The Minimum Human Rights Principles Applicable to Large-Scale Land Acquisitions or Leases

Priscilla Claeys; Gaëtan Vanloqueren

doi:10.1080/14747731.2013.760940

The Minimum Human Rights Principles Applicable to Large-Scale Land Acquisitions or Leases

Priscilla Claeys, Gaëtan Vanloqueren

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Abstract

In June 2009, Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, put forward a set of 11 principles to address 'the human rights challenge' of largescale acquisitions and leases of land. This article briefly outlines the main elements of the Minimum Principles, their objective, as well as the context in which they were released. It also presents a critical analysis of their impact, based on the controversies that they sparked among various stakeholders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-198
Number of pages	6
Journal	Globalizations
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2013.760940
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

global governance
human rights
land grabbing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Sociology and Political Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Public Administration

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