Jurisprudence

The Ownerless Lands of Ghana

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A DOCTRINE, which appears so far to have been unquestioned,
is that in Ghana there is no land without an owner. Its implication
seems to be that for e\'ery piece of land in the country it is
possible to identify an owner. While this 'doctrine may serve
some purposes of convenience and may also usefully be called
in aid in the resolution of otherwise intractable land disputes,
it is the present writer's respectful view that its general application
in the country is not justified. It is also submitted that
there is insufficient authority for the proposition. And it is
further submitted that the possible deductions from the doctrine
would lead to such absurdities that the doctrine itself must be
rejected as unsound.

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Publisher

: Ghana Law Journal., 1974

Physical Description

12pp

Language

English

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Subject(s)

Land ownership
Immovable property

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