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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Subject to clauses (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this Article the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable, wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, sex, place of origin, marital status, political opinions, colour or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
4. Clause (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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c. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
… (Art. 23)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. The property in the Republic of Azerbaijan is inviolable and protected by the State.
II. The property can have the form of State property, private property and municipal property.
… (Art. 13) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasında mülkiyyət toxunulmazdır və dövlət tərəfindən müdafiə olunur.
II. Mülkiyyət dövlət mülkiyyəti, xüsusi mülkiyyət və bələdiyyə mülkiyyəti növündə ola bilər.
... (Maddə 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishA person shall enjoy the right to property and succession.
The extent and restriction of such right shall be as provided by law. … (Sec. 37) - Thaiบุคคลย่อมมีสิทธิในทรัพย์สินและการสืบมรดก
ขอบเขตแห่งสิทธิและการจํากัดสิทธิเช่นว่านี้ ให้เป็นไปตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติ … (มาตรา ๓๗)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons, attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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(c) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
… (Sec. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishProperty may not be violated, and no inhabitant of the Nation can be deprived of it except by virtue of a sentence based on law. … (Sec. 17)
- SpanishLa propiedad es inviolable, y ningún habitante de la Nación puede ser privado de ella, sino en virtud de sentencia fundada en ley. … (Art. 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Land is a special national resource and an important resource for national development, and is managed in accordance with law.
2. The State shall allocate or lease land to, and recognize land use rights of, organizations and individuals. Land users may transfer land use rights, exercise their rights, and perform their obligations in accordance with law. Land use rights shall be protected by law.
… (Art. 54) - Vietnamese1. Đất đai là tài nguyên đặc biệt của quốc gia, nguồn lực quan trọng phát triển đất nước, được quản lý theo pháp luật.
2. Tổ chức, cá nhân được Nhà nước giao đất, cho thuê đất, công nhận quyền sử dụng đất. Người sử dụng đất được chuyển quyền sử dụng đất, thực hiện các quyền và nghĩa vụ theo quy định của luật. Quyền sử dụng đất được pháp luật bảo hộ.
… (Điều 54)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
1. Freedom, property, and the rights recognized by the Constitution and by law may not be infringed without due process.
… (Art. 42) - Albanian
1. Liria, prona dhe të drejtat e njohura me Kushtetutë dhe me ligj nuk mund të cenohen pa një proces të rregullt ligjor.
… (Neni 42)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of ownership is guaranteed to everyone.
… (Art. 11) - FrenchLe droit de propriété est garanti à tous.
… (Art. 11)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
It is exclusively the competence of the National Congress:
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XVI – to authorize, in Indian lands, the exploitation and use of hydric resources and the prospecting and mining of mineral resources;
… (Art. 49) - Portuguese
É da competência exclusiva do Congresso Nacional:
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XVI - autorizar, em terras indígenas, a exploração e o aproveitamento de recursos hídricos e a pesquisa e lavra de riquezas minerais;
… (Art. 49)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Property and the right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 14) - German(1) Das Eigentum und das Erbrecht werden gewährleistet.
… (Art. 14)