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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishCollective and individual private ownership shall be protected … (Art. 15)
- Arabicالملكيّة الخاصّة من جماعية وفردية، مصانة ... (المادّة 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Angola
- English1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to private property and to its transmission, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. The state shall respect and protect the property and any other rights in rem of private individuals, corporate bodies and local communities,
… (Art. 37) - Portuguese1. A todos é garantido o direito à propriedade privada e à sua transmissão, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. O Estado respeita e protege a propriedade e demais direitos reais das pessoas singulares, colectivas e das comunidades locais,
… (Art. 37)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Nigeria
- English(1) The Sharia Court of Appeal shall, in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, exercise such appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings involving questions of Islamic personal law.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, the Sharia Court of Appeal shall be competent to decide –
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(c) any question of Islamic personal law regarding a wakf, gift, will or succession where the endower, donor, testator or deceased person is a Muslim;
… (Sec. 262)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Panama
- EnglishTo fulfill the objectives of the Agrarian Policy, the State shall carry out the following activities:
1. Grant necessary farm lands to rural dwellers and regulate the use of the water. A special system of collective ownership for rural communities which so request may be established by law;
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5. Settle new lands and regulate the tenure and use of such lands and of those incorporated into the economy as a result of the construction of new highways;
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7. Perform studies of the land in order to establish the agrological classification of Panamanian land. The policy established for the implementation of this Chapter5 shall be applicable to Indian Communities in accordance with scientific methods of cultural changes. (Art. 126) - SpanishPara el cumplimiento de los fines de la política agraria, el Estado desarrollará las siguientes actividades:
1. Dotar a los campesinos de las tierras de labor necesarias y regular el uso de las aguas. La Ley podrá establecer un régimen especial de propiedad colectiva para las comunidades campesinas que lo soliciten;
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5. Colonizar nuevas tierras y reglamentar la tenencia y el uso de las mismas y de las que se integren a la economía como resultado de la construcción de nuevas carreteras;
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7. Realizar estudios de la tierra a fin de establecer la clasificación agrológica del suelo panameño.
La política establecida para el desarrollo de este Capítulo será aplicable a las comunidades indígenas de acuerdo con los métodos científicos de cambio cultural. (Art. 126)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishPrivate property is protected and the restrictions against it shall be specified by law. … (Art. 21)
- Arabicاﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﺼﻮﻧﺔ. وﻳﺒﻴﻦ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ اﻟﻘﻴﻮﺩ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ. ... (المادّة 21)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Cameroon
- English(1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament.
(2) The following shall be reserved to the legislative power:
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(b) The status of persons and property Ownership system:
1. … status of person, matrimonial system, succession and gifts;
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3. movable and immovable property ownership system;
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(d) The following financial and patrimonial matters:
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4. land tenure, State lands and mining;
… (Art. 26) - French(1) la loi est votée par le Parlement.
(2) Sont du domaine de la loi:
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b- Le statut des personnes et le régime des biens:
1. … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et libéralités;
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3. le régime de la propriété mobilière et immobilière;
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d- Les questions financières et patrimoniales suivantes:
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4. Le régime domanial, foncier et minier;
… (Art. 26)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
South Sudan
- English1. Every person shall have the right to acquire or own property as regulated by law.
… (Art. 28)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English
WHEREAS the Peoples of the Island of Saint Vincent, who are known as Vincentians-
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c. realize that the maintenance of human dignity presupposes safeguarding the rights of privacy of family life, of property
… (Preamble)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- English…
3. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
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k) The right to property.
… (Art. II) - Bosnian…
3. Sva lica na teritoriji Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i slobode iz stava 2. ovog člana, što uključuje:
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k) Pravo na imovinu.
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3. Sve osobe na teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i temeljne slobode iz ovog članka, stavak 2 što uključuje:
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k) Pravo na imovinu.
... (Članak II) - Serbian…
3. Сва лица на територији Босне и Херцеговине уживају људска права и основне слободе из става 2 овог члана, а она обухватају:
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k) Право на имовину.
… (Члан II)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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5. … the status and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and donations;
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8. commerce, the regime of property rights, and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 122) - FrenchSans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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5. … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités;
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8. le commerce, le régime de la propriété des droits et des obligations civiles et commerciales;
… (Art. 122)