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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… secure access to land is a key element of protecting the right to food of rural populations that depend on agriculture … should reflect and legalize the realities of land use and property transactions practiced by the majority of the people … of community administrator, judge, land allocator and property registrar. While in some contexts these leaders are …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… to open access resources but rather a system of communal property. In the case of resources that would otherwise be … R. S. and Pradhan, R. (2002). Legal pluralism and dynamic property rights. CAPRi Working Paper no. 22. Washington, … and agreements more specifically guarantee the right to own property.26 UNDRIP also calls for the …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to environmental and social benefits when ILCs have the right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) over any … and opposition to understanding life and knowledge as property. Diagram 1: Illustrating the holistic nature of … its life forms and the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples as property or "commodities". • We oppose the actions of …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… WHO World Health Organization WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Intergovernmental Committee Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and … Park ICA includes articles from human rights law, the right to food, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… Malia – revenue; tax on crops G l o s s a ry Maliki – property Malkiat – property; ownership (in Hunza) Mari – Slaughter of an animal … Raja. The Rajas had the authority to withdraw any kind of right or concession as well. During British rule, Rajas …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… nization Agreement on Trade‐Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights SPS … ry Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate … Voluntary Guidelines on the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the … gender. Many states have also modified land and property …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… components of the above‐mentioned project, under the “right to food” theme, aimed at mapping and evaluating … statutes that provide better protection for women’s property rights, choosing instead to enforce customs … which protects a host of relevant rights such as the right of everyone to adequate food and the …