Law and Larai: The (De)Judicialisation of Subaltern Resistance in West Bengal

Abstract

This article examines the dynamics of judicialisation and dejudicialisation of subaltern resistance in the context of a prolonged anti-land acquisition struggle in Singur in the Indian state of West Bengal. Taking its point of departure in a detailed, chronological ethnographic account of the Singur movement and its shifting engagement with the language and institutions of law, the article demonstrates how the local resistance to a land acquisition for the purpose of setting up a new automobile factory oscillated strategically back and forth between a multitude of sites of contestation. This strategic oscillation was, in turn, highly sensitive to the broader context in which the movement was carried out, and to the shifting terrain of the local and regional political landscape in particular. The attractiveness of invoking the language and institutions of law as part of their struggle therefore significantly depended on the attractiveness of other modalities of resistance at a given moment. In conclusion, the article uses the Singur case to critically interrogate and rethink the seminal work of Partha Chatterjee on political society and the politics of the governed in post-colonial India.     

Conservation on contested lands: the case of Namibia's communal conservancies

Community Conservation initiatives have become widespread in several Southern African countries and have also been increasingly involved in disputes over land claims, control of resources and territorial authority. The aim of this paper is to analyse how Communal Conservancies in Namibia are being used by rural communities as tools for gaining or securing access to and control of communal land in a moment when it is perceived as increasingly scarce. Peasants, Traditional Authorities, the State and conservationists all try to influence the use that will be given to contested lands. The paper will focus on two cases: King Nehale Conservancy, a heavily populated mixed agricultural land in North-Central Namibia (Owamboland) and Nyae Nyae Conservancy, a semi-arid land inhabited by a historically marginalised population, the Ju/’hoan San. In both cases Conservancies contribute to an increased control by communities over their land, but also imply the reinforcement of the presence of the State and private capital in communal areas, and become part of the internal struggles among sections of the communities themselves.     

公众参与理念在美国土地规划票决中的实践及启示

美国的投票式分区管制将票决制度运用于土地规划,是一种最强程度的公众参与。实践表明,土地规划领域有适用票决制度的必要,票决制度体现的公众参与特征包括决策者与参与者之间的双向沟通关系,决策结果对公众参与具有高度的依赖性。在信息公开制度健全、议题限制、平等保护审查等条件下,居民投票不会沦为"愚众政治",与专业机构判断的对立也会缓解,而且也不会"压迫少数人的意见"。我国应在涉及健康、生命安全的公共项目选址决策中引入票决制度,并同时完善信息公开配套机制,以及加强对居民投票决策不违反公益要求的程序管控。     

The Electoral Politics of Housing

This article surveys the territorial politics of housing policy with particular reference to the Conservative Party. It examines the how attempts to establish a new planning framework under the previous Coalition government came unstuck and sets out the implications of the planning impasse for home ownership and ‘generation rent’. The territorial and tenure dimensions of the 2015 General Election are considered and possible future Conservative conflicts over land release are explored.     

村民诉村委会、村民小组侵占土地补偿费、安置补助费案件应如何处理的思考

本文论述了关于土地补偿费和安置补助费;村民就安置补偿费、土地补偿费起诉村委会、村小组,人民法院是否主应当受理;村民诉村委会、村小组的案件属于民事案件还是属于行政案件的问题。     

空间权:一种新型的财产权利

空间权是一种新型的财产权利,空间权可以与建设用地使用权相分离,成为一项独立的物权.当土地所有权与建设用地使用权发生分离之后,并不意味着空间权完全归属于建设用地使用权的内容,土地所有权人也仍然在一定范围内享有对空间利用的权利.空间权归建设用地使用权支配的范围是有限的,建设用地使用权人只能在规定的范围内进行支配,而超出的支配范围由所有权人享有,并由所有权人进行支配.因而,对土地上下的空间,只要未予明确的,剩余权利都应归所有权人而不是使用权人享有.     

我国合并报表的理论研究

作为财务会计的三大难题之一 ,合并会计报表理论最近几年经历了重大变化。我国目前合并报表理论中存在的问题主要是 ,《暂行规定》其内部协调性较差 ,具有十分浓厚的实用主义色彩。我国未来选择合并会计报表理论时 ,应当以实体理论为主     

我国建设用地政策变迁及其对农村非农就业的影响

改革开放以来,我国建设用地供给方式从集体建设用地向国有建设用地转变,用地的审批权逐渐向高层政府集中,土地政策成为国家的宏观调控手段。土地利用计划管理以及城镇的等级管理体制,使得基层政府获得土地指标的机会减少,对城乡经济发展产生了一定影响,农村非农就业从"离土不离乡"向"民工潮"转变。通过分析,本文提出了集体土地进入市场的建议。     

可持续发展理念下的城市土地利用合理调控

城市土地的可持续利用是一个涉及到自然、经济、社会、管理调控等子系统的动态、复杂系统。其思想有着极为深刻的哲学背景、社会背景,困而对城市土地合理利用的调控,单纯运用某种手段,如经济手段、技术手段、法律手段、行政手段等往往达不到预期的目的,而必须进行系统的调控。本文在对城市土地利用行为主体的分析以及对城市土地利用中市场和政府作用进行探讨的基础上,提出可持续发展理念下城市土地合理利用的调控体系。     

集体土地所有权的检讨及物权法上的制度重构——对《物权法(草案)》相关条款的评析

我国法律对集体土地所有权的权属规定不明确,集体土地所有权权能不完全,现实生活中存在很多弊端,因而要改革、完善农村集体土地所有权制度,赋予集体土地以一个明确的所有权主体。我国未来的物权法应当在承认农村土地集体所有的基础上,取消土地承包经营权的制度设计,构建农地使用权制度。