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The Land Crisis In Zimbabwe: Getting Beyond The Myopic Focus Upon Black & White, Thomas W. Mitchell Jul 2018

The Land Crisis In Zimbabwe: Getting Beyond The Myopic Focus Upon Black & White, Thomas W. Mitchell

Thomas W. Mitchell

This article deconstructs the role that race played in the land crisis in Zimbabwe that occurred in Zimbabwe in the late 1990s and earls 2000s. The article makes it clear that the government of Zimbabwe did not extend robust property rights to its black majority population for the most part even as it took land from large white landowners. This is revealing given that the government's primary justification for taking land from large white landowners was that the black majority unjustly owned little property in Zimbabwe as a result of colonialist and neocolonialist, discriminatory polices.


¿Es Posible La Renuncia Al Derecho De Propiedad?, Henrry Paredes Sanchez Aug 2014

¿Es Posible La Renuncia Al Derecho De Propiedad?, Henrry Paredes Sanchez

Henrry Paredes Sánchez

El derecho de renuncia de propiedad es un acto de disposición extintiva de la propiedad, que no está prohibido por nuestro ordenamiento jurídico, sin embargo, su ejercicio importa respetar los límites que impone la ley. La renuncia sobre bienes inmuebles debe ser regulada expresamente, pues su libre ejercicio puede conllevar a escenarios gravosos, tanto para el titular del derecho renunciado como para terceros.