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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe institution of chieftaincy—
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b. has capacity to hold property in trust for its subjects. (Art. 166)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe manner in which property is acquired and enjoyed shall be established by law so as to ensure its economic, social, and environmental function.
The manner and conditions of inheritance shall be established by law. (Art. 67) - SloveneZakon določa način pridobivanja in uživanja lastnine tako, da je zagotovljena njena gospodarska, socialna in ekološka funkcija.
Zakon določa način in pogoje dedovanja. (67. Člen)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
I. Everyone has the right to property.
II. No form or kind of property shall have any advantage. The property right, including the private property right, is protected by law.
III. Every individual may possess moveable and immoveable property. The property right consists of the owner's right to possess, use and dispose of the property, individually or jointly.
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V. Private property shall entail social responsibility.
VI. Land ownership may be restricted by law due to social justice and for efficient use of the land.
VII. The State secures the right of succession. (Art. 29) - Azerbaijani
I. Hər kəsin mülkiyyət hüququ vardır.
II. Mülkiyyətin heç bir növünə üstünlük verilmir. Mülkiyyət hüququ, o cümlədən xüsusi mülkiyyət hüququ qanunla qorunur.
III. Hər kəsin mülkiyyətində daşınar və daşınmaz əmlak ola bilər. Mülkiyyət hüququ mülkiyyətçinin təkbaşına və ya başqaları ilə birlikdə əmlaka sahib olmaq, əmlakdan istifadə etmək və onun barəsində sərəncam vermək hüquqlarından ibarətdir.
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V. Xüsusi mülkiyyət sosial öhdəliklərə səbəb olur.
VI. Sosial ədalət və torpaqlardan səmərəli istifadə məqsədi ilə torpaq üzərində mülkiyyət hüququ qanunla məhdudlaşdırıla bilər.
VII. Dövlət vərəsəlik hüququna təminat verir. (Maddə 29)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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13. Native law and custom, including the personal law relating to marriage, divorce, guardianship, maintenance, adoption, legitimacy, family law, gifts or succession, testate or intestate; registration of adoptions under native law or custom; the determination of matters of native law or custom; the constitution, organization, and procedure of native courts (including the right of audience in such courts), and the jurisdiction and powers of such courts, which shall extend only to the matters included in this paragraph and shall not include jurisdiction in respect of offences except in so far as conferred by federal law.
… (Ninth Schedule, List IIA—Supplement to State List for States of Sabah and Sarawak, [Article 95B(1)(a)]) - Malay...
13. Undang-undang dan adat anak negeri, termasuk undang-undang diri yang berhubungan dengan perkahwinan, perceraian, penjagaan, nafkah, pengangkatan, kesahtarafan, undang-undang keluarga, alang atau pewarisan, berwasiat atau tidak berwasiat; pendaftaran pengangkatan di bawah undang-undang atau adat anak negeri; penentuan perkara perkara mengenai undang-undang atau adat anak negeri; keanggotaan, susunan, dan tatacara mahkamah anak negeri (termasuk hak untuk didengar di dalam mahkamah itu), dan bidang kuasa dan kuasa mahkamah itu, yang hendaklah meliputi hanya perkara yang termasuk dalam perenggan ini sahaja dan tidaklah termasuk bidang kuasa berkenaan dengan kesalahan kecuali setakat yang diberikan oleh undang-undang persekutuan.
… (Jadual Kesembilan, Senarai IIA—Tambahan kepada Senarai Negeri bagi Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak, [Perkara 95B(1)(a)])
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishCongress is empowered:
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17.- To recognize the ethnic and cultural pre-existence of indigenous peoples of Argentina.
To guarantee respect for the identity and the right to bilingual and intercultural education; to recognize the legal capacity of their communities, and the community possession and ownership of the lands they traditionally occupy; and to regulate the granting of other lands adequate and sufficient for human development; none of them shall be sold, transmitted or subject to liens or attachments. To guarantee their participation in issues related to their natural resources and in other interests affecting them. The provinces may jointly exercise these powers.
… (Sec. 75) - SpanishCorresponde al Congreso:
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17. Reconocer la preexistencia étnica y cultural de los pueblos indígenas argentinos.
Garantizar el respeto a su identidad y el derecho a una educación bilingüe e intercultural; reconocer la personería jurídica de sus comunidades, y la posesión y propiedad comunitarias de las tierras que tradicionalmente ocupan; y regular la entrega de otras aptas y suficientes para el desarrollo humano; ninguna de ellas será enajenable, transmisible ni susceptible de gravámenes o embargos. Asegurar su participación en la gestión referida a sus recursos naturales y a los demás intereses que los afecten. Las provincias pueden ejercer concurrentemente estas atribuciones.
... (Art. 75)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWhereas every person in Nauru 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 freedoms, namely:-
(a) …, the enjoyment of property and the protection of the law;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(e) Policies relating to agriculture and land reforms:
(1) to make scientific land reforms having regard to the interests of the farmers, while ending the dual ownership existing in the lands,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछः–
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(ङ) कृषि र भूमिसुधार सम्बन्धी नीतिः
(१) भूमिमा रहेको दोहोरो स्वामित्व अन्त्य गर्दै किसानको हितलाई ध्यानमा राखी वैज्ञानिक भूमिसुधार गर्ने,
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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– Private property shall be protected. No one shall be prohibited from disposing of their property except within the limits of the law, ...
– Inheritance is a guaranteed right, governed by Islamic Sharia.
... (Art. 14) - Arabic
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– الملكية الخاصة مصونة، فلا يمنع أحد من التصرف في ملكه إلا في حدود القانون، ...
– الميراث حق مكفول، تحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
An individual who possesses an urban area of up to two hundred and fifty square meters, for five years, without interruption or opposition, using it as his or as his family’s home, shall acquire domain of it, provided that he does not own any other urban or rural property.
Paragraph 1. The deed of domain and concession of use shall be granted to the man or woman, or both, regardless of their marital status.
Paragraph 2. This right shall not be recognized for the same holder more than once.
… (Art. 183) - Portuguese
Aquele que possuir como sua área urbana de até duzentos e cinqüenta metros quadrados, por cinco anos, ininterruptamente e sem oposição, utilizando-a para sua moradia ou de sua família, adquirir-lhe-á o domínio, desde que não seja proprietário de outro imóvel urbano ou rural.
§ 1º O título de domínio e a concessão de uso serão conferidos ao homem ou à mulher, ou a ambos, independentemente do estado civil.
§ 2º Esse direito não será reconhecido ao mesmo possuidor mais de uma vez.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishTongan male subjects by birth of or over the age of 16 years may be granted town allotments and tax allotments out of estates granted in pursuance of this Constitution with the consent of or upon consultation with the estate holder and out of the lands of the Crown, by the Minister of Lands. Such allotments shall be hereditary and shall be of such size and at an annual rent as may be determined by law. A widow shall have the right to succeed according to law, to her deceased husband's tax and town allotments. (Clause 113)
- TonganKo e kakai tangata kuo fa‘ele‘i ko e Tonga ‘oku pe laka hake ‘i he 16 honau ta‘u motu‘a ‘e ngofua ke foaki atu ke nau ma‘u ‘api kolo mo ‘api tukuhau mei he ngaahi tofi‘a kuo foaki ‘o fakatatau mo e Konisitutone ‘i he loto ki ai pe ‘i ha feongoongoi mo e ma‘u tofi‘a pea mei he ngaahi tofi‘a ‘o e Pule‘anga, ‘e he Minisita Fonua. Kuo pau ke tukufakaholo ‘a e ngaahi ‘api koia pea ko e me‘a ki hono lahi mo e lisi fakata‘u kuo pau ke tu‘utu‘uni ki ai ‘a e lao. Kuo pau ke ma‘u ‘e he uitou fakatatau ki he lao ‘a e totonu ke ne ma‘u ‘a e ‘api tukuhau mo e ‘api kolo ‘o hono mali kuo pekia. (Kupu 113)