The family is the foundation of the community. The State and other public corporate bodies shall adopt the necessary measures and establish the necessary organizations for the protection of the family, mother and child. The rights and obligations of any male or female person reaching marriageable age to marry and to set up a matrimonial home shall be regulated by law.
Every citizen has the right to ownership and inheritance.
These rights may only be restricted by law in the interest of the public. Restrictions or limitations which are absolutely necessary in the interests of the public safety or the public health or the public morals or the town and country planning or the development and utilization of any property for public benefit or for the protection of the rights of others may be imposed by law on the exercise of such right. The right of the State to the immovable properties mentioned in Article 159 is reserved. The State shall take the necessary measures for the purpose of achieving the efficient utilization of land and for providing farmers who have no land or who have insufficient land, with enough land. For these purposes the law may specify the extent of such land having regard to the requirements of different agricultural regions and kinds of farming.