Right to an adequate standard of living |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
25.1
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ICESCR
International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural rights |
11.1
The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
5.e.iii
In compliance with the fundamental obligations laid down in article 2 of this Convention, States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of the following rights: [..] (e) Economic, social and cultural rights, in particular: [..] (iii) The right to housing
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
12.2.h
States Parties shall undertake all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, that they participate in and benefit from rural development and, in particular, shall ensure to such women the right … (h) to enjoy adequate living conditions, particularly in relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply, transport and communications
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
28.1
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ICRMW
International Convention on the Protection of The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
43.1.d
Migrant workers shall enjoy equality of treatment with nationals of the State of employment in relation to … (d) Access to housing, including social housing schemes, and protection against exploitation in respect of rents. NB: As spelt out in article 36 of the ICRMW, this right applies to migrant workers and members of their families who are documented or in a regular situation in the State of employment
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
16
1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to an adequate
standard of living for themselves and their families, and to facilitated access to the means of
production necessary to achieve them, including production tools, technical assistance,
credit, insurance and other financial services. They also have the right to engage freely,
individually and/or collectively, in association with others or as a community, in traditional ways of farming, fishing, livestock rearing and forestry and to develop community-based commercialization systems.
2. States shall take appropriate measures to favour the access of peasants and other people working in rural areas to the means of transportation, and processing, drying
and storage facilities necessary for selling their products on local, national and regional markets at prices that guarantee them a decent income and livelihood.
3. States shall take appropriate measures to strengthen and support local, national and regional markets in ways that facilitate, and ensure that peasants and other people working in rural areas have, full and equitable access and participation in these markets to sell their products at prices that allow them and their families to attain an adequate standard of living.
4. States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that their rural development, agricultural, environmental, trade and investment policies and programmes contribute effectively to protecting and strengthening local livelihood options and to the transition to sustainable modes of agricultural production. States shall stimulate sustainable production, including agroecological and organic production, whenever possible, and facilitate direct farmer-to-consumer sales.
5. States shall take appropriate measures to strengthen the resilience of peasants and other people working in rural areas against natural disasters and other severe disruptions, such as market failures.
6. States shall take appropriate measures to ensure fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value, without distinction of any kind.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
21
1. Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. 2. States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special
measures to ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and persons with disabilities.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ESC
European Social Charter (revised) |
Part I, Article 30
Everyone has the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ESC
European Social Charter (revised) |
Part II, Article 30
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion, the Parties undertake:
a. to take measures within the framework of an overall and co-ordinated approach to promote the effective access of persons who live or risk living in a situation
of social exclusion or poverty, as well as their families, to, in particular, employment, housing, training, education, culture and social and medical assistance;
b. to review these measures with a view to their adaptation if necessary.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to an adequate standard of living |
ADHR
ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights |
28
Every person has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself or herself and his or her family including:
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.5
Spatial planning should take duly into account the need to promote diversified sustainable management of land, fisheries and forests, including agro-ecological approaches and sustainable intensification, and
to meet the challenges of climate change and food security.
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Right to property |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
17.1
Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
17.1
Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
5.d.v
In compliance with the fundamental obligations laid down in article 2 of this Convention, States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of the following rights: [..] (d) Other civil rights, in particular: [..] (v) The right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
5.d.v
In compliance with the fundamental obligations laid down in article 2 of this Convention, States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of the following rights: [..] (d) Other civil rights, in particular: [..] (v) The right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
15.2
States Parties shall accord to women, in civil matters, a legal capacity identical to that of men and the same opportunities to exercise that capacity. In particular, they shall give women equal rights to conclude contracts and to administer property and shall treat them equally in all stages of procedure in courts and tribunals.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
15.2
States Parties shall accord to women, in civil matters, a legal capacity identical to that of men and the same opportunities to exercise that capacity. In particular, they shall give women equal rights to conclude contracts and to administer property and shall treat them equally in all stages of procedure in courts and tribunals.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
16.1.h
1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage and family relations and in particular shall ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women: (h) The same rights for both spouses in respect of the ownership, acquisition, management, administration, enjoyment and disposition of property, whether free of charge or for a valuable consideration.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ICEDAW
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
16.1.h
1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage and family relations and in particular shall ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women: (h) The same rights for both spouses in respect of the ownership, acquisition, management, administration, enjoyment and disposition of property, whether free of charge or for a valuable consideration.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
12.5
5. Subject to the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal right of persons with disabilities to own or inherit property, to control their own financial affairs and to have equal access to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their property.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
12.5
5. Subject to the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal right of persons with disabilities to own or inherit property, to control their own financial affairs and to have equal access to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their property.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ICRMW
International Convention on the Protection of The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
15
No migrant worker or member of his or her family shall be arbitrarily deprived of property, whether owned individually or in association with others. Where, under the legislation in force in the State of employment, the assets of a migrant worker or a member of his or her family are expropriated in whole or in part, the person concerned shall have the right to fair and adequate compensation.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ICRMW
International Convention on the Protection of The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
15
No migrant worker or member of his or her family shall be arbitrarily deprived of property, whether owned individually or in association with others. Where, under the legislation in force in the State of employment, the assets of a migrant worker or a member of his or her family are expropriated in whole or in part, the person concerned shall have the right to fair and adequate compensation.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ECHR Protocol
Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
1
Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law. The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ECHR Protocol
Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
1
Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law. The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ADRDM
American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man |
XXIII
Every person has a right to own such private property as meets the essential needs of decent living and helps to maintain the dignity of the individual and of the home.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ADRDM
American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man |
XXIII
Every person has a right to own such private property as meets the essential needs of decent living and helps to maintain the dignity of the individual and of the home.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ACHR
American Convention on Human Rights |
21
1. Everyone has the right to the use and enjoyment of his property. The law may subordinate such use and enjoyment to the interest of society.
2. No one shall be deprived of his property except upon payment of just compensation, for reasons of public utility or social interest, and in the cases and according to the forms established by law.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ACHR
American Convention on Human Rights |
21
1. Everyone has the right to the use and enjoyment of his property. The law may subordinate such use and enjoyment to the interest of society.
2. No one shall be deprived of his property except upon payment of just compensation, for reasons of public utility or social interest, and in the cases and according to the forms established by law.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ACHPR
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights |
14
The right to property shall be guaranteed. It may only be encroached upon in the interest of public need or in the general interest of the community and in accordance with the provisions of appropriate laws.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ACHPR
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights |
14
The right to property shall be guaranteed. It may only be encroached upon in the interest of public need or in the general interest of the community and in accordance with the provisions of appropriate laws.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XIX.c
Women shall have the right to fully enjoy their right to sustainable
development. In this connection, the States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to:
c) Promote women’s access to and control over productive resources
such as land and guarantee their right to property;
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XIX.c
Women shall have the right to fully enjoy their right to sustainable
development. In this connection, the States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to:
c) Promote women’s access to and control over productive resources
such as land and guarantee their right to property;
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XX
1. A widow shall have the right to an equitable share in the inheritance of the property of her husband. A widow shall have the right to continue to live in the matrimonial house. In case of remarriage, she shall retain this right if the house belongs to her or she has inherited it.
2. Women and men shall have the right to inherit, in equitable shares, their parents’ properties.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
Maputo Protocol
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa |
XX
1. A widow shall have the right to an equitable share in the inheritance of the property of her husband. A widow shall have the right to continue to live in the matrimonial house. In case of remarriage, she shall retain this right if the house belongs to her or she has inherited it.
2. Women and men shall have the right to inherit, in equitable shares, their parents’ properties.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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Right to property |
ADHR
ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights |
17
Every person has the right to own, use, dispose of and give that person’s lawfully acquired possessions alone or in association with others. No person shall be arbitrarily deprived of such property.
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Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.1
Regulated spatial planning affects tenure rights by legally constraining their use. States should conduct regulated spatial planning, and monitor and enforce compliance with those plans, including balanced and sustainable territorial development, in a way that promotes the objectives of these Guidelines. In this regard, spatial planning should reconcile and
harmonize different objectives of the use of land, fisheries and forests.
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Right to property |
ADHR
ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights |
17
Every person has the right to own, use, dispose of and give that person’s lawfully acquired possessions alone or in association with others. No person shall be arbitrarily deprived of such property.
|
Administration of tenure
20. Regulated spatial planning |
20.3
States should ensure that regulated spatial planning is conducted in a manner that recognizes the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, including the gendered aspects of their uses. States should strive towards reconciling and prioritizing public,
community and private interests and accommodate the requirements for various uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban and environmental. Spatial planning should consider all tenure rights, including overlapping
and periodic rights. Appropriate risk assessments for spatial planning should be required. National, regional and local spatial plans should be coordinated
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