The State is owner of the land, water and natural resources below and above the surface of Eritrea.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.
Article 1269
State Property and Provisions Applicable Thereto · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Immovable property which has no other owner belongs to the State.
Such property shall be subject to the provision of this Section, where it forms part of the public domain.
Property belonging to the State or other administrative bodies shall be subject to the provisions relating to property privately owned.