@inbook{907ce9a73b1044e7a0b3ec9786df9618,
title = "The Legal Status of Customary Land Tenure Systems and the Protection of Communal Property in Cameroon",
abstract = "The ownership and utilisation of communal property are very much tied to the modern land tenure systems of most sub-Saharan African countries, which nevertheless still rely on the customary land tenure system to operate. But how exactly do the customary land tenure systems which remain operational in many parts of Africa fit into contemporary land ownership and use structures? Drawing on a broad interpretation of (African) customary land tenure and its elements, including its communal interest element, this chapter assesses the extent to which law and practice in Cameroon is developing and protecting communal property. Using developments in the protection of collective forest rights as an example, it demonstrates the continuous difficulty in reconciling western land law principles on the ownership and use of communal property with customary land tenure systems in post-colonial sub-Saharan African societies, and the implications this may have on the wider rule of law in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa.",
keywords = "Customary law, land tenure, communal property, forest , Cameroon",
author = "Walters Nsoh",
note = "Happy for it to be made OA if the publisher allows.; Legal Strategies for the Development and Protection of Communal Property ; Conference date: 23-05-2016 Through 24-05-2016",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780197266380",
series = "Proceedings of the British Academy",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
pages = "102--126",
editor = "Ting Xu and Alison Clarke",
booktitle = "Legal Strategies for the Development and Protection of Communal Property",
address = "United Kingdom",
}