Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini 2005
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    (1) The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Chapter13 are hereby declared and guaranteed, namely –
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    (c) protection of the privacy of the home and other property rights of the individual;
    … (Sec. 14)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    (1) A person has a right to own property either alone or in association with others.
    … (Sec. 19)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    (1) A surviving spouse is entitled to a reasonable provision out of the estate of the other spouse whether the other spouse died having made a valid will or not and whether the spouses were married by civil or customary rites.
    (2) Parliament shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Constitution, enact legislation regulating the property rights of spouses including common-law husband and wife. (Sec. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    …(2) Save as may be required by the exigencies of any particular situation, a citizen of Eswatini, without regard to gender, shall have equal access to land for normal domestic purposes.… (Sec. 211)
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Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act 2005 (English). The country's name was changed from ""Swaziland"" to ""Eswatini"" in 2018. The Constitution has not yet been amended accordingly.

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Chapter IV on Citizenship.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IX on Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution − (a) each chamber of Parliament may make Standing Orders with respect to … (vii) the nomination or election of women in the House under section 95 …” (Sec. 121).
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“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution − (a) each chamber of Parliament may make Standing Orders with respect to … (vii) the nomination or election of women in the House under section 95 …” (Sec. 121).
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter XIV on Traditional Institutions.