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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) The Zimbabwe Land Commission has the following functions—
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(c) to make recommendations to the Government regarding—
(i) the acquisition of private land for public purposes;
(ii) equitable access to and holding and occupation of agricultural land, in particular—
A. the elimination of all forms of unfair discrimination, particularly gender discrimination;
B. the enforcement of any law restricting the amount of agricultural land that may be held by any person or household;
(iii) land usage and the size of agricultural land holdings;
(iv) the simplification of the acquisition and transfer of rights in land;
(v) systems of land tenure; and
(vi) fair compensation payable under any law for agricultural land and improvements that have been compulsorily acquired;
(vii) allocations and alienations of agricultural land;
… (Sec. 297)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Property may be public and private.
The state grants everyone equal rights to conduct economic and other activities, except for those prohibited by law, and shall guarantee equal protection and equal conditions for the development of all forms of property.
… (Art. 13) - Belarusian
Уласнасць можа быць дзяржаўнай і прыватнай.
Дзяржава надае ўсім роўныя правы для ажыццяўлення гаспадарчай і іншай дзейнасці, акрамя забароненай законам, і гарантуе роўную абарону і роўныя ўмовы для развіцця ўсіх форм уласнасці.
… (Артыкул 13) - Russian
Собственность может быть государственной и частной.
Государство предоставляет всем равные права для осуществления хозяйственной и иной деятельности, кроме запрещенной законом, и гарантирует равную защиту и равные условия для развития всех форм собственности.
... (Статья 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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Khmer citizens of both sexes shall respect public property and legally acquired private property. (Art. 50) - Khmer...
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទត្រូវគោរពទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ សាធារណៈ និងកម្មសិទ្ធិស្របច្បាប់របស់ឯកជន។ (មាត្រា ៥០)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- ... the state and the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of property, of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- … l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités ;
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du régime de la propriété, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales ;
… (Art. 101)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to private, individual or collective property, provided that it serves a social function.
II. Private property is guaranteed provided that the use made of it is not harmful to the collective interests.
III. The right to inheritance is guaranteed. (Art. 56) - SpanishI. Toda persona tiene derecho a la propiedad privada individual o colectiva, siempre que ésta cumpla una función social.
II. Se garantiza la propiedad privada siempre que el uso que se haga de ella no sea perjudicial al interés colectivo.
III. Se garantiza el derecho a la sucesión hereditaria. (Art. 56)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Natural resources, in particular arable land, forests and water reserves; biodiversity, in particular native plant and animal species; and cultural artefacts, shall form the common heritage of the nation. It shall be the obligation of the State and everyone to protect and maintain them, and to preserve them for future generations.
(2) The limits and conditions for acquisition of ownership and for use of arable land and forests that are necessary for achieving the objectives referred to in paragraph (1), as well as the rules concerning the organisation of integrated agricultural production and concerning family farms and other agricultural holdings, shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. P) - Hungarian(1) A természeti erőforrások, különösen a termőföld, az erdők és a vízkészlet, a biológiai sokféleség, különösen a honos növény- és állatfajok, valamint a kulturális értékek a nemzet közös örökségét képezik, amelynek védelme, fenntartása és a jövő nemzedékek számára való megőrzése az állam és mindenki kötelessége.
(2) A termőföld és az erdők tulajdonjogának megszerzése, valamint hasznosítása (1) bekezdés szerinti célok eléréséhez szükséges korlátait és feltételeit, valamint az integrált mezőgazdasági termelésszervezésre és a családi gazdaságokra, továbbá más mezőgazdasági üzemekre vonatkozó szabályokat sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. (Alapvetés, P) cikk)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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7. Women have the right to acquire, administer, control, use and transfer property. In particular, they have equal rights with men with respect to use, transfer, administration and control of land. They shall also enjoy equal treatment in the inheritance of property.
… (Art. 35) - Amharic…
7. ሴቶች ንብረት የማፍራት፣ የማስተዳደር፣ የመቆጣጠር፣ የመጠቀምና የማስተላለፍ መብት አላቸው፡፡ በተለይም መሬትን በመጠቀም፣ በማስተላለፍ፣ በማስተዳደርና በመቆጣጠር ረገድ ከወንዶች ጋር እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡ እንዲሁም ውርስን በሚመለከት በእኩልነት የመታየት መብት አላቸው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 35)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishIt shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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24. Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 91) - FrenchIl sera loisible à la Reine, de l’avis et du consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des Communes, de faire des lois pour la paix, l’ordre et le bon gouvernement du Canada, relativement à toutes les matières ne tombant pas dans les categories de sujets par la présente loi exclusivement assignés aux législatures des provinces; mais, pour plus de garantie, sans toutefois restreindre la généralité des termes ci-haut employés dans le présent article, il est par la présente déclaré que (nonobstant toute disposition contraire énoncée dans la présente loi) l’autorité legislative exclusive du parlement du Canada s’étend à toutes les matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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24. Les Indiens et les terres réservées pour les Indiens.
… (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 91)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) The State shall protect the property.
(2) The State shall guarantee to everyone the right to possess property in any such form as requested by the incumbent, as long as these forms do not conflict with the interests of society.
… (Art. 127) - Moldovian
(1) Statul ocroteşte proprietatea.
(2) Statul garantează realizarea dreptului de proprietate în formele solicitate de titular, dacă acestea nu vin în contradicţie cu interesele societăţii.
… (Art. 127)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(7) The State shall guarantee the ownership of property and the right of inheritance.
(8) The State shall recognise that ownership and possession of land carry a social obligation to serve the larger community and, in particular, the State shall recognise that the managers of public, stool, skin and family lands are fiduciaries charged with the obligation to discharge their functions for the benefit respectively of the people of Ghana, of the stool, skin, or family concerned and are accountable as fiduciaries in this regard.
… (Art. 36)