Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556531

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556531

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Waiting For Law: Land, Custom and Legal Regulation in East Timor. The project contributes to a national research priority: safeguarding Australia. Conflicts over customary lands have played important roles in the 'arc of instability' to our North, including in relation to natural resources (Aceh, West Papua, Bougainville) and land alienated or leased to "outsiders" (Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji). Developing an effective model for regulating customary lands in East Timor will (1) safeguard our considerable aid and military assistance contributions to East Timor, (2) serve Australia's interest in regional stability and sustainable development, and (3) offer potential comparative lessons for land and resource-related conflicts in Indonesia and the South Pacific.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Law | Comparative Law | Anthropology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries | Rights to environmental and natural resources | Ownership of the land |

Other Keywords

Anthropology Not Elsewhere Classified | Comparative Law | Law | Ownership of the land | Rights to environmental and natural resources | Understanding other countries

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