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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishLatifundio and double title are prohibited because they are contrary to the collective interest and development of the country. Latifundio is understood to mean the non-productive holding of land; the land that does not fulfill a social economic function; the exploitation of land that applies a system of servitude, quasi-slavery and slavery in labor relations; or the property that surpasses the maximum surface area established in the law. In no case may the maximum surface exceed five thousand hectares. (Art. 398)
- SpanishSe prohíbe el latifundio y la doble titulación por ser contrarios al interés colectivo y al desarrollo del país. Se entiende por latifundio la tenencia improductiva de la tierra; la tierra que no cumpla la función económica social; la explotación de la tierra que aplica un sistema de servidumbre, semiesclavitud o esclavitud en la relación laboral o la propiedad que sobrepasa la superficie máxima zonificada establecida en la ley. La superficie máxima en ningún caso podrá exceder de cinco mil hectáreas. (Art. 398)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Korea, Republic of
- English1. The right of property of all citizens shall be guaranteed.
... (Art. 23) - Korean①모든 국민의 재산권은 보장된다.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Slovenia
- EnglishThe right to private property and inheritance shall be guaranteed. (Art. 33)
- SloveneZagotovljena je pravica do zasebne lastnine in dedovanja. (33. Člen)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Colombia
- EnglishThe assets of public use, the natural parks, the communal lands of ethnic groups, the lands of security zones, the archaeological heritage of the Nation, and other assets determined by law are inalienable, imprescriptible, and unseizable. (Art. 63)
- SpanishLos bienes de uso público, los parques naturales, las tierras comunales de grupos étnicos, las tierras de resguardo, el patrimonio arqueológico de la Nación y los demás bienes que determine la ley, son inalienables, imprescriptibles e inembargables. (Art. 63)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Malaysia
- English1. Except with respect to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Islamic law and personal and family law of persons professing the religion of Islam, including the Islamic law relating to succession, testate and intestate, betrothal, marriage, divorce, dower, maintenance, adoption, legitimacy, guardianship, gifts, partitions and non-charitable trusts; …
2. Except with respect to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, land including—
(a) land tenure, relation of landlord and tenant; registration of titles and deeds relating to land; colonization, land improvement and soil conservation; rent restriction;
(b) Malay reservations or, in the States of Sabah and Sarawak, native reservations;
… (Ninth Schedule, Legislative Lists, List II—State List) - Malay1. Kecuali mengenai Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya, hukum Syarak dan undang-undang diri dan keluarga bagi orang yang menganut agama Islam, termasuk hukum Syarak yang berhubungan dengan pewarisan, berwasiat dan tidak berwasiat, pertunangan, perkahwinan, perceraian, mas kahwin, nafkah, pengangkatan, kesahtarafan, penjagaan, alang, pecah milik dan amanah bukan khairat; ...
2. Kecuali mengenai Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya, tanah termasuk—
(a) Pemegangan tanah, hubungan antara tuan tanah dengan penyewa; pendaftaran hakmilik dan surat ikatan yang berhubungan dengan tanah; penerokaan, pemajuan tanah dan pemuliharaan tanah; sekatan sewa;
(b) Tanah Simpanan Melayu atau, di Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak, tanah simpanan anak negeri;
… (Jadual Kesembilan, Senarai II—Senarai Negeri)