These Regulations amend the Valuation Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 as a consequence of the introduction of a right to appeal to the Tribunal from a decision of the Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland on an appeal against a building completion notice where that decision concerns a building which is, or when next in use is likely to be, used wholly for the purposes of a private dwelling.

Amends: Valuation Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 182 of 2007). (2007-03-18)

La tierra es uno de los sustentos de la cultura, así como de la propia existencia de los pueblos indígenas. La tierra está dotada de valores simbólicos más allá de ser una propiedad. Por eso es un símbolo de la lucha indígena por la auto preservación y la  autodeterminación. Luchar por la tierra, va más allá que el espacio territorial en sí. Simboliza la preservación de la existencia de los diversos pueblos indígenas.

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El Gran Chaco Americano es una región extensa, ubicada en la parte sur del continente, compartida por cuatro países de América: Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia y una pequeña parte de Brasil. Tiene una extensión de 1.000.000 km2, con un ecosistema muy frágil y el segundo más importante del continente americano.

The first set of the land laws were enacted in 2012 in line with the timelines outlined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010. In keeping with the spirit of the constitution, the Land Act, Land Registration Act and the national Land Commission Act respond to the requirements of Articles 60, 61, 62, 67 & 68 of the Constitution. The National Land Policy, which was passed as Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2009, arrived earlier than the Constitution, with some radical proposals on the land Management.

The idea that properly designed environmental regulations can improve a firm's competitiveness while simultaneously contributing to a cleaner environment through the development of so-called 'win-win' innovations (i.e., that reduce environmental damage while simultaneously increasing profits) is usually credited to Porter (1991). Numerous studies have since attempted to assess the validity of the concept, with mixed results.

Customary Law has been a subordinate element in the South African legal order in that it was subject to state legislation, certain Courts could not take judicial notice of it, and it could be applied only if compatible with principles of public policy and natural justice. These were the requirements of the so-called “Repugnancy Proviso”. In addition customary law was subordinate to Roman-Dutch common law and the common law provided the model to which customary law was expected to conform. In fact all legal analysis or comments on customary law are mediated by western legal categories.

This paper shows an overview of the land registration systems in Europe.

Il presente lavoro offre una panoramica generale dei sistemi di registrazione immobiliare in Europa. L’analisi comparatistica parte dalla distinzione dei sistemi giuridici di trasmissione della proprietà all’interno delle due grandi famiglie del “Civil Law” e del “Common Law”. Su tali basi, infatti, poggiano gli istituti giuridici e le organizzazioni nazionali che soprintendono alla registrazione immobiliare. Sono stati esaminati pertanto i vari sistemi di “Land Registration” con riferimento ai principali fattori caratterizzanti,

The Kenya Land Alliance (KLA) organized a two-day workshop in Machakos to brainstorm on important issues that should constitute the Land Reform Process. in addition, come up with a plan of action/activities to be undertaken by various stakeholders. Stakeholder representatives included civil society organizations and NGOs, relevant government departments, local authorities, academicians and lawyers. This report is a summary of issues deliberated.

The state owns over 80% of the land in Sri Lanka. The remainder is owned by private parties. Under the State Lands Encroachments Ordinance, all waste lands, forest lands, unoccupied and uncultivated lands are presumed to belong to the state until the contrary is proved (section 7) and all cinnamon land which have been uninterruptedly possessed by the state for over 30 years are held and deemed to belong to the state (section 6).

The adoption in 2013 of the Model Law on Access to Information for Africa by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is an important landmark in the increasing elaboration of human rights-related soft law standards in Africa. Although non-binding, the Model Law significantly influenced the access to information landscape on the continent. Since the adoption of the Model Law, the Commission adopted several General Comments. The AU similarly adopted Model Laws such as the African Union Model Law on Internally Displaced Persons in Addressing Internal Displacement in Africa.