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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bahamas
- EnglishWhereas every person in The Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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c. protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation, … (Art. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Denmark
- EnglishNo fiefs, estates tail in land, or estates tail in personal property or family estates shall be created in future. (Sec. 84)
- DanishIntet len, stamhus, fideikommisgods eller andet familiefideikommis kan for fremtiden oprettes. (§ 84)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Egypt
- EnglishAgriculture is a basic component of the economy.
The State shall protect and expand agricultural land, and shall criminalize encroachments thereon. …
The State shall also allocate a percentage of reclaimed lands to small farmers and youth graduates, and protect farmers and agricultural workers against exploitation. All the foregoing shall be as regulated by Law. (Art. 29) - Arabicالزّراعة مقوم أساسي للاقتصاد الوطني.
وتلتزم الدولة بحماية الرقعة الزراعية وزيادتها، وتجريم الاعتداء عليها، ...
كما تلتزم الدولة بتخصيص نسبة من الأراضي المستصلحة لصغار الفلاحين وشباب الخريجين، وحماية الفلاح والعامل الزراعى من الاستغلال، وذلك كله على النحو الذي ينظمه القانون. (المادّة 29)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe State has the obligation to:
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2. To promote policies aimed at eliminating all forms of discrimination against women in the access to, ownership and inheritance of land. (Art. 402) - SpanishEl Estado tiene la obligación de:
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2. Promover políticas dirigidas a eliminar todas las formas de discriminación contra las mujeres en el acceso, tenencia y herencia de la tierra. (Art. 402)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liechtenstein
- English1) Every Liechtenstein citizen shall have the right to reside freely in any location within the territory of the State and to acquire all forms of property, in accordance with further detailed legal provisions.
... (Art. 28) - German1) Jeder Landesangehörige hat das Recht, sich unter Beobachtung der näheren gesetzlichen Bestimmungen an jedem Orte des Staatsgebietes frei niederzulassen und Vermögen jeder Art zu erwerben.
... (Art. 28)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Colombia
- EnglishThe form of the indigenous territorial entities will be made subject to what the Organic Law of Territorial Ordering provides, and their delimitation will be made by the National Government, with the participation of the representatives of the indigenous communities, after the opinion of the Commission of Territorial Ordering.
The reservations [resguardos] are collective property and non-alienable.
… (Art. 329) - SpanishLa conformación de las entidades territoriales indígenas se hará con sujeción a lo dispuesto en la Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, y su delimitación se hará por el Gobierno Nacional, con participación de los representantes de las comunidades indígenas, previo concepto de la Comisión de Ordenamiento Territorial. Los resguardos son de propiedad colectiva y no enajenable.
... (Art. 329)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
India
- EnglishNotwithstanding anything in this Constitution,—
(a) no Act of Parliament in respect of—
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(iv) ownership and transfer of land,
shall apply to the State of Mizoram unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram by a resolution so decides:
Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any Central Act inforce in the Union territory of Mizoram immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986;
… (Art. 371G) - Hindiइस संविधान में किसी बात के होते हुए भी,—
(क) निम्नलिखित के संबंध में संसद का कोई अधिनियम—
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(iv) भूमि का स्वामित्व और अंतरण,
मिजोरम राज्य को तब तक लागू नहीं होगा जब तक मिजोरम राज्य की विधान सभा संकल्प द्वारा ऐसा विनिश्चय नहीं करती है:
परंतु इस खंड की कोई बात, संविधान (तिरपनवाँ संशोधन) अधिनियम, 1986 के प्रारंभ से ठीक पहले मिजोरम संघ राज्यक्षेत्र में प्रवृत्त किसी केंद्रीय अधिनियम को लागू नहीं होगी;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Portugal
- English1. Everyone is guaranteed the right to private property and to the transmission thereof in life or upon death, in accordance with the Constitution.
... (Art. 62) - Portuguese1. A todos é garantido o direito à propriedade privada e à sua transmissão em vida ou por morte, nos termos da Constituição.
... (Art. 62)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kenya
- English...
(4) The provisions of this Chapter12 on equality shall be qualified to the extent strictly necessary for the application of Muslim law before the Kadhis’ courts, to persons who profess the Muslim religion, in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance.
… (Art. 24) - Swahili...
(4) Vifungu katika Sura hii kwa usawa vitatumika kwa kiwango ambacho ni lazima kabisa kutumia sharia ya Kiislamu mbele ya mahakama za Kadhi, kwa watu ambao ni waumini wa dini ya Kiisilamu, katika maswala yanayohusu hadhi binafsi, ndoa, talaka na urithi.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee equal rights and equal opportunity to men and women in access to property and decision-making in the management of their common marital estate. (Art. 324)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades de mujeres y hombres en el acceso a la propiedad y en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal. (Art. 324)