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"Best Practice" Options for the Legal Recognition of Customary Tenure

Reports & Research
April, 2005
Myanmar, South-Eastern Asia
customary law
customary tenure
common lands
land tenure
natural resources management
land tenure systems
ABSTRACT:
"Is there a ‘best practice’ model for the legal recognition of customary tenure?
If not, is it possible to identify the circumstances in which a particular model
would be most appropriate? This article considers these questions in the light
of economic theories of property rights, particularly as illustrated by the
World Bank’s 2003 land policy report. While these theories have their flaws,
the underlying concept of tenure security allows a typological framework for
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6th draft of the Myanmar National Land Use Policy (documents)

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Myanmar
land policies
customary law
customary tenure
land use
land administration
land tenure systems
land law
land governance
[N.B. Only the 1st 2 and the last document were accessible, 30 July 2015] .....
National Land Use Policy 6th Draft (English Version)
English Version(6th draft).pdf...
ဆဌမအကွိမျ မွအေသုံးခမြှု မူဝါဒမူကွမျး (မွနျမာ)
myanmar version (6th draft).pdf...
ESIA (English) PartI...
ESIA (Englsih)PartI.pdf...
ESIA Letpadaung-Summary-Myanmar font...
ESIA Letpadaung-Summary-Myanmar font.pdf...
ESIA OF LETPADAUNG PROJECT ON NOV 21ST BY KNIGHT PIESOLD 2883 PAGES...
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9 Facts about community land and climate mitigation

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2021
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
customary law
climate change
community land rights
local communities
Indigenous peoples and other local communities (IPLCs) are essential for forests, climate, biodiversity, public health and a host of other local and global ecosystem services. Securing IPLC land rights, helping protect their lands from external threats and supporting their forest management efforts would allow IPLCs to contribute even more to these public goods. Evidence on IPLC forest management has been accumulating steadily over the last decade since this matter gained attention in the climate change policy circles.
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A Community-Based Practitioner’s Guide: Documenting Citizenship and Other Forms of Legal Identity

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2018
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land law
property law
common law
customary law
indigenous peoples' land rights
legal empowerment
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on establishing and operating a paralegal or other community-based program to help people obtain legal identity documents. It is primarily for people designing and managing community-based paralegal projects to help clients access documentary proof of citizenship and other forms of proof of legal identity, such as birth certificates.
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A Gender Analysis of recent South African Land Reform

Reports & Research
February, 1998
Africa
Land & Gender
land tenure
women
land
customary law
land reform
Includes background, tenure arrangements, women and land tenure, customary marriages, the land issue after apartheid, criticisms of the legislation, the relationship of land legislation to customary law, recommendations.
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A Glimpse into Women’s Customary Forest Tenure Practices in Lao PDR:Lao Version

Access, Use and Management Rights of Women in Customary Tenure Systems in Mai District, Phongsali Province (Lao version)

Reports & Research
September, 2022
Laos
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
customary law
forest land
forest management plans
customary land rights
customary tenure
The case study explores the intersect between customary tenure systems and gender roles in two villages in Phongsali district in the north of Laos. The country has a diverse population of ethnic communities who depend on forests and other natural resources for their livelihoods. These communities play an important role for conserving complex landscapes. However, their traditional land tenure practices are insufficiently documented and therefore poorly understood, and even more so the gender relations in customary systems.
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A Land Market for Poverty Eradication? A case study of the impact of Uganda’s Land Acts on policy hopes for development and poverty eradication

Reports & Research
June, 2005
Uganda, Africa
Land & Gender
land
customary law
customary tenure
land transactions
poverty
women
Asks what is customary tenure and what do we know about tenure systems and their consequences in Northern Uganda. Examines trends in land transactions and who is selling and buying land, certificates and titles for investment, and who owns customary land. Looks at protection from land alienation, the rights of women and children, the evolution of customary tenure and continuing changes in customary law. Concludes with policy recommendations and a plea for recognition that land is increasingly a cause of conflict and impoverishment.
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A Series of Posters for Communities Related to the Topics of the Manuals

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2023
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
customary land rights
customary tenure
How to acquire a Certificate of Customary Ownership (CCO) (2022)

How to carry out a subdivision on Mailo Land (2022)
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A terra em Timor-Leste: expondo a injustiça cognitiva nos conflitos fundiários

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2020
Asia, Timor-Leste
Land Conflicts
land law
customary law
statute law
land conflicts
customary land rights
customary tenure
Assente na análise de vários conflitos pelo acesso à terra em Timor-Leste, este artigo busca compreender a íntima relação existente entre o moderno direito de propriedade e as estratégias coloniais-capitalistas de apropriação de recursos, uma relação geradora de injustiças.
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Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
customary law
This Act, consisting of 52 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by one Schedule, provides for the establishment of an Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and an Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Council for the purpose of providing consultative and other services and for the economic, social and cultural advancement of persons of Aboriginal descent in Western Australia and for incidental and other purposes.