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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English
(1) The Federation has powers of legislation and execution in the following matters:
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6. civil law affairs, including the rules relating to economic association but excluding regulations which render real property transactions, legal acquisition on death by individuals outside the circle of legal heirs not excepted, with aliens and transactions in built-up real property or such as is earmarked for development subject to restrictions by the administrative authorities;
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(2) In federal laws on the right of succession to undivided farm estate as well as in federal laws enacted in accordance with para 1 subpara 10 above province legislatures can be empowered to issue implementing provisions with respect to individual provisions which must be specifically designated. The provisions of Art. 15 para 6 shall apply accordingly to this provincial legislation. Execution of the implementing laws issued in such cases lies with the Federation, but the enabling ordinances, in so far as they relate to the implementing provisions of the provincial legislation, need foregoing agreement with the provincial government concerned.
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(1) Bundessache ist die Gesetzgebung und die Vollziehung in folgenden Angelegenheiten:
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6. Zivilrechtswesen einschließlich des wirtschaftlichen Assoziationswesens, jedoch mit Ausschluss von Regelungen, die den Grundstücksverkehr für Ausländer und den Verkehr mit bebauten oder zur Bebauung bestimmten Grundstücken verwaltungsbehördlichen Beschränkungen unterwerfen, einschließlich des Rechtserwerbes von Todes wegen durch Personen, die nicht zum Kreis der gesetzlichen Erben gehören;
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(2) In Bundesgesetzen über das bäuerliche Anerbenrecht sowie in den nach Abs. 1 Z 10 ergehenden Bundesgesetzen kann die Landesgesetzgebung ermächtigt werden, zu genau zu bezeichnenden einzelnen Bestimmungen Ausführungsbestimmungen zu erlassen. Für diese Landesgesetze sind die Bestimmungen des Art. 15 Abs. 6 sinngemäß anzuwenden. Die Vollziehung der in solchen Fällen ergehenden Ausführungsgesetze steht dem Bund zu, doch bedürfen die Durchführungsverordnungen, soweit sie sich auf die Ausführungsbestimmungen des Landesgesetzes beziehen, des vorherigen Einvernehmens mit der betreffenden Landesregierung.
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe law sets forth rules concerning:
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• … status and capacity of persons, matrimonial regimes, inheritance and gifts;
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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• of the regulations governing property, real rights and of civil and commercial obligations;
… (Art. 101) - FrenchLa 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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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English1. Subject to the provision of paragraph (4), (5) and (9) of this Article no law shall make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this Article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different person attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin political opinions colour or creed whereby person of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which person of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
4. Paragraph (1) of this Article shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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c. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- English(1) Concurrent legislative power shall extend to the following matters:
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18. urban real estate transactions, land law (except for laws regarding development fees),
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30. land distribution;
… (Art. 74) - German(1) Die konkurrierende Gesetzgebung erstreckt sich auf folgende Gebiete:
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18. den städtebaulichen Grundstücksverkehr, das Bodenrecht (ohne das Recht der Erschließungsbeiträge)
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30. die Bodenverteilung;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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7. Women have the right to acquire, administer, control, use and transfer property. In particular, they have equal rights with men with respect to use, transfer, administration and control of land. They shall also enjoy equal treatment in the inheritance of property.
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7. ሴቶች ንብረት የማፍራት፣ የማስተዳደር፣ የመቆጣጠር፣ የመጠቀምና የማስተላለፍ መብት አላቸው፡፡ በተለይም መሬትን በመጠቀም፣ በማስተላለፍ፣ በማስተዳደርና በመቆጣጠር ረገድ ከወንዶች ጋር እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡ እንዲሁም ውርስን በሚመለከት በእኩልነት የመታየት መብት አላቸው፡፡
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishI. The integrity of rural native indigenous territory is recognized, which includes the right to land, to the use and exclusive exploitation of the renewable natural resources under conditions determined by law, to prior and informed consultation, to participation in the benefits of the exploitation of the non-renewable natural resources that are found in their territory, to the authority to apply their own norms, administered by their structures of representation, and to define their development pursuant to their own cultural criteria and principles of harmonious coexistence with nature. The rural native indigenous territories may be composed of communities.
II. The rural native indigenous territory includes areas of production, areas of exploitation and conservation of natural resources, and spaces for social, spiritual and cultural reproduction. The law shall establish the procedure for recognition of these rights. (Art. 403) - SpanishI. Se reconoce la integralidad del territorio indígena originario campesino, que incluye el derecho a la tierra, al uso y aprovechamiento exclusivo de los recursos naturales renovables en las condiciones determinadas por la ley; a la consulta previa e informada y a la participación en los beneficios por la explotación de los recursos naturales no renovables que se encuentran en sus territorios; la facultad de aplicar sus normas propias, administrados por sus estructuras de representación y la definición de su desarrollo de acuerdo a sus criterios culturales y principios de convivencia armónica con la naturaleza. Los territorios indígena originario campesinos podrán estar compuestos por comunidades.
II. El territorio indígena originario campesino comprende áreas de producción, áreas de aprovechamiento y conservación de los recursos naturales y espacios de reproducción social, espiritual y cultural. La ley establecerá el procedimiento para el reconocimiento de estos derechos. (Art. 403)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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(3) The organic laws shall govern:
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i) general legal regulation of private property and inheritance;
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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(i) regimul juridic general al proprietăţii şi al moştenirii;
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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
- EnglishThe form of the indigenous territorial entities will be made subject to what the Organic Law of Territorial Ordering provides, and their delimitation will be made by the National Government, with the participation of the representatives of the indigenous communities, after the opinion of the Commission of Territorial Ordering.
The reservations [resguardos] are collective property and non-alienable.
… (Art. 329) - SpanishLa conformación de las entidades territoriales indígenas se hará con sujeción a lo dispuesto en la Ley Orgánica de Ordenamiento Territorial, y su delimitación se hará por el Gobierno Nacional, con participación de los representantes de las comunidades indígenas, previo concepto de la Comisión de Ordenamiento Territorial. Los resguardos son de propiedad colectiva y no enajenable.
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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
- 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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