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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishIt is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been and shall continue to be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or marital status, but subject to the limitations contained in this Part9, to each and all of the following, namely:
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d. protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation;
… (Art. 11)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) The right to possess private property and the debts incurred by the State are guaranteed.
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(6) The right to inherit private property is guaranteed. (Art. 46) - Moldovian
(1) Dreptul la proprietate privată, precum şi creanţele asupra statului sînt garantate.
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(6) Dreptul la moştenire a proprietăţii private este garantat. (Art. 46)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to own, use, and dispose at his discretion the lawfully-acquired property.
2. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
... (Art. 60) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի օրինական հիմքով ձեռք բերած սեփականությունն իր հայեցողությամբ տիրապետելու, օգտագործելու և տնօրինելու իրավունք:
2. Ժառանգելու իրավունքը երաշխավորվում է:
... (Հոդված 60)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe official religion of Iran is Islam and the Twelver Ja'farî school [in usul al-Dîn and fiqh], and this principle will remain eternally immutable. Other Islamic schools, including the Hanafî, Shafi'î, Malikî, Hanbalî, and Zaydî, are to be accorded full respect, and their followers are free to act in accordance with their own jurisprudence in performing their religious rites. These schools enjoy official status in matters pertaining to religious education, affairs of personal status (marriage, divorce, inheritance, and wills) and related litigation in courts of law. … (Art. 12)
- Persianدین رسمی ایران، اسلام و مذهب جعفری اثنی عشری است و این اصل الیالابد غیرقابل تغییر است و مذاهب دیگر اسلامی اعم از حنفی، شافعی، مالکی، حنبلی و زیدی دارای احترام کامل میباشند و پیروان این مذاهب در انجام مراسم مذهبی، طبق فقه خودشان آزادند و در تعلیم و تربیت دینی و احوال شخصیه (ازدواج، طلاق، ارث و وصیت) و دعاوی مربوط به آن در دادگاهها رسمیت دارند و. ... (اصل 12)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWhereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, 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-
a. life, liberty, security of the person, the enjoyment of property and the protection of the law;
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c. protection for his family life, his personal privacy, the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without fair compensation,
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of inheritance is guaranteed. (Art. 46)
- RomanianDreptul la moştenire este garantat. (Art. 46)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishCitizens' lawful private property is inviolable.
The State, in accordance with law, protects the rights of citizens to private property and to its inheritance.
… (Art. 13) - Chinese公民的合法的私有财产不受侵犯。
国家依照法律规定保护公民的私有财产权和继承权。
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. In the Kyrgyz Republic the diversity of forms of property shall be recognized and equal legal protection to private, state, municipal and other forms of property shall be guaranteed.
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4. The Kyrgyz Republic shall protect the property of its citizens and legal persons, as well as its property located on the territory of other States.
5. … Land may also be in private, municipal and other forms of ownership except for pastures which may not be in private property.
6. The limits of and procedure for the exercise of rights by owners and implementation of guarantees of their protection shall be determined by law. (Art. 12) - Russian1. В Кыргызской Республике признается разнообразие форм собственности и гарантируется равная правовая защита частной, государственной, муниципальной и иных форм собственности.
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4. Кыргызская Республика защищает собственность своих граждан и юридических лиц, а также свою собственность, находящуюся на территории других государств.
5. … Земля также может находиться в частной, муниципальной и иных формах собственности, за исключением пастбищ, которые не могут находиться в частной собственности.
6. Пределы и порядок осуществления собственниками своих прав и гарантии их защиты определяются законом. (Статья 12) - Kyrgyz1. Кыргыз Республикасында менчиктин ар кандай түрлөрү таанылат жана жеке, мамлекеттик, муниципалдык жана башка менчик түрлөрүн тең укуктуу корголушуна кепилдик берилет.
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4. Кыргыз Республикасы өз жарандары менен юридикалык жактарынын менчигин, ошондой эле башка мамлекеттердин аймагында жайгашкан өзүнүн менчигин коргойт.
5. … Жеке менчикте болушу мүмкүн эмес жайыттарды кошпогондо, жер ошондой эле менчиктин жеке, муниципалдык жана башка формаларында болушу мүмкүн.
6. Менчик ээлеринин өз укуктарын ишке ашыруунун чектери жана тартиби, аларды коргоонун кепилдиктери мыйзам менен аныкталат. (12-берене)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. Individual agrarian property is classified as small, medium and business, according to the surface area, the production, and the development criteria. Its maximum and minimum dimensions, characteristics and forms of conversion shall be regulated by law. Legally acquired rights by individual owners, whose piece of land is inside rural native indigenous territories, are guaranteed.
II. The small property is indivisible; it constitutes a family asset that cannot be attached, and it is not subject to agrarian property taxes. The indivisibility does not affect the right of hereditary succession under conditions established by law.
III. The State recognizes, protects and guarantees communitarian or collective property, which includes rural native indigenous territory, native, intercultural communities and rural communities. Collective property is indivisible, may not be subject to prescription or attachment, is inalienable and irreversible, and it is not subject to agrarian property taxes. Communities can be owners, recognizing the complementary character of collective and individual rights, respecting the territorial unity in common. (Art. 394) - SpanishI. La propiedad agraria individual se clasifica en pequeña, mediana y empresarial, en función a la superficie, a la producción y a los criterios de desarrollo. Sus extensiones máximas y mínimas, características y formas de conversión serán reguladas por la ley. Se garantizan los derechos legalmente adquiridos por propietarios particulares cuyos predios se encuentren ubicados al interior de territorios indígena originario campesinos.
II. La pequeña propiedad es indivisible, constituye patrimonio familiar inembargable, y no está sujeta al pago de impuestos a la propiedad agraria. La indivisibilidad no afecta el derecho a la sucesión hereditaria en las condiciones establecidas por ley.
III. El Estado reconoce, protege y garantiza la propiedad comunitaria o colectiva, que comprende el territorio indígena originario campesino, las comunidades interculturales originarias y de las comunidades campesinas. La propiedad colectiva se declara indivisible, imprescriptible, inembargable, inalienable e irreversible y no está sujeta al pago de impuestos a la propiedad agraria. Las comunidades podrán ser tituladas reconociendo la complementariedad entre derechos colectivos e individuales respetando la unidad territorial con identidad. (Art. 394)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1 The right to own property is guaranteed.
… (Art. 26) - French1 La propriété est garantie.
… (Art. 26) - German1 Das Eigentum ist gewährleistet.
… (Art. 26) - Italian1 La proprietà è garantita.
… (Art. 26)