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1. Library Resource

   

   Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons

   Reports & Research

   December, 2007

   Angola, Timor-Leste, Rwanda, Iraq, Afghanistan, Burundi, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Pakistan, Colombia, Mozambique, Liberia, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Italy, Cambodia, Sudan, Georgia, Uganda

   land policies

   property rights

   land governance

   land tenure

   land rights

   land access

   private ownership

   landowners

   land ownership

   The Pinheiro Principles provide restitution practitioners, as well as States and UN and others agencies, with a consolidated text relating to the legal, policy, procedural, institutional and technical implementation mechanisms for housing and property restitution. As such, the Principles provide specific policy guidance regarding how to ensure the right to housing and property restitution in practice and for the implementation of restitution laws, programmes and policies, based on existing international human rights, humanitarian, refugee and national standards.

2. Library Resource

   

   Good governance in land tenure and administration

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2007

   Finland, Italy

   land policies

   property rights

   land governance

   land administration

   land tenure

   land rights

   private ownership

   landowners

   land ownership

   This guide is written for people who work in land administration and all those with an interest in land, land tenure and their governance. Although much has been written about the importance of good governance in achieving development goals, there is comparatively little material on good governance in land tenure and administration. Failings in governance have adverse consequences for society as a whole. By contrast, good governance can help achieve economic development and the reduction of poverty. Good governance matters.