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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Senegal
- EnglishThe right of property [propriété] is guaranteed by this Constitution. ...
The man and the woman have the right to accede to the possession and to the ownership [propriété] of land within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 15) - FrenchLe droit de propriété est garanti par la présente Constitution. …
L’homme et la femme ont également le droit d’accéder à la possession et à la propriété de la terre dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Viet Nam
- English1. Everyone has the right to ownership of his or her lawful income, savings, housing, chattels, means of production and capital contributions to enterprises or other economic entities.
2. The right to private ownership and the right to inheritance shall be protected by law.
… (Art. 32) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người có quyền sở hữu về thu nhập hợp pháp, của cải để dành, nhà ở, tư liệu sinh hoạt, tư liệu sản xuất, phần vốn góp trong doanh nghiệp hoặc trong các tổ chức kinh tế khác.
2. Quyền sở hữu tư nhân và quyền thừa kế được pháp luật bảo hộ.
… (Điều 32)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Peru
- English
Every person has the right:
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16. To ownership and inheritance.
… (Art. 2) - Spanish
Toda persona tiene derecho:
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16. A la propiedad y a la herencia.
… (Art. 2)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Chad
- English…
The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … the status and capacity of persons, the matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
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The law defines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of ownership [propriété], of real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
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- of the regime of land tenure [foncier];
… (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون القواعد المتعلقة:
...
- ... بحالة وقدرة الأشخاص وأنظمة الزواج والإرث والهدايا؛
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يحدد القانون المبادئ الأساسية:
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- لنظام الملكية والحقوق العقارية والواجبات المدنية والتجارية؛
...
- نظام حيازة الأراضي؛
... (المادة 127) - 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;
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- du régime foncier;
… (Art. 127)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Sudan
- EnglishThe essential issues for peace negotiations include the following:
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g. Issues of land and tribal lands (hawakir);
… (Art. 68) - Arabicتشمل قضايا الجوهرية لمفاوضات السلام الآتي:
7. قضايا الارض والحواكير،
(الماده 69)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Denmark
- English(1) The right of property shall be inviolable.
… (Sec. 73) - DanishStk. 1. Ejendomsretten er ukrænkelig.
… (§ 73)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
(a) the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and enjoyment of property and the right not to be deprived thereof except by due process of law;
… (Sec. 4)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Egypt
- EnglishPrivate properties shall be protected, and the right to inheritance thereto is secured. … (Art. 35)
- Arabicالملكية الخاصة مصونة، وحق الإرث فيها مكفول، … (المادّة 35)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Zambia
- EnglishIn this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires—
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• “property” includes a vested or contingent right to, or interest in, or arising from—
a. land, permanent fixtures on, or improvements to, land;
b. goods or personal property;
… (Art. 266)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Latvia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to own property.
... (Art. 105) - LatvianIkvienam ir tiesības uz īpašumu.
... (Art. 105)