Publication: Two Faces of Change: The Need for a Bi-Directional Approach to Improve Women’s Land Rights in Plural Legal Systems

Source: IDLO Enhancing legal empowerment through engagement with customary justice systems, Working Paper Series 

Summary: Includes the elusive path to development; land rights in plural legal systems – customary land law, law reform as a mechanism for change, current challenges in using formal law to promote change, country case studies in Mozambique and Tanzania; research-based conclusions, broader conclusions and recommendations.

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http://www.idlo.int/Publications/WP2Mozambique.pdf