| dc.description.abstract | Land is a vital resource for rural livelihoods. Establishing and clarifying land rights
through formalisation has become
a key issue in development policies that aim
to
promote more productive uses of land. This re
port looks at some
land reform
initiatives
from
a gendered human rights perspective.
The human rights-based approach (HRBA)
has a direct bearing on international and national land reform policies, facilitating gender
equality through elimination of discrimination against women. The
overall aim
of this report is to make a contribution to
the operationalisation of the HRBA.
Chapter 2 focuses on different approaches to
formalisation in different historical periods
to date, starting with a discussion of the concept itself. In Chapter 3 the hum
an rights-
based approach to development is developed
in
relation to women’s land rights, while
Chapter 4 is an analysis of the approach
to land policy found in the 2003 World Bank
report. The country studies presented in Chapters 5–8 explore to
what extent international
and national
formalisation initiatives are
consonant with international human rights
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