"This publication is based on the presentations on a land rights conference that was held between 19 and 21 October 2014 in Maastricht"--Page v. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction / Ingrid Westendorp -- A human rights-based approach to food and land issues : a normative analysis / Fons Coomans -- Pollution, takings and access to justice in East and West / Michael Faure and Andri Wibisana -- Land grabbing, land struggles and the human right to food / Roman Herre -- Women's right to land : a comparison between international legal obligations and customary laws in Bali (Indonesia) and in Acholi (Uganda) / Ingrid Westendorp and Elin Hilwig -- Agrarian reform and smallholder rights in Indonesia : alternatives to corporate, customary and private ownership / Ben White.
Summary:
The right to land plays a key role in the realisation of a plethora of human rights. Land is however becoming scarce and the poorest sectors of society are deprived of access to land whilst State authorities and foreign investors practise land grabbing.
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