CONSTIFPP.DOC 530 5. 2/7/01 10:40 PM N.C. J. INT’L L. & COM. REG. [Vol 24 bequeathing to succeeding generations historical and cultural heritage; and shall lay the necessary groundwork for the development of the arts, science, technology and sports, thus encouraging citizens to participate in such endeavors. The National Assembly shall enact laws guaranteeing and securing the social welfare of citizens, the rights and conditions of labour and other rights and responsibilities listed in this Article. Article 22 - Family 1. 2. 3. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to the protection and special care of the State and society. Men and women of full legal age shall have the right, upon their consent, to marry and to found a family freely, without any discrimination and they shall have equal rights and duties as to all family affairs. Parents have the right and duty to bring up their children with due care and affection; and, in turn, children have the right and the duty to respect their parents and to sustain them in their old age. Article 23 - Right to Property 1. 2. 3. Subject to the provisions of Sub-Article 2 of this Article, any citizen shall have the right, any where in Eritrea, to acquire and dispose property, individually or in association with others, and to bequeath the same to his heirs or legatees. All land and all natural resources below and above the surface of the territory of Eritrea belongs to the State. The interests citizens shall have in land shall be determined by law. The State may, in the national or public interest, take property, subject to the payment of just compensation and in accordance with due process of law. Article 24 - Administrative Redress 1. Any person with an administrative question shall have the right to be heard respectfully by the administrative officials concerned and to receive quick and equitable answers from them.

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