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A Guide to Property Law in Uganda

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2007
Uganda
communal ownership
eminent domain
indigenous peoples' land rights
land
land access
land administration
land governance
land law
land tenure
land tenure systems
This guide has been written as an information resource for government officials, community leaders, humanitarian aid workers, judges, lawyers and others whose responsibilities include upholding land and property rights in Uganda. It outlines the main provisions of Uganda’s constitutional and legal framework and the protection these provide to property rights. It briefly outlines the historical background to existing land tenure relations, describes the constitutional provisions relating to land in the 1995 Constitution and sets out the main provisions of the Land Act 1998.
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A study on Land Grabbing cases in Uganda

Reports & Research
April, 2012
Uganda
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
compulsory acquisitions
development
eviction
land dispute
land grabbing
land law
This report investigates cases of land grabbing in Uganda, focusing in particular on oil palm plantations in Kalangala, Lake Victoria. It assesses the impacts on rural communities and on the local environment, and questions who benefits from these projects.
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Africa’s farmland in changing hands

A review of literature and case studies from sub-Saharan Africa

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Mozambique, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
land
land acquisitions
land law
land ownership
Access to land is at the heart of rural livelihoods. In sub-Saharan Africa, the pace and scale at which land is changing hands are increasing fast. Understanding these changes in land access is crucial if the systems of land governance, the practices of companies and organisations, and the initiatives seeking to influence rural development, are to adapt and have a positive impact.
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ANALYSIS OF POST CONFLICT LAND POLICY AND LAND ADMINISTRATION

A SURVEY OF IDP RETURN AND RESETTLEMENT ISSUES AND LESSON: ACHOLI AND LANGO REGIONS

Reports & Research
February, 2008
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
advocacy
common property
community land rights
customary law
displacement
indigenous peoples' lands
land
land administration
land dispute resolution
This is the second in a series of land studies for northern Uganda, whose core objective is to inform the Plan for Recovery and Development of Northern Uganda (PRDP) and the National Land Policy. It builds on the work of the first phase conducted in Teso region to present a more quantitative analysis of trends on disputes and claims on land before displacement, during displacement and emerging trends or occurrences on return for Acholi and Lango sub-regions.
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Balancing Development and Community Livelihoods: A Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement in Uganda

A Study of Communities Affected by Conservation in Kibaale District; Oil Development and Road Infrastructure in Hoima District; and Hydro Electric Power Development in Buikwe District of Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2016
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
co-ownership rights
collective ownership
community land rights
use rights
Land acquisition for development projects by government, private investors and land speculators is a critical source of tensions and conflicts in many parts of Uganda. Following the discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in 2006, Uganda turned attention to extractives and oil development as a matter of national priority. Evidence of this assertion can be found in the recent 2016-17 national budget allocations, where the portion for oil development is substantial.
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Catching up with the fast pace of land access change in Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2017
Uganda
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agrarian reform
common property
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land governance
The ways in which people obtain land in Uganda are changing fast. Land that used to be secured through inheritance, gifts or proof of long-term occupancy is now more commonly changing hands in the market. Those with wealth and powerful connections are frequently able to override local rules and gain access to land at the expense of poorer individuals. Government-backed agribusiness investors receive large areas of land with benefits for some local farmers who are able to participate in the schemes, while other smallholders see their land access and livelihoods degraded.
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COMMUNITY LAND JUSTICE IN UGANDA

TOWARDS MEANINGFUL HARMONISATION

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2014
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
adjudication
advocacy
co-ownership rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land
land administration
Uganda’s northern region was traditionally inhabited by communities with predominantly pastoral lifestyles. As the country began developing administrative structures in the region, most clans found themselves settled into agro-pastoral communities. The elders found it imperative to demarcate areas of land to fit different uses, with areas for family settlement and cultivation clearly separated from other areas for communal use. Land was either demarcated by the leaders of a particular settlement or by the dominant clan for the benefit of everyone else in that area.
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Developing a Land Conflict Monitoring and Mapping Tool for the Acholi Sub-Region of Northern Uganda

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
agrarian reform
common property
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land
land use mapping
Well before the effective ending of the protracted Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)

insurgency in northern Uganda in July 2006, and at a time when the entire rural

population was displaced into camps, concerns had emerged around land, in particular

in the Acholi sub-region, where the war had been most intense and longest lasting

(Adoko & Levine 2004). Through forced displacement, almost all rural Acholi

families has been prevented from occupying their land for many years, years in which
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Does customary tenure have a role in modern economic development?

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2010
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agrarian reform
common property
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
land
land administration
Over 80% of all land in Uganda is held under unregistered ‘customary tenure’. This means that it is private property, but the owners need no documents to prove ownership. Their claims to the land, and the boundaries of the land, are locally recognised, and this recognition is given the full protection of State law.
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Draft Final Report of the Implementation of The Land Governance Assessment Framework In Uganda

Reports & Research
October, 2014
Africa, Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
adjudication
agrarian reform
common property
compulsory acquisitions
land access
land governance
land policies
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of the legal framework, policies and practices regarding land and land use. The LGAF is based on a comprehensive review of available conceptual and empirical material regarding experience in land governance (refer to Land Governance Assessment Framework: Conceptual Approach, Formulation and Methodology). In 1995, the Uganda government embarked on land reform starting with the Constitutional provisions. Land reform was imperative because of the country’s turbulent land tenure history.