Land Law and Policy in Papua New Guinea analyzes the policy considerations which underscore the mechanisms for regulation of land use through a comprehensive study of Papua New Guinea society.

John T. Mugambwa LLB (Hons) (Makerere); LLM (Yale); PhD (ANU) Former Head of Department of Law, University of Papua New Guinea Senior Lecturer, Program Chair, Murdoch University, Western Australia. Harrison A. Amankwah BA, LLB (Hons) (Ghana); LLM (Cornell); LLM, SJD (New York University) Former Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Papua New Guinea Associate Professor of Law, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland

Chapter 1 Introduction: Land Policy in Papua New Guinea; Chapter 2 Nationhood and Development Politics: Towards Land use Maximization; Chapter 3 Land: Legal Conception and Nature of Interests; Chapter 4 Co-Ownership of Land; Chapter 5 Mortgages; Chapter 6 Leases; Chapter 7 State Leases; Chapter 8 Easements and Restrictive Covenants; Chapter 9 Registration of Titles;