The pre-reform period was characterized by state monopoly of land and by land use that did not require any payment. The legal principles of land reform in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union were set in 1989 by the Basic Law on Land Legislation in the USSR and the Soviet Republics. This law established the right of the citizens to receive land in permanent or temporary use for agricu...

Report on a desktop study commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) This paper was prepared under contract with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The positions and opinions presented are those of the author alone, and are not intended to represent the views of FAO. 2 CONTENTS List of Tables 4 Abbreviations used in the text 4 Acknowledgements 4 ...

sociology of literature has relation with sociology on the one hand and and the literature on the other hand. delving into the  relation between literature and society forms basis of socialogical criticism of the literature. this approach focuses mainly on the structure and content of literary work and its relationship with society and interactions of literature, society and reflection of socia...

This article presents a case of using property rights to govern land use in the high country of New Zealand’s South Island. It tells the story of a land reform policy and its implementation over two decades, through changes in rules and governing parties. It observes land reform outcomes that are surprisingly favourable to pastoral leaseholders, and surprisingly unfavourable to the Crown. It th...

The literature paints a fairly common scenario for developing countries. It is one in which land is an increasingly scarce resource; where distribution is perceived to be unequal; where compensation for land required for infrastructure is unfair; where revenue through taxes is low and disproportionately shared; where land transactions are expensive and bureaucratic and where the levels of dispu...

This research aim to know the land reform in Philippines has long been a contentious issue rooted Philippines's Spanish Colonial Period. Some efforts began during American Period with renewed Commonwealth, following independence, Martial Law and especially People Power Revolution 1986. used qualitative normative approach regulation of Land Philippines. The current law, Comprehensive Agrarian Re...

Mexico’s ultimate electoral reform, adopted in November 1996, was the law of the land for the July 1997 elections. Regrettably, its terms could not be met. This paper explains why, what was in fact done in the circumstances, and what should be done about it.  1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

The presence of land mafias can hinder investment and economic growth, as the crimes committed include large-scale disputes, conflicts, involve large economies, thus requiring prevention at administrative level. This research aims to find develop new legal regulatory aspects prevent future mafias. study is a descriptive with socio-legal perspective. results this investigation, in an attempt agr...