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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ghana
- English…
(7) The State shall guarantee the ownership of property and the right of inheritance.
(8) The State shall recognise that ownership and possession of land carry a social obligation to serve the larger community and, in particular, the State shall recognise that the managers of public, stool, skin and family lands are fiduciaries charged with the obligation to discharge their functions for the benefit respectively of the people of Ghana, of the stool, skin, or family concerned and are accountable as fiduciaries in this regard.
… (Art. 36)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Tajikistan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to ownership and inheritance. … (Art. 32)
- RussianКаждый имеет право на собственность и право наследования. ... (Статья 32)
- TajikҲар кас ҳақ дорад соҳиби моликият ва мерос бошад. ... (Моддаи 32)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Dominica
- EnglishWhereas every person in Dominica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the rights whatever his race, place of origins, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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(c) protection for the privacy of his home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
… (Sec. 1)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Botswana
- EnglishWhereas every person in Botswana is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest to each and all of the following, namely-
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(c) protection for the privacy of his or her home and other property and from deprivation of property without compensation,
... (Sec. 3)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Lesotho
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2. Nothing contained in any of the provisions of section 7, section 17 or section 18 of this Constitution shall be construed as affecting any law for the time being in force relating to the allocation of land or the grant of any interest or right in or over land or as entitling any person to any greater such interest or right than he would otherwise have.
… (Sec. 24)
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
Guatemala
- EnglishPrivate property is guaranteed as a right inherent to the human person. Any person can freely dispose of his [or her] property in accordance with the law.
The State guarantees the exercise of this right and must create the conditions that enable [faciliten] the owner to use and enjoy his [or her] property, in such a way as to achieve individual progress and the national development to [the] benefit of all Guatemalans. (Art. 39) - SpanishSe garantiza la propiedad privada como un derecho inherente a la persona humana. Toda persona puede disponer libremente de sus bienes de acuerdo con la ley.
El Estado garantiza el ejercicio de este derecho y deberá crear las condiciones que faciliten al propietario el uso y disfrute de sus bienes, de manera que se alcance el progreso individual y el desarrollo nacional en beneficio de todos los guatemaltecos. (Art. 39)
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:
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- ... 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؛
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- 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
Mauritania
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Considering that the liberty, the equality, and the dignity of Man cannot be assured except in a society which consecrates the primacy of law, concerned by creating durable conditions for a harmonious social evolution, respectful of the precepts of Islam, sole source of law and open to the exigencies of the modern world, the Mauritanian people proclaim, in particular, the intangible guarantee of the following rights and principles:
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- the right of property;
… (Preamble) - Arabic...
نظرا إلي أن الحرّية و المساواة و كرامة الإنسان يستحيل ضمانها إلا في ظلّ مجتمع يكرّس سيادة القانون، و حرصا منه على خلق الظّروف الثّابتة لنموّ اجتماعي منسجم ، يحترم أحكام الدّين الإسلامي ، المصدر الوحيد للقانون ، و يلائم متطلّبات العالم الحديث ، يعلن الشّعب الموريتاني على وجه الخصوص الضّمان الأكيد للحقوق و المبادئ التالية:
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- حقّ الملكية،
... (الدّيباجة) - French…
Considérant que la liberté, l'égalité et la dignité de l'Homme ne peuvent être assurées que dans une société qui consacre la primauté du droit, soucieux de créer les conditions durables d'une évolution sociale harmonieuse, respectueuse des préceptes de l'Islam, seule source de droit et ouverte aux exigences du monde moderne, le peuple mauritanien proclame, en particulier, la garantie intangible des droits et principes suivants :
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- le droit de propriété ;
… (Préambule)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Denmark
- English(1) The right of property shall be inviolable.
… (Sec. 73) - DanishStk. 1. Ejendomsretten er ukrænkelig.
… (§ 73)