Ghana went into colonisation with two broad types of customary land arrangement. In one, a traditional leader was the custodian of the land and gave his followers equitable access to it. In the other, ...

Cook Islands Law Commission is inviting the public to take part in discussions on proposed changes to the Cook Islands Act 1915 that would allow land taken by government warrant to be returned to ...

This concern is increasingly visible, in the functioning of Sixth Schedule institutions across Northeast India. Conceived as constitutional safeguards, for tribal self-governance, customary law, land ...

Herdsmen attend to cattle in Mede Village, Palaro Sub-county, Gulu District on Deceber 26, 2023. The increase of Balaalo in northern Uganda drew attention to the issue of changing land ownership in ...