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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Palau
  • English
    The national government shall take positive action to attain these national objectives and implement these national policies:
    ... protection of the safety and security of persons and property;
    … (Art. VI)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Ecuador
  • English
    To protect the rights of persons who are members of a family:
    …
    2. Unseizable family assets are recognized in terms of amount and on the basis of the conditions and limitations provided for by law. The right to give in legacy and inherit is recognized.
    3. The State shall guarantee the equality of rights in decision making for the administration of the marital partnership and the joint ownership of assets.
    … (Art. 69)
  • Spanish
    Para proteger los derechos de las personas integrantes de la familia:
    …
    2. Se reconoce el patrimonio familiar inembargable en la cuantía y con las condiciones y limitaciones que establezca la ley. Se garantizará el derecho de testar y de heredar.
    3. El Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal y de la sociedad de bienes.
    … (Art. 69)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Nepal
  • English
    …
    5. Laws relating to family affairs (marriage, transfer of property, divorce, persons on the verge of extinction, orphan, adoption, succession and joint family)
    6. Acquisition, requisitioning of property and creation of right in property
    …
    24. Land policies and laws relating thereto
    … (Schedule 7, List of Concurrent (federal and provincial) Powers/Jurisdiction)
  • Nepali
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    (५) पारिवारिक मामिला (विवाह, सम्पत्ति हस्तान्तरण, सम्बन्ध विच्छेद, लोपोन्मुख, टुहुरा, धर्मपुत्र, धर्मपुत्री उत्तराधिकार र संयुक्त परिवार) सम्बन्धी कानून
    (६) सम्पत्ति प्राप्ति, अधिग्रहण र अधिकारको सृजना
    …
    (२४) भूमि नीति र सो सम्बन्धी कानून
    ... (अनुसूची–७, संघ र प्रदेशको साझा अधिकारको सूची)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Libya
  • English
    ... The State shall also guarantee the right of ... private property. … (Art. 8)
  • Arabic
    وتكفل الدولة حق الملكية الخاصة. ... (المادة 8)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Tonga
  • English
    All the land is the property of the King and he may at pleasure grant to the nobles and titular chiefs or matabules one or more estates to become their hereditary estates. It is hereby declared by this Constitution that it shall not be lawful for anyone at any time hereafter whether he be the King or any one of the chiefs or the people of this country to sell any land whatever in the Kingdom of Tonga but they may lease it only in accordance with this Constitution and mortgage it in accordance with the Land Act. And this declaration become a covenant binding on the King and chiefs of this Kingdom for themselves and their heirs and successors for ever. (Clause 104)
  • Tongan
    ‘Oku ‘i he Tu‘i ‘a e fonua kotoa pe mo e kelekele mo e ngaahi tofi‘a mo e ngaahi ‘api pea ‘oku ngofua kiate ia ke finangalo ke tuku ki ha hou‘eiki nopele mo ha hou‘eiki ma‘u hingoa pe ha kau matapule ‘oku ne finangalo ki ai ha tofi‘a pe ko ha ngaahi tofi‘a ke hoko ko honau ngaahi tofi‘a ke tukufakaholo. ‘Oku toe fakapapau ‘i he Konisitutone ni ‘e tapu ‘aupito ‘aupito ‘o ta‘engata ki ha toko taha pe ko e Tu‘i pe ko ha taha ‘o e hou‘eiki mo e kakai ‘o e fonua ni ke fakatau ha konga si‘i ‘o e kelekele ‘o e Pule‘anga ‘o Tonga ngata pe ke lisi ‘o hange ‘oku tu‘u ‘i he Konisitutone pea ke mokisi (mortgage) ia ‘o fakatatau ki he Lao ‘o e Kelekele. Pea ‘e hoko ‘a e tohi ni ko e fuakava fakapapau ‘e he Tu‘i mo e hou‘eiki ‘o e Pule‘anga ni koe‘uhi ko kinautolu mo kinautolu ‘e hoko kiate kinautolu ‘o lauikuonga. (Kupu 104)