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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) All stool lands in Ghana shall vest in the appropriate stool on behalf of, and in trust for the subjects of the stool in accordance with customary law and usage.
(2) There shall be established the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands which shall be responsible for—
(a) the establishment of a stool land account for each stool into which shall be paid all rents, dues, royalties, revenues or other payments whether in the nature of income or capital from the stool lands;
(b) the collection of all such rents, dues, royalties, revenues or other payments whether in the nature of income or capital, and to account for them to the beneficiaries specified in clause (6) of this article; and
(c) the disbursement of such revenues as may be determined in accordance with clause (6) of this article.
(3) There shall be no disposition or development of any stool land unless the Regional Lands Commission of the region in which the land is situated has certified that the disposition or development is consistent with the development plan drawn up or approved by the planning authority for the area concerned.
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(7) The Administrator of Stool Lands and the Regional Lands Commission shall consult with the stools and other traditional authorities in all matters relating to the administration and development of stool land and shall make available to them all relevant information and data.
(8) The Lands Commission and the Administrator of Stool lands shall co-ordinate with all relevant public agencies and traditional authorities and stools in preparing a policy framework for the rational and productive development and management of stool lands.
… (Art. 267)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees the right of property. Property has a social function and implies obligations. All persons have the right to the full use, enjoyment, and disposal of their assets.
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2. The State shall promote, in accordance with the law, access to property, especially to titled real estate.
3. The dedication of land to useful ends and the gradual elimination of the system of large estates is declared to be in the social interest. Promoting agrarian reform and the integration of the rural, farming population into the process of national development in an effective way through stimulation and cooperation for the renewal of their methods of agricultural production and their technological training is a principal objective of the social policy of the State.
… (Art. 51) - SpanishEl Estado reconoce y garantiza el derecho de propiedad. La propiedad tiene una función social que implica obligaciones. Toda persona tiene derecho al goce, disfrute y disposición de sus bienes.
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2) El Estado promoverá, de acuerdo con la ley, el acceso a la propiedad, en especial a la propiedad inmobiliaria titulada;
3) Se declara de interés social la dedicación de la tierra a fines útiles y la eliminación gradual del latifundio. Es un objetivo principal de la política social del Estado, promover la reforma agraria y la integración de forma efectiva de la población campesina al proceso de desarrollo nacional, mediante el estímulo y la cooperación para la renovación de sus métodos de producción agrícola y su capacitación tecnológica;
… (Art. 51)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
1. Private, state, municipal and other forms of property are equally recognised and protected in the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. Property is inviolable. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. The right to inherit is guaranteed.
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4. The Kyrgyz Republic protects the property of its citizens and legal entities, as well as its property located in foreign countries.
... (Art. 15) - Russian
1. В Кыргызской Республике в равной степени признаются и защищаются частная, государственная, муниципальная и иные формы собственности.
2. Собственность неприкосновенна. Никто не может быть произвольно лишен своего имущества. Право наследования гарантируется.
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4. Кыргызская Республика защищает собственность своих граждан и юридических лиц, а также свою собственность, находящуюся на территории иностранных государств.
... (Статья 15) - Kyrgyz
1. Кыргыз Республикасында менчиктин жеке, мамлекеттик, муниципалдык жана башка түрлөрү бирдей деңгээлде таанылат жана корголот.
2. Менчик кол тийгис. Эч ким өзүм билемдик менен мүлкүнөн ажыратылбайт. Мурастоо укугу кепилденет.
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4. Кыргыз Республикасы өз жарандарынын жана юридикалык жактарынын менчигин, ошондой эле чет мамлекеттердин аймагында жайгашкан өзүнүн менчигин коргойт.
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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.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies which encourage its citizens to acquire property including land, houses, tools and equipment; and shall take such other economic measures as the State shall consider affordable. (Sec. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThrough special programs and adequate legislation, the State will provide state lands to the indigenous communities who may need them for their development. (Art. 68)
- SpanishMediante programas especiales y legislación adecuada, el Estado proveerá de tierras estatales a las comunidades indígenas que las necesiten para su desarrollo. (Art. 68)
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 right of property is guaranteed.
The right of inheritance is guaranteed.
… (Art. 15) - Arabicحقّ الملكية مضمون.
حق الإرث مضمون.
... (المادّة 15) - FrenchLe droit de propriété est garanti.
Le droit d'héritage est garanti.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-
a. this Chapter11 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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q. the protection of property rights as provided in section 15;
… (Sec. 13)