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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Philippines
- EnglishSave in cases of hereditary succession, no private lands shall be transferred or conveyed except to individuals, corporations, or associations qualified to acquire or hold lands of the public domain. (Art. XII, Sec. 7)
- FilipinoHindi dapat malipat o masalin ang ano mang pribadong lupain maliban sa pagmamana, at sa mga tao, mga korporasyon o mga asosasyon na may karapatang magtamo o maghawak ng mga lupaing ari ng bayan. (Art. XII, Seksyon 7)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Mauritania
- English…
Considering that the liberty, the equality, and the dignity of Man cannot be assured except in a society which consecrates the primacy of law, concerned by creating durable conditions for a harmonious social evolution, respectful of the precepts of Islam, sole source of law and open to the exigencies of the modern world, the Mauritanian people proclaim, in particular, the intangible guarantee of the following rights and principles:
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- the right of property;
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
نظرا إلي أن الحرّية و المساواة و كرامة الإنسان يستحيل ضمانها إلا في ظلّ مجتمع يكرّس سيادة القانون، و حرصا منه على خلق الظّروف الثّابتة لنموّ اجتماعي منسجم ، يحترم أحكام الدّين الإسلامي ، المصدر الوحيد للقانون ، و يلائم متطلّبات العالم الحديث ، يعلن الشّعب الموريتاني على وجه الخصوص الضّمان الأكيد للحقوق و المبادئ التالية:
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- حقّ الملكية،
... (الدّيباجة) - French…
Considérant que la liberté, l'égalité et la dignité de l'Homme ne peuvent être assurées que dans une société qui consacre la primauté du droit, soucieux de créer les conditions durables d'une évolution sociale harmonieuse, respectueuse des préceptes de l'Islam, seule source de droit et ouverte aux exigences du monde moderne, le peuple mauritanien proclame, en particulier, la garantie intangible des droits et principes suivants :
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- le droit de propriété ;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Vanuatu
- EnglishOnly indigenous citizens of the Republic of Vanuatu who have acquired their land in accordance with a recognised system of land tenure shall have perpetual ownership of their land. (Art. 75)
- FrenchSeuls les citoyens indigènes de la République ayant acquis leur terre selon un système reconnu de tenure foncière jouissent des droits de propriété perpétuelle sur celle-ci. (Art. 75)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Honduras
- EnglishAgrarian reform is a comprehensive process and an instrument for the transformation of the agrarian structure of the country, aimed at replacing latifundia and minifundia by a system of ownership, tenure, and use of the land that guarantees social justice in rural areas and increases the production and productivity of the agricultural sector.
The implementation of agrarian reform is declared to be of public need and interest. (Art. 344) - SpanishLa Reforma Agraria es un proceso integral y un instrumento de transformación de la estructura agraria del país, destinado a sustituir el latifundio y el minifundio por un sistema de propiedad, tenencia y explotación de la tierra que garantice la justicia social en el campo y aumente la producción y la productividad del sector agropecuario.
Declárese de necesidad y utilidad pública la ejecución de la Reforma Agraria. (Art. 344)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Tajikistan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to ownership and inheritance. … (Art. 32)
- RussianКаждый имеет право на собственность и право наследования. ... (Статья 32)
- TajikҲар кас ҳақ дорад соҳиби моликият ва мерос бошад. ... (Моддаи 32)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Niger
- EnglishThe Law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of property, of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 100) - FrenchLa loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du régime de la propriété, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales ;
... (Art. 100)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Botswana
- EnglishWhereas every person in Botswana is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, 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 the privacy of his or her home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
... (Sec. 3)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Panama
- EnglishThe authorities of the Republic are established for the purpose of protecting the lives, honor and property of all nationals, wherever they may be, … (Art. 17)
- SpanishLas autoridades de la República están instituidas para proteger en su vida, honra y bienes a los nacionales dondequiera se encuentren … (Art. 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Viet Nam
- English1. Everyone has the right to ownership of his or her lawful income, savings, housing, chattels, means of production and capital contributions to enterprises or other economic entities.
2. The right to private ownership and the right to inheritance shall be protected by law.
… (Art. 32) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người có quyền sở hữu về thu nhập hợp pháp, của cải để dành, nhà ở, tư liệu sinh hoạt, tư liệu sản xuất, phần vốn góp trong doanh nghiệp hoặc trong các tổ chức kinh tế khác.
2. Quyền sở hữu tư nhân và quyền thừa kế được pháp luật bảo hộ.
… (Điều 32)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
South Africa
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(4) For the purposes of this section—
(a) the public interest includes the nation’s commitment to land reform, and to reforms to bring about equitable access to all South Africa’s natural resources; and
(b) property is not limited to land.
(5) The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to foster conditions which enable citizens to gain access to land on an equitable basis.
(6) A person or community whose tenure of land is legally insecure as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to tenure which is legally secure or to comparable redress.
(7) A person or community dispossessed of property after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to restitution of that property or to equitable redress.
(8) No provision of this section may impede the state from taking legislative and other measures to achieve land, water and related reform, in order to redress the results of past racial discrimination, provided that any departure from the provisions of this section is in accordance with the provisions of section 36(1).
(9) Parliament must enact the legislation referred to in subsection (6). (Sec. 25)