Customary Land Law in Africa
Author: Frank M. Mifsud
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 114
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Author: Frank M. Mifsud
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 114
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Oleg Igorevich Krassov
Publisher: XSPO
Published:
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 5001562554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe monograph studies the key aspects of land law of African countries, customary land tenure laws, customary rights to water, forest, cattle grazing; the influence of colonial epoch on customary land tenure systems, and the rights of African women to land. Characteristic features of land and water rights under Islamic law are provided. The current state of formal land law in the countries of North, West, Central, and East Africa is analyzed, including the following: the right of ownership to land and other natural resources, types of various rights to land and natural resources, and the relationship of formal law and customary land tenure systems. For students, graduate students and teachers of law schools, employees of legislative, executive and judicial authorities, as well as for all those interested in land, civil law and comparative legal studies.
Author: Sonius
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1962-12
Total Pages: 53
ISBN-13: 9004665307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Home
Publisher: PULP
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1920538011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. W. J. Sonius
Publisher:
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. Oloka-Onyango
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2018-07-26
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1527514374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines current trends in customary land issues in Africa, focusing on the practice of converting customary land into leasehold tenure, particularly in Zambia. Since the enactment of the 1995 Lands Act No. 29 in Zambia, conversion of customary land has become a controversial policy, raising questions about the future of customary land and rural communities, and the role of traditional authorities in a changing environment. Alienating customary land into leasehold tenure has serious implications for local and national politics and gender dynamics. Analysis of these trends suggests that the policy of creating land markets on customary land is subjecting customary systems to the forces of change. However, governments that have adopted this policy have not, by and large, adopted measures to respond to these challenges. Although customary tenure is widely believed to be resilient, it is not clear how the customary system will navigate the current winds of change. Chapters in this book draw from the Land Use and Rural Livelihoods in Africa Project (LURLAP), a collaborative research project undertaken by staff and students at the University of Cape Town and the University of Zambia.
Author: Jean-Pierre Chauveau
Publisher: IIED
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1843696576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fonja Julius Achu
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Published: 2018
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCustomary landholding generally connotes the various methods of acquisition and use including rights and duties that may accrue to any individual or group within a particular society in relation to land. Customary land law in Africa in general and Cameroon in particular has existed for centuries, serving as an integral part of traditional agricultural economies. African customary land law recognizes the fact that land in Africa is owned collectively by a family, village or community and not by an individual. Therefore, an individual's title to land is rare under African customary law in general and Cameroon in particular. Individual ownership of land under African customary land law is a feature of modernization. This paper investigates why land is still mostly held collectively by a family, village or community and not by an individual under customary law. The author accomplishes this by perusing records mainly from documentary and internet search. The data collected constitutes the sources from which customary and statutory law rules are drawn, stated and analyzed in the light of the stated aim of the paper. The results inter alia identify that land is held principally by the family and community under customary law and that the genesis of individual ownership is a product of modernism. The results are significant because they expose the weaknesses of the customary law regarding individual ownership of land.
Author: Robert Debusmann
Publisher: Bayreuth African Studies
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeanmarie Fenrich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-07-18
Total Pages: 563
ISBN-13: 1139497820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book promotes discussion and understanding of customary law and explores its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify customary law, and how this body of law differs in content, form and status from legislation and common law.