Legal regulation of property: The Land Use Act – state control of land; grant of a right of
occupancy; what Certificate of Occupancy connotes; alienation of Certificate of Occupancy;
revocation of Certificate of Occupancy; compensation for revocation. Relationship between
Land Use Act and State land law. An outline of control of natural resources – minerals, water
and forests; agrarian reforms. Rights and interest in land – freehold, joint tenancy, tenancy
in common, prescription, laches, acquiescence, leasehold, easements, profit a prendre,
covenants, mortgages. Registration – registration of instruments, registration of title.
- Teacher: Christiana Attah