Essays about: "customary land laws"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words customary land laws.

  1. 1. From wheat to lawns : urban expansion to agricultural lands in Finland from 2000 to 2018 and its implications to food security

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Antti Olof Ilari Säkkinen; [2023]
    Keywords : agriculture; food security; GIS; Sustainable Development; urban expansion;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the extent of urban expansion on agricultural lands in Finland, its effects on the national agricultural output and the implications to national food security and sheds some light to the reasons of why agricultural land is converted to urban land in Finland. This complex issue was approached through mixed research methods. READ MORE

  3. 2. The phenomenon of blood feud among albanians and its impact on children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sokol Xhaxho; [2019]
    Keywords : Albania; Kosovo; the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini; blood feud; child rights; weak state; NGOs; mediators; living law; living conditions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the middle ages the Albanian northern tribes had their own customary law that regulated their everyday life. This customary law is called the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poverty reduction through land titling : A study about the economic effects of the Malawi national land policy

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Anna Engblom; August Isacsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Land Titling; Land Investment; Credit Access; Economic Growth; Poverty Reduction;

    Abstract : Access to land is vital for providing our basic needs. According to earlier research, private landtitles are a prerequisite for secure land rights and are vital for enabling sustainable economicgrowth and poverty reduction. In Malawi, where a majority of the land is customary, newlaws have been enacted, but not yet implemented. READ MORE

  5. 4. The story of a post-feminist in post-patriarchy : the consequences of customary laws and practices on rural women’s land rights and livelihoods in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Clement Peter Kopweh; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability science; patriarchy; rural women; customary laws; poverty; livelihood; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In rural Tanzania, customary laws and practices have for over 50 years been the major constraints of women’s land rights and livelihood. According to customs, a man has inherent powers to own and control land, and he is considered to be the rightful heir of such resource, and a woman is not. READ MORE

  6. 5. EU and International Treaties with Third Countries - Can EU fulfil legal expectations in areas of shared competence as IP under TTIP?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Morgan M E Broman; [2016]
    Keywords : International Law; Customary International Law; European Union; Competences; Intellectual Property; Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties; World Trade Organisation; World Intellectual Property Organisation; United Nations; Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property rights; IP; IPR; EU; WTO; UN; WIPO; VCLT; TRIPs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats bygger på forskning inom den komplexa juridiska situationen bakom EU’s externa agerande och konflikten mellan externa och interna juridiska spörsmål inom områden med delad kompetens inom Unionen. EU’s lagstiftning, genom sin egen struktur, har en unik position inom hierarkin för rättskällor. READ MORE