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Constitution of the Gabonese Republic 1991, as amended to 2023
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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10) Every person, individually as well as collectively, has the right to property.
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10°) Toute personne, aussi bien seule qu’en collectivité, a droit à la propriété.
… (Art. 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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Outside of the cases expressly provided for by the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts,
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– the regime of domain, land use,
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– the regime of ownership, of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 47) - French
En dehors des cas expressément prévus par la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités,
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- le régime domanial, foncier,
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- le régime de la propriété, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales;
… (Art. 47)
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Constitution of the Gabonese Republic 1991, as amended to 2020 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). Consolidated version as amended to 2023 not publicly available. According to Art. 2: “… The Gabonese Republic adopts French as the official working language. …”
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Art. 4 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.
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Art. 9 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.
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Art. 10 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.
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Art. 35 as amended by 2023 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2024.
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There is a discrepancy between the English and French texts.
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There is a discrepancy between the English and French texts.