Abstract:
"In 2012, the Government of Myanmar (GoM) passed
the Farmland Law and the Vacant, Fallow, Virgin
(VFV) Land Law—creating a formalized land market. In essence, this created a formalized land
market. Land titling is often considered “the natural end point of land rights formalization” (Hall et al.
2010: 35). This thinking has become dominant among most governments and development agencies
ever since De Soto (2000) popularized it in
The Mystery of Capital
, in which he argued that the

India Act XXX, 1930
25th July, 1930.....
"Whereas it is expedient to remove doubt, and to provide an uniform rule, as to the rights of a
member of a Hindu undivided family in property acquiredby him by means of his learning ;
It is hereby enacted as follow:-...

BURMA Act X, 1945
1st November, 1945.....
"WHEREAS it is expedient to make legislative provision for the recovery and return to the
owners of movable property of which the owners have been deprived of possession by
circumstances arising out of the war and for the appointment of Custodians of such property ;
* * * *
It is hereby enacted as follows: -...

This Study discusses the human rights issues raised by large-scale land deals for plantation agriculture (‘land grabbing’) in low and middle-income countries. Firstly, the Study takes stock of available data on large land deals, their features and their driving forces. It finds that ‘land grabbing’ is a serious issue requiring urgent attention. Secondly, the Study conceptualises the link between land deals and human rights, reviews relevant international human rights law and discusses evidence on actual and potential human rights impacts.

BURMA ACT LXXXIII, 1947] (24th December 1947)

INDIA ACT XXI, 1850....."Whereas it is enacted by section 9, Regulation VII, 1832, of the Bengal Code, that “whenever in
any civil suit the parties to such suit may be of different persuasions, when one party shall be of
the Hindu and the other of the Muhammadan persuasion, or where one of more parties to the suit
shall not be either of the Muhammadan or Hindu persuasions, the laws of those religions shall
not be permitted to operate to deprive such party or parties of any property to which, but for the

In September 2011, residents of Je--- village, Kawkareik Township told KHRG that they feared soldiers under Tatmadaw Border Guard Battalion #1022 and LIBs #355 and #546 would soon complete the confiscation of approximately 500 acres of land in their community in order to develop a large camp for Battalion #1022 and homes for soldiers' families. According to the villagers, the area has already been surveyed and the Je--- village head has informed local plantation and paddy farm owners whose lands are to be confiscated.

[BURMA ACT XXXVIII, 1947] (28th July, 1947).....
"WHEREAS it is expedient to make provisions for requisitioning lands and premises in certain
respects;
* * * *
It is hereby enacted as follows : — ...

BURMA ACT XI, 1927 29th October, 1927

Repealed by the Farmland Act - Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 11/2012.....
Appended with ACT NO. 75 of 1953 (October 26, 1953), Amendment ACT NO. 22 of 1954
(March 30, 1954), Amendment ACT NO. 54 of 1955 (October 19, 1955), Amendment ACT NO.
49 of 1957 (October 16, 1957)

India Act XII 1928
20th September, 1928...
"Whereas it is expedient to amend the Hindu Law relating to exclusion from inheritance of certain
classes of heirs, and to remove certain doubts;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-...