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These rules and regulations govern the customary court system in Liberia

Full citation: Knox, A., Namubiru-Mwaura, E., and Hughes, A., "Customary Land Tenure in Liberia: Findings and Implications Drawn from 11 Case Studies," USAID REPORT (February 2012).

Full-text of the 1984 Constitution

An Act creating the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission.

An Act establishing the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI)

An Act to govern the devolution of estates and establish rights of inheritance for spouses of both statutory and customary marriages, approved in 2003.

Approved in 2009

An Act to establish the Land Commission. Approved in 2009

Full citation: Scalise, E. and Hannay, L., "Land Policy Reform for Women in Liberia," FOCUS ON AFRICA BRIEF (December 2013).

Full citation: De Wit, P., "Land Inventory and Land Management Planning in Sinoe County," LAND COMMISSION OF LIBERIA REPORT (2012).

Full citation: De Wit, P., "Land Rights, Private Use Permits and Forest Communities," LAND COMMISSION OF LIBERIA REPORT (2012).

Namati and International Development Law Organization (IDLO) publication.

- The study’s objectives were to: facilitate the documentation and protection of customarily held community lands through legally established community land titling processes; understand how to best support communities to successfully protect their lands and determine the types and level of support required; and pilot strategies to guard against intra-community injustice and discrimination during community land titling processes and protect the interests of vulnerable groups. Cross-national analysis of the data illustrates that the by-laws/constitution-drafting process had a statistically significant impact on the substance of women’s and other vulnerable groups’ land rights. [Threats to Women’s Land Tenure Security and Effectiveness of Interventions - Annotated Bibliography]

Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

"The Evaluation, Research and Communication (ERC) project was a five-year initiative under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) indefinite quantity contract. Implemented from May 2013-July 2018, the goal of ERC was to create, expand and communicate evidence-based knowledge around best land tenure and property rights practices in order to enhance inter­nal USAID and external U.S. Government learning, guide program design and implementation, and make effective use of development resources to accomplish key development objectives."

iied Land acquisitions and rights | Law | Natural resource management > Legal tools for citizen empowerment Blog on 28 April 2015.