Land tenure, housing rights and gender
Lesotho: Law, land tenure and gender review: Southern Africa
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Novembro 2005
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This document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various types of land in the country and the relevant constitutional provisions laws and policies. The chapter also examines housing rights and accessibility of services. It focuses on laws relating to inheritance and marital property issues. The chapter profiles land management systems and the institutions involved in land management and administration.
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