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IALTA and China

IALTA and China

On 6-7 August 2011 Prof Leon Verstappen from the International Alliance on Land Tenure and Administration (IALTA)  participated in the ‘Second Forum on Global Constitutionalism: International Conference on Zoning, Taking and Constitutional Protection of Peasant Rights’ organized by the Constitutional and Administrative Law Centre of Peking University in China. Bringing national and international land scholars and policy-makers together, the conference provided a timely contribution to China’s ongoing land policy reform agenda pertaining to the revision of the current Land Management Law.

Women’s Inheritance and Property Rights: A Vehicle to Accelerate Progress Towards the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals - Paper N. 13

Reports & Research
January, 2010
Global

Strengthening women's inheritance and property rights can be an effective means of decreasing poverty and increasing gender equality, and thereby accelerating progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This paper presents two case studies from Rwanda and Ethiopia to illustrate the potential impact that advocacy, legislative reform and law enforcement in this area can have on the achievement of the MDGs in developing countries.

Legal Pluralism Conference, University of Cape Town, 8-11 September 2011

Legal Pluralism Conference, University of Cape Town, 8-11 September 2011

IALTA is going to host three panels on land administration systems, rules and roles of land law, and individualization of land rights in a competitive society for the upcoming legal pluralism conference at the University of Cape Town, South Africa on 8-11 September 2011. For more information, please visit the conference website: http://www.commission-on-legal-pluralism.com .

 

Call For Submissions/Communications: Allegations Of Human Rights Violations Affecting The Status Of Women

Call For Submissions/Communications: Allegations Of Human Rights Violations Affecting The Status Of Women
Individuals, non-governmental organizations, groups and networks are invited to submit written communications-including, but not limited to, complaints, appeals and petitions-to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) with information pertaining to alleged injustices and human rights violations against women in any country.

Celebrating Africa Day 2011: Free Access to Article Collection until 30 June

Celebrating Africa Day 2011: Free Access to Article Collection until 30 June

The Taylor & Francis group is proud to publish leading African and African Studies journals and is committed to disseminating and showcasing African research in the global online environment in a variety of subject areas. To show support for Africa Day they have collated a selection of top articles and have made them free to access online from the 23rd May - 30th June.

 

Articles of of interest include:

Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO) programme announced 8-10 PhD positions - deadline November 1st 2011

Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO) programme announced 8-10 PhD positions - deadline November 1st 2011

Forest and Nature for Society (FONASO)  offers 8-10 positions for a fully integrated three-year Joint Doctoral Programme. FONASO is part of the Erasmus Mundus programme initiated by the European Commission to enhance and promote European higher education throughout the world. The language of the programme is English.

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