1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to private property and to its
transmission, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. The state shall respect and protect the property and any other rights in rem of
private individuals, corporate bodies and local communities, and temporary
civil requisition and expropriation for public use shall only be permitted upon
prompt payment of just compensation under the terms of the Constitution and
the law.
3. The payment of the compensation referred to in the previous point shall be a
condition of expropriation.
Article 38
(Right to free economic initiative)
1. Private enterprise shall be freely undertaken and exercised with respect for
the Constitution and the law.
2. Everyone shall have the right to engage in free business and cooperative
initiatives, to be exercised under the terms of the law.
3. The law shall promote, regulate and protect the economic activities and
investments of private, national or foreign individuals and corporate bodies
in order to guarantee their contribution to the development of the country,
defending the economic and technological emancipation of the Angolan
people and the interests of workers.
Article 39
(Environmental rights)
1. Everyone has the right to live in a healthy and unpolluted environment and
the duty to defend and preserve it.
2. The state shall take the requisite measures to protect the environment and
species of flora and fauna throughout national territory, maintain the
ecological balance, ensure the correct location of economic activities and the
rational development and use of all natural resources, within the context of
sustainable development, respect for the rights of future generations and the
preservation of species.
3. Acts that endanger or damage conservation of the environment shall be
punishable by law.
Article 40
(Freedom of expression and information)
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