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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State guarantees the right to individual property. …
The State assures the facility of access to land property through the appropriate juridical and institutional provisions and a transparent administration of the information concerning land. (Art. 34) - FrenchL’Etat garantit le droit à la propriété individuelle. …
L’Etat assure la facilité d’accès à la propriété foncière à travers des dispositifs juridiques et institutionnels appropriés et d’une gestion transparente des informations foncières. (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishAll land in the Republic of Vanuatu belongs to the indigenous custom owners and their descendants. (Art. 73)
- FrenchToutes les terres situées dans le territoire de la République appartiennent aux propriétaires coutumiers indigènes et à leur descendance. (Art. 73)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate property is recognized and guaranteed. The law specifies the manner of acquiring and enjoying it, and the limits placed upon it. (Art. 36)
- FrenchLa propriété privée est reconnue et garantie. La loi en détermine les modalités d'acquisition, de jouissance ainsi que les limites. (Art. 36)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of inheritance shall be maintained in accordance with the law. (Art. 17)
- Arabicحق الإرث مصون وفقاً للقانون. (المادّة 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The State shall recognise and guarantee the right of ownership of property.
… (Art. 82) - Portuguese1. O Estado reconhece e garante o direito de propriedade.
… (Art. 82)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. All land originally belongs to the state and forms part of its private domain, with the aim of conceding and protecting the land rights of individuals or corporate bodies and rural communities, under the terms of the Constitution and the law and without compromise to the provision contained in Point 3 of this Article.
2. The state shall recognise and guarantee the right to private ownership of land, constituted under the terms of the law.
3. The state shall only grant private ownership of land and its transmission to national citizens, under the terms of the law. (Art. 98) - Portuguese1. A terra é propriedade originária do Estado e integra o seu domínio privado, com vista à concessão e protecção de direitos fundiários a pessoas singulares ou colectivas e a comunidades rurais, nos termos da Constituição e da lei, sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 3 do presente artigo.
2. O Estado reconhece e garante o direito de propriedade privada sobre a terra, constituído nos termos da lei.
3. A concessão pelo Estado de propriedade fundiária privada, bem como a sua transmissão, apenas são permitidas a cidadãos nacionais, nos termos da lei. (Art. 98)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
… Family inheritance [patrimonio familiar], which is not subject to seizure and exempt from any public charge [carga], is guaranteed. The law will regulate and protect these rights.
… (Art. 71) - Spanish
... Se garantiza el patrimonio familiar, que es inembargable y exento de toda carga pública. La ley regulará y protegerá estos derechos.
... (Art. 71)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Everyone shall have the right to own property.
The privacy of bank operations, deposits and accounts, as well as the right to inheritance shall be guaranteed by law. (Art. 41) - Uzbek
Har bir shaxs mulkdor bo‘lishga haqli.
Bank operatsiyalarining, omonatlarning va hisobvaraqlarning sir tutilishi, shuningdek meros huquqi qonun bilan kafolatlanadi. (41-modda)
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
- EnglishAny physical or juridical [morale] person has the right to property.
… (Art. 18) - FrenchToute personne physique ou morale a droit à la propriété.
… (Art. 18)