Sentences with phrase «communal ownership of land»

The Court found that the right of everyone to use and enjoy their property extended to Indigenous communal ownership of land «through an evolutionary interpretation of international instruments for the protection of human rights».

We recognise the cultural importance of communal ownership of land, and we are committed to protecting the rights of communal ownership and to ensure that indigenous land is preserved for future generations.

Nor have the principles addressed the cultural context of communities in terms of communal ownership of land and the economic benefits that can be gained from Indigenous communities» strong connection to their land through an ongoing and vibrant culture.

Also, the emphasis in the Principles on preserving inalienable title, but only in such a way as to maximise benefits to individuals and families, potentially threatens communal ownership of land.

The destruction of the Jajmani system, communal ownership of landed property, by the British and introduction of legal land relationship changed the situation of Dalits for the worse.

Not exact matches

Further inland, Ahmad Ghossein's solo exhibition at Marfa» gallery centred on Southern Lebanon, where a complex history of French colonial rule, local feudalism, and Israeli military occupation has resulted in a system of land ownership based not on cadastral survey but on communal consensus.

Similarly, the Prime Minister has given preliminary support to the Principles by endorsing home ownership on communal lands and «individual aspiration as a driving force for progress in all sections in the Australian community».50 Such a perspective is inconsistent with research focusing on social capital, which argues that the erosion of community and shared networks is undermining the progress of society.

Counter to this view is the fact that communal Indigenous land ownership reflects ancient traditional forms of property in Aboriginal societies, giving expression to Indigenous living cultures.

The Prime Minister announced that the Government is interested in supporting Indigenous Australians turn their land into wealth, while protecting the rights of communal ownership and preserving Indigenous land for future generations.

The debate was spearheaded by the statement issued by Warren Mundine in late 2004 that the communal nature of Indigenous land needs to be altered so that the land can be utilised to generate wealth for Indigenous people.19 Mr Mundine, a member of the National Indigenous Council and CEO of NSW Native Title Services Ltd, criticised communal ownership under the NSW land rights legislation saying;

What distinguishes this decision from previous ones is that it recognises the distinctiveness of Indigenous concepts of land, communal ownership and inalienability, while at the same time incorporating these concepts into the non-Indigenous domain of property.

The «lease» as a form of land title is being widely advocated as the best means of providing for home ownership and as a means of encouraging economic development on Indigenous land where the underlying title is Indigenous communal ownership.

Like the Australian Government's model, the Yarrabah Housing Project is based on the principle of creating individual leases on communal land and encouraging Indigenous home ownership.

... Among indigenous peoples there is a communitarian tradition regarding a communal form of collective property of the land, in the sense that ownership is not centred on an individual but rather on the group and its community.

The government's premise was that if Indigenous people were encouraged into private ownership of communal lands they would be able to build economic independence and wealth, and in doing so alleviate poverty.

The NIC Principles also assume that communal land ownership rights will not lead to development, and the interests of the land will not be protected.

Given the extent of individual property ownership opportunities that already exist on communally held land (outlined in Chapter 2), there may be scope to develop policy and practice and extend the home ownership programme to communal lands.

Given the current leasing options, the NIC Principles are in effect redundant as a means to increase private ownership of Indigenous land under communal tenure.

Arguing that Indigenous land has done little to improve the material wealth and well - being of its residents, the Government's proposed a regime to subdivide communal land into individual lease lots and to encourage home ownership and business enterprise.

The World Bank acknowledges customary title as a means of facilitating econ omic development and recently noted that «subject to minimum conditions, [customary title] is generally more effective than premature attempts at establish ing formalised structures».38 It should be noted that agricultural use of land is a key element of the value of land in the World Bank analysis, whereas this is not necessarily the case for remote land held under Indigenous communal ownership.

The current debate regarding whether or not Aboriginal lands and communal ownership inhibits individuals from owning their own home does not adequately focus on whether the land in question is land that has been granted by the Crown or land that is the subject of native title or both.

The IBA has indicated that they are reviewing options for home ownership on communal lands (see also the recommendations contained at the end of this Chapter).

For traditional owners, the proposed Indigenous Land Tenure Principles may represent a foreign and Western view of wealth creation, which may be at odds with traditional views of communal ownership and communal tenure.