Orphans' land rights in post-war Rwanda: The problem of guardianship

Development and Change

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 911-936

  Rose, Laurel L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; POLITICAL CONFLICT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 28244454189     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0012-155X.2005.00441.x     Document Type: Review

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