Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu

This paper describes some features of custom landholding. It evaluates elements of the process by which custom land is converted into registerable form, and considers how the judicial system is placed to resolve disputes involving custom landholder...

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Main Author: Haccius, Justin
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658771468023378450/Coercion-to-conversion-push-and-pull-pressures-on-custom-land-in-Vanuatu
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spelling okr-10986-305352021-04-23T14:04:57Z Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu Haccius, Justin AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE BONDS CULTIVATION DEVELOPERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EROSION HOTELS HOUSES LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND REFORM LAND USE LEASEHOLD LEASES LEASING RESORTS JUSTICE FOR THE POOR This paper describes some features of custom landholding. It evaluates elements of the process by which custom land is converted into registerable form, and considers how the judicial system is placed to resolve disputes involving custom landholders in a context where the framework for the recognition of custom is under-developed. Certain commentators argue that custom landholding is inherently incompatible with economic development. Others disagree pointing to success stories and arguing that a purely economic analysis dismisses the benefits, also inherent in custom landholding, of community and culture. Wherever one stands on this debate, what is clear is that the process of converting custom land into registered leasehold is fraught with dispute, disillusionment and controversy. The current process is sharply tilted toward the structures of the formal system and the interests of those who have access to that system with the result that: (i) custom landholders are often excluded from equitable participation in the development of their land, and (ii) attempts to use the legal system to respond to these problems are frustrated. 2018-10-09T19:55:17Z 2018-10-09T19:55:17Z 2009-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658771468023378450/Coercion-to-conversion-push-and-pull-pressures-on-custom-land-in-Vanuatu http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30535 English Justice for the Poor Briefing Note;3(1) CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Vanuatu
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topic AGRICULTURE
ARCHITECTURE
BONDS
CULTIVATION
DEVELOPERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EROSION
HOTELS
HOUSES
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND REFORM
LAND USE
LEASEHOLD
LEASES
LEASING
RESORTS
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR
spellingShingle AGRICULTURE
ARCHITECTURE
BONDS
CULTIVATION
DEVELOPERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EROSION
HOTELS
HOUSES
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND REFORM
LAND USE
LEASEHOLD
LEASES
LEASING
RESORTS
JUSTICE FOR THE POOR
Haccius, Justin
Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vanuatu
relation Justice for the Poor Briefing Note;3(1)
description This paper describes some features of custom landholding. It evaluates elements of the process by which custom land is converted into registerable form, and considers how the judicial system is placed to resolve disputes involving custom landholders in a context where the framework for the recognition of custom is under-developed. Certain commentators argue that custom landholding is inherently incompatible with economic development. Others disagree pointing to success stories and arguing that a purely economic analysis dismisses the benefits, also inherent in custom landholding, of community and culture. Wherever one stands on this debate, what is clear is that the process of converting custom land into registered leasehold is fraught with dispute, disillusionment and controversy. The current process is sharply tilted toward the structures of the formal system and the interests of those who have access to that system with the result that: (i) custom landholders are often excluded from equitable participation in the development of their land, and (ii) attempts to use the legal system to respond to these problems are frustrated.
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author Haccius, Justin
author_facet Haccius, Justin
author_sort Haccius, Justin
title Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
title_short Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
title_full Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
title_fullStr Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
title_full_unstemmed Coercion to Conversion : Push and Pull Pressures on Custom Land in Vanuatu
title_sort coercion to conversion : push and pull pressures on custom land in vanuatu
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658771468023378450/Coercion-to-conversion-push-and-pull-pressures-on-custom-land-in-Vanuatu
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