Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa : an investigation into best practices for...
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa : an investigation into best practices for...
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa : an investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation / by Rachael S. Knight for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office.
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Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010.
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Date
2010.
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NQ333.7205/5
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. Introduction -- II. Land tenure security in the context of legal pluralism -- III. Botswana's Tribal Land Act -- IV. Mozambique's land law -- V. Tanzania's Village Land Act -- VI. Analysis of the case studies -- VII. Conclusions and recommendations -- Bibliography.
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Publisher
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010.
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"Given the recent trend of granting vast areas of African land to foreign investors, the urgency of placing real ownership in the hands of the people living and making their livelihood upon lands held according to custom cannot be overstated. This study provides guidance on how best to recognize and protect the land rights of the rural poor. Protec...
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa : an investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation / by Rachael S. Knight for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office.
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FAO legislative study, 1014-6679 ; no.105.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-300)
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NQ333.7205/5
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9251067287
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991006381459702626
