Anecdotal evidence suggests that conflicts over land and extractive resource developments are on the rise across Papua New Guinea. These micro-level conflicts have the potential to scaleup and feed into large-scale armed conflicts—such as those that occurred on Bougainville and in neighbouring Solomon Islands—which require costly external intervention. Against this backdrop, this paper examines PNG’s legally-mandated land mediation system in theory and practice. A number of weaknesses are identified and described; and a case study of an apparently successful “hybrid” approach is discussed.
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Library ResourceLegislationNational PoliciesMarch, 2014Papua New Guinea
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Library ResourceLegislationMay, 2014Sierra Leone
Being an Act to amend the Petroleum ( Exploration and
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Sierra Leone
Being an Act to amend the Companies Act, 2009.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Latvia
The Law determines principles for land management in Latvia. Its purpose is to promote sustainable use and protection of land.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 2014Indonesia
The Law, consisting of 69 articles divided into seventeen Chapters, establishes the requirements for Soil and Water Conservation. Its implementation is based on the following principles: participation; cohesiveness; balance; justice; usefulness; local wisdom; and sustainability.
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Library ResourceLegislationMay, 2014Paraguay
La presente Ley establece normas orientadas a garantizar a todas las personas el efectivo ejercicio del derecho al acceso a la información pública, a través de la implementación de las modalidades, plazos, excepciones y sanciones correspondientes, que promuevan la trasparencia del Estado.
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Library ResourceLegislationDecember, 2014Brazil
This Law, consisting of 3 Chapters divided into 22 articles, establishes the principles, guidelines and objectives of the Territorial Development Policy of the State of Bahia, and creates the State Council of Territorial Development (CEDETER) and the Territorial Sustainable Development Collegial Agencies (CODETERs). It establishes spaces of social participation and relationship between the representations of the civil society and government authorities federal, state and municipal.
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Library ResourceLegislationNovember, 2014Vietnam
This Law, consisting of 183 articles divided into 13 Chapter, prescribes rural and urban house ownership, development, management and use; house transactions; and state management of housing in Vietnam. Transactions of purchase, sale, lease or lease-purchase of commercial houses of real estate businesses and cooperatives must comply with the law on real estate business. This Law applies to organizations, households and individuals involved in urban and rural house ownership, development, management, use and transactions, and state management of housing in Vietnam.
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Library ResourceLegislationJuly, 2014Kuwait
This Law consisting of 48 articles aims to provide with respect to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Kuwait and replaces Law No.7 of 2008.A public Authority called Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects shall be established. Authority’s board of directors shall be the Higher Committee for Public-Private Partnership Projects. Established by a decree, it is chaired by the Minister of Finance.
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Library ResourceLegislationDecember, 2014Croatia
This Law cancels certain provisions part of the Law on hilly and mountainous areas (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 12/2002, 32/2002, 117/2003, 42/2005, 90/2005, 80/2008 and 148/2013).Changes are regarding the cancellation of the provisions stipulated by the article 7c related to the income tax regime of the local self-government areas.
Amends: Law on hilly and mountainous areas. (2002-01-25)
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