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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 in accordance with the law. (Art. 17)
- Arabicحق الإرث مصون وفقاً للقانون. (المادّة 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Unless authorisation is granted to the Executive to do so, the National Assembly shall have relative competence for legislating on the following matters:
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g) The general system for property and means of production not included in the public domain;
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m) The definition and system for property within the public domain;
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r) The general elements of the system for the concession and transfer of land;
… (Art. 165) - Portuguese1. À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva relativa, salvo autorização concedida ao Executivo, sobre as seguintes matérias:
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g) Regime geral dos bens e meios de produção não integrados no domínio público;
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m) Definição e regime dos bens de domínio público;
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r) Bases gerais do regime de concessão e transmissão da terra;
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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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Everyone shall have the right to own property.
The privacy of bank operations, deposits and accounts, as well as the right to inheritance shall be guaranteed by law. (Art. 41) - Uzbek
Har bir shaxs mulkdor bo‘lishga haqli.
Bank operatsiyalarining, omonatlarning va hisobvaraqlarning sir tutilishi, shuningdek meros huquqi qonun bilan kafolatlanadi. (41-modda)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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The property and the assets of persons as well as the patrimony of the Nation are inviolable. The State and Territorial Collectivities as well as all citizens must protect them. (Art. 19) - French…
La propriété et les biens des personnes ainsi que le patrimoine de la Nation sont inviolables. L’Etat et les Collectivités Territoriales ainsi que tous les citoyens se doivent de les protéger. (Art. 19)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. The new limits of zoned agrarian property shall be applied to pieces of land that have been acquired after this Constitution enters into force. For purposes of the non retroactivity of the law, the rights of possession and agrarian property are recognized and respected in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 399) - SpanishI. Los nuevos límites de la propiedad agraria zonificada se aplicarán a predios que se hayan adquirido con posterioridad a la vigencia de esta Constitución. A los efectos de la irretroactividad de la Ley, se reconocen y respetan los derechos de posesión y propiedad agraria de acuerdo a Ley.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe property of everyone is protected.
… (Sec. 15) - FinnishJokaisen omaisuus on turvattu.
… (15 §) - SwedishVars och ens egendom är tryggad.
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