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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishProperty rights shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 58) - MontenegrinJemči se pravo svojine.
… (Član 58)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
In addition to the issues that are directed to it by other Articles of the Constitution:
I. The law establishes the rules concerning:
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11°. the organization of the family, the state and the capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
12°. the juridical regime of property, of real rights,
… (Art. 95) - French
Outre les questions qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution :
I – La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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11. l’organisation de la famille, l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux, les successions et les libéralités ;
12. le régime juridique de la propriété, des droits réels,
… (Art. 95)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishLandowners must cultivate, work, and protect their land, particularly against erosion. The penalty for failure to fulfill this obligation shall be prescribed by law. (Art. 36-4)
- FrenchLe propriétaire foncier doit cultiver, exploiter le sol et le protéger, notamment contre l'érosion. La sanction de cette obligation est prévue par la loi. (Art. 36.4)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate ownership, legitimately acquired, is to be respected. The relevant criteria are determined by law. (Art. 47)
- Persianمالکیت شخصی که از راه مشروع باشد محترم است. ضوابط آن را قانون معین میکند. (اصل 47)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall be protected on an equal basis. (Art. 8) - Russian…
2. В Российской Федерации признаются и защищаются равным образом частная, государственная, муниципальная и иные формы собственности. (Статья 8)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognises and guarantees, in accordance with the law, the right of inheritance. (Art. 83)
- PortugueseO Estado reconhece e garante, nos termos da lei, o direito à herança. (Art. 83)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
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The State recognizes the communal forms of land ownership of the Communities of the Caribbean Coast. It equally recognizes the enjoyment, use and benefit of the waters and forests of these communal lands. (Art. 89) - Spanish
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El Estado reconoce las formas comunales de propiedad de la tierra de las comunidades de la Costa Caribe. Igualmente reconoce el goce, uso y disfrute de las aguas y bosques de sus tierras comunales. (Art. 89)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The State protects the property rights (such as the rights of possession, use, usufruct and disposition) and the inheritance rights of individuals, legal entities and organisations in accordance with the laws.
Lands, minerals, water sources, air, forests, forest products, aquatic and wild animals, and other natural resources are a national heritage, and the State is the centralized and unified representative to manage in accordance with the laws. (Art. 17) - Lao
ລັດປົກປ້ອງສິດກ່ຽວກັບກໍາມະສິດ (ສິດຄອບຄອງ, ສິດນໍາໃຊ້, ສິດໄດ້ຮັບໝາກຜົນ, ສິດຊີ້ຂາດ) ແລະ ສິດສືບທອດຊັບສົມບັດຂອງບຸກຄົນ, ນິຕິບຸກຄົນ ແລະ ການຈັດຕັ້ງ ຕາມກົດໝາຍ .
ທີ່ດິນ, ແຮ່ທາດ, ນໍ້າ, ອາກາດ, ປ່າໄມ້, ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ, ສັດນໍ້າ, ສັດປ່າ,ຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອື່ນ ເປັນກໍາມະສິດຂອງວົງຄະນະຍາດແຫ່ງຊາດ, ຊື່ງລັດ ເປັນຕົວແທນ ແລະ ຄຸ້ມຄອງ ຢ່າງລວມສຸນເປັນອະກະພາບ ໃນຂອບເຂດທົ່ວປະເທດ ຕາມກົດໝາຍ. (ມາດຕາ 17) (ປັບປຸງ)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishEvery natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions.
… (Art. 1 ECHR First Protocol, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The woman has the right of having her own patrimony [,] as [does] her husband. She has the right to the personal management of her assets. (Art. 19)
- French
La femme a le droit d’avoir son patrimoine propre comme le mari. Elle a le droit de gestion personnelle de ses biens. (Art. 19)