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Land and water - the rights interface

… and the land. For centuries lawmakers have used private property, including land, as a tool to stimulate individual … an increased role for private land rights, private property and the liberalization of market transactions in the … as a subsidiary component of land tenure rights, a right to use water often being dependant on the existence of …
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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 …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

… Special Rapporteur Reports on adequate housing, and the Right to Food movement. Women’s land rights  … or amending discriminatory inheritance and property laws.  …  succession law can directly or indirectly restrict women’s right to  own  or  control  property,  or  inherit  it.  The  …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… 684 6.1.5.3 Local Councils (Tax on Transfer of Immovable Property) Rules 1997 691 6.1.5.4 West Pakistan Motor Vehicles … produce, vehicles and the transfer of immovable property. The Provincial Government has the power to grant … from amongst the officials available in the district. 19. Right of the Zilla Nazim to take part in Council’s meetings.— …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… security and supporting the progressive realization of the right to adequate food; (2) improving social and development … poorly with their traditions and livelihoods. Pastoral property rights are better understood as overlapping rights, … to its complete depletion. More recent work on common property regimes clearly shows not only how systems of …
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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  …
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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  …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… promotes and supports the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, which is one of the objectives of the … are legitimate tenure rights . . . . 21 2.3.4 Common property rights, use rights, tenancy rights, and overlapping … restricted areas and customary rights in Fiji 2.3.4 Common property rights, use rights, tenancy rights, and overlapping …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… to draft by-laws to protect trees on public and private property. In the case of the latter, this has been in place … instance, certain types of trees have been declared state property and must therefore be preserved. Furthermore, the … but with the objective of preventing damages it gives the right to the responsible authority to enter any property on …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… to contribute to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental … appropriate the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons … Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons …
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