The Apology of the Right to Exploit Rural Land by the Land And Federal Code in Benin
Jean Aholou
Benin is a west-Africa developing country with approximately 112,622 km?, and estimated population of 10 million. Since the beginning of the 2000s Benin has undertaken a legislative reform applicable to private relations in the wider perspective of citizens' access to modern positive standards consistent with the Constitution and international commitments. The beginning of this process is related to the search of ways and means to stimulate economic activities and to fight poverty. Within this context, the Benin Parliament (National Assembly) adopted, in its session of January 14, 2013, law 2013-001 on Land and Property Code in the Republic of Benin, which was promulgated on 14 August of the same year. The examination of some disposals of this law suggests that the Benin State, by promulgating this new law, celebrates a new dawn by the consecration of another right as important as the right of property: land-use rights (agriculture based activities).
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