Mapping and framing security of tenure 2013, para. 21
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Tenure comes from the French verb tenir, meaning "to hold". A definition that is commonly cited considers land tenure "the relationship, whether legally or customarily defined, among people, as individuals or groups, with respect to land". This definition does not however reflect the realities of informal tenure systems, common in urban areas. The reasons may be that policy development on land tenure has its roots in rural contexts.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
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Year
2013
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Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/22/46, para. 21.