservación de su cultura. La ley regulará su conformación.
Se reconoce a las comunas que tienen propiedad colectiva de la tierra, como una forma ancestral de organización territorial. (Art. 60)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
India
- EnglishLand, that is to say, rights in or over land, land tenures including the relation of landlord and tenant, and the collection of rents; transfer and alienation of agricultural land; land improvement and agricultural loans; colonization. (Seventh Schedule: List II – State List, Art. 18)
- Hindiभूमि, अर्थात भूमि, भूमालिक तथा किरायेदार के संबंध सहित भूमि पर अधिकार की भूमि, अर्थात भूमि, भूमालिक तथा किरायेदार के संबंध सहित भूमि पर अधिकार की अवधि, और किराये का एकत्रीकरण; कृषि भूमि का अंतरण और इसे अलग करना; भूमि सुधार और कृषि ऋण; उपनिवेशन। (सातवीं अनुसूची: सूची II – राज्य सूची, अनुच्छेद 18)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Portugal
- English1. The law shall regulate the resizing of farming units that are excessively large from the point of view of the agricultural policy objectives,
… (Art. 94) - Portuguese1. O redimensionamento das unidades de exploração agrícola que tenham dimensão excessiva do ponto de vista dos objectivos da política agrícola será regulado por lei,
… (Art. 94)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liberia
- Englisha. Every person shall have the right to own property alone as well as in association with others; provided that only Liberian citizens shall have the right to own real property within the Republic.
… (Art. 22)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guyana
- EnglishWE, THE GUYANESE PEOPLE,
… proclaim this Constitution in order to:
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Celebrate our cultural and racial diversity and strengthen our unity by eliminating any and every form of discrimination;
Value the special place in our nation of the Indigenous Peoples and recognize their right as citizens to land and security and to their promulgation of policies for their communities;
… (Preamble)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Korea, Republic of
- English1. The right of property of all citizens shall be guaranteed.
... (Art. 23) - Korean①모든 국민의 재산권은 보장된다.
… (제23조)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Slovenia
- EnglishThe right to private property and inheritance shall be guaranteed. (Art. 33)
- SloveneZagotovljena je pravica do zasebne lastnine in dedovanja. (33. Člen)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Mauritius
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
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c. the right of the individual to protection for the privacy of his home and other property
… (Sec. 3)