This paper introduces a Legal Assessment Tool (LAT) for gender‐equitable land tenure that was developed by the Gender and Land Rights Database (GLRD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the purpose of providing prompt, targeted and effective policy and regulatory advice to countries working towards gender‐equitable land tenure. The LAT aims to provide a contribution to the global efforts to achieve responsible governance of land tenure by focusing on the legal issues surrounding land policy and reform processes. In so doing, it tackles a number of persisting challenges such as inter alia the articulation between statutory law and customary law, tenure security in consensual unions, women’s legal capacity, equality of rights with respect to nationality, property and inheritance, as well as women’s representation in formal and customary land institutions.
Authors and Publishers
Naomi Kenney
Legal Specialist
Ana Paula de la o Campos
Gender Policy Officer
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information.