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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of inheritance is guaranteed. (Art. 46)
- RomanianDreptul la moştenire este garantat. (Art. 46)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Land in Uganda belongs to the citizens of Uganda and shall vest in them in accordance with the land tenure systems provided for in this Constitution.
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3. Land in Uganda shall be owned in accordance with the following land tenure systems-
a. customary;
b. freehold;
c. mailo; and
d. leasehold.
4. On the coming into force of this Constitution-
a. all Uganda citizens owning land under customary tenure may acquire certificates of ownership in a manner prescribed by Parliament; and
b. land under customary tenure may be converted to freehold land ownership by registration.
5. Any lease which was granted to a Uganda citizen out of public land may be converted into freehold in accordance with a law which shall be made by Parliament.
6. For the purposes of clause (5) of this article, "public land" includes statutory leases to urban authorities.
7. Parliament shall make laws to enable urban authorities to enforce and to implement planning and development.
8. Upon the coming into force of this Constitution and until Parliament enacts an appropriate law under clause (9) of this article, the lawful or bona fide occupants of mailo land, freehold or leasehold land shall enjoy security of occupancy on the land.
9. Within two years after the first sitting of Parliament elected under this Constitution, Parliament shall enact a law-
a. regulating the relationship between the lawful or bona fide occupants of land referred to in clause (8) of this article and the registered owners of that land;
b. providing for the acquisition of registrable interest in the land by the occupant. (Art. 237)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. All forms of property shall be recognized and equally protected in the Republic of Armenia.
… (Art. 10) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում ճանաչվում և հավասարապես պաշտպանվում են սեփականության բոլոր ձևերը:
… (Հոդված 10)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. In the Kyrgyz Republic the diversity of forms of property shall be recognized and equal legal protection to private, state, municipal and other forms of property shall be guaranteed.
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4. The Kyrgyz Republic shall protect the property of its citizens and legal persons, as well as its property located on the territory of other States.
5. … Land may also be in private, municipal and other forms of ownership except for pastures which may not be in private property.
6. The limits of and procedure for the exercise of rights by owners and implementation of guarantees of their protection shall be determined by law. (Art. 12) - Russian1. В Кыргызской Республике признается разнообразие форм собственности и гарантируется равная правовая защита частной, государственной, муниципальной и иных форм собственности.
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4. Кыргызская Республика защищает собственность своих граждан и юридических лиц, а также свою собственность, находящуюся на территории других государств.
5. … Земля также может находиться в частной, муниципальной и иных формах собственности, за исключением пастбищ, которые не могут находиться в частной собственности.
6. Пределы и порядок осуществления собственниками своих прав и гарантии их защиты определяются законом. (Статья 12) - Kyrgyz1. Кыргыз Республикасында менчиктин ар кандай түрлөрү таанылат жана жеке, мамлекеттик, муниципалдык жана башка менчик түрлөрүн тең укуктуу корголушуна кепилдик берилет.
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4. Кыргыз Республикасы өз жарандары менен юридикалык жактарынын менчигин, ошондой эле башка мамлекеттердин аймагында жайгашкан өзүнүн менчигин коргойт.
5. … Жеке менчикте болушу мүмкүн эмес жайыттарды кошпогондо, жер ошондой эле менчиктин жеке, муниципалдык жана башка формаларында болушу мүмкүн.
6. Менчик ээлеринин өз укуктарын ишке ашыруунун чектери жана тартиби, аларды коргоонун кепилдиктери мыйзам менен аныкталат. (12-берене)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1 The right to own property is guaranteed.
… (Art. 26) - French1 La propriété est garantie.
… (Art. 26) - German1 Das Eigentum ist gewährleistet.
… (Art. 26) - Italian1 La proprietà è garantita.
… (Art. 26)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Antigua and Barbuda-
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e. desire to establish a framework of supreme law within which to guarantee their inalienable human rights and freedoms, among them, the rights to liberty, property, security and legal redress of grievances ... subject only to the public interest:
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishLand in the cities is owned by the state.
Land in the rural and suburban areas is owned by collectives except for those portions which belong to the state in accordance with the law; house sites and private plots of cropland and hilly land are also owned by collectives.
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No organization or individual may appropriate, buy, sell or otherwise engage in the transfer of land by unlawful means. The right to the use of land may be transferred according to law.
All organizations and individuals who use land must make rational use of the land. (Art. 10) - Chinese城市的土地属于国家所有。
农村和城市郊区的土地,除由法律规定属于国家所有的以外,属于集体所有;宅基地和自留地、自留山,也属于集体所有。
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任何组织或者个人不得侵占、买卖或者以其他形式非法转让土地。土地的使用权可以依照法律的规定转让。
一切使用土地的组织和个人必须合理地利用土地。(第十条)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
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3. The State may give for private ownership a land, except pasturage and land under public utilization and state's special use, only to the citizens of Mongolia.
… (Art. 6) - Mongolian
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3. Бэлчээр, нийтийн эдэлбэрийн ба улсын тусгай хэрэгцээнийхээс бусад газрыг зөвхөн Монгол Улсын иргэнд өмчлүүлж болно.
… (Зургадугаар зүйл)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe national government shall take positive action to attain these national objectives and implement these national policies:
... protection of the safety and security of persons and property;
… (Art. VI)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognizes, protects and guarantees individual and communitarian or collective property of land, as long as it fulfills a social purpose or social economic purposes, as the case may be. (Art. 393)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, protege y garantiza la propiedad individual y comunitaria o colectiva de la tierra, en tanto cumpla una función social o una función económica social, según corresponda. (Art. 393)