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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishParliament shall provide, in relation to any compulsory acquisition of customary land or any right over or interest in it, that:-
(a) before such land is compulsorily acquired, there shall be prior negotiations with the owner of the land, right or interest;
(b) the owner shall have a right of access to independent legal advice; and
(c) so far as practicable the interest so acquired shall be limited to a fixed-term interest. (Sec. 112)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) Everyone has the right to private property, whether individually or collectively owned.
(2) Private property, whether owned individually or collectively, is inviolable.
… (Art. 34) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Buri muntu afite uburenganzira ku mutungo bwite, waba uwe ku giti cye cyangwa uwo asangiye n’abandi. (2) Umutungo bwite, uw’umuntu ku giti cye cyangwa uwo asangiye n’abandi ntuvogerwa.
… (Ingingo ya 34) - French
(1) Toute personne a droit à la propriété privée individuelle ou collective.
(2) La propriété privée individuelle ou collective est inviolable.
… (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State guarantees to indigenous communities the reservation of necessary lands and collective ownership thereof, to ensure their economic and social well-being. Procedures to be followed for obtaining this purpose, and the definition of boundaries within which private appropriation of land is prohibited, shall be regulated by law. (Art. 127)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará a las comunidades indígenas la reserva de las tierras necesarias y la propiedad colectiva de las mismas para el logro de su bienestar económico y social. La Ley regulará los procedimientos que deban seguirse para lograr esta finalidad y las delimitaciones correspondientes dentro de las cuales se prohíbe la apropiación privada de tierras. (Art. 127)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishOwnership, capital and labour constitute the foundation of the social structure of the State; and the same are individual rights with a social function and which shall be regulated by the law. (Art. 26)
- Arabicالملكية ورأس المال والعمل مقوّمات أساسية لكيان الدولة الاجتماعي وهي جميعها حقوق فردية ذات وظيفة اجتماعية، ينظمها القانون. (المادّة 26)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The State is responsible for the security of persons and of assets. (Art. 28)
- Arabic
الدولة مسؤولة على أمن األشخاص والممتلكات. (المادة 28)
- French
L'Etat est responsable de la sécurité des personnes et des biens. (Art. 28)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe exclusive executive and legislative powers of a state shall be as follows:
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16. Registration of marriage, divorce, inheritance, birth, death, adoption and affiliations;
… (Schedule (B). Powers of States)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishWhere every person in Saint Vincent is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, color, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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c. protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
… (Sec. 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishNational reform in various areas shall be carried out to at least achieve the following results:
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g. Other Areas:
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2. ensuring a fair distribution of land holding, as well as an examination of ownership and holding of land throughout the country with a view to systemically solving the problems of land ownership and possessory rights;
... (Sec. 258) - Thaiให้ดําเนินการปฏิรูปประเทศอย่างน้อยในด้านต่างๆ ให้เกิดผลดังต่อไปนี้
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ช. ด้านอื่นๆ
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(๒) จัดให้มีการกระจายการถือครองที่ดินอย่างเป็นธรรม รวมทั้งการตรวจสอบกรรมสิทธิ์และการถือครองที่ดินทั้งประเทศ เพื่อแก้ไขปัญหากรรมสิทธิ์และสิทธิครอบครองที่ดินอย่างเป็นระบบ
... (มาตรา ๒๕๘)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the state and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes;
- inheritance and gifts;
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of property, of the rights of real property and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux;
- les successions et les libéralités;
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du régime de la propriété, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales;
… (Art. 101)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Except as provided in this Article, no property of any description shall be compulsorily taken possession of, and no interest in or right over property of any description shall be compulsorily acquired, unless by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament which provides for payment of adequate compensation for the property or interest or right to be taken possession of or acquired.
2. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of clause (1) to the extent that it is shown that such law provides for the taking possession or acquisition of any property or interest therein or right thereover—
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y. for the purpose of the administration or disposition of such property or interest or right by the President in implementation of a comprehensive land policy or of a policy designed to ensure that the statute law, the Common Law and the doctrines of equity relating to or affecting the interest in or rights over land, or any other interests or right enjoyed by Chiefs and persons claiming through and under them, shall apply with substantial uniformity throughout Zambia;
z. in terms of any law providing for the conversion of titles to land from freehold to leasehold and the imposition of any restriction on subdivision, assignment or sub-letting;
… (Art. 16)