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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bahamas
- English1. Subject to the provision of paragraph (4), (5) and (9) of this Article no law shall make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this Article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different person attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin political opinions colour or creed whereby person of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which person 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. Paragraph (1) of this Article shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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c. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
… (Art. 26)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Indonesia
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(4) Every person shall have the right to own personal property, and such property may not be unjustly held possession of by any party. (Art. 28H) - Indonesian…
(4) Setiap orang berhak mempunyai hak milik pribadi dan hak milik tersebut tidak boleh diambil alih secara sewenang-wenang oleh siapa pun. (Pasal 28H)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Romania
- English1. The right of property, as well as the debts incurring on the State are guaranteed. The content and limitations of these rights shall be established by law.
(2) Private property shall be equally guaranteed and protected by the law, irrespective of its owner.
... (Art. 44) - Romanian(1) Dreptul de proprietate, precum şi creanţele asupra statului, sunt garantate. Conţinutul şi limitele acestor drepturi sunt stabilite de lege.
(2) Proprietatea privată este garantată şi ocrotită în mod egal de lege, indiferent de titular.
… (Art. 44)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The integrity of rural native indigenous territory is recognized, which includes the right to land, to the use and exclusive exploitation of the renewable natural resources under conditions determined by law, to prior and informed consultation, to participation in the benefits of the exploitation of the non-renewable natural resources that are found in their territory, to the authority to apply their own norms, administered by their structures of representation, and to define their development pursuant to their own cultural criteria and principles of harmonious coexistence with nature. The rural native indigenous territories may be composed of communities.
II. The rural native indigenous territory includes areas of production, areas of exploitation and conservation of natural resources, and spaces for social, spiritual and cultural reproduction. The law shall establish the procedure for recognition of these rights. (Art. 403) - SpanishI. Se reconoce la integralidad del territorio indígena originario campesino, que incluye el derecho a la tierra, al uso y aprovechamiento exclusivo de los recursos naturales renovables en las condiciones determinadas por la ley; a la consulta previa e informada y a la participación en los beneficios por la explotación de los recursos naturales no renovables que se encuentran en sus territorios; la facultad de aplicar sus normas propias, administrados por sus estructuras de representación y la definición de su desarrollo de acuerdo a sus criterios culturales y principios de convivencia armónica con la naturaleza. Los territorios indígena originario campesinos podrán estar compuestos por comunidades.
II. El territorio indígena originario campesino comprende áreas de producción, áreas de aprovechamiento y conservación de los recursos naturales y espacios de reproducción social, espiritual y cultural. La ley establecerá el procedimiento para el reconocimiento de estos derechos. (Art. 403)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kuwait
- EnglishPrivate ownership is safeguarded. No person shall be prevented from disposing of his property save within the limits of the Law; and no person shall suffer expropriation save for the public benefit in the cases determined and in the manner prescribed by Law provided that he be equitably compensated therefor.
Inheritance is a right governed by Islamic Law. (Art. 18) - Arabicالملكية الخاصة مصونة، فلا يمنع أحد من التصرف في ملكه إلا في حدود القانون، ولا ينزع أحد من ملكه إلا بسبب المنفعة العامة في الأحوال المبينة في القانون، وبالكيفية المنصوص عليها فيه، وبشرط تعويضه عنه تعويضاً عادلاً.
والميراث حق تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية . (المادّة 18)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Sweden
- EnglishThe property of every individual shall be so guaranteed
... (Instrument of the Government, Chapter 2, Art. 15) - SwedishVars och ens egendom är tryggad
… (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 15§)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Costa Rica
- EnglishProperty is inviolable;
… (Art. 45) - SpanishLa propiedad es inviolable;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Mongolia
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2. The State shall recognize all forms of public and private property, and shall protect the rights of the owners by law.
… (Art. 5) - Mongolian
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2. Төр нь нийтийн болон хувийн өмчийн аливаа хэлбэрийг хүлээн зөвшөөрч, өмчлөгчийн эрхийг хуулиар хамгаална.
… (Тавдугаар зүйл)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kenya
- English(1) Subject to Article 65, every person has the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property—
(a) of any description; and
(b) in any part of Kenya.
… (Art. 40) - Swahili(1) Kwa kuzingatia Kifungu cha 65, kila mtu ana haki, ama mtu mmoja mmoja au ushirika pamoja na wengine, ya kupata na kumiliki mali-
(a) ya namna yoyote; na
(b) katika sehemu yoyote ya Kenya.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Palau
- EnglishEvery person shall be equal under the law and shall be entitled to equal protection. The government shall take no action to discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, place of origin, language, religion or belief, social status or clan affiliation except for the preferential treatment of citizens, for the protection of minors, elderly, indigent, physically or mentally handicapped, and other similar groups, and in matters concerning intestate succession and domestic relations. No person shall be treated unfairly in legislative or executive investigation. (Art. IV, Sec. 5)