Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
Singapore has a legal framework that guarantees women's equal rights to land ownership and/or control.
Source : Ministry of Law, Singapore Land Authority, Attorney-General's Chambers, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore Department of Statistics
Definitions
The indicator tracks the extent to which the national legal frameworks (including customary law) guarantee women's equal rights to land ownership and/or control, by testing against six proxies (legal measures) drawn from international law and internationally accepted good practices.
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Concepts
The six proxies monitored are the following:
Proxy A: Joint registration of land is compulsory or encouraged through economic incentives;
Proxy B: Compulsory spousal consent for land transactions;
Proxy C: Women's and girls' equal inheritance rights;
Proxy D: Allocation of financial resources to increase women's ownership and control over land;
Proxy E: In legal systems that recognise customary land tenure, the existence of explicit protection of the land rights of women;
Proxy F: Mandatory quotas for women's participation in land management and administration institutions.
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Computational Method
Countries are classified in a band system ranging from 1=No evidence to 6=Highest levels of guarantees, based on the total number of proxies found in primary legislation or primary and secondary legislation.
For countries where customary land tenure is NOT recognized in the legal framework (either via statute or the constitution), regardless of whether it exists de facto or not, Proxy E is marked non-applicable and the country will be assessed out of the five remaining proxies.
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Disaggregation
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Data Source
Ministry of Law (MLAW), Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS)
Data Collection
Data are extracted directly from the laws in force when the assessment is carried out. Data collection/provision entails the assessment of the relevant laws to determine if the six proxies are present or not in the legal framework. Data will be compiled in an electronic questionnaire.
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Time Period
2023 onwards
Frequency
Annual
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