Property law in Ghana

Property law in Ghana is the area of formal and informal law that governs how citizens can acquire, register, and maintain property.[1] Property in this instance pertains to physical land and its resources.[2] Property can be bought and acquired following statutory or customary laws.[2] Eighty percent of land in Ghana is owned through customary law and the remaining twenty percent is bought and sold through a formal statutory measures.[3]

Property rights in Ghana have evolved from its pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial forms to encompass a blend between customary and statutory property laws.[4] Ghana's current property rights system is governed by the Land Bill of 2016 and several regional customary policies.[2]

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  3. ^ Aryeetey, Ernest; Udry, Christopher (May 1, 2010). "Creating Property Rights: Land Banks in Ghana". American Economic Review. 100 (2): 130–134. doi:10.1257/aer.100.2.130. ISSN 0002-8282.
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