Guiding Principles:
Land Tenure in Development Cooperation

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Prof. A. R. Nsibambi: Land Tenure Relations in Uganda 1990 - 1995

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The land tenure system in Uganda: a brief historical appraisal
2.1 Security of tenure
2.2 A modified and restricted freehold system of land tenure is introduced in Uganda
2.3 Customary tenure
2.4 Leaseholds
2.5 The landlord - tenant relations, 1900 - 1995
2.6 Further limitations are imposed on the mailo landlord by the Busuulu and Envujjo Law, 1927
2.7 Negative consequences of Busuulu and Envujjo Law
2.8 Positive aspects of the mailo tenure system
2.9 The Land Reform Decree of 1975
2.10 Tenants take advantage of the landlords
2.11 Was the Land Reform Decree (LRD) a facilitator of economic development?
2.12 Land rights and the marginalization of women
2.13 Absence of a deliberate and coherent land policy
3. Basic elements of a deliberate and coherent land policy
3.1 The ideological stalemate and other factors prevent: adoption of a deliberate land policy
4. Significant land tenure changes under the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
4.1 New relations between landlords and tenants
4.2 The State versus individuals: The doctrine of Eminent Domain
4.3 The link between corruption and conflict: An assessment of the personnel which implements policy
4.4 The external factor
5. Conclusion
References

 

 

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