Law Governing Land in Rwanda
Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda
The law stipulates that land is a common heritage of the Rwandan people, without any form of discrimination; and the state has supreme power over land management in its territory. “The Law determines modalities of allocating, acquisition, transfer, use and management of land in Rwanda. It also establishes the principles applicable to rights recognised over all lands situated on Rwanda’s national territory and all rights united or incorporated with land, whether naturally or artificially.
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January 2022
The law stipulates that land is a common heritage of the Rwandan people, without any form of discrimination; and the state has supreme power over land management in its territory. “The Law determines modalities of allocating, acquisition, transfer, use and management of land in Rwanda. It also establishes the principles applicable to rights recognised over all lands situated on Rwanda’s national territory and all rights united or incorporated with land, whether naturally or artificially.
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