ANALYTICAL STUDY OF LAND RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Valentin CIUBOTARU, Nicolae CIUBOTARU Non-governmental Organisation BIOS, member of NES Moldova Platform 72/3 Columna str., office nr. 3, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, MD-2012, e-mail:
[email protected] Abstract. The Study was conducted in 2018-2019 within the National Engagement Strategy, supported by International Land Coalition. According to our study, there are over one million cases of land rights infringement. Thus, it is necessary to develop urgent actions to harmonise national policies with international ones, including to commitment of International Land Coalition: - Secure Tenure Rights: respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty. The Government and Development Partners support correction of the committed errors in land title deeds, however due to lack of conflict resolution mechanism for all types of errors, only some of them are corrected. The percentage of errors after their correction in some communities exceeds 50%. As a result of Governmental reform, the mandates of some institutions are overlapping. This inter- institutional arrangement results in a lack of clarity over implementation procedures. Key words: land, rights, infringement, title, error. INTRODUCTION The agricultural sector has traditionally played a central role in country’s economy. Since its independence in August 1991, Moldova has taken significant steps to strengthen its legal and institutional framework for transition of agriculture from a centralized to a market-oriented format, as part of country’s wider economic change processes. However, changes in the legal framework and decisions taken over this period have not succeeded in bringing about essential economic and social changes in agriculture and rural development.