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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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… Family inheritance [patrimonio familiar], which is not subject to seizure and exempt from any public charge [carga], is guaranteed. The law will regulate and protect these rights.
… (Art. 71) - Spanish
... Se garantiza el patrimonio familiar, que es inembargable y exento de toda carga pública. La ley regulará y protegerá estos derechos.
... (Art. 71)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(4) Every person shall have the right to own personal property, and such property may not be unjustly held possession of by any party. (Art. 28H) - Indonesian…
(4) Setiap orang berhak mempunyai hak milik pribadi dan hak milik tersebut tidak boleh diambil alih secara sewenang-wenang oleh siapa pun. (Pasal 28H)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishFirst: Private property is protected. The owner shall have the right to benefit, exploit and dispose of private property within the limits of the law.
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Third:
A. Every Iraqi shall have the right to own property anywhere in Iraq. No others may possess immovable assets, except as exempted by law.
B. Ownership of property for the purposes of demographic change is prohibited. (Art. 23) - Arabicأولاً :ـ الملكية الخاصة مصونةٌ، ويحق للمالك الانتفاع بها واستغلالها والتصرّف بها، في حدود القانون.
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ثالثاً :ـ
أ ـ للعراقي الحق في التملك في أي مكانٍ في العراق، ولا يجوز لغيره تملك غير المنقول، الا ما استثني بقانون.
ب ـ يحظر التملك لأغراض التغيير السكاني. (المادة 23)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership. (Art. 9) - Russian1. Земля и другие природные ресурсы используются и охраняются в Российской Федерации как основа жизни и деятельности народов, проживающих на соответствующей территории.
2. Земля и другие природные ресурсы могут находиться в частной, государственной, муниципальной и иных формах собственности. (Статья 9)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- 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
- 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;
… (Sec. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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F. The economic system is free, guaranteeing individual initiative and private ownership.
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
و. النظام الاقتصادي حر يكفل المبادرة الفردية و الملكية الخاصة
... ( التوطئة)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF FIJI,
RECOGNISING the indigenous people or the iTaukei, their ownership of iTaukei lands, their unique culture, customs, traditions and language;
RECOGNISING the indigenous people or the Rotuman from the island of Rotuma, their ownership of Rotuman lands, their unique culture, customs, traditions and language;
… (Preamble) - iTaukeiO KEIMAMI NA LEWEI VITI,
ROKOVA na itaukei ni vanua se kawa itaukei, na nodra taukena na kedra qele, na nodra itovo, ivakarau kei na vosa;
ROKOVA na itaukei ni vanua o Rotuma, mai na yanuyanu o Rotuma, na nodra taukena na kedra qele, nodra itovo, ivakarau kei na vosa;
… (Ikau)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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The texts concerning the following matters are taken in the form of ordinary law:
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- the fundamental principles of the regime of property and of real rights,
… (Art. 75) - Arabic
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وتتّخذ شكل قوانين عاديّة النّصوص المتعلّقة بالمسائل التّالية:
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- المبادئ الأساسيّة لنظام الملكيّة والحقوق العينيّة و
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Sont pris sous forme de loi ordinaire, les textes relatifs aux matières suivantes :
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- les principes fondamentaux du régime de la propriété et des droits réels,
... (Art. 75)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- 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)