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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall take the necessary measures to maintain and develop efficient land cultivation, to prevent its loss through erosion, and to provide land to farmers with insufficient land of their own, or no land. For this purpose, the law may define the size of appropriate land units, according to different agricultural regions and types of farming. Provision of land to farmers with no or insufficient land shall not lead to a fall in production, or to the depletion of forests and other land and underground resources.
Lands distributed for this purpose shall neither be divided nor be transferred to others, except through inheritance, and shall be cultivated only by the farmers to whom the lands have been distributed, and their heirs. In the event of loss of these conditions, the principles relating to the recovery by the State of the land thus distributed shall be prescribed by law. (Art. 44) - TurkishDevlet, toprağın verimli olarak işletilmesini korumak ve geliştirmek, erozyonla kaybedilmesini önlemek ve topraksız olan veya yeter toprağı bulunmayan çiftçilikle uğraşan köylüye toprak sağlamak amacıyla gerekli tedbirleri alır. Kanun, bu amaçla, değişik tarım bölgeleri ve çeşitlerine göre toprağın genişliğini tespit edebilir. Topraksız olan veya yeter toprağı bulunmayan çiftçiye toprak sağlanması, üretimin düşürülmesi, ormanların küçülmesi ve diğer toprak ve yeraltı servetlerinin azalması sonucunu doğuramaz.
Bu amaçla dağıtılan topraklar bölünemez, miras hükümleri dışında başkalarına devredilemez ve ancak dağıtılan çiftçilerle mirasçıları tarafından işletilebilir. Bu şartların kaybı halinde, dağıtılan toprağın Devletçe geri alınmasına ilişkin esaslar kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 44)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The right to have private property and its transfer in life or as a result of death, shall be guaranteed to everyone, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. The right to inheritance shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 69) - Portuguese1. É garantido a todos o direito à propriedade privada e à sua transmissão em vida ou por morte, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. É garantido o direito à herança.
… (Art. 69)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) A spouse shall not be deprived of a reasonable provision out of the estate of a spouse whether or not the spouse died having made a will.
(2) Parliament shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Constitution, enact legislation regulating the property rights of spouses.
(3) With a view to achieving the full realisation of the rights referred to in clause (2) of this article—
(a) spouses shall have equal access to property jointly acquired during marriage;
(b) assets which are jointly acquired during marriage shall be distributed equitably between the spouses upon dissolution of the marriage. (Art. 22)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWhereas every person in Dominica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the rights whatever his race, place of origins, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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(c) protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
… (Sec. 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Property may be public and private.
The state grants everyone equal rights to conduct economic and other activities, except for those prohibited by law, and shall guarantee equal protection and equal conditions for the development of all forms of property.
… (Art. 13) - Belarusian
Уласнасць можа быць дзяржаўнай і прыватнай.
Дзяржава надае ўсім роўныя правы для ажыццяўлення гаспадарчай і іншай дзейнасці, акрамя забароненай законам, і гарантуе роўную абарону і роўныя ўмовы для развіцця ўсіх форм уласнасці.
… (Артыкул 13) - Russian
Собственность может быть государственной и частной.
Государство предоставляет всем равные права для осуществления хозяйственной и иной деятельности, кроме запрещенной законом, и гарантирует равную защиту и равные условия для развития всех форм собственности.
... (Статья 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Solely the State, the public collectivities and Ivoirian physical persons [personnes physiques] may accede to the ownership of rural land [propriété foncière rural]. The acquired rights are guaranteed.
The law determines the composition of the domain of the rural lands as well as the rules concerning the ownership, the concession and the transmission of the lands of the domain of the rural lands. (Art. 12) - French
Seuls l’Etat, les collectivités publiques et les personnes physiques ivoiriennes peuvent accéder à la propriété foncière rurale. Les droits acquis sont garantis.
La loi détermine la composition du domaine foncier rural ainsi que les règles relatives à la propriété, à la concession et à la transmission des terres du domaine foncier rural. (Art. 12)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) 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, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status 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) shall not apply to any law to the extent that that law makes provision—
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b. for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) (or of persons connected with such persons), of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters which is the personal law of persons of that description;
… (Sec. 18)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate property is guaranteed as a right inherent to the human person. Any person can freely dispose of his [or her] property in accordance with the law.
The State guarantees the exercise of this right and must create the conditions that enable [faciliten] the owner to use and enjoy his [or her] property, in such a way as to achieve individual progress and the national development to [the] benefit of all Guatemalans. (Art. 39) - SpanishSe garantiza la propiedad privada como un derecho inherente a la persona humana. Toda persona puede disponer libremente de sus bienes de acuerdo con la ley.
El Estado garantiza el ejercicio de este derecho y deberá crear las condiciones que faciliten al propietario el uso y disfrute de sus bienes, de manera que se alcance el progreso individual y el desarrollo nacional en beneficio de todos los guatemaltecos. (Art. 39)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) Natural resources, in particular arable land, forests and the reserves of water; biodiversity, in particular native plant and animal species; and cultural artefacts, shall form the common heritage of the nation, it shall be the obligation of the State and everyone to protect and maintain them, and to preserve them for future generations.
(2) The limits and conditions for acquisition of ownership and for use of arable land and forests that are necessary for achieving the objectives referred to in paragraph (1), as well as the rules concerning the organisation of integrated agricultural production and concerning family farms and other agricultural holdings, shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. P) - Hungarian
(1) A természeti erőforrások, különösen a termőföld, az erdők és a vízkészlet, a biológiai sokféleség, különösen a honos növény- és állatfajok, valamint a kulturális értékek a nemzet közös örökségét képezik, amelynek védelme, fenntartása és a jövő nemzedékek számára való megőrzése az állam és mindenki kötelessége.
(2) A termőföld és az erdők tulajdonjogának megszerzése, valamint hasznosítása (1) bekezdés szerinti célok eléréséhez szükséges korlátait és feltételeit, valamint az integrált mezőgazdasági termelésszervezésre és a családi gazdaságokra, továbbá más mezőgazdasági üzemekre vonatkozó szabályokat sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. (Alapvetés, P) cikk)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English…(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)