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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Japan
  • English
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    (2) With regard to choice of spouse, property rights, inheritance, choice of domicile, divorce and other matters pertaining to marriage and the family, laws shall be enacted from the standpoint of individual dignity and the essential equality of the sexes. (Art. 24)
  • Japanese
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    ２　配偶者の選択、財産権、相続、住居の選定、離婚並びに婚姻及び家族に関するその他の事項に関しては、法律は、個人の尊厳と両性の本質的平等に立脚して、制定されなければならない。 (第24条)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Japan
  • English
    (1) The right to own or to hold property is inviolable.
    (2) Property rights shall be defined by law, in conformity with the public welfare.
    … (Art. 29)
  • Japanese
    １　財産権は、これを侵してはならない。
    ２　財産権の内容は、公共の福祉に適合するやうに、法律でこれを定める。
    … (第29条)