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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishParliament shall—
(a) revise, consolidate and rationalise existing land laws;
(b) revise sectoral land use laws in accordance with the principles set out in Article 60 (1); and
(c) enact legislation—
(i) to prescribe minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land;
(ii) to regulate the manner in which any land may be converted from one category to another;
(iii) to regulate the recognition and protection of matrimonial property and in particular the matrimonial home during and on the termination of marriage;
(iv) to protect, conserve and provide access to all public land;
(v) to enable the review of all grants or dispositions of public land to establish their propriety or legality;
(vi) to protect the dependants of deceased persons holding interests in any land, including the interests of spouses in actual occupation of land;
… (Art. 68) - SwahiliBunge-
(a) litapitia, kuunganisha na kurekebisha sheria za ardhi zilizopo;
(b) litapitia sheria za matumizi ya ardhi ya kisekta kwa mujibu wa kanuni zilizowekwa katika Kifungu cha 60 (1); na
(c) litatunga sheria-
(i) ili kuelezea kiwango cha chini na cha juu cha ekari za ardhi zinazoweza kumilikiwa na watu binafsi;
(ii) ili kusimamia namna ambavyo ardhi yoyote inaweza kubadilishwa kutoka kwenye kipengele kimoja kwenda kingine;
(iii) itasimamia utambuzi na ulinzi wa mali ya wanandoa na haswa nyumba ya wanandoa wakati wa ndoa na wakati wa kuvunjika ndoa;
(iv) italinda, kuhifadhi na kutoa idhini ya ufikiaji wa ardhi yote ya umma;
(v) itawezesha uhakiki wa ruzuku zote au matumizi ya ardhi ya umma i li kujua usahihi na uhalali wake;
(vi) itawalinda tegemezi wa marehemu wenye maslahi katika ardhi yoyote, ikiwa ni pamoja na masilahi ya wanandoa katika umiliki halisi wa ardhi;
… (Kifungu cha 68)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall encourage the development of the small rural property. It will facilitate access for the small producer to technical assistance, credits, and [to the] other means necessary for the acquisition and the better use of his lands. (Art. 116)
- SpanishEl Estado fomentará el desarrollo de la pequeña propiedad rural. Facilitará al pequeño productor asistencia técnica, créditos y otros medios necesarios para la adquisición y el major aprovechamiento de sus tierras. (Art. 116)
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.
... (15-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
- English1. All persons who have rights in property at the date of the commencement of this Constitution shall continue to have such rights under this Constitution and any other law.
… (Sec. 209)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe Constitution guarantees to all Hondurans and to foreigners residing in the country the right to the inviolability of life, and to individual safety, freedom, equality before the law, and property. (Art. 61)
- SpanishLa Constitución garantiza a los hondureños y extranjeros residentes en el país, el derecho a la inviolabilidad de la vida, a la seguridad individual, a la libertad, a la igualdad ante la ley y a la propiedad. (Art. 61)
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
- English...
(5) There shall be a Council of Traditional Leaders to be established in terms of an Act of Parliament in order to advise the President on the control and utilization of communal land and on all such other matters as may be referred to it by the President for advice. (Art. 102)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The ownership of the land to all those holders [proprietarios] who productively and efficiently work it[,] is guaranteed. The law will establish specific [particulares] regulations and exceptions, in accordance with the goals and objectives of agrarian reform. (Art. 108)
- Spanish
Se garantiza la propiedad de la tierra a todos los propietarios que la trabajen productiva y eficientemente. La ley establecerá regulaciones particulares y excepciones, de conformidad con los fines y objetivos de la reforma agraria. (Art. 108)