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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Canada
- EnglishIn each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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13. Property and Civil Rights in the Province.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 92) - FrenchDans chaque province la législature pourra exclusivement faire des lois relatives aux matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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13. La propriété et les droits civils dans la province;
... (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 92)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Thailand
- EnglishThe State should provide measures or mechanisms to enable farmers to efficiently carry out agriculture which yields produce of high quantity and quality that is safe, low cost and competitive in the market, and should assist indigent farmers to have land for making a living through land reform or any other means. (Sec. 73)
- Thaiรัฐพึงจัดให้มีมาตรการหรือกลไกที่ช่วยให้เกษตรกรสามารถประกอบเกษตรกรรมได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ ได้ผลผลิตที่มีปริมาณและคุณภาพสูง มีความปลอดภัย โดยใช้ต้นทุนต่ำ และสามารถแข่งขันในตลาดได้ และพึงช่วยเหลือเกษตรกรผู้ยากไร้ให้มีที่ทํากินโดยการปฏิรูปที่ดินหรือวิธีอื่นใด (มาตรา ๗๓)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Botswana
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, 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, tribe, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex 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) of this section shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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(c) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ghana
- English(1) All stool lands in Ghana shall vest in the appropriate stool on behalf of, and in trust for the subjects of the stool in accordance with customary law and usage.
(2) There shall be established the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands which shall be responsible for—
(a) the establishment of a stool land account for each stool into which shall be paid all rents, dues, royalties, revenues or other payments whether in the nature of income or capital from the stool lands;
(b) the collection of all such rents, dues, royalties, revenues or other payments whether in the nature of income or capital, and to account for them to the beneficiaries specified in clause (6) of this article; and
(c) the disbursement of such revenues as may be determined in accordance with clause (6) of this article.
(3) There shall be no disposition or development of any stool land unless the Regional Lands Commission of the region in which the land is situated has certified that the disposition or development is consistent with the development plan drawn up or approved by the planning authority for the area concerned.
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(7) The Administrator of Stool Lands and the Regional Lands Commission shall consult with the stools and other traditional authorities in all matters relating to the administration and development of stool land and shall make available to them all relevant information and data.
(8) The Lands Commission and the Administrator of Stool lands shall co-ordinate with all relevant public agencies and traditional authorities and stools in preparing a policy framework for the rational and productive development and management of stool lands.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees the right of property. Property has a social function and implies obligations. All persons have the right to the full use, enjoyment, and disposal of their assets.
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2. The State shall promote, in accordance with the law, access to property, especially to titled real estate.
3. The dedication of land to useful ends and the gradual elimination of the system of large estates is declared to be in the social interest. Promoting agrarian reform and the integration of the rural, farming population into the process of national development in an effective way through stimulation and cooperation for the renewal of their methods of agricultural production and their technological training is a principal objective of the social policy of the State.
… (Art. 51) - SpanishEl Estado reconoce y garantiza el derecho de propiedad. La propiedad tiene una función social que implica obligaciones. Toda persona tiene derecho al goce, disfrute y disposición de sus bienes.
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2) El Estado promoverá, de acuerdo con la ley, el acceso a la propiedad, en especial a la propiedad inmobiliaria titulada;
3) Se declara de interés social la dedicación de la tierra a fines útiles y la eliminación gradual del latifundio. Es un objetivo principal de la política social del Estado, promover la reforma agraria y la integración de forma efectiva de la población campesina al proceso de desarrollo nacional, mediante el estímulo y la cooperación para la renovación de sus métodos de producción agrícola y su capacitación tecnológica;
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