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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Every person shall be able to acquire property alone or in association with others.
… (Sec. 28)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe law determines the minimum and maximum area of basic farm units. (Art. 248-1)
- FrenchLa Loi détermine la superficie minimale et maximale des unités de base des exploitations agricoles. (Art. 248.1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishNotwithstanding anything in this Constitution,—
(a) no Act of Parliament in respect of—
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(iv) ownership and transfer of land,
shall apply to the State of Mizoram unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram by a resolution so decides:
Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any Central Act inforce in the Union territory of Mizoram immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986;
… (Art. 371G) - Hindiइस संविधान में किसी बात के होते हुए भी,—
(क) निम्नलिखित के संबंध में संसद का कोई अधिनियम—
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(iv) भूमि का स्वामित्व और अंतरण,
मिजोरम राज्य को तब तक लागू नहीं होगा जब तक मिजोरम राज्य की विधान सभा संकल्प द्वारा ऐसा विनिश्चय नहीं करती है:
परंतु इस खंड की कोई बात, संविधान (तिरपनवाँ संशोधन) अधिनियम, 1986 के प्रारंभ से ठीक पहले मिजोरम संघ राज्यक्षेत्र में प्रवृत्त किसी केंद्रीय अधिनियम को लागू नहीं होगी;
… (अनुच्छेद 371छ)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Everyone is guaranteed the right to private property and to the transmission thereof in life or upon death, in accordance with the Constitution.
... (Art. 62) - Portuguese1. A todos é garantido o direito à propriedade privada e à sua transmissão em vida ou por morte, nos termos da Constituição.
... (Art. 62)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) All persons shall have the right in any part of Namibia to acquire, own and dispose of all forms of immovable and movable property individually or in association with others and to bequeath their property prohibit or regulate as it deems expedient the right to acquire property by persons who are not Namibian citizens.
… (Art. 16)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The Agrarian Reform will eliminate the idle latifundios [large estates] and will be made by priority with lands of the State. When the expropriation of idle latifundios affects private owners [proprietarios], it will be fulfilled within that stipulated in Article 44 of this Constitution. The Agrarian Reform shall eliminate any form of exploitation of the peasants, and of the indigenous communities of the country and shall promote forms of ownership compatible with the economic and social objectives of the Nation, established in this Constitution. The regime of ownership of the indigenous communities will be regulated in accordance with the law on the matter. (Art. 107)
- Spanish
La Reforma agraria eliminará el latifundio ocioso y se hará prioritariamente con tierras del Estado. Cuando la expropiación de latifundios ociosos afecte a propietarios privados se hará cumpliendo con lo estipulado en el artículo 44 de esta Constitución. La Reforma agraria eliminará cualquier forma de explotación a los campesinos, a las comunidades indígenas del país y promoverá las formas de propiedad compatibles con los objetivos económicos y sociales de la nación, establecidos en esta Constitución. El régimen de propiedad de las tierras de las comunidades indígenas se regulará de acuerdo a la ley de la materia. (Art. 107)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English…
3. Parliament shall have the right to issue laws that regulate the most important public relations and establish fundamental principles and standards relating to:
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2) the system of ownership and other real property rights;
… (Art. 61) - Kazak…
3. Парламент аса маңызды қоғамдық қатынастарды реттейтiн, мыналарға:
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2) меншiк режимiне және өзге де мүлiктiк құқықтарға;
...(61-бап)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishUtilisation and management of agricultural land, forest land and municipal building land on private assets shall be permitted.
... (Art. 88) - Serbian CyrillicКоришћење и располагање пољопривредним земљиштем, шумским земљиштем и градским грађевинским земљиштем у приватној својини, је слободно.
… (Члан 88)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Whereas every person in Sierra Leone is entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following—
a. ... the enjoyment of property,
... (Sec. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely,
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(c) protection for his or her personal privacy, the privacy of his or her home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
… (Sec. 3)