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Land Act (Act 1036)
By Karen Chen
Record Item Year: 2020
Law Establishing Rules on Protection, Promotion and Development of the Indigenous, and Creating the National Indigenous Development Corporation (Law No. 19253) [mod. 2020]
By Karen Chen
Laos Civil Code
By Karen Chen
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted in establishing Laos’ first ever civil code. It was enforced May 27, 2020. The document is an unofficial translation in English.
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Methods for Measuring Women’s Empowerment
By Karen Chen
Impacts of Resettlement on Women’s Land Tenure Security
By digitalthing
This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to protect women’s land rights in the face of hydro power-driven resettlement in Laos PDR. Specifically, it seeks to answer the research question, “In Laos, how effective are the resettlement, land laws and policies and related safeguards at ensuring gender-equitable results?”
Impacts of Resettlement on Women’s Land Tenure Security
This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of the existing legal framework to protect women’s land rights in the face of hydro power-driven resettlement in Laos PDR. Specifically, it seeks to answer the research question, "In Laos, how effective are the resettlement, land laws and policies and related safeguards at ensuring gender-equitable results?”
How Effective is the Promotion of Women’s Customary Land Rights in Improving Women’s Land Tenure Security in Sierra Leone?
Abstract: This case study reviews available literature on the land tenure situation of women in Sierra Leone and analyses the impact of an FAO project in two rural villages in ensuring that women are better able to claim their customary rights to land. We argue that the intervention had a positive impact on the rights […]