Land registration and property rights in Iraq have deep historical foundations reaching back to the Hammurabic period. However, the current land registration system owes more to the 400-year Ottoman occupation of Iraq and the subsequent interval under the British mandate. Under these regimes, land policy was self-serving and designed to maintain and reinforce the existing political power. This was done through the allocation of land to influential individuals who supported the incumbent regime.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2005Iraq
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsMay, 2004Thailand
The Thailand Land Titling Project is an outstanding success story of inter-agency cooperation and received the World Bank Award for Excellence in 1997. It was designed as a four-phase project over 20 years and will finish in 2004. The project partners the Royal Thai Government, the Bank, and the government of Australia provided funds and personnel, with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) supplying technical assistance and training programs to the Department of Lands (Thailand).
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Library ResourceRegulationsJanuary, 2004Uganda
THE REGISTRATION OF TITLES ACT
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJuly, 2004China
China is a socialist country and all land in China belongs to Chinese citizens as a whole. Article 10 of the 1982 Constitution upholds the Chinese land policy that reflects the traditional view of socialism - land of the country must be owned by the country (State) or its agricultural Collectives. State-owned enterprises or other organizations, which cannot own land themselves, may use land with permission from the State.
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Library ResourceRegulationsSeptember, 2004Paraguay
El Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Rural y de la Tierra, instituido por la Ley Nº 2.419/04, contará con una Junta Asesora y de Control de Gestión. El presente Decreto reglamenta el artículo 16 de la ley citada, al fin de garantizar la legitimidad de la representación en la Junta. En este contexto, el artículo 1º establece el concepto de organizaciones campesinas, mientras que el artículo 2º dispone la creación del Registro de Organización Campesina.
Implementa: Ley Nº 2.419/04 - Crea el Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Rural y de la Tierra. (2004-07-15)
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Library ResourceRegulationsJanuary, 2005Kenya
These Rules amend the Registered Land Rules in the Third Schedule. The Third Schedule prescribes forms for purposes of the Registered Land Act. Form R.L. 2 is amended by deleting the attestation clause and substituting therefore a new clause. This form concerns the transfer of a lease.
Amends: Registered Land Rules (Cap. 300). (2012)
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesApril, 2004Mali
L’objectif général de la Politique Foncière Agricole (PFA) du Mali est d’assurer l’accès équitable de tous les producteurs maliens (hommes et femmes) et des autres utilisateurs aux terres agricoles aménagées bien gérées et sécurisées dans un environnement de bonne gouvernance foncière afin de favoriser des investissements publics, communautaires, individuels et privés maîtrisés susceptibles de rendre les différentes formes d’exploitation plus performantes et viables dans une perspective de souveraineté alimentaire durable.La PFA oeuvre à des systèmes agricoles inclusifs et efficaces.
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Library ResourceLegislationSeptember, 2004Germany
The present Law lays down provisions relating to land survey and information on geo-data. The text consists of 23 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Land survey (II); Land survey register (III); Geo-basis information system (IV); Final provisions (V).
Repeals: Sachsen-Anhalt Land Survey Geo-Information Law. (1998-11-21)
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Library ResourceLegislationJanuary, 2004Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
This Act sets forth provisions on application to the Court for a declaration of possessory title in Article 3, content of application in accordance with Form 1 of the First Schedule in Article 4, written statement of the applicant and of at least two other persons having knowledge of the applicant’s adverse possession of the piece or parcel of land annexed to the application in Article 5, plan of the piece or parcel of land authenticated by the signature of the Chief Surveyor annexed to the application in Article 6, publication of notice in the newspapers in Article 7, service on all owners
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Library ResourceLegislationNovember, 2004Turkmenistan
This Land Code stipulates that land shall be public property protected by the state and shall be rationally and efficiently managed. It regulates land relations and applies to natural and legal foreign and domestic persons and to foreign states and international organizations.
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