Legal analysis of communal land and communal title in the Lao PDR July, 2009

The purpose of this brief report is to gather, review and analyze the current 1 legislation relevant to collective property, to make suggestions for modifications to the Rights-LINK Lao Project, and to identify legislation that may need to be amended and to make some recommendations for amendments. This brief report also provides a definition of collective property based on current legislation and identifies major legal issues regarding collective property.