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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishThe law shall determine the maximum level of agricultural ownership and agricultural investment to ensure the protection of the farmer and the agricultural laborer from exploitation and to ensure increased production. (Art. 16)
- Arabicيعين القانون الحد الأقصى للملكية الزراعية والإستثمار الزراعي بما يضمن حماية الفلاح والعامل الزراعي من الإستغلال ويضمن زيادة الإنتاج. (المادّة 16)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Sierra Leone
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), (5), and (7), no law shall make provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, sex, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject, or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision—
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d. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other interests of personal law;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Angola
- English1. Unless authorisation is granted to the Executive to do so, the National Assembly shall have relative competence for legislating on the following matters:
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g) The general system for property and means of production not included in the public domain;
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m) The definition and system for property within the public domain;
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r) The general elements of the system for the concession and transfer of land;
… (Art. 165) - Portuguese1. À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva relativa, salvo autorização concedida ao Executivo, sobre as seguintes matérias:
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g) Regime geral dos bens e meios de produção não integrados no domínio público;
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m) Definição e regime dos bens de domínio público;
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r) Bases gerais do regime de concessão e transmissão da terra;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- English(1) Subject to subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, birth out of wedlock, political opinions or affiliations, colour, sex or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages that are not accorded to persons of another such description.
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(4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision
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(c) for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) (or of persons connected with such persons) of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters that is the personal law of persons of that description;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the provisions of the preceding Article, the UAE has exclusive legislative jurisdiction in the following matters:
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• Ownership of real properties … (Art. 121) - Arabicﺑﻐﻴﺮ اﺧﻼﻝ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺹ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤ ﺎدﺓ اﻟ ﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ، ﻳﻨﻔﺮﺩ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻊ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﺆ وﻥ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ :
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- اﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﻘﺎ رﻳﺔ وﻧﺰﻉ اﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻨﻔﻌﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣّﺔ. ... (المادّة 121)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Tunisia
- EnglishLaws relating to the following areas are deemed ordinary laws:
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- The fundamental principles of property laws, real property rights, … (Art. 65) - Arabicتتخذ شكل قوانين عادية النصوص المتعلقة ب:
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- المبادئ الأساسية لنظام الملكية والحقوق العينية. ... (الفصل 65) - FrenchSont pris sous forme de loi ordinaire, les textes relatifs :
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- aux principes fondamentaux du régime de la propriété et des droits réels ... (Art. 65)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Central African Republic
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The property and the assets of persons as well as the patrimony of the Nation are inviolable. The State and Territorial Collectivities as well as all citizens must protect them. (Art. 19) - French…
La propriété et les biens des personnes ainsi que le patrimoine de la Nation sont inviolables. L’Etat et les Collectivités Territoriales ainsi que tous les citoyens se doivent de les protéger. (Art. 19)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishThe right of property is guaranteed. Every person has the right to the use, enjoyment, usufruct and disposal of his or her goods. … (Art. 115)
- SpanishSe garantiza el derecho de propiedad. Toda persona tiene derecho al uso, goce, disfrute y disposición de sus bienes. … (Art. 115)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Comoros
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
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- ... حالة وقدرة الأشخاص، حق الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Armenia
- English1. All forms of property shall be recognized and equally protected in the Republic of Armenia.
… (Art. 10) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում ճանաչվում և հավասարապես պաշտպանվում են սեփականության բոլոր ձևերը:
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