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Zambia
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Lessons from Two Investments In Zambia
Documentos de política y resúmenesAbril, 2016ZambiaKey points:
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Legislación y políticasOctubre, 2006ZambiaLand is the most fundamental resource in any society because it is the basis of human survival. Land is the space upon which all human activities take place and provides continued existence of all life forms and minerals.
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Documentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2012ZambiaMost women in Zambia do not enjoy the same land rights as men. Zambia’s Lands Act provides support for women who hold statutory land, but the law does not apply to customary land. Most land is held under custom and most customary tenure systems do not provide women with significant land rights — even when they do, traditional institutions often do not effectively implement the rules.
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A Case Study of Selected Agricultural Investments in Zambia
Informes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2013África, ZambiaIn recent years, Zambia has witnessed increased interest from private investors in acquiring land for
agriculture. As elsewhere, large-scale land acquisitions are often accompanied with promises of capital
investments to build infrastructure, bring new technologies and know-how, create employment, and
improve market access, among other benefits. But agricultural investments create risks as well as
opportunities, for instance in relation to loss of land for family farmers. While much debate on ‘land -
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An Act to restrict the creation of settlements, trusts and future interests.
LegislaciónZambia, África, África orientalThis Act places restrictions on the creation of settlements, trusts and future interests in relation to rights in land and other property.Subject to certain exceptions, the Act prohibits the settlement of property, the limitation of any property in trust for another or any vesting in possession of property at a future date. Exceptions concern, among other things, tenancy for life and tenancy in common. The Act also defines the effects of any dispositions made contrary to this Act.
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An Act to enable bodies corporate to act as executors and administrators; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith.
LegislaciónZambia, África, África orientalThis Act concerns the faculty of trust corporations (as defined by this Act) to act as administrator of executor of wills or administrator of estates of deceased persons. Certain reservations are made for securities and land. A trust corporation may be appointed as an executor or an administrator by the High Court.
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An Act to make provision for the appointment and duties of an Administrator-General.
LegislaciónZambia, África, África orientalThis Act makes provision for the appointment of the Administrator-General and defines functions and powers of this public office. The Administrator-General shall be responsible principally for the administration of estates of deceased persons leaving property in Zambia.The Administrator-General shall be a corporation and an Administrator-General and as many assistant Administrators-General as necessary shall be appointed by the Public Service Commission. The Administrator-General shall be responsible for the administration of estates.
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Library ResourceLegislaciónZambia, África, África oriental
The aim of the Act is to provide a uniform intestate succession Law applying throughout the country; to make adequate financial and other provisions for the surviving spouse, children, dependants and other relatives of an intestate; to provide for the administration of the estates of persons dying not having made a will; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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Publicación revisada por paresEnero, 2016ZambiaThis paper presents the empirical findings of a research study undertaken in the Western Province of Zambia. The principal objective was to explore if the issuance of land ownership certificates (LOCs) improves the customary landholders’ perceptions of security of tenure. Thus, we test a null hypothesis that: ‘There are no significant differences in the perceived security of tenure between customary landholders with land ownership certificates and customary landholders without land ownership certificates’.
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