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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe dignity, life, property, rights, residence, and occupation of the individual are inviolate, except in cases sanctioned by law. (Art. 22)
- Persianحیثیت، جان، مال، حقوق، مسکن و شغل اشخاص از تعرض مصون است مگر در مواردی که قانون تجویز کند. (اصل 22)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. The lands that are taken over shall be given to rural native indigenous peoples, intercultural indigenous communities, Afro-Bolivian and rural communities, which do not possess them or have insufficient lands, in accordance with state policy concerned with the ecological and geographic realities, as well as the population, social, cultural and economic necessities. The endowment shall be carried out according to the policies of sustainable rural development and the right of women to access, distribution and redistribution of land, without discrimination based on civil status or marital union.
… (Art. 395) - SpanishI. Las tierras fiscales serán dotadas a indígena originario campesinos, comunidades interculturales originarias, afrobolivianos y comunidades campesinas que no las posean o las posean insuficientemente, de acuerdo con una política estatal que atienda a las realidades ecológicas y geográficas, así como a las necesidades poblacionales, sociales, culturales y económicas. La dotación se realizará de acuerdo con las políticas de desarrollo rural sustentable y la titularidad de las mujeres al acceso, distribución y redistribución de la tierra, sin discriminación por estado civil o unión conyugal.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Parliament passes constitutional, organic, and ordinary laws.
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(3) Organic laws shall regulate:
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m) the general legal status of property and inheritance;
… (Art. 73) - Romanian(1) Parlamentul adoptă legi constituţionale, legi organice şi legi ordinare.
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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m) regimul juridic general al proprietăţii şi al moştenirii;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to possess, use and dispose of his/her property and results of activity.
… (Art. 42) - Russian1. Каждый имеет право на владение, пользование и распоряжение своим имуществом, результатами своей деятельности.
... (Статья 42) - Kyrgyz1. Ар ким өз мүлкүнө, өз ишмердигинин натыйжаларына ээ болуу, колдонуу жана тескөө укугуна ээ.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe Constitution assures to all persons:
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23. Freedom to acquire ownership over all classes of assets, except those which nature has made common to all men or which should belong to the entire Nation, and that the law so declares. The above is without prejudice to [what is] prescribed in other precepts of this Constitution.
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24. The right of ownership in its diverse kinds over all classes of corporeal and incorporeal assets.
Only the law can establish the manner [modo] to acquire property and to use, enjoy and dispose of it, and the limitations and obligations which derive from its social function.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishLa Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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23º.- La libertad para adquirir el dominio de toda clase de bienes, excepto aquellos que la naturaleza ha hecho comunes a todos los hombres o que deban pertenecer a la Nación toda y la ley lo declare así. Lo anterior es sin perjuicio de lo prescrito en otros preceptos de esta Constitución.
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24º.- El derecho de propiedad en sus diversas especies sobre toda clase de bienes corporales o incorporales.
Sólo la ley puede establecer el modo de adquirir la propiedad, de usar, gozar y disponer de ella y las limitaciones y obligaciones que deriven de su función social.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English... The right of property to land is guaranteed. This right is acquired and realised by citizens, legal persons and the State, exclusively in accordance with the law. (Art. 14)
- Ukrainian... Право власності на землю гарантується. Це право набувається і реалізується громадянами, юридичними особами та державою виключно відповідно до закону. (Стаття 14)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau recognizes the following property titles:
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c. Private property, which may be established over goods that do not belong to the State.
… (Art. 12) - Portuguese1 - Na República da Guiné-Bissau são reconhecidas as seguintes formas de propriedade:
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c) A propriedade privada, que incide sobre bens distintos do Estado.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The citizens of Mongolia are guaranteed to exercise the following rights and freedoms:
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3/ the right to fair acquisition, possession, ownership and inheritance of movable and immovable property.
… (Art. 16) - Mongolian
Монгол Улсын иргэн дараахь үндсэн эрх, эрх чөлөөг баталгаатай эдэлнэ:
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3) хөдлөх, үл хөдлөх хөрөнгө шударгаар олж авах, эзэмших, өмчлөх, өв залгамжлуулах эрхтэй.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishAncestral, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and coastal back-country (montubios) peoples can establish territorial districts for the preservation of their culture. The law shall regulate their establishment.
Communities (comunas) that have collective land ownership are recognized as an ancestral form of territorial organization. (Art. 60) - SpanishLos pueblos ancestrales, indígenas, afroecuatorianos y montubios podrán constituir circunscripciones territoriales para la preservación de su cultura. La ley regulará su conformación.
Se reconoce a las comunas que tienen propiedad colectiva de la tierra, como una forma ancestral de organización territorial. (Art. 60)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishOnly citizens of Palau and corporations wholly owned by citizens of Palau may acquire title to land or waters in Palau. (Art. XIII, Sec. 8)