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Explotación mineral de oro y dinámicas territoriales en el municipio de Mutatá, Colombia

Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2016
Colombia

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar as dinâmicas territoriais expressadas no município de Mutatá-Colômbia a partir da extração mineral de oro, recriando as analise de maneira dialética em alcance multiescalar nos planos regional, nacional e internacional, que permita apresentar as tensões em perspectiva de totalidade, reconhecendo os processos de territorialização expostos a partir dos usos e apropriações no território analisado.

La indemnización justipreciada recibida por una expropiación y su afectación al impuesto a la renta

Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2016
Perú

El presente trabajo comprenderá dos capítulos. El primer capítulo de carácter general, el cual es trascendental para el posterior capítulo, abarcará el ámbito de aplicación del Impuesto a la Renta, las teorías más difundidas de renta. Asimismo, el concepto de renta enfocado tanto para rentas no empresariales como empresariales, siendo que en ésta última, se enfatizará el penúltimo párrafo del artículo 3° del TUO de la LIR.

Acquisition of agricultural land

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2016

The expropriation is a forced deprivation of property in the public interest, and represents a form of restriction of property rights. The core issue of expropriation is a expropriated real estate. In determining fair monetary compensation, it is necessary to find criteria which protect both sides and find a balance and proportionality between social and individual interests.

Previsiones legales para el acceso a tierras de parte del campesinado y los indígenas - Luis Rojas BASE Investigaciones Sociales. (octubre 2013)

Policy Papers & Briefs
Noviembre, 2016
Paraguay

El presente material es un breve compendio de las leyes y normativas vigentes, que regulan el acceso a la tierra por parte de la población, con particular detalle en el caso de los campesinos y campesinas. En el caso de las comunidades indígenas, se hará una breve mención a la legislación correspondiente.

“The Farmer Becomes the Criminal” - Human Rights and Land Confiscation in Karen State (text and video)

Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2016
Myanmar

In Burma, where 70 percent of people earn a living through agriculture, securing land is often equivalent to securing a livelihood. But instead of creating conditions for sustainable development, recent Burmese governments have enacted abusive laws, enforced poorly conceived policies, and encouraged corrupt land administration officials that have promoted the displacement of small-scale farmers and rural villagers.

Amaqamu & Emakhasaneni v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Legislation & Policies
Octubre, 2016
África
Sudáfrica

This is a judgement in the Land Claims Court which concerned the validity of land claims lodged under The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act 15 of 2014. This act was an amended version of the Restitution of Land rights Act 22 f 1994 which differed by extending the time frame for persons, descendants, or communities who were disposed of land after 1913 to lodge land claims.  Previously the cut-off date under the 1994 to lodge claims was 31st December 1998. Under the 2014 Act, claims could up lodged from the passing of the act until 30 June 2019.

Land and Corruption

Policy Papers & Briefs
Octubre, 2016
Global

Corruption in land governance is commonly defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain while carrying out the functions of land administration and land management. When land investors target countries with weak governance, the risk of corruption is high. Likewise, corruption is more likely to occur when local elites are able to manipulate their country’s land governance systems for their own benefit
 

Towards a protocol on fair compensation in cases of legitimate land tenure changes: Input document for a participatory process

Reports & Research
Octubre, 2016

The Organising Committee of the Dutch Land Governance Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue has commissioned an investigation into the need and possibility to develop a protocol on fair compensation in cases of legitimate land tenure changes, with a focus on expropriation. This is in line with the Ministry’s role in the Land Governance Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue. This dialogue involves government, civil society, business, finance and academia.

Smallholders’ Land Access in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reports & Research
Journal Articles & Books
Octubre, 2016
Nigeria
Uganda
Tanzania
Etiopía
Níger
Malawi
África subsahariana
África

While scholars long recognized the importance of land markets as a key driver of rural non-farm development and transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent of their operation and the nature of participants remains limited. We use household data from 6 countries to show that there is great potential for such markets to increase productivity and equalize factor ratios. While rental markets transfer land to land-poor and labor-rich producers, their operation and thus impact may be constrained by policy restrictions.

Towards a protocol on fair compensation in cases of legitimate land tenure changes

Reports & Research
Octubre, 2016
Global

The Organising Committee of the Dutch Land Governance Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue has commissioned an investigation into the need and possibility to develop a protocol on fair compensation in cases of legitimate land tenure changes, with a focus on expropriation. This is in line with the Ministry’s role in the Land Governance Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue. This dialogue involves government, civil society, business, finance and academia.

Argentina: La expropiación de Repsol-YPF

Journal Articles & Books
Julio, 2016
Argentina

En 2012, el gobierno argentino expropió el 51% de las acciones de Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), de propiedad de la empresa española Repsol. La medida, según el gobierno de la entonces presidenta Cristina Fernández, buscaba retomar el control estatal de la petrolera para asegurar el autoabastecimiento energético del país. Meses antes, Repsol había descubierto enormes reservas de hidrocarburos no convencionales en el yacimiento Vaca Muerta, que ahora serían explotados por el Estado.