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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Costa Rica
- EnglishProperty is inviolable;
… (Art. 45) - SpanishLa propiedad es inviolable;
… (Art. 45)
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
Portugal
- English1. The law shall regulate the regimes governing the rental and other forms of use of non-owned land in such a way as to guarantee the security and legitimate interests of those who cultivate it.
2. The fee-farming and colony systems shall be prohibited and the conditions that those who cultivate the land need to put an effective end to the agricultural partnership system shall be created. (Art. 96) - Portuguese1. Os regimes de arrendamento e de outras formas de exploração de terra alheia serão regulados por lei de modo a garantir a estabilidade e os legítimos interesses do cultivador.
2. São proibidos os regimes de aforamento e colonia e serão criadas condições aos cultivadores para a efectiva abolição do regime de parceria agrícola. (Art. 96)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kenya
- English(1) Subject to Article 65, every person has the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property—
(a) of any description; and
(b) in any part of Kenya.
… (Art. 40) - Swahili(1) Kwa kuzingatia Kifungu cha 65, kila mtu ana haki, ama mtu mmoja mmoja au ushirika pamoja na wengine, ya kupata na kumiliki mali-
(a) ya namna yoyote; na
(b) katika sehemu yoyote ya Kenya.
… (Kifungu cha 40)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
El Salvador
- EnglishEvery person has the right to life, to physical and moral integrity, to liberty, to security, to work, to property and possession, and to be protected in the conservation and defense of the same.
… (Art. 2) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la vida, a la integridad física y moral, a la libertad, a la seguridad, al trabajo, a la propiedad y posesión, y a ser protegida en la conservación y defensa de los mismos.
… (Art. 2)
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
Spain
- English(1) The right to private property and inheritance is recognized.
… (Sec. 33) - Spanish1. Se reconoce el derecho a la propiedad privada y a la herencia.
… (Art. 33)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Madagascar
- EnglishThe State guarantees the right to individual property. …
The State assures the facility of access to land property through the appropriate juridical and institutional provisions and a transparent administration of the information concerning land. (Art. 34) - FrenchL’Etat garantit le droit à la propriété individuelle. …
L’Etat assure la facilité d’accès à la propriété foncière à travers des dispositifs juridiques et institutionnels appropriés et d’une gestion transparente des informations foncières. (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Haiti
- EnglishPrivate property is recognized and guaranteed. The law specifies the manner of acquiring and enjoying it, and the limits placed upon it. (Art. 36)
- FrenchLa propriété privée est reconnue et garantie. La loi en détermine les modalités d'acquisition, de jouissance ainsi que les limites. (Art. 36)
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)