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Beyond Ownership: Measuring Land Rights

Beyond Ownership: Measuring Land Rights
03 May 2021
Cheryl Doss
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Advancing women’s land rights is a priority for the international development agenda. Yet, there is no consensus on which rights should be monitored and reported. Three indicators of women’s property rights are widely used in the literature. Each captures a different aspect of women’s land rights, but a recent paper explores the extent to which these different rights are held by the same person, using data from six African countries.

Conference on Land Policy in Africa 2019: An Interview with Marc Wegerif

Conference on Land Policy in Africa 2019: An Interview with Marc Wegerif
22 November 2019
Marc Wegerif

Next week the Conference on Land Policy in Africa - Winning the Fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation, will take place in Abidjan. The African Union recognises that corruption is a key factor hampering efforts at promoting governance, socio-economic transformation, peace and security, and the enjoyment of human rights in the Member States.

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Control rights refer to the right to supervise the management of a property. They may include rights to make a decision about how the land should be used.