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South Africa: Land rights act is entirely invalid, Constitutional Court judges declare

Source: BDLive
Author: Franny Rabkin

ALL land restitution claims made after December 1998 have been put on hold by the Constitutional Court, after the court found that Parliament did not properly consult the public before deciding to reopen the window for claims.

The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act — which reopened the window for claims — was rushed through Parliament in 2014 ahead of national and provincial elections.

Massacre Involving Land Rights Dispute Calls Paraguayan Justice System Into Question

Source: Equal Times

Author: Santi Carneri


Land is the greatest source of wealth in Paraguay, with an economy founded on the production and export of beef and genetically modified crops such as soya. But the industry is dominated by a small group of large landowners that represents just 2.5 per cent of the population owning 85 per cent of all the country’s arable land, according to the NGO Oxfam.


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