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   Encroaching on Land and Livelihoods: How National Expropriation Laws Measure Up Against International Standards

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   June, 2016

   Global

   Land & Investments

   VGGT

   expropriation

   property law

   land acquisitions

   compensation

   land tenure

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   customary tenure

   Encroaching on Land and Livelihoods examines whether national expropriation laws in 30 countries across Asia and Africa follow the international standards established in Section 16 of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGTs). Section 16 of the VGGTs establishes standards on expropriation, compensation, and resettlement to ensure tenure security and responsible land governance. The UN Committee on World Food Security officially endorsed the VGGTs in 2012.