Article 8
a. Every citizen is entitled to health care. The State cares for public
health and the State ensures the means of prevention and treatment
by establishing a variety of hospitals and healthcare institutions.
b. Individuals and bodies may establish private hospitals, clinics or
treatment centers under the supervision of the State and in
accordance with the law.
Article 9
a. Ownership, capital and work in accordance with the principles
of Islamic justice are basic constituents of the social entity of the
State and the national wealth, and are all individual rights with a
social function regulated by law.
b. Public property is inviolable, and its protection is the duty of
every citizen.
c. Private ownership is protected. No one shall be prevented from
disposing of his property except within the limits of the law. No
one shall be dispossessed of his property except for the public
benefit in the cases specified and the manner stated by law and
provided that he is fairly compensated.
d. General confiscation of the property of any person shall be f
prohibited, and confiscation of particular property as a penalty
may not be inflicted except by court judgment in the cases
prescribed by law.
e. The relationship between the owners of land and real estate and
their tenants shall be regulated by law on economic principles
while observing social justice.
f. The State shall endeavour to provide housing for citizens with
limited income.
g. The State shall make the necessary arrangements to ensure the
exploitation of land suitable for productive farming, and shall
strive to raise the standards of farmers. The law stipulates how
small farmers are to be helped and how they can own their land.
h. The State shall take the necessary measures for the protection of
the environment and the conservation of wildlife.
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