Land Rights Matter! Anchors to Reduce Land Grabbing, Dispossession and Displacement A Comparative Study of Land Rights Systems in Southeast Asia and the Potential of National and International Legal Frameworks and Guidelines Land rights systems in Southeast Asia are in constant flux; they respond to various socioeconomic and political pressures and to changes in statutory and customary law. Over the last decade, Southeast Asia has become one of the hotspots of the global land grab phenomenon, accounting for about 30 percent of transnational land grabs globally. The purpose of this comparative land policy study is, first, to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation of statutory and customary land rights systems in six Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam and, second, to discuss the potential of national and international legal frameworks and guidelines to reduce land grabbing, dispossession and displacement in these countries. Over the last decade, Southeast Asia has become one of the hotspots of the global land grab phenomenon, accounting for about 30 percent of transnational land grabs globally. The purpose of this comparative land policy study is, first, to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation of statutory and customary land rights systems in six Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam and, second, to discuss the potential of nation-al and international legal frameworks and guidelines to reduce land grabbing, dispossession and displacement in these countries. Type of Publication Case Studies / Examples Studies / Research / Report Author(s) / Editor(s) Bread for the World Year of publication 2016 Length 80 pages Language English Topic(s) Land RightsCommunity ImpactTourism Development Download rc079land-rights-matter-anchors-reduce-land-grabbing-dispossession-and-displacement-1411.pdf 1.37 MB Share: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn