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“Land tenure status of African women"
As mentioned in the introduction of the paper, “a primary focus of this paper will be an examination of how women’s rights to land are changing and evolving. However, descriptions of the nature of women's rights – how they are obtained, whether they are secure or insecure, exclusive or inclusive –...
“Marital property in California and Indonesia: Community property and harta bersama”
One of the more notable features of Indonesian Islamic law is its recognition of the concept of jointly owned marital property which bears a striking similarity to the community property system in California. In both systems the marital estate consists of property acquired during the marriage...
“Mehar, neglected right of wife”
“Microcredit and women moneylenders: the shifting terrain of credit in rural Senegal”

This paper analyzes the new role rural Senegalese women play as moneylenders in their agrarian communities. The shifting terrain of local credit institutions parallels contemporary trends in rural development: state-led agricultural cooperatives, which were introduced in 1960, formerly bolstered...

“Pakistan – fighting for land rights for the poor”
The article covers Sindh’s government’s land redistribution programme and how it is helping women access land.
“PDI kicks out – women land rights campaign”
This article highlights the work Participatory Development Initiatives [PDI] to raise awareness about the second phase of the land redistribution programme of the Government of Sindh.
“PDI launches campaign facilitating poor women to receive government land”

This article highlights the work Participatory Development Initiatives [PDI] to raise awareness about the second phase of the land redistribution programme of the Government of Sindh. PDI who has already been engaged in the awareness and advocacy in the first phase of land distribution, has...

“Policy discourses on women’s land rights in Sub–Saharan Africa: the implications of the return to the customary”
This article examines some contemporary policy discourses on land tenure reform in sub–Saharan Africa and their implications for women’s interests in land. It demonstrates an emerging consensus among a range of influential policy institutions, lawyers and academics about the potential of so–called...
“Property and constitutional order: Land tenure reform and the future of the African state”
The debate over land law reform in Africa has been framed as a referendum on the market – that is, as a debate pitting advocates of the growth-promoting individualization of property rights against those who call for protecting the livelihoods and subsistence rights of small farmers. This article...
“Property Rights in West Africa: Unveiling the Visions of Women”
This article argues that African women suffer double deprivation in traditional West African societies. They inherit land and property rights from neither their fathers nor husbands. Although some African customs and much colonial influence alleviate some gender-based violence against women and...