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Inheritance Law in Islam and Women

This article sets out the basic principles underlying inheritance in Islamic law.

Inheritance laws and Women’s property rights: How Just?

The writer argues that it has mainly only been through inheritance legislation, not land legislation, that state law has delivered any positive redress as to the relative rights of men and women in land. Even in these cases, this has often been achieved only by court interpretations or...

Inheritance Reform of Rights at Home
This article makes a case for the reform of traditional Muslim law of inheritance in the context of our times so that women can enjoy a stable, fulfiliing and independent lives. It includes a brief overview of the quaranic verses on inheritance, traditional rules of inheritance derived from these...
International Covenants on Women’s Land and Property Rights

This paper focuses on international covenants on women’s land and property rights from the viewpoint of an activist.

International Property Rights Index 2010 Report

The 2010 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is an international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being. In order to incorporate and grasp the important aspects related to property...

Is it what you inherited or what you learnt? Intergenerational linkage and interpersonal inequality in Senegal

Inheriting the family farm can be a mixed blessing in a setting in which land and credit markets do not work well, and being in charge of the farm comes with familial and societal sharing obligations relevant to incentives for diversification into non-farm activities. Using original data on...

Is Land Just for Men?

Critiquing Discriminatory Laws, Regulations and Administrative Practices relating to Land and Property Rights of Women in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Law and Society Trust. This is a review of national and provincial laws, regulations and administrative practices in Sri Lanka relating to women’s land...

Joint titling in Nicaragua, Indonesia and Honduras: Rapid Appraisal Synthesis
Numerous titling and registration programs have been implemented in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe as a necessary measure to ensure the property rights of smallholders and increase their access to other production factors, particularly credit. A major criticism of titling programs...
Joint Titling in Nicaragua, Indonesia, and Honduras: Rapid Appraisal Synthesis
Numerous titling and registration programs have been implemented in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe as a necessary measure to ensure the property rights of smallholders and increase their access to other production factors, particularly credit. A major criticism of titling programs...
Josephine Nzerem - Human Angle

This is a blog about Josephine and the work of her organization Human Angle which promotes couples to write a will so that widows and their children do not lose their right to property on the death of husbands / fathers.  This link includes a you tube interview with Josephine.