Customary Land Tenure in Liberia - Land Tenure and Property ...
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5.4 ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 73<br />
5.4.1 Interface between <strong>Customary</strong> <strong>and</strong> Statutory Institutions/Authorities ................................................. 73<br />
5.4.2 Legitimacy of <strong>Customary</strong> <strong>and</strong> Statutory Institutions ............................................................................... 75<br />
5.4.3 Women as Governance Authorities ........................................................................................................... 75<br />
5.4.4 Youth as Governance Authorities .............................................................................................................. 76<br />
5.4.5 Malfeasance <strong>and</strong> Power Abuse .................................................................................................................... 76<br />
5.4.6 Trends <strong>in</strong> Governance Authority over <strong>L<strong>and</strong></strong> ............................................................................................ 77<br />
6.0 Disputes ........................................................................................................................................................... 79<br />
6.1 TYPES OF DISPUTES .......................................................................................................................................................... 79<br />
6.1.1 Inheritance Disputes ..................................................................................................................................... 79<br />
6.1.2 Disputes with Returnees <strong>and</strong> Refugees ...................................................................................................... 80<br />
6.1.3 Disputes over Encroachment ...................................................................................................................... 81<br />
Disputes between <strong>L<strong>and</strong></strong>owners <strong>and</strong> Borrowers ............................................................................................................... 81<br />
Disputes between “<strong>L<strong>and</strong></strong>owners”.................................................................................................................................. 81<br />
Disputes between Towns .............................................................................................................................................. 83<br />
Disputes between Clans/Neighbor<strong>in</strong>g Areas ................................................................................................................ 84<br />
6.1.4 Disputes with the Government .................................................................................................................. 84<br />
6.1.5 Disputes between <strong>Customary</strong> <strong>and</strong> Statutory <strong>Tenure</strong> ............................................................................... 85<br />
6.1.6 Other Resource Disputes ............................................................................................................................. 85<br />
Disputes over Fish<strong>in</strong>g................................................................................................................................................... 85<br />
Disputes over M<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g ................................................................................................................................................... 86<br />
Disputes over Pit Saw<strong>in</strong>g ............................................................................................................................................. 86<br />
6.2 ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 86<br />
7.0 Dispute Resolution ........................................................................................................................................ 88<br />
7.1 COMMONLY ACCEPTED DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES ............................................................................................. 88<br />
7.2 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS ................................................................................................ 89<br />
7.2.1 Chairmen <strong>and</strong> Elders .................................................................................................................................... 89<br />
7.2.2 Chairladies ...................................................................................................................................................... 90<br />
7.2.3 Youth Leaders ................................................................................................................................................ 90<br />
7.2.4 Religious <strong>and</strong> Cultural Authorities .............................................................................................................. 90<br />
7.3 OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS ............................................................................................................. 91<br />
7.3.1 Non-Governmental Organizations ............................................................................................................ 91<br />
CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE IN LIBERIA