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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Nepal
- English(1) Every citizen shall, subject to law, have the right to acquire, own, sell, dispose, acquire business profits from, and otherwise deal with, property.
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Explanation: For the purposes of this Article, "property" means any form of property including movable and immovable property, and includes an intellectual property right.
… (Art. 25) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई कानूनको अधीनमा रही सम्पत्ति आर्जन गर्ने, भोग गर्ने, बेचबिखन गर्ने, व्यावसायिक लाभ प्राप्त गर्ने र सम्पत्तिको अन्य कारोबार गर्ने हक हुनेछ ।
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स्पष्टीकरणः यस धाराको प्रयोजनका लागि “सम्पत्ति” भन्नाले चल अचल लगायत सबै प्रकारको सम्पत्ति सम्झनु पर्छ र सो शब्दले बौद्धिक सम्पत्ति समेतलाई जनाउँछ ।
... (धारा २५)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Philippines
- EnglishThe use of property bears a social function, and all economic agents shall contribute to the common good. Individuals and private groups, including corporations, cooperatives, and similar collective organizations, shall have the right to own, establish, and operate economic enterprises, subject to the duty of the State to promote distributive justice and to intervene when the common good so demands. (Art. XII, Sec. 6)
- FilipinoAng paggamit ng ariarian ay may nauukol na tungkuling sosyal, at lahat ng mga kinatawang pangkabuhayan ay dapat mag-ambag sa kabutihang panlahat. Dapat magkaroon ng karapatan ang bawat indibidwal at mga pribadong pangkat, kabilang ang mga korporasyon, mga kooperatiba, at katularing mga lansakang organisasyon, na magmay-ari, magtatag at magpalakad ng mga negosyong pangkabuhayan, sa saklaw ng tungkulin ng Estado na itaguyod ang marapat na katarungan at manghimasok kapag hinihingi ang kabutihang panglahat. (Art. XII, Seksyon 6)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Tajikistan
- EnglishThe economy of Tajikistan shall be based on various forms of ownership.
The state shall guarantee freedom of economic activities, entrepreneurship, equality of rights, and the protection of all forms of ownership including private ownership. (Art. 12) - RussianОснову экономики Таджикистана составляют различные формы собственности.
Государство гарантирует свободу экономической и предпринимательской деятельности, равноправие и правовую защиту всех форм собственности, в том числе частной. (Статья 12) - TajikАсоси иқтисодиёти Тоҷикистонро шаклҳои гуногуни моликият ташкил медиҳанд.
Давлат фаъолияти озоди иқтисодӣ, соҳибкорӣ, баробарҳуқуқӣ ва ҳифзи ҳуқуқии ҳамаи шаклҳои моликият, аз ҷумла моликияти хусусиро кафолат медихад. (Моддаи 12)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Uzbekistan
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Equality and legal protection of all forms of property shall be ensured in Uzbekistan.
Private property shall be inviolable. … (Art. 65) - Uzbek
... O‘zbekiston Respublikasida barcha mulk shakllarining teng huquqliligi va huquqiy jihatdan himoya qilinishi ta’minlanadi. Xususiy mulk daxlsizdir. ... (65-modda)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bahrain
- Englisha. Ownership, capital and work—in accordance with the principles of Islamic justice— are basic constituents of the social entity of the State and the national wealth, and are all individual rights with a social function regulated by law.
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c. Private ownership is protected.
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g. The State shall make the necessary arrangements to ensure the exploitation of land suitable for productive farming, and shall strive to raise the standards of farmers. The law lays down how small farmers are to be helped and how they can own their land.
… (Art. 9) - Arabicأ - المِلُكيـة ورأس المال والعمل، وفقاً لمبادئ العدالة الإسلامية، مقومات أساسية لكيان الدولة الاجتماعي وللثروة الوطنية، وهي جميعا حقوق فردية ذات وظيفة اجتماعية ينظمها القانون.
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ج - الملكية الخاصة مصونة
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ز - تتخذ الدولة التدابير اللازمة من أجل تحقيق استغلال الأراضي الصالحة للزراعة بصورة مثمرة، وتعمل على رفع مستوى الفلاح، ويحدد القانون وسائل مساعدة صغار المزارعين وتمليكهم الأراضي.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
India
- EnglishThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing:
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(b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good;
(c) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment;
… (Art. 39) - Hindiराज्य अपनी नीति का, विशिष्टतया, इस प्रकार संचालन करेगा कि सुनिश्चित रूप से:
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(ख) समुदाय के भौतिक संसाधनों का स्वामित्व और नियंत्रण इस प्रकार बंटा हो जिससे सामूहिक हित का सर्वोत्तम रूप से साधन हो;
(ग) आर्थिक व्यवस्था इस प्रकार चले जिससे धन और उत्पादन-साधनों का सर्वसाधारण के लिए अहितकारी संकेन्द्रण न हो;
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