Property rights, commodification, and land disputes in contemporary socialist Asia

Abstract:This article connects the colonial land ordinances and laws of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century with the changing meanings of property, to show both their impact, and how these developments resonated for the Ga-inhabitants of Accra and the Gold Coast Colony. The laws and African responses to them illustrate the ways in which property took on new meaning for a variety of groups. It also presents the framework for understanding why litigation, and the production of land claims became a central feature of land affairs in Accra with the continued development of the town. This analysis contributes to the existing literature on property rights in colonial Gold Coast by carefully considering the intricacies and nuances of land disputes in the colonial capital, and their intersection with larger transformations in land affairs.

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Property Rights, Land Disputes and Water Scarcity: Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia

American Journal of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1093/ajae/aaz036 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 102 (1) ◽

pp. 54-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Salvatore Di Falco ◽

Jérémy Laurent‐Lucchetti ◽

Marcella Veronesi ◽

Gunnar Kohlin

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Land Disputes

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How to Promote Order and Property Rights under Weak Rule of Law? An Experiment in Changing Dispute Resolution Behavior through Community Education

American Political Science Review ◽

10.1017/s0003055413000543 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 108 (1) ◽

pp. 100-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

CHRISTOPHER BLATTMAN ◽

ALEXANDRA C. HARTMAN ◽

ROBERT A. BLAIR

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Dispute Resolution ◽

Community Education ◽

Unintended Consequences ◽

Weak States ◽

Mass Education ◽

High Stakes ◽

Land Disputes ◽

Informal Practices ◽

One Year

Dispute resolution institutions facilitate agreements and preserve the peace whenever property rights are imperfect. In weak states, strengthening formal institutions can take decades, and so state and aid interventions also try to shape informal practices and norms governing disputes. Their goal is to improve bargaining and commitment, thus limiting disputes and violence. Mass education campaigns that promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR) are common examples of these interventions. We studied the short-term impacts of one such campaign in Liberia, where property disputes are endemic. Residents of 86 of 246 towns randomly received training in ADR practices and norms; this training reached 15% of adults. One year later, treated towns had higher resolution of land disputes and lower violence. Impacts spilled over to untrained residents. We also saw unintended consequences: more extrajudicial punishment and (weakly) more nonviolent disagreements. Results imply that mass education can change high-stakes behaviors, and improving informal bargaining and enforcement behavior can promote order in weak states.

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Private Property and Public Power in the Occupied West Bank

European Property Law Journal ◽

10.1515/eplj-2017-0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ronit Levine-Schnur

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Private Property ◽

West Bank ◽

Public Power ◽

Private Property Rights ◽

Land Disputes ◽

Duty To Protect

AbstractDoes an Occupying Power have a duty to protect private property rights of protected persons against acts of its own citizens? What is the extent of such a duty? This paper argues that under belligerent occupation, land disputes between individuals of both sides of the conflict are

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Blockchain as a tool for land rights: ownership of land in Cyprus

Journal of Property Planning and Environmental Law ◽

10.1108/jppel-02-2020-0010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 171-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Balkiz Yapicioglu ◽

Rebecca Leshinsky

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Peace Process ◽

Land Rights ◽

Land Claims ◽

Content Type ◽

Land Registration ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Land Disputes ◽

Ownership Of Land

Purpose This paper aims to set out an argument for the use of blockchain technology as a land registration tool, for Cyprus and other disputed land contexts, to assist with land disputes, which may, in turn, promote peace and harmony. Design/methodology/approach The paper is exploratory in nature. It raises the historical and present land issues in Cyprus and highlights that blockchain technologies could work as a tool to record disputed property rights on the Island. Findings While there have been many pilots to date for blockchain land registration, there is still scope to develop blockchain as a tool to record land interests. Cyprus offers an exemplar opportunity to use such a tool to assist in developing peace on the Island. Originality/value While the paper is conceptual in its application of blockchain technologies, it is novel in that it strives to show how technologies such as blockchain can act as a tool to assist with land registration matters, which, in turn, can assist with new ways to approach the peace process. More research is necessary for this area of inquiry, especially as to how sidechains can act as a conduit for recording competing land interests and disputed land claims.

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PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA TANAH TERHADAP EIGENDOM VERPONDING YANG DIKUASAI PIHAK LAIN

Borneo Law Review ◽

10.35334/bolrev.v5i1.1979 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 69-87

Author(s):

Amelia Akef Abdat ◽

Atik Winanti

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Land Tenure ◽

Strong Evidence ◽

Government Regulation ◽

Land Rights ◽

Legal Rights ◽

Land Registration ◽

Land Disputes ◽

Ownership Of Land ◽

Land Use Rights

AbstrakSejak diberlakukannya UUPA pada tanggal 24 September 1960 maka hak atas tanah eigendom verponding harus dikonversi menjadi hak milik untuk Warga Negara Indonesia dan hak guna bangunan untuk Warga Negara Asing dalam batas waktu 20 tahun sejak UUPA diberlakukan yaitu 24 September 1980. Namun pada praktiknya setelah 20 tahun UUPA diundangkan masih banyak pemilik hak atas tanah eigendom verponding yang belum mengkonversinya menjadi hak milik atau hak guna bangunan sehingga timbul sengketa penguasaan tanah oleh pihak lain tetapi pemiliknya masih memegang hak atas tanah eigendom verponding. Sehingga tujuannya dilakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan memahami kekuatan pembuktian eigendom verponding terhadap sengketa tanah yang dikuasai pihak lain serta untuk mengetahui dan memahami cara mengembalikan hak atas tanah eigendom verponding yang dikuasai pihak lain. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode yuridis normatif dan dapat diambil kesimpulan, bahwa: Kekuatan pembuktian eigendom verponding berdasaran PP Nomor 24 Tahun 1997 tentang Pendaftaran Tanah, hak atas tanah yang berasal dari hak-hak hukum Eropa termasuk didalamnya hak atas tanah eigendom verponding dapat didaftarkan dengan alat-alat bukti yang kuat untuk dikonversi menjadi hak milik walaupun telah melewati batas waktu konversi. Cara mengembalikan eigendom verponding yang dikuasai pihak lain dengan menggugat dan membuktikan ada kesalahan dalam proses penerbitan sertifikat yang menimbulkan tumpang tindih dan setelah digugat pemilik hak atas tanah eigendom verponding harus mengkonversinya menjadi hak milik. Sarannya kepada pemilik hak atas tanah eigendom verponding harus mengkonversi dengan mencantumkan alat bukti yang kuat. Serta kepada pihak BPN untuk lebih teliti dalam menerbitkan sertifikat agar tidak terjadi tumpang tindih dalam kepemilikan hak atas tanah. Kata kunci: Eigendom verponding; hak atas tanah; pihak lain. AbstractSince the enactment of the UUPA on September 24th 1960, eigendom verponding land rights must be converted into property rights for Indonesian citizens and land use rights for foreign citizens within 20 years since the UUPA was enacted 24 September 1980. However, in practice after 20 years The UUPA was promulgated there are still many owners of eigendom verponding land rights who have not converted them to property rights or building use rights so that land tenure disputes arise by other parties but the owners still hold the rights to the eigendom verponding land. So that the purpose of this research is to find out and understand the power of proof of eigendom verponding against land disputes controlled by other parties and to know and understand how to return the rights to eigendom verponding land controlled by other parties. The research method used in this study is a normative juridical method and it can be concluded that: Eigendom verponding's evidentiary power is based on Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 concerning Land Registration, land rights derived from European legal rights including eigendom verponding land rights can be registered with strong evidence to be converted into property rights even though the conversion deadline has passed. The way to return eigendom verponding which is controlled by another party is by suing and proving that there is an error in the certificate issuance process which causes an overlap and after being sued the owner of the eigendom verponding land rights must convert it into property rights. His suggestion to owners of land rights eigendom verponding must convert by including strong evidence. As well as to the BPN to be more careful in issuing certificates so that there is no overlap in ownership of land rights. Keywords: Eigendom verponding, land rights, other parties.

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