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Land Conflicts
Question | Answer |
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Definition of Land Conflict | social fact that involves at least two parties having different interests over the property rights over the land: use, manage, generate income, exclude others, transfer, right to compensation |
Scope of the problem | widespread approach, need and greed, scarcity and increase in land value |
land dispute in many forms | single parties. different parties, involving corrupt land administration and state capture |
Root cause of conflict | Position, Interests, Needs, Desires/Fears |
Land Conflict Resolution | Formal and informal institutions :::: formal: Central, district, local court, governmental structures time consuming and costly process |
Mediation | form of ADR where two or more parties come to agreement with the help of mediator using appropriate technique |
Arbitration | form of ADR is legal technique for resolution of dispute outside courts where disputants refer one or more arbitrators whose decisions disputants are bound to agree. |
Factors in Land Disputes | Institutional arrangements, technical deficiencies, conflicting laws regarding LAM, inaccuracies and ineffectiveness in cadastral surveying , inconsistencies and incompleteness in documentation |