Essays about: "Customary land tenure system"
Found 5 essays containing the words Customary land tenure system.
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1. Land grabbing in Ghana - A false promise? : Neo-colonialism or a development opportunity?
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : A global land rush developed during the last decade, spared primiarly by the sharp rise inglobal food prices between 2007 and 2008. The inceased international food prices resulted inincreased interest from foreign actors to invest in agricultural land in developing countries inthe global south. READ MORE
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2. Women’s land rights under the Mozambican Land Law: An ethnographic study of the matrilineal district of Majune, Niassa province, northern Mozambique
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The Mozambican Land Law (Lei de Terra) that was passed in 1997 seeks to formalize customary rights at a community level and provide equal access to land for men and women, while securing external investors access to land for their investments. This ethnographic study explores women’s land rights in Majune district, Niassa province, under the Mozambican Land Law. READ MORE
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3. The Role of the National Institutional Framework for Land Tenure on Contract-Farming Public-Private Partnerships in Malawi: a Case Study of Two Sugarcane Outgrower Schemes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a form of contract farming are increasing in number across Sub-Saharan Africa; providing a potential solution to the threat of food insecurity and stimulant of economic growth. Yet, the perceived extent to which the operations of contract-farming PPPs include original smallholders – inclusivity - is often questioned. READ MORE
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4. Recognition of Customary Tenure Rights in International Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : A tenure system is the way in which ownership of, or rights to, land is regulated. Such systems can be determined by statutes, agreed precedents or by customary norms. In Sub-Saharan Africa, pluralistic legal systems consisting of traditional customary law as well as received law are common. READ MORE
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5. Is the critique against the current system of Investment Treaty Arbitration legitimate? A study focusing on the financial crisis in Argentina
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Detta examensarbete behandlar olika aspekter av internationell investeringsrätt. Bilaterala eller regionala investeringsavtal tillsammans med internationell sedvanerätt reglerar mestadels rättsområdet. Sedvanerätten är inte harmoniserad på området vilket gör den osäker för investerare. READ MORE
