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Publications in support of the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure
Rental Housing: An essential option for the urban poor in developing countries
Demonstrates that most arguments leading to the current bias against rental housing are highly flawed. Argues for more tenure-neutral housing policies, and urges governments to modify regulatory frameworks, develop credit programmes and other forms of assistance to support housing production, with a view to creating more rental housing and to improve the existing stock.
Theme: Housing Rights
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131687-1
Publication date: 2003 | Pages 214
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Handbook on Best Practices, Security of Tenure and Access to Land - Implementation of the Habitat Agenda
This handbook on Security of Tenure and Access to Land identifies recent innovations at the global level in the field of land management and pinpoints land tenure trends.
Theme: Land Policies
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131446-1
Publication date: 2003 | Pages 214
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Guidelines on how to undertake a National Campaign for Secure Tenure
This document presents a framework for undertaking the Global Campaign for Secure tenure at the national level, It contains and explanation on how the national campaign is situated withi the overall objectives and goals of the GCST. It also presents an overview the three main stages on national campaign implementation
Theme: Land Policies
Language(s): English| French | Spanish
ISDN: 92-1-131681-2 (English version)
ISDN: 92-1-231039-0 (French version)
ISDN: 92-1-231039-0 (Spanish version)
Publication date: 2003 | Pages 214
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Women’s Rights to Land, Housing and Property in Post-Conflict situations and During Reconstruction
This study was prepared in order to assist Governments and partners in civil society in post-conflict situations facing the challenge of sustainable peace-building.
Theme: Women’s Rights to Land
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131448-8
Publication date: 2003 | Pages 96
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Rights and Reality: Are Women’s Equal Rights to Land, Housing and Property Implemented in East Africa?
Women’s equal rights to land, housing and property are recognized in international law and are translated into national law by an increasing number of governments. However, the implementation of these rights into reality on the ground remains an enormous challenge.
Theme: Women’s Rights to Land
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131663-4
Publication date: 2002 | Pages 126
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Housing rights legislation: Review of international and national legal instruments
A review of housing rights in international and national law, including a discussion of housing rights as progressive legal obligations. The report also reviews selected adjudication, e.g. how housing rights legislation is being implemented.
Theme: Housing Rights
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131628-6
Publication date: 2003 | Pages 126
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International instruments on housing rights
This compilation contains excerpts of relevant international instruments on housing rights. It also includes ratification information and interpretative documents by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (such as the full text of relevant General Comments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights), and other entities.
Theme: Housing Rights
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131508-8
Publication date: 2002 | Pages 75
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National housing rights legislation
This compilation contains constitutional clauses with respect to housing rights. It also contains the full texts or excerpts of selected legislation related to housing from several States -- representing a variety of legal, political, economic and cultural systems and traditions.
Theme: Housing Rights
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131509-9
Publication date: 2002 | Pages 330
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Compilation of selected adjudication on housing rights
A compilation of selected court cases related to housing rights and other adjudication from national and international legal institutions, including the European Court of Human Rights.
Theme: Housing Rights
Language(s): English
ISDN: 92-1-131510-7
Publication date: 2002 | Pages 81
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