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Reports & ResearchDecember, 2016AfghanistanIn 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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Policy Papers & BriefsFebruary, 2016IndonesiaThis paper discusses Indonesia’s experience with establishing a uniform cadastral system in rural areas since the idea was first mooted in the early 19th century. Until 1961, a formal cadastre that identified, measured, registered and certified land titles existed only in urban areas. A cadastre for rural land did not start until after the 1960 Agrarian Law. Until then, the village-based land tax registers acted as a substitute cadastral register in areas subject to land tax.
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Policy Papers & BriefsFebruary, 2016MyanmarDocuments and analyses on land tenure in Burma/Myanmar.....
"1.Reconcile legality and legitimacy through clear legal recognition of existing
acknowledged rights, whatever their origin (customary or statutory) or nature
(individual or collective, temporary or permanent).
2.Initiate widespread debate on the choice of society that the land policies will
serve (and target), the opportunities for formalisation, how it will be implemented
and its possible alternatives.
3.Build consensus between all the actors concerned (central and local -
Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesMarch, 2012Myanmar
Ward and Village Administration Amending
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesMarch, 2012Myanmar
Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Managemen
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJuly, 2015Myanmar
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS:-
(1) TO MYANMAR LAWYERS:
"a. Lawyers need to form strong networks and associations to support farmers, ethnic groups and community organizations...
b. Lawyers need to develop new skills to participate in policy advocacy, including collecting data about current practices, and engage in a national debate about land rights...
c. Lawyers working on land rights cases need to use all available tools to strengthen their case work (see annex 2 for a list of practical actions lawyers can take).....
(2) TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS: -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsMay, 2014Myanmar
...Through research on Myanmar, we argue that in authoritarian settings where legality has drastically declined, the starting point for cause lawyering lies in advocacy for law itself, in advocating for the regular application of law’s rules.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesMarch, 2012Myanmar
Official Burmese and English versions; unofficial English version (Habitat)
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesMarch, 2012Myanmar
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