Sentences with phrase «respects ownership of land»

Despite the words, paper trail and legal constructs in our current real estate system, in many respects ownership of land is just a fabrication of our society.

Not exact matches

And nothing has changed in one respect - failure to notify the DVLA of a car's change of ownership will still land you with a hefty fine.

And through conversations with others in the growing climate justice movement, I began to see all kinds of ways that climate change could become a catalyzing force for positive change — how it could be the best argument progressives have ever had to demand the rebuilding and reviving of local economies; to reclaim our democracies from corrosive corporate influence; to block harmful new free trade deals and rewrite old ones; to invest in starving public infrastructure like mass transit and affordable housing; to take back ownership of essential services like energy and water; to remake our sick agricultural system into something much healthier; to open borders to migrants whose displacement is linked to climate impacts; to finally respect Indigenous land rights — all of which would help to end grotesque levels of inequality within our nations and between them.

(9) With respect to offenses committed by or against a national of the United States as that term is used in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act --(A) the premises of United States diplomatic, consular, military or other United States Government missions or entities in foreign States, including the buildings, parts of buildings, and land appurtenant or ancillary thereto or used for purposes of those missions or entities, irrespective of ownership; and (B) residences in foreign States and the land appurtenant or ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership, used for purposes of those missions or entities or used by United States personnel assigned to those missions or entities.

On the other hand, in respect to the real estate that was also put into joint names as joint tenancy because the husband indicated on the transfer of ownership to he and his wife that it was being done for «natural love and affection» (to avoid land transfer tax among other things) the wife retained her 50 % ownership interest of the real estate.

The Committee is concerned, despite positive developments towards recognising the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo 1992, Wik 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limits the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.

The Committee is concerned... that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limit the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.

Such laws or acts may be of three kinds: (i) laws or acts which simply extinguish native title; (ii) laws or acts which create rights in third parties in respect of a parcel of land subject to native title; and (iii) laws or acts by which the Crown acquires full beneficial ownership of land previously subject to native title.

It is a basic aspect of ownership that the people with rights and responsibilities with respect to land retain the ability to make decisions about the use of their land.

Proposals and decisions that seek to alter the Indigenous land base are of particular significance in my role as Social Justice Commissioner given Australia's obligations under national and international instruments with respect to Indigenous people's rights to non-discriminatory treatment and ownership and control of land.

[t] hrough the Article on self - determination, the Declaration recognises the entitlement of Indigenous peoples to have control over their destiny and to be treated respectfully... We support Indigenous peoples» aspirations to develop a level of economic independence so they can manage their own affairs and maintain their strong culture and identity... We also respect the desire, both past and present, of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with lands and waters... [and][w] here possible, the Australian Government encourages land use and ownership issues to be resolved through mediation and negotiation rather than litigation.

The Committee is concerned, despite positive developments towards recognizing the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo, 1992; Wik, 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limit the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.

despite positive developments towards recognising the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo 1992, Wik 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limits the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.