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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Libya
- English... The State shall also guarantee the right of ... private property. … (Art. 8)
- Arabicوتكفل الدولة حق الملكية الخاصة. ... (المادة 8)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guyana
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to own personal property which includes such assets as dwelling houses and the land on which they stand, farmsteads, tools and equipment, motor vehicles and bank accounts. (Art. 19)
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
Angola
- English1. Unless authorisation is granted to the Executive to do so, the National Assembly shall have relative competence for legislating on the following matters:
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g) The general system for property and means of production not included in the public domain;
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m) The definition and system for property within the public domain;
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r) The general elements of the system for the concession and transfer of land;
… (Art. 165) - Portuguese1. À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva relativa, salvo autorização concedida ao Executivo, sobre as seguintes matérias:
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g) Regime geral dos bens e meios de produção não integrados no domínio público;
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m) Definição e regime dos bens de domínio público;
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r) Bases gerais do regime de concessão e transmissão da terra;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Morocco
- EnglishAll have the right to the security of their person and of their kin [proches], and to the protection of their assets.
… (Art. 21) - Arabicلكلّ فرد الحق في سلامة شخصه وأقربائه، وحماية ممتلكاته.
... (الفصل 21)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Mexico
- EnglishThe Mexicans who have fought [militado] in the Constitutionalist Army, the children and widows of them, and the other persons who have rendered services to the cause of the Revolution or to the Public Instruction, will have preference for the acquisition of parcels [fracciones] of land to which Article 27 refers and right to the discounts that the law specifies. (Transitory Articles, Article Twelfth)
- SpanishLos mexicanos que hayan militado en el Ejército Constitucionalista, los hijos y viudas de éstos, y las demás personas que hayan prestado servicios a la causa de la Revolución o a la Instrucción Pública, tendrán preferencia para la adquisición de fracciones a que se refiere el artículo 27 y derecho a los descuentos que las leyes señalarán. (Artículos Transitorios, Artículo Decimosegundo)
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
Central African Republic
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The property and the assets of persons as well as the patrimony of the Nation are inviolable. The State and Territorial Collectivities as well as all citizens must protect them. (Art. 19) - French…
La propriété et les biens des personnes ainsi que le patrimoine de la Nation sont inviolables. L’Etat et les Collectivités Territoriales ainsi que tous les citoyens se doivent de les protéger. (Art. 19)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Rwanda
- EnglishPrivate ownership of land and other rights related to land are granted by the State.
A law determines modalities of concession, transfer and use of land. (Art. 35) - KinyarwandaUmutungo bwite w'ubutaka n'ubundi burenganzira ku butaka bitangwa na Leta.
Itegeko rigena uburyo bwo kubutanga, kubuhererekanya no kubukoresha. (Ingingo ya 35) - FrenchLa propriété foncière privée et d’autres droits réels grevant la propriété foncière sont concédés par l’Etat.
Une loi détermine les modalités de concession, de transfert et d’exploitation de la propriété foncière. (Art. 35)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Paraguay
- EnglishPrivate property, whose content and limits will be established by the law, attending to its economic and social function, in order to make it accessible to all[,] is guaranteed.
… (Art. 109) - SpanishSe garantiza la propiedad privada, cuyo contenido y límites serán establecidos por la ley, atendiendo a su función económica y social, a fin de hacerla accesible para todos.
… (Art. 109)