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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe right to hold or acquire a perpetual interest in land shall vest in any person who is a Solomon Islander and only in such other person or persons as may be prescribed by Parliament. (Sec. 110)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) All land in Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya collectively as a nation, as communities and as individuals.
… (Art. 61) - Swahili(1) Ardhi yote nchini Kenya ni mali ya watu wa Kenya kwa pamoja kama taifa, jamii na kama mtu mmoja mmoja.
… (Kifungu cha 61)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe law will regulate the personal and patrimonial relations of the spouses among themselves, and between themselves and their children, establishing the rights and reciprocal duties over equitable bases; and will create the necessary institutions to guarantee its applicability. … (Art. 33)
- SpanishLa ley regulará las relaciones personales y patrimoniales de los cónyuges entre sí y entre ellos y sus hijos, estableciendo los derechos y deberes recíprocos sobre bases equitativas; y creará las instituciones necesarias para garantizar su aplicabilidad. … (Art. 33)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall, by law, undertake an agrarian reform program founded on the right of farmers and regular farmworkers who are landless, to own directly or collectively the lands they till or, in the case of other farmworkers, to receive a just share of the fruits thereof. To this end, the State shall encourage and undertake the just distribution of all agricultural lands, subject to such priorities and reasonable retention limits as the Congress may prescribe, taking into account ecological, developmental, or equity considerations, and subject to the payment of just compensation. In determining retention limits, the State shall respect the right of small landowners. The State shall further provide incentives for voluntary land-sharing. (Art. XIII, Sec. 4)
- FilipinoDapat magsagawa ang Estado, sa pamamagitan ng batas, ng programa sa repormang pansakahan na nakasalig sa karapatan ng mga magsasaka at mga regular na manggagawa sa bukid, na mga walang lupa, na tuwiran o sama-samang magmay-ari ng mga lupang kanilang sinasaka o, sa kalagayan ng iba pang mga manggagawa sa bukid, tumanggap ng karampatang kaparte sa mga bunga niyon. Tungo sa layuning ito, dapat magpasigla at magsagawa ang Estado ng makatwirang pamamahagi ng lahat ng mga lupang pansakahan, na sasailalim sa mga priority at makatwirang mapapanatiling mga sukat na maaaring itakda ng Kongreso, na nagsasaalang-alang sa mga konsiderasyong pang-ekolohiya, pangkaunlaran, o pagkamatarungan, at batay sa pagbabayad ng makatwirang kabayaran. Dapat igalang ng Estado ang mga karapatan ng mga maliliit na may-ari ng lupa sa pagtatakda ng mga limitasyon sa retensyon. Dapat ding maglaan ang Estado ng mga insentibo para sa boluntaryong pagbabahagi ng lupa. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 4)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Parliament by enactment shall formalise the recognition of appropriate customary institutions or procedures to resolve land ownership or any disputes over custom land.
2. Parliament may recognise an institution as a customary institution by enactment for the purposes of subarticle (1).
... (Art. 78) - French1) Le Parlement formalise par la Loi la reconnaissance d’une institution coutumière compétente ou d’une procédure pertinente pour résoudre la question de propriété foncière ou tout litige lié aux terres coutumières.
2) Le Parlement peut, par la loi, reconnaître une institution coutumière aux fins du paragraphe 1).
... (Art. 78)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
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iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
… (Sec. 13)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe law shall set conditions for land division and aggregation in terms of a territorial management plan and the well-being of the communities concerned, within the framework of agrarian reform. (Art. 37)
- FrenchLa loi fixe les conditions de morcellement et de remembrement de la terre en fonction du plan d'aménagement du territoire et du bien-être des communautés concernées, dans le cadre d'une réforme agraire. (Art. 37)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe State should take actions relating to land, water resources and energy as follows:
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3. to provide measures for distribution of landholding in order to thoroughly and fairly allow people to have land for making a living;
4. to provide quality water resources which are sufficient for consumption by the people, including for agriculture, industry and other activities;
... (Sec. 72) - Thaiรัฐพึงดําเนินการเกี่ยวกับที่ดิน ทรัพยากรน้ำ และพลังงานดังต่อไปนี้
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(๓) จัดให้มีมาตรการกระจายการถือครองที่ดินเพื่อให้ประชาชนสามารถมีที่ทํากินได้อย่างทั่วถึงและเป็นธรรม
(๔) จัดให้มีทรัพยากรน้ําที่มีคุณภาพและเพียงพอต่อการอุปโภคบริโภคของประชาชน รวมทั้งการประกอบเกษตรกรรม อุตสาหกรรม และการอื่น
... (มาตรา ๗๒)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
The right of property is guaranteed. It may not be exercised contrary to social utility or in a manner which results in prejudice to the security, to liberty, to existence or to the property of others.
… (Art. 15) - French
Le droit de propriété est garanti. Il ne saurait être exercé contrairement à l’utilité sociale ou de manière à porter préjudice à la sûreté, à la liberté, à l’existence ou à la propriété d’autrui.
… (Art. 15)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. The State shall determine the conditions under which land may be used and enjoyed.
2. The right to use and benefit from land shall be granted to individual or corporate persons, taking into account its social or economic purpose. (Art. 110) - Portuguese1. O Estado determina as condições de uso e aproveitamento da terra.
2. O direito de uso e aproveitamento da terra é conferido às pessoas singulares ou colectivas tendo em conta o seu fim social ou económico. (Art. 110)