The necessity to consider the comlexities inherent within pluralisic legal systems when introducing domestic property law reform: The case of Sri Lanka

Anne C Pickering

2 Abstract In countries where pluralistic legal systems exist, translating land policy reform to effective legal framework is not an easy task. Although this process of land policies leading to effective laws is largely influenced by the prevailing local social, economic and political conditions, there are other contributory factors. These include the reluctance of the local community to accept change, the inability to change some customary practices deeply rooted in the community and the inability to move past colonial influence. In some cases, it is not a matter of moving past colonial influence. It requires finding ways to harmonize the past with the present by exploring solutions that accommodate the existing mixture of legal traditions.

Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018

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