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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liechtenstein
- English1) The inviolability of private property shall be guaranteed;
... (Art. 34) - German1) Die Unverletzlichkeit des Privateigentums ist gewährleistet;
... (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishThe State recognizes the right to inheritance, according to the law. (Art. 14)
- PortugueseO Estado reconhece o direito à herança, nos termos da lei. (Art. 14)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
India
- English(1) The Regional Council for an autonomous region in respect of all areas within such region and the District Council for an autonomous district in respect of all areas within the district except those which are under the authority of Regional Councils, if any, within the district shall have power to make laws with respect to—
(a) the allotment, occupation or use, or the setting apart, of land, other than any land which is a reserved forest for the purposes of agriculture or grazing or for residential or other non-agricultural purposes or for any other purpose likely to promote the interests of the inhabitants of any village or town:
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(h) the inheritance of property;
… (Sixth Schedule: Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, Art. 3) - Hindi(1) स्वशासी प्रदेश की प्रादेशिक परिषद को ऐसे प्रदेश के भीतर के सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में और स्वशासी जिले की जिला परिषद को ऐसे क्षेत्रों को छोड़कर जो उस जिले के भीतर की प्रादेशिक परिषदों के, यदि कोई हों, प्राधिकार के अधीन हैं, उस जिले के भीतर के अन्य सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित विषयों के लिए विधि बनाने की शक्ति होगी—
(क) किसी आरक्षित वन की भूमि से भिन्न अन्य भूमि का, कृषि या चराई के प्रयोजनों के लिए अथवा निवास के या कृषि से भिन्न अन्य प्रयोजनों के लिए अथवा किसी ऐसे अन्य प्रयोजन के लिए जिससे किसी ग्राम या नगर के निवासियों के हितों की अभिवृद्धि संभाव्य है, आबंटन, अधिभोग या उपयोग अथवा अलग रखा जाना:
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(ज) संपत्ति की विरासत;
… (छठी अनुसूची: असम, मेघालय, त्रिपुरा और मिजोरम में जनजातीय क्षेत्रों के प्रशासन के संबंध में प्रावधान, अनुच्छेद 3)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ecuador
- EnglishTo protect the rights of persons who are members of a family:
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2. Unseizable family assets are recognized in terms of amount and on the basis of the conditions and limitations provided for by law. The right to give in legacy and inherit is recognized.
3. The State shall guarantee the equality of rights in decision making for the administration of the marital partnership and the joint ownership of assets.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishPara proteger los derechos de las personas integrantes de la familia:
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2. Se reconoce el patrimonio familiar inembargable en la cuantía y con las condiciones y limitaciones que establezca la ley. Se garantizará el derecho de testar y de heredar.
3. El Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal y de la sociedad de bienes.
… (Art. 69)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Portugal
- English1. The objectives of the agricultural policy shall be:
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b) To promote the improvement of the economic, social and cultural situation of rural workers and farmers, the development of the rural world, the rationalisation of the structure of land ownership, the modernisation of the business fabric, and the access by those that work the land to ownership or possession of the land itself and of the other means of production that they directly employ thereon;
… (Art. 93) - Portuguese1. São objectivos da política agrícola:
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b) Promover a melhoria da situação económica, social e cultural dos trabalhadores rurais e dos agricultores, o desenvolvimento do mundo rural, a racionalização das estruturas fundiárias, a modernização do tecido empresarial e o acesso à propriedade ou à posse da terra e demais meios de produção directamente utilizados na sua exploração por parte daqueles que a trabalham;
… (Art. 93)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Libya
- English... The State shall also guarantee the right of ... private property. … (Art. 8)
- Arabicوتكفل الدولة حق الملكية الخاصة. ... (المادة 8)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishPrivate property is property owned and consumed by individual citizens.
Private property is derived from socialist distribution according to work done and from supplementary benefits granted by the State and society.
The products of individual sideline activities including those from kitchen gardens, as well as income from other legal economic activities shall also be private property.
The State shall protect private property and guarantee by law the right to inherit it. (Art. 24) - Korean개인소유는 공민들의 개인적이며 소비적인 목적을 위한 소유이다.
개인소유는 로동에 의한 사회주의분배와 국가와 사회의 추가적혜택으로 이루어진다.
터밭경리를 비롯한 개인부업경리에서 나오는 생산물과 그밖의 합법적인 경리활동을 통하여 얻은 수입도 개인소유에 속한다.
국가는 개인소유를 보호하며 그에 대한 상속권을 법적으로 보장한다. (제24조)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guyana
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to own personal property which includes such assets as dwelling houses and the land on which they stand, farmsteads, tools and equipment, motor vehicles and bank accounts. (Art. 19)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Slovakia
- English
(1) Everyone has the right to own property. The ownership right of all owners has the same legal content and protection.
… (Art. 20) - Slovak
(1) Kaţdý má právo vlastniť majetok. Vlastnícke právo všetkých vlastníkov má rovnaký zákonný obsah a ochranu.
... (Čl. 20)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Morocco
- EnglishAll have the right to the security of their person and of their kin [proches], and to the protection of their assets.
… (Art. 21) - Arabicلكلّ فرد الحق في سلامة شخصه وأقربائه، وحماية ممتلكاته.
... (الفصل 21)