Essays about: "formalization of customary rights"

Found 1 essay containing the words formalization of customary rights.

  1. 1. 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 studier

    Author : Anna Gudrún Aradóttir; [2017-07-03]
    Keywords : Mozambican Land Law; Majune district; women’s land rights; matriliny; land tenure; formalization of customary rights;

    Abstract : 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