Insecurity of Land Tenure, Land Law and Land Registration in Liberia

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-14T18:33:03Z
dc.date2012-06-14T18:33:03Z
dc.date2008-10-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:10Z
dc.descriptionTo implement the vision of fostering economic development, social equity, and a transparent and effective government, the Government of Liberia has outlined key transitions that need to be accomplished. These include the development of infrastructure (roads, electricity), schools, job creation and transition from war, civil conflict and social polarization to a well functioning society in which economic opportunities are fostered and distributed equitably. Yet clearly, reform of the land tenure system is also a priority of Government. This is because effective land policy makes an enormous contribution to improve the investment climate of Liberia, ensure maximum use efficiency of land; increase land based revenues and improves equity in the access and use of land, thereby reducing social polarization and violence. Today, security of land tenure in today's Liberia is weak to non-existent. Some of the key problems include the following: a) the legal distinction between public land and tribal lands lacks clarity, resulting in tensions between government, which has long asserted ownership of and the right to alienate large areas of land occupied by traditional communities, and those communities, who regard this land as their own; and b) key land administration agencies have lost human and technical capital, and debilitated and need to be rebuilt istration agencies have lost human and technical capital, and debilitated and need to be rebuilt? There is a need to re-examine the provisions of the laws concerning public land and its alienation and the law concerning the rules and regulations on the 'hinterlands'. All reflect extensive claims to state ownership of land and resources on land under customary law, and such claims have been the source of political tensions which contributed to the conflicts of the past decades. There is a need for redress, and a careful rebalancing of interests to both enhance rural livelihoods and permit the exploitation of valuable resources in the national interest. Such redress must, once standards are clear, involve survey and registration of both public land and the land of rural communities.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10046261/liberia-insecurity-land-tenure-land-law-land-registration-liberia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8056
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/8056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415360
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCESS TO LANDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATION
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATIONS
dc.subjectCARTOGRAPHY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCIVIL LAW
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL LAND
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectIMPROVED LAND
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND APPROPRIATION
dc.subjectLAND CLAIMS
dc.subjectLAND DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND MARKET
dc.subjectLAND MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND RECORDS
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND REGISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND SALES
dc.subjectLAND SURVEYS
dc.subjectLAND TAXES
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLAND TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLAND VALUES
dc.subjectLANDOWNERS
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVEL
dc.subjectLOCAL OFFICIALS
dc.subjectMEDIATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE LAND
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY OWNER
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS REGIME
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS REGIMES
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC LAND
dc.subjectPUBLIC LANDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectREAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectREPAIR
dc.subjectRESETTLEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectSQUATTER
dc.subjectSQUATTERS
dc.subjectSTATE LAW
dc.subjectSTATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.titleInsecurity of Land Tenure, Land Law and Land Registration in Liberia

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