TY - JOUR
T1 - Legal Literacy and Immovable Property
T2 - Laws, Norms and Practices in Colombia
AU - Friedemann-Sanchez, Greta
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - An equitable gender distribution of property ownership may be enhanced or limited by family law, individual knowledge of the law, and social norms. South America's laws of equal inheritance by sex and birth order and equal distribution of property upon divorce provide the basis of a gender-equitable distribution of property ownership. This report of a qualitative case study exploring the gendered knowledge of immovable property laws and the practice of patterns of property ownership in central Colombia provides insights into the gap between law and practice caused by lack of information, social norms, gendered access to legal titles, a complex legal system and high transaction costs. It argues for greater attention to titling, legal procedures, legal education and legal advice to secure effective immovable property ownership for women.
AB - An equitable gender distribution of property ownership may be enhanced or limited by family law, individual knowledge of the law, and social norms. South America's laws of equal inheritance by sex and birth order and equal distribution of property upon divorce provide the basis of a gender-equitable distribution of property ownership. This report of a qualitative case study exploring the gendered knowledge of immovable property laws and the practice of patterns of property ownership in central Colombia provides insights into the gap between law and practice caused by lack of information, social norms, gendered access to legal titles, a complex legal system and high transaction costs. It argues for greater attention to titling, legal procedures, legal education and legal advice to secure effective immovable property ownership for women.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01800.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01800.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868278777
SN - 0012-155X
VL - 43
SP - 1361
EP - 1384
JO - Development and Change
JF - Development and Change
IS - 6
ER -