Foukona, Joseph D. (2007) Legal Aspects of Customary Land Administration in Solomon Islands. Journal of South Pacific Law, 11 (1). pp. 64-72. ISSN 1684-5307
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Abstract
Prior to colonisation the usage and ownership of customary land was regulated by
custom. Custom was the source of law that determined how customary land was
administered. However, since 1893, when Solomon Islands became a British
Protectorate, there was gradual change to customary land administration. Formal laws
were introduced to regulate the alienation of customary land. State institutions were
established to deal with customary land.
This paper focuses on the legal aspects of customary land administration in Solomon
Islands. Its purpose is to show how the administration of customary land has developed
during the protectorate period and after independence. There are three parts to the paper.
The first part looks at the legal aspects of customary land during the protectorate era.
The second part looks at the independence period, and the third part looks at possible
reforms.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D880 Developing Countries K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Law |
| Depositing User: | Joseph Foukona |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2017 04:47 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2017 04:47 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/10282 |
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