Anecdotal evidence suggests that conflicts over land and extractive resource developments are on the rise across Papua New Guinea. These micro-level conflicts have the potential to scaleup and feed into large-scale armed conflicts—such as those that occurred on Bougainville and in neighbouring Solomon Islands—which require costly external intervention. Against this backdrop, this paper examines PNG’s legally-mandated land mediation system in theory and practice. A number of weaknesses are identified and described; and a case study of an apparently successful “hybrid” approach is discussed.
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Library ResourceLegislationNational PoliciesMarch, 2014Papua New Guinea
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesJune, 2014Uganda
Madam Speaker and Honorable Members, the vision of my Ministry is “Sustainable Land Use, Land Tenure Security, Affordable, Decent Housing and Organized Urban Development”. The Mission is “To ensure sustainable land management, planned urban and rural development and decent housing for all”. The Mandate is “To ensure rational and sustainable use, effective management of land and orderly development of urban and rural areas as well as safe, planned and adequate housing for socio-economic development”.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Sierra Leone
Being an Act to amend the Companies Act, 2009.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Latvia
The Law determines principles for land management in Latvia. Its purpose is to promote sustainable use and protection of land.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Estonia
The Act lays down main principles for registered partnerships in Estonia. According to the Act, a registered partnership contract may be entered into between two natural persons of whom at least one has residence in Estonia. Notably, the Act provides that, upon entry into a registered partnership contract, the registered partners shall, by agreement, select a proprietary relationship from among the types of proprietary relations provided in Division 2 of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Family Law Act pursuant to the procedure prescribed in the Vital Statistics Registration Act.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesOctober, 2014India
An Act to provide for measures to curb organized attempts to grab lands whether belonging to the Government, wakf or the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments, local authorities or other statutory or non-statutory bodies owned or controlled or managed by the Government.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationMay, 2014South-Eastern Asia, Vietnam
Article 1: "This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State."
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 2014Thailand
The constitution was enacted by the National Council for Peace and Order and signed by the King.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 2014Tunisia
The constitution was drafted by the National Constituent Assembly and signed by the President of the Republic , the Head of the Government and the President of the National Constituent Assembly.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 2014Egypt
The constitution was approved by 98.13% of voters.
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