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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe State recognizes, protects and guarantees individual and communitarian or collective property of land, as long as it fulfills a social purpose or social economic purposes, as the case may be. (Art. 393)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, protege y garantiza la propiedad individual y comunitaria o colectiva de la tierra, en tanto cumpla una función social o una función económica social, según corresponda. (Art. 393)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Yemen
- EnglishThe national economy is based on freedom of economic activity which benefits both the individual and society and which enhances national independence. The national economy should be founded on the following principles:
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c. Protection and respect for private ownership, … (Art. 7) - Arabicيقوم الاقتصاد الوطني على أساس حرية النشاط الاقتصادي بما يحقق مصلحة الفرد والمجتمع، وبما يعزز الاستقلال الوطني وباعتماد المبادئ التالية:-
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ج. حماية واحترام الملكية الخاصة … (المادّة 7)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Comoros
- EnglishOther than the matters that are assigned to it by the other articles of the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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– … the state and capacity of persons, the law of the family, inheritance and gifts;
… (Art. 89) - Arabicغير المسائل التي تسندها إليه المواد الأخرى في الدستور، يرسي القانون القواعد المتعلقة بـ:
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- ... حالة وقدرة الأشخاص، حق الأسرة والإرث والهدايا؛
... (المادة 89) - FrenchOutre les matières qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … l’état et la capacité des personnes, le droit de la famille, les successions et libéralités;
… (Art. 89)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Canada
- EnglishIn each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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13. Property and Civil Rights in the Province.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 92) - FrenchDans chaque province la législature pourra exclusivement faire des lois relatives aux matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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13. La propriété et les droits civils dans la province;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Estonia
- EnglishThe property of every person is inviolable and equally protected.
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Succession of property is guaranteed. (Sec. 32) - EstonianIgaühe omand on puutumatu ja võrdselt kaitstud.
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Pärimisõigus on tagatud. (§ 32)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
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c) … the estate and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes and inheritance.
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k) The regime of the freedoms of persons, of property, of concessions, of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
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c) … el estado y la capacidad de las personas, los regimens matrimoniales y las sucesiones.
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k) El régimen de las libertades de las personas, de la propiedad, de las concesiones, de los derechos reales y de las obligaciones civiles y comerciales.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de cette Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
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c) ... l'état et la capacité des personnes, les régimes matrimoniaux et les successions.
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k) Le régime des libertés des personnes, de la propriété, des concessions, des droits réels et des obligations civiles et commerciales.
… (Art. 69)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guinea
- EnglishThe right to property is guaranteed. … (Art. 13)
- FrenchLe droit de propriété est garanti. … (Art. 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees the right of property. Property has a social function and implies obligations. All persons have the right to the full use, enjoyment, and disposal of their assets.
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2. The State shall promote, in accordance with the law, access to property, especially to titled real estate.
3. The dedication of land to useful ends and the gradual elimination of the system of large estates is declared to be in the social interest. Promoting agrarian reform and the integration of the rural, farming population into the process of national development in an effective way through stimulation and cooperation for the renewal of their methods of agricultural production and their technological training is a principal objective of the social policy of the State.
… (Art. 51) - SpanishEl Estado reconoce y garantiza el derecho de propiedad. La propiedad tiene una función social que implica obligaciones. Toda persona tiene derecho al goce, disfrute y disposición de sus bienes.
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2) El Estado promoverá, de acuerdo con la ley, el acceso a la propiedad, en especial a la propiedad inmobiliaria titulada;
3) Se declara de interés social la dedicación de la tierra a fines útiles y la eliminación gradual del latifundio. Es un objetivo principal de la política social del Estado, promover la reforma agraria y la integración de forma efectiva de la población campesina al proceso de desarrollo nacional, mediante el estímulo y la cooperación para la renovación de sus métodos de producción agrícola y su capacitación tecnológica;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liechtenstein
- English1) The inviolability of private property shall be guaranteed;
... (Art. 34) - German1) Die Unverletzlichkeit des Privateigentums ist gewährleistet;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Liberia
- Englisha. All persons are born equally free and independent and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the right of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of pursuing and maintaining and security of the person and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, subject to such qualifications as provided for in this Constitution.
… (Art. 11)