Governance, land rights and access to land in Ghana : a development perspective on gender equity
Runger, Mechthild
The paper sets out the Governance, Land and Gender Legal Framework for Land Rights and Access to Land and Justice in Ghana. Ghana is signatory to the major international instruments that protect and try to enhance the legal position of women. Part of the legal framework is the complexity of land rights and tenure systems which is the result of the coexistence of different systems (customary law, statutory law, constitutional provisions, and religious law) in the regulation of such rights. This legal pluralism has presented special difficulties, particularly for the more vulnerable sections of society, including women and the rural and urban poor for a number of reasons, as discussed in the paper. In addition, access to formal procedures for women to claim their rights has been extremely cumbersome and costly.
Event: 5th FIG Regional Conference for Africa : Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance
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