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NICHOLAS K. TAGLIARINO, LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS INITIATIVE, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE DR. LEON VERSTAPPEN, UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN; PHOTO CREDIT: FLICKR/CAITLIN.

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Presentation on theme: "NICHOLAS K. TAGLIARINO, LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS INITIATIVE, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE DR. LEON VERSTAPPEN, UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN; PHOTO CREDIT: FLICKR/CAITLIN."— Presentation transcript:

1 NICHOLAS K. TAGLIARINO, LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS INITIATIVE, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE DR. LEON VERSTAPPEN, UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN; PHOTO CREDIT: FLICKR/CAITLIN KIERAN, ARC ADOPTING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON EXPROPRIATION A Comparative Legal Analysis of 30 Countries in Asia and Africa Against Sec. 16 of the Voluntary Guidelines

2 THE PROBLEM…. Photo credit: egorgrebnev/flickr Over-use, misuse, and abuse of expropriation power Inadequate Compensation Lack of Transparent or Participatory Processes Weak Rehabilitation and Resettlement Procedures

3 BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY Legal Indicators based on language of Sec. 16 of the VGGTs. Purpose of the Research –Benchmark for progress governments and lawmakers –Also useful for landholders and the private sector Photo credit: Arne Hoel / World Bank

4 COUNTRIES REVIEWED Asia: Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, India, Malaysia Africa: South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Liberia, Ghana, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya

5 OTHER RESEARCH ON EXPROPRIATION Photo credit: Flickr/jbdodane :


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