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The result of a 2012 expert meeting
convened by UN Women and OHCHR, this
comprehensive handbook identifies critical
issues and recommends action to secure
women's rights to land and productive
resources. Urging that land should not be
viewed simply as a commodity but as a
life-giving resource, the report outlines
how to ensure approaches to productive
resources are pro-poor, gender-inclusive
and responsive to human rights. The
authors systematically approach each topic
and provide case studies and examples of
well-tailored legislation to emphasize how
focusing on human rights ensures equitable
and fair treatment. Major themes include
security of tenure and forced eviction,
the role of legal systems and access to
justice, marital and familial factors,
considerations for land laws, policies and
programming, successful institutional
implementation, the importance of training
and raising awareness and the unique
challenges facing various groups of
affected women.