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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liberia
- Englisha. Every person shall have the right to own property alone as well as in association with others; provided that only Liberian citizens shall have the right to own real property within the Republic.
… (Art. 22)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Philippines
- EnglishThe use of property bears a social function, and all economic agents shall contribute to the common good. Individuals and private groups, including corporations, cooperatives, and similar collective organizations, shall have the right to own, establish, and operate economic enterprises, subject to the duty of the State to promote distributive justice and to intervene when the common good so demands. (Art. XII, Sec. 6)
- FilipinoAng paggamit ng ariarian ay may nauukol na tungkuling sosyal, at lahat ng mga kinatawang pangkabuhayan ay dapat mag-ambag sa kabutihang panlahat. Dapat magkaroon ng karapatan ang bawat indibidwal at mga pribadong pangkat, kabilang ang mga korporasyon, mga kooperatiba, at katularing mga lansakang organisasyon, na magmay-ari, magtatag at magpalakad ng mga negosyong pangkabuhayan, sa saklaw ng tungkulin ng Estado na itaguyod ang marapat na katarungan at manghimasok kapag hinihingi ang kabutihang panglahat. (Art. XII, Seksyon 6)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guatemala
- EnglishThe following are the fundamental obligations of the State:
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j. To actively promote programs of rural development which tend to increase and diversify the national production based on the principle of private property and of the protection of family patrimony.
… (Art. 119) - SpanishSon obligaciones fundamentales del Estado:
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j) Impulsar activamente programas de desarrollo rural que tiendan a incrementar y diversificar la producción nacional con base en el principio de la propiedad privada y de la protección al patrimonio familiar.
… (Art. 119)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Vanuatu
- EnglishThe rules of custom shall form the basis of ownership and use of land in the Republic of Vanuatu. (Art. 74)
- FrenchDans la République, les règles coutumières constituent le fondement des droits de propriété et d'usage des terres. (Art. 74)