Land Rights Act.

Subject

Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Ownership Traditional rights/customary rights Common property Community management Land-use planning Gender Protected area

Geographical area

Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa

Abstract

This Act defines and delineates the different categories of land ownership and rights recognized in Liberia and prescribes the means by which each of the categories of land may be acquired, used, transferred and otherwise managed. It shall ensure that all communities, families, individuals and legal entities shall enjoy secure land rights free of fear that their land will be taken from them, except in accordance with due process of law. The Act also seeks to ensure equal access and equal protection with respect to land ownership, use and management, including ensuring that customary land and private land are given equal legal protection and that land ownership is provided for all Liberians regardless of identity, custom, ethnicity, tribe, language, gender or otherwise. The Act provides for the registration of rights in land.

Full text

English

Website

legislature.gov.lr

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Liberia Land Rights Act Regulations, 2022.

Legislation | Liberia | 2022

Keyword: Access and benefit-sharing, Forest management/forest conservation, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Access right, Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Prescription/adverse possession, Agricultural land, Capacity building, Common property, Community management, Liability/compensation, Enforcement/compliance, Cultural heritage, Traditional rights/customary rights, Resource/damage valuation, Dispute settlement, Education, EIA, Equity, Farming, Gender, Governance, Inspection, Institution, Integrated management, Land commission, Cadastre/land registration, Subdivision of land, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Land valuation, Lease, Survey/mapping, Mining, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Ownership, Pastoralism, PIC-prior informed consent, Policy/planning, Private land, Procedural matters, Property rights, Protected area, Protection of environment, Public land, Public participation, Range, Registration, Right of use, Youth, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Transfer, Vested rights/existing rights, Zoning, Agricultural development, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX