property law

Synonyms:

property regulation

AGROVOC URI:

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_da192f3f

Property law is the generic term within which falls the legal framework dealing with property, its use, ownership, regulation and disposition. As such, property law applies both to real property and personal property, and is distinguished from land law which applies only to real property.

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Conference on Land Policy in Africa 2019: An Interview with Joan Kagwanja, ALPC

22 November 2019

Africa

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.

Online Consultation: Review of the Draft of the Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts

23 August 2019

Global

As part of UNIDROIT’s work on private law and agricultural development, a UNIDROIT Working Group is currently developing a Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Call for Abstracts: Conference on Land Policy in Africa 2019

11 April 2019

Africa

“Winning the fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Call for Proposals - Secure Tenure in African Cities: Micro Funds for Community Innovation

21 February 2019

Africa

Innovation Programme Call for Proposals 2019. The Cities Alliance has launched a Call for Proposals to award small grants for innovative ways to improve tenure security, land and property rights in African cities.

The Secure Tenure in African Cities initiative

Corruption Perceptions Index 2018

29 January 2019

Global

The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 on this year’s CPI, with an average score of just 43.

Join the ILDC Webinars

29 January 2019

India

The Land Portal Foundation and the NRMC Center for Land Governance are partnering with key organizations to hold a series of three webinars on Forest Rights and Governance in India,

Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw: Free Legal Services for NGOs

12 September 2018

Global

TrustLaw is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal programme. We connect high-impact NGOs and social enterprises working to create social and environmental change with the best law firms and corporate legal teams to provide them with free legal assistance. We produce groundbreaking legal research and offer innovative training courses worldwide.

Legal activism key to securing land rights during new investment phase

20 March 2018

Cameroon

In the face of rapid changes, how can people in Cameroon ensure they get the best deal to protect their land?

In the shade of a local school’s corrugated iron roof, a group of men and women debate what to do.

Cambodian farmers sue Thai sugar group Mitr Phol over alleged land grab

2 April 2018

Cambodia

Farmers from Cambodia have filed a lawsuit in a Thai civil court against Asia’s largest sugar producer, accusing it of rights abuses after it allegedly kicked farmers off their land, a rights group said on Monday.

Land Portal launches Bangladesh Land Governance Country Portfolio

5 December 2017

Bangladesh

With a population of 163 million people and an area of only 147,570 square kilometers, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Land scarcity, insecure tenure, and other factors have contributed to a high volume of land conflicts.

The World's Only Prize for Legal Empowerment is Back: Apply or Nominate today!

31 October 2017

Global

Across the globe, grassroots organizations are combatting injustice by helping people to understand, use, and shape the laws that affect them. Few of them receive the recognition they deserve. We want to change that.

Why Liberia Needs to Protect Land Rights

Liberia

By: Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu
Date: August 17th 2016
Source: Human Rights Watch

Blogs

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Women Help Feed the World. Why Can’t They Own Land?

18 October 2019

Authors:

Karol Boudreaux

Global

In rural areas around the world, the face of a farmer is increasingly a woman’s.

From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of sub-Saharan Africa, she will till, plant, water, and harvest crops that feed her household and whole communities.

Land Fumbles: The Hangover Effects of the Great Land Grab

7 June 2019

Authors:

Scott Schang

Mozambique

Tanzania

Global

In the past decade, significant international attention focused on “land grabs” in developing countries by companies and others hungry for land to grow food and procure resources for the world’s growing population.

Titling Priorities

16 April 2019

Authors:

Mr. Nicholas Parkinson

Colombia

In Colombia, the region of Meta is streamlining resources to support land formalization activities through municipal land offices and improving lives by doing so.

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Events

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Land and Poverty Conference 2020: Institutions for Equity and Resilience

16 March 2020 to 20 March 2020

Location

World Bank

1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433

20433 Washington , District Of Columbia

United States

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District Of Columbia US

Global

Welcome to the 21st Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty! This year’s conference theme will be: Institutions for Equity & Resilience.

Organizations:

World Bank Group

Responsible land investment for sustainable food systems

17 October 2019

Location

Red Room Rome

Italy

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IT

Ethiopia

Sierra Leone

Global

Taking stock of lessons from pilots, partnerships and multi-stakeholder platforms with governments, CSOs and business to implement the VGGT.

Organizations:

UK Department for International Development

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

International agri-food network

International Land Coalition

Webinar: the Challenges and Opportunities of Community Land Dispensation in Kenya

2 May 2019

Location

Online

Kenya

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KE

Kenya

The Community Land Act of 2016 provides a legal basis for protection, recognition and registration of community lands and has provisions for management and administration of the land by the communities themselves. However, implementation of the act has been slower than anticipated. This is despite the current heightened investment interests in community lands for mega development projects.

Organizations:

European Commission

Government of Kenya

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Land Portal Foundation

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Discussions

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Customary Land Recognition: Zambian Approach to Documentation and Administration

Closed

15 January 2018 to 6 February 2018

Facilitators:

Mr. Andrew Chilombo

Matt Sommerville

Partners:

USAID

Land Portal Foundation

Zambia

Global

Customary Land Recognition in Zambia

Legal empowerment and agribusiness investments

Closed

2 November 2017 to 15 November 2017

Facilitators:

Mr. Lorenzo Cotula

Global

The 5th UK Land Forum meeting discussed approaches and tools, and practical experience in legal empowerment. It also provided updates on recent activities of Forum members, including DFID.

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Organizations

CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action (CAPRi)

The Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is one of several inter-center initiatives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)created to foster research and promote collaboration on institutional aspects of natural resource management between CGIAR research centers, national agricultural research institutions, and other sources. Its Secretariat is hosted by the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Foo

Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies- Galgotias University

Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies

Institute of Real Property Values in Rwanda (IRPV)

To analyze and find solutions to all problems related to the real property valuation profession;To analyze and find solutions to all problems related to the conduct of real property valuers;To exchange information related to the real property valuation profession;To promote the real property valuation profession in Rwanda;To prepare regulations and guidelines governing the real property valuation profession;To prepare real property valuation standards;To represent the interest of, and advocate for real property valuers in Rwanda and abroad.

Kituo cha Katiba (KCK)

KcK addresses the problem of governments in East Africa not respecting their constitutions, which leads to gross human rights violations, marginalisation, oppression, civil strife and coups. As a think tank, KcK provides critical and up to date information to East Africans on constitutionalism, good governance and democratic development.

New America

Since 1999, New America has nurtured a new generation of policy experts and public intellectuals. Today we are a community of innovative problem-solvers, combining our core expertise in researching, reporting and analysis with new areas of coding, data science, and human-centered design to experiment and innovate nationally and globally. We prize our intellectual and ideological independence and our diversity, seeking to do our best work and to reflect the America we are becoming.

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PRS Legislative Research (PRS)

PRS Legislative Research (PRS) seeks to strengthen the legislative process by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. Through its work, PRS seeks:

Resource Equity

Resource Equity works to advance women’s rights to land and natural resources in order to promote women’s economic and social empowerment, and to reduce poverty while promoting lasting and equitable global development.

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Innovation Programme Call for Proposals 2019. The Cities Alliance has launched a Call for Proposals to award small grants for innovative ways to improve tenure security, land and property rights in African cities.

In the face of rapid changes, how can people in Cameroon ensure they get the best deal to protect their land?

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Taking stock of lessons from pilots, partnerships and multi-stakeholder platforms with governments, CSOs and business to implement the VGGT.

Location

Discussions

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Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies

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