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The Law and Its Limits: Land Grievances, Wicked Problems, and Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2021
Timor-Leste
Land & Corruption
Land in post-conflict settings
land administration
land law
compensation
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
This article discusses the inherent limitations of law in transitional justice processes regarding land grievances. Through analysis of the case of Timor-Leste (East Timor), a country marked by post-colonialism, post-authoritarianism, and post-conflict. The article shows how complex transitional justice regarding land grievances can be, and argues that a legalist perspective gives a limited view of these grievances, both for studying and finding solutions to them. The article employs the concept of ‘wicked problems’ to overcome the limitations of law.
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National Conference on Emerging Land Issues in Kenyan Agriculture and their Implications for Food Policy and Institutional Reforms

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
agrarian reform
compensation
conflicts
customary tenure
displacement
encroachment
eviction
expropriation
food security
land access
land governance
land grabbing
land management
land policies
land reform
land titling
land use
For a long time sub-Saharan Africa has been considered to have abundant and underutilized land than any other continent. On the contrary, recent studies show that many rural Africans live in increasingly densely populated areas where all arable land is allocated or under cultivation. This has led to a long-term decline in farm size and reduced fallows.
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Land Registration Act Chapter 5.01.

Legislation
March, 2006
Saint Lucia
land-use planning
land subdivision
land registration
surveyors
compensation
cadastres
land law
leases
The provisions of this Act shall apply only to land, interests in land, or dealings in land, registered under this Act. This Act sets forth organization, administration, duties, authorities and responsibilities of the Land Registry and registrars. A Registrar of Lands shall be appointed by the Public Service Commission to manage the Land Registry in accordance with this Act. The Land Registry includes a register in respect of every parcel which has been adjudicated in accordance with the Land Adjudication Act and a register in respect of each lease required by this Act to be registered.
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Land Transfer Act 2017 (No. 30 of 2017).

Legislation
July, 2017
New Zealand
land registration
compensation
cadastres
land law
leases
land tenure systems
land ownership
This Act, consisting of 250 sections divided into five Parts and one Schedule, establishes Land title and registration requirements.
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Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments .

Legislation
January, 0001
Papua New Guinea
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
environment
customary law
rural population
land governance
cadastres
land registration
forestry
fisheries
compensation
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
land law
agriculture
This Act provides with respect to local government in accordance with section 187B of the Constitution, which requires an Organic Law to provide for, or make provision in respect of, the form and the manner of establishment of the Provincial Governments and the Local-level Governments. The system of Provincial Governments established by this Organic Law applies to the government of the National Capital District and the provisions of this Organic Law relating to Provincial Governments apply to the National Capital District.
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Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2019
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
compensation
concession (land)
encroachment
farmers
forest conservation
forest land
grassroots organizations
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land distribution
land grabbing
land investments
land law
land markets
land registration
land rights activists
land transactions
landlessness
property rights
research
tenure security
state property
sustainable development
urbanization
waste (abuse)
The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

1. What are the most pressing issues involving land governance in your country?

2. What are the most important issues for the researcher on land?
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Review of Selected Land Laws and the Governance of Tenure in the Philippines

Discussion Paper in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Philippines
VGGT
land administration
land governance
expropriation
land law
land policies
land reform
urbanization
environment
natural disasters
rural areas
urban areas
land markets
land acquisitions
compensation
land investments
eviction
land dispute
land tenure
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
Indigenous Peoples
The Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), was developed under the Committee on World Food Security as a result of collaboration among different groups of stakeholders – governments, civil society, private sector, academia. The VGGT is intended to provide a framework for responsible tenure governance that supports food security, poverty alleviation, sustainable resource use and environmental protection.
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Handbook on Land Laws

Legislation & Policies
Legislation
National Policies
March, 2015
Kenya
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Urban Tenure
adjudication
advocacy
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
agriculture
alienation (land)
assignment (land)
cadastral administration
cadastral register
cadastres
capital value (land)
collateral (land)
common lands
community land rights
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
continuum in land rights
customary land rights
customary tenure
deed registration
eminent domain
forest conservation
formal tenure
gender equity in access to land
geographical information systems
government purchases
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous people's tenure
inheritance tax
land
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land allocation
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land economics
land governance
land information systems
land inheritance rights
land investments
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land registration
land rent
land rights
land subdivision
land tax
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
land use mapping
land-use planning
land valuation
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
regularization of illegal occupation
tenure security
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
urban areas
urban planning
The Land Act, 2012

The Land Registration Act, 2012

The National Land Commission Act, 2012

The Environment & Land Court Act, 2011

The Urban Areas & Cities Act, 2011
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Large Scale Land Acquisitions for Investment in Kenya

Is the participation, and benets of affected local communities meaningful, and equitable?

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
alienation (land)
capital value (land)
communal ownership
community land rights
compensation
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' lands
indigenous people's tenure
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land allocation
land consolidation
land economics
land governance
land law
land management
land subdivision
land tenure
land tenure systems
land transactions
land valuation
local communities
natural resources management
regularization of illegal occupation
research
tenure security
Land acquisitions, either driven by foreign investments or domestic investment needs have continued to polarize opinions. When this research was proposed, it was premised on arguments by scholars Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Helen Markelova, who had analysed agricultural land deals, and argued that there were potentially two schools of thought about foreign acquisitions over agricultural land.
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Non-Citizens and Land Tenure in Kenya: Land Acquisition for Investment in a New Constitutional Era

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
July, 2012
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
advocacy
agricultural land management
assessment
cadastral administration
capital value (land)
co-ownership rights
collateral (land)
common property
communal ownership
compensation
continuum in land rights
control rights
deed registration
development
development agencies
estate management
formal tenure
informal property
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land deals
land economics
land governance
land investments
land loans
land management
land markets
land policies
land registration
land rent
land speculation
land tax
land tenure systems
land transactions
land transfers
land use
open access (land)
property rights
research
right of access
rural development
sustainable land management
use rights
The acquisition of land by foreigners in developing countries has emerged as a key mechanism for foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI is defined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the category of international investment that reflects the objective of a resident entity in one economy to obtain a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy.