In sub Saharan Africa, reform has often sought to transform customary tenure land into state property or individualized private property.

Under the systems of customary law, men are considered superior to women.

Governance and land tenure systems must be improved in many countries, and the risk of corruption must be addressed rigorously.

Security of tenure

Afghanistan s Customary Anguish

C. Customary law

(b) Customary international law

Indeed, outspokenness was a hallmark of Wolfensohn s tenure.

Proportion of households with access to secure tenure

Human Rights and Customary Law

Vanuatu's extreme cultural and linguistic diversity has resulted in a great deal of variation between and within islands in social organization and thus land tenure systems, though there are basic similarities in certain regions.

In addition, government has an important role to play in providing, where necessary, sustainable price support mechanisms and in reforming land tenure systems in order to improve security of title and access to land.

In addition, there is a Territory wide Customary Senate, comprising 16 members, 2 selected by each Customary Council.

3. States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the indigenous peoples concerned.

His tenure paralleled that of Vincent in many ways.

Holmes accepted defeat with his customary grace.

Moreover, customary law denies justice to women.

15.2 States should ensure that any judicial, quasi judicial, administrative or customary pronouncement regarding the rightful ownership of, or rights to, housing, land and or property is accompanied by measures to ensure registration or demarcation of that housing, land and or property as is necessary to ensure legal security of tenure.

During Berlusconi s tenure in office, his enormous personal assets have tripled.

Political risk and security of tenure present further obstacles to investors.

Indeed, the Fund almost disappeared into complete oblivion during their tenure.

Additionally village courts, for example, have been set up to administer customary law and to deal with customary land and minor local disputes.

ICRC Customary Law Study refers to Jean Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald Beck, Customary International Humanitarian Law Vol. 1, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.

Project to examine indigenous customary law in Morocco

However, customary practices most often severely disadvantage women.

Topics for recent exploration have included land law, land tenure, women's security of tenure, local government training needs, city environmental profiles, best practices and safer cities, as well as information management.

Secure land and resource tenure and a stable political environment are important.

Promoting equal rights of women to secure tenure, including the right to hold legal contracts of tenure, inheritance and other acquisition of real estate, would contribute to improving the lives of women.

Bislama term referring to various customary beliefs and practices.

14.1.2 Constraints related to the application of customary law

A big factor in any timetable for Zimbabwe s rescue is Thabo Mbeki s tenure.

He is also sometimes given credit for America s low inflation during his tenure.

The effects of this disparity are mitigated by education, medicine, and land tenure.

In Eastern Europe, agricultural reform has mainly involved the reform of tenure rights.

In other affected developing countries, the main challenges of the predominant farming and stockbreeding systems are the need to upgrade and modernize the small scale production structures, security of land tenure, integrated management of natural resources and priority for food security activities.

The administration of justice in the customary courts at the chiefdom level has recently been boosted by the appointment of over 200 chairpersons of customary court nationwide.

(i) Reports of customary torture in the area of Karamuja.

14.1.1 Customary law Order No. 63 11 of March 1962

Relevant organizations of the system should collaborate to promote respect for and recognition of the customary legal systems of indigenous populations pertaining to indigenous traditional knowledge in national legislation and policies as well as with regard to their application.

I know some people who got tenure in that place with lies like that.

He was granted tenure and a full professorship at Harvard Medical School in 1988.

It is often particularly difficult for women to obtain credit or security of tenure.

This is no other than a customary device of the ancients ,

This is no other than a customary device of the ancients ,

The Committee notes with concern the customary practice of early marriage.