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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishNo person may succeed to any tofi'a or any title until he has attained the age of twenty one years, save for members of the Royal Family who shall be deemed to have attained maturity at eighteen years of age. (Clause 27)
- Tongan‘E ‘ikai ha taha ‘e ngofua ke hoko ko e ‘ea ki ha tofi‘a pe ha hingoa kae ‘oua kuo kakato hono uofulu mā taha ta‘u, tuku kehe ‘a kinautolu ‘i he fāmili ‘o e Tu‘i ‘a ia kuo pau ke lau kuo nau a‘u ki he ta‘u fakalao ‘i he ta‘u ‘e hongofulu-mā-valu. (Kupu 27)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The judicial power of Uganda shall be exercised by the courts of judicature which shall consist of-
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d. such subordinate courts as Parliament may by law establish, including qadhis courts for marriage, divorce, inheritance of property and guardianship, as may be prescribed by Parliament.
… (Art. 129)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishProperty shall be safe from violation. No one shall be forbidden from owning property and acquiring it, unless limited by the provisions of law. ... (Art. 40)
- Dariملكیت از تعرض مصؤن است. هیچ شخص از كسب ملكیت و تصرف در آن منع نمی شود، مگر در حدود احكام قانون. ... (مادۀ ۴۰)
- Pashtoملكيت له تيري څخه خوندى دى. هېڅوك د ملكيت د ترلاسه كولو او په هغه كې له تصرف كولو څخه نه منع كېږي، مگر د قانون د احكامو په حدودوكې. (۴۰ ماده)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of inheritance shall be maintained and governed by Shari'a law. (Art. 51)
- Arabicحق الإرث مصون وتحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية. (المادّة 51)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Private property is guaranteed.
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The right of inheritance is guaranteed.
Wakf assets and foundations are recognized; their objectives are protected by the law (Art. 60) - Arabic
الملكيّة الخاصّة مضمونة.
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حقّ الإرث مضمون.
الأملاك الوقفيّة وأملاك الجمعيّات الخيريّة مُعترَف بها، ويحمي القانون تخصيصها. (المادة 60) - French
La propriété privée est garantie.
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Le droit d'héritage est garanti.
Les biens « wakf » et les fondations sont reconnus ; leur destination est protégée par la loi. (Art. 60)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishIn this Constitution—
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“Communal Land” means land set aside under an Act of Parliament and held in accordance with customary law by members of a community under the leadership of a Chief;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishRural collective economic organizations practice the double-tier management system that combines unified and separate operations on the basis of the household-based output- related contracted responsibility system. Various forms of the cooperative economy in rural areas such as producers', supply and marketing, credit and consumers' cooperatives belong to the sector of the socialist economy under collective ownership by the working people. Working people who are members of rural economic collectives have the right, within the limits prescribed by law, to farm plots of cropland and hilly land allotted for private use, engage in household sideline production and raise privately owned livestock.
… (Art. 8) - Chinese农村集体经济组织实行家庭承包经营为基础、统分结合的双层经营体制。农村中的生产、供销、信用、消费等各种形式的合作经济,是社会主义劳动群众集体所有制经济。参加农村集体经济组织的劳动者,有权在法律规定的范围内经营自留地、自留山、家庭副业和饲养自留畜。
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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f) The status and capacity of the person, family law and inheritance law;
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2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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f) Estadu no kapasidade ema nian, direitu família nian no mós jerasaun ne’ebé sei mai;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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f) Estado e capacidade das pessoas e direito da família e das sucessões;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishEvery person has the right to property.
… (Art. 36) - KirundiUmuntu wese afise uburenganzira bwo kuganza ivyiwe bimwegukira.
… (Ingingo ya 36) - FrenchToute personne a droit à la propriété.
… ( Art. 36)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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II. The State shall recognize, respect and grant individual and collective ownership rights to land, as well as the rights to use and enjoyment of natural resources.
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II. El Estado reconocerá, respetará y otorgará derechos propietarios individuales y colectivos sobre la tierra, así como derechos de uso y aprovechamiento sobre otros recursos naturales.
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