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    The ‘Evidentiary Bind’ in Postwar Land Restitution: The Case of Sri Lanka

    Journal Articles & Books
    July, 2019
    Sri Lanka
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land Conflicts
    land administration
    corruption
    land distribution
    conflicts
    land rights
    property

    The enormity of the world’s dislocated population generated by contemporary conflicts has brought significant attention to a complicated process of returning housing, land and property (HLP) to their rightful occupants once conditions permit. As the complexity of large-scale HLP restitution becomes increasingly apparent, significant obstacles emerge that require examination. This article describes how the ‘evidentiary bind’ is such an obstacle.

  2. Library Resource
    A Study Report on Analysis of Key Land Laws in Sri Lanka

    A Study Report on Analysis of Key Land Laws in Sri Lanka

    A special reference to Women and Community Land Rights

    Reports & Research
    October, 2017
    Sri Lanka
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Gender
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    gender equity
    gender equity in access to land
    land law
    land reform
    legal pluralism
    environment
    common lands
    land economics
    land rights
    community land rights
    property rights
    women

    Land is an imperative and crucial factor in the social, cultural and economic identity of the people in Sri Lanka due to the importance it has been given throughout our history. Moreover, the rights and interests over land are unequivocally and legally secured without any discrimination on the basis of gender, caste, religious or ethnic lines for its peaceful enjoyment and for the economic development of the people and the country.

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    Food Security and Governance Factsheet: Afghanistan

    Food Security and Governance Factsheet: Afghanistan

    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Afghanistan
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Food Security
    Land & Gender
    title deeds
    food security
    land policies
    land reform
    rural areas
    urban areas
    conflicts
    land rights
    land dispute
    customary tenure
    religious tenure regimes
    water rights
    property rights
    extractive industries

    In Afghanistan, insecurity over land and water rights hampers investments in food production and irrigation. In rural areas, customary tenure systems, partly based on religious law, are the most relevant but suffer from weak recognition and offer little protection to rights holders. The land policy reform is on-going but remains slow. Moreover, land administration capacity is weak and improvements mostly take place in urban areas. In this context, land disputes are common and often violent.

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    Remembering Elinor Ostrom

    Remembering Elinor Ostrom

    Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

    Reports & Research
    April, 2014
    Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, Global
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    forest conservation
    land conservation
    sustainable land management
    natural resources management
    common rights
    commons
    communal ownership
    common property

    This special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions. 

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    The Islamic Legal Provisions for Women’s Share in the Inheritance System: A Reflection on Malaysian Society

    The Islamic Legal Provisions for Women’s Share in the Inheritance System: A Reflection on Malaysian Society

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2014
    Malaysia
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Gender
    gender equity
    land inheritance rights
    customary law
    Islamic law
    customary land rights
    property rights
    women

    Characterized as divinely ordained, the Islamic law of inheritance defines women’s rights to property of the deceased with specific roles and responsibilities for each individual. Obviously, the Islamic law of inheritance is a major contribution to the legal system of the world, compared to the customary laws in the pre‐Islamic Arab society that denied any proprietary right by way of inheritance to female relatives including daughters.

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    Tenure issues in REDD+ pilot project sites in Tanzania

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2014
    Tanzania, Eastern Africa
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Landscape Restoration
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    deforestation
    property rights
    community forestry

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