Constitution of the Republic of Senegal 2001, as amended to 2019
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English

    The Republic of Senegal guarantees to all citizens the fundamental individual freedoms, the economic and social rights as well as the collective rights. These freedoms and rights are notably:
    …
    - the right to property,
    ... (Art. 8)

  • French

    La République du Sénégal garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés individuelles fondamentales, les droits économiques et sociaux ainsi que les droits collectifs. Ces libertés et droits sont notamment :
    ...
    - le droit de propriété,
    ... (Art. 8)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English

    The right of property [propriété] is guaranteed by this Constitution. ...
    The man and the woman have the right to accede to the possession and to the ownership [propriété] of land within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 15)

  • French

    Le droit de propriété est garanti par la présente Constitution. …
    L’homme et la femme ont également le droit d’accéder à la possession et à la propriété de la terre dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 15)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English

    The woman has the right of having her own patrimony [,] as [does] her husband. She has the right to the personal management of her assets. (Art. 19)

  • French

    La femme a le droit d’avoir son patrimoine propre comme le mari. Elle a le droit de gestion personnelle de ses biens. (Art. 19)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
  • English

    …
    The law establishes the rules concerning:
    …
    - … the state and the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
    …
    The law determines the fundamental principles:
    …
    - of the regime of property,
    … (Art. 67)

  • French

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    La loi fixe les règles concernant :
    ...
    - … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités,
    ...
    La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
    ...
    - du régime de la propriété,
    ... (Art. 67)

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Constitution of the Republic of Senegal 2001, as amended to 2019 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). According to Art. 1: “... The official language of the Republic of Senegal is French. ...”

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Constitution of the Republic of Senegal 2001, as amended to 2019 (French), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).

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