Essential themes in land law and customary law. /
Alexander Osei Tutu.
- 414 p. : color illustration ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Allodial title under the and act, 2020 -- The decline of allodial title in Ghana -- Complexities surrounding the land holding role of the tendana in modern Ghana -- When long possession can ripen into ownership -- he land guards' provision: section 12 f the land act digested -- Some reflections on section 13 f the land act -- Accountability of fiduciaries: is the law discriminatory -- Stool or family as a party: suit title in whose name: the individual or the entity? -- A look at the customary land secretariat created under the land act -- The scope and limitation of the provisions of spousal property rights under the land act -- The role of statutory declarations in land litigation -- Does the circuit court have the same jurisdiction with the high court in land cases? -- Alternative dispute resolution in land adjudication -- Constitutionality of restrictions under the land act -- Re-entry and forfeiture provisions reformulated -- Customary land grants and acquisitions: the current position of he law -- Assignment and subletting without lessor's consent -- Proof of instruments: some comments -- 21st century restatement of the principle in Kponuglo V. Kodadja -- Diversity of succession in some Ghanaian communities and historical account -- Some drafting errors and ambiguities -- Where the law and grace meet -- Land law and property rights in biblical context --