This qualitative dataset shows how national laws measure up against the international standards on expropriation, compensation, and resettlement as established in Section 16 of the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGTs). The UN Committee on World Food Security, a body consisting of 193 governments, endorsed the VGGTs in 2012.
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If the national laws assessed fully adopt the VGGT principle, then a score of "A" is given.
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If national laws assessed partially adopt the VGGT principle, then a score of "B" is given.
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If national laws assessed do not adopt the VGGT principle, then a score of "C" is given.
Answering the questions posed by these indicators entailed reviewing a broad range of legally binding instruments, including national constitutions, land acquisition acts, land acts, communal land acts, agricultural land acts, land use acts, and regulations. For more information, please see: http://www.wri.org/publication/encroaching-on-land-and-livelihoods (link is external)
Cite as: Tagliarino, N.K. 2018. Voluntary Guidelines Section 16 Indicators on Expropriation, Compensation, and Resettlement. University of Groningen: Groningen, Netherlands. Available at: https://landportal.org/book/dataset/nkt-vggt16
