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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognizes the right to succession in the case of death. The law regulates its content and scope. (Art. 63)
- SpanishSe reconoce el derecho a la sucesión por causa de muerte. La ley regula su contenido y alcance. (Art. 63)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1) The inviolability of private property shall be guaranteed;
... (Art. 34) - German1) Die Unverletzlichkeit des Privateigentums ist gewährleistet;
... (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English...
(5) The jurisdiction of a Kadhis’ court shall be limited to the determination of questions of Muslim law relating to personal status, marriage, divorce or inheritance in proceedings in which all the parties profess the Muslim religion and submit to the jurisdiction of the Kadhi’s courts.
… (Art. 170) - Swahili...
(5) Mamlaka ya Mahakama ya Kadhi yatakuwa na mipaka itakayoishia katika kuamua shauri la sheria ya Kiisilamu inayohusiana na hadhi binafsi, ndoa, talaka au urithi katika kesi ambazo kwazo pande zote ni waumini wa dini ya Kiislamu na wanaitii mamlaka ya mahakama za Kadhi.
… (Kifungu cha 170)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) The Regional Council for an autonomous region in respect of all areas within such region and the District Council for an autonomous district in respect of all areas within the district except those which are under the authority of Regional Councils, if any, within the district shall have power to make laws with respect to—
(a) the allotment, occupation or use, or the setting apart, of land, other than any land which is a reserved forest for the purposes of agriculture or grazing or for residential or other non-agricultural purposes or for any other purpose likely to promote the interests of the inhabitants of any village or town:
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(h) the inheritance of property;
… (Sixth Schedule: Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, Art. 3) - Hindi(1) स्वशासी प्रदेश की प्रादेशिक परिषद को ऐसे प्रदेश के भीतर के सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में और स्वशासी जिले की जिला परिषद को ऐसे क्षेत्रों को छोड़कर जो उस जिले के भीतर की प्रादेशिक परिषदों के, यदि कोई हों, प्राधिकार के अधीन हैं, उस जिले के भीतर के अन्य सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में निम्नलिखित विषयों के लिए विधि बनाने की शक्ति होगी—
(क) किसी आरक्षित वन की भूमि से भिन्न अन्य भूमि का, कृषि या चराई के प्रयोजनों के लिए अथवा निवास के या कृषि से भिन्न अन्य प्रयोजनों के लिए अथवा किसी ऐसे अन्य प्रयोजन के लिए जिससे किसी ग्राम या नगर के निवासियों के हितों की अभिवृद्धि संभाव्य है, आबंटन, अधिभोग या उपयोग अथवा अलग रखा जाना:
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(ज) संपत्ति की विरासत;
… (छठी अनुसूची: असम, मेघालय, त्रिपुरा और मिजोरम में जनजातीय क्षेत्रों के प्रशासन के संबंध में प्रावधान, अनुच्छेद 3)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
Whereas every person in Grenada is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, 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
… (Sec. 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The objectives of the agricultural policy shall be:
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b) To promote the improvement of the economic, social and cultural situation of rural workers and farmers, the development of the rural world, the rationalisation of the structure of land ownership, the modernisation of the business fabric, and the access by those that work the land to ownership or possession of the land itself and of the other means of production that they directly employ thereon;
… (Art. 93) - Portuguese1. São objectivos da política agrícola:
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b) Promover a melhoria da situação económica, social e cultural dos trabalhadores rurais e dos agricultores, o desenvolvimento do mundo rural, a racionalização das estruturas fundiárias, a modernização do tecido empresarial e o acesso à propriedade ou à posse da terra e demais meios de produção directamente utilizados na sua exploração por parte daqueles que a trabalham;
… (Art. 93)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right of property is guaranteed. … (Art. 13)
- FrenchLe droit de propriété est garanti. … (Art. 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishPrivate property is property owned and consumed by individual citizens.
Private property is derived from socialist distribution according to work done and from supplementary benefits granted by the State and society.
The products of individual sideline activities including those from kitchen gardens, as well as income from other legal economic activities shall also be private property.
The State shall protect private property and guarantee by law the right to inherit it. (Art. 24) - Korean개인소유는 공민들의 개인적이며 소비적인 목적을 위한 소유이다.
개인소유는 로동에 의한 사회주의분배와 국가와 사회의 추가적혜택으로 이루어진다.
터밭경리를 비롯한 개인부업경리에서 나오는 생산물과 그밖의 합법적인 경리활동을 통하여 얻은 수입도 개인소유에 속한다.
국가는 개인소유를 보호하며 그에 대한 상속권을 법적으로 보장한다. (제24조)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State recognizes, guarantees, and promotes the existence of private property in its broadest concept as a social function and without further limitations than those established by law for reasons of necessity or public interest. (Art. 103)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, fomenta y garantiza la existencia de la propiedad privada en su más amplio concepto de función social y sin más limitaciones que aquellas que por motivos de necesidad o de interés publico establezca la Ley. (Art. 103)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) Everyone has the right to own property. The ownership right of all owners has the same legal content and protection.
… (Art. 20) - Slovak
(1) Kaţdý má právo vlastniť majetok. Vlastnícke právo všetkých vlastníkov má rovnaký zákonný obsah a ochranu.
... (Čl. 20)