Full citation: Kenya Land Alliance, “The National Land Policy in Kenya: Critical Gender Issues and Policy Statements,” 1 KLA ISSUES PAPER (August 2004).
Record Topic: Inheritance
Gender Aspects of Land Reform: Constitutional Principles
Full citation: Kenya Land Alliance, “Gender Aspects of Land Reform: Constitutional Principles,” KLA BOOKLET (November 2002).
Women’s Land Rights in Zambia: Policy Provisions, Legal Framework and Constraints
Full citation: Machina, H., “Women’s Land Rights in Zambia: Policy Provisions, Legal Framework and Constraints,” WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (Zambia National Land Alliance, May 2002).
Learning about Sustainability and Gender through Farmer Field Schools in the Taita Hills, Kenya
Full citation: Najjar, D., Spaling, H. and Sinclair, A.J., “Learning about Sustainability and Gender through Farmer Field Schools in the Taita Hills, Kenya,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (July 2012).
Citation Only: Sierra Leone Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act No. 19 of 1972
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Citation Only: Sierra Leone Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 1975
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Citation Only: Sierra Leone Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act, Cap. 46 (1960)
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Just one in 10 women inherits land
Gender and Land Tenure Reform
Full citation: Giovarelli, R. (2009). “Gender and Land Tenure Reform,” in ONE BILLION RISING 196 (R. Prosterman, et al. eds., Leiden U. Press). – This chapter talks about specific threats to women’s land rights. They include that it may be culturally or legally impossible for women to acquire land rights through markets, inheritance, transfer or gift; that a woman’s marital status (marriage, divorce, bride price, dowry or polygamy) may create barriers to women’s land rights; that privatization or individualization of land may result in loss of non-ownership rights that women have to land (e.g., the right to use land); and […]
The Mystery of Capital Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law
Full citation: Joireman, S.F. (2008). “The Mystery of Capital Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law,” World Development, Elsevier, vol. 36(7), pages 1233-1246, July. – Economists such as Hernando De Soto have argued that clearly defined property rights are essential to capital formation and ultimately to economic growth and poverty alleviation. This article traces two impediments to the clear definition of property rights in the African context: customary law and the status of women. Both of these issues interfere with the attempt of African countries to rearticulate property law with the goal of capital formation. Constructive attempts […]