Preamble: "Hong Kong has been part of the territory of China since ancient times; it was occupied by Britain after the Opium War in 1840. On 19 December 1984, the Chinese and British Governments signed the Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, affirming that the Government of the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997, thus fulfilling the long-cherished common aspiration of the Chinese people for the recovery of Hong Kong.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesConstitutionLegislationApril, 1990China, Hong Kong
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationMay, 2014South-Eastern Asia, Vietnam
Article 1: "This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State."
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Land Act
LegislationNational PoliciesJune, 2007Southern Asia, BhutanPreamble of Land Act: "Whereas, legislative reforms initiated from the Golden Throne have resulted in enactment and amendment of many laws for the benefit of the people of Bhutan, the Land Act of Bhutan shall stand testimony to the continued commitment and diligence of the Druk Gyalpo in his pursuit to promote the well-being of the Bhutanese people.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationApril, 1990Hong Kong
Decree of Yang Shangkun, President of the People's Republic of China: 4 April, 1990:
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationDecember, 2014India
This legislation concerns expropriation and aims to bring transparency to the process.
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The civil code of Kazakhstan
Legislation & PoliciesLegislationDecember, 1994KazakhstanArticle 2(1):
"1. Civil legislation is based on the recognition of the equality of the participants of the relations regulated thereby, inviolability of property, freedom of agreement, prohibition of arbitrary interference in somebody's private affairs, indispensability of the free exercise of civil rights, and provision for the restitution of violated rights and their defence in the court."
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationJuly, 1967Chad
La présente loi régit l’ensemble des biens (un domaine public et un domaine privé) appartenant à l’Etat, aux personnes publiques décentralisées et aux personnes morales de droit public subordonnées à l’Etat et possédant l’autonomie financière. A cet effet, ce texte définit la consistance et formation du domaine public et du domaine privé.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationJuly, 1967Chad
La présente loi fixe la procédure de l’immatriculation de la propriété foncière. Cette procédure consiste dans l’établissement et l’enregistrement d’un titre de propriété appelé titre foncier. Par ailleurs, en ce qui concerne toute terre non immatriculée (vacante et sans maître, à moins que ne soit rapportée la preuve du contraire), elle prévoit la constatation et régime des droits coutumiers par une commission dont la composition est fixée par décret.
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Library ResourceLegislationJuly, 1967Chad
La présente loi fixe les modalités et les conditions de l’expropriation de droit commun; l’expropriation des terrains ruraux (absence de mise en valeur); le déguerpissement; alignation-servitudes d’utilité publique; et les cas de constatation des droits coutumiers.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2008Central African Republic
Contient une sous-section relative aux obligations sociales des sociétés forestières.
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