Creating land registration systems for developing countries

Explaining the significance of available security for mortgages and accurate records of ownership for land tax, the author assesses UN guidelines on how countries in transition should set up land registration systems and considers how the systems operating in various countries can be adapted for the purpose. Article by Louis Charlesbois published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.