Land Court
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Land Court or Land claims court is a type of court which is charged with dealings over cases involving land titles and for disputes between landlord
s and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies
. The exact field of jurisdiction
varies by country.
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...
s and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies
Tenant farmer
A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management; while tenant farmers contribute their labor along with at times varying...
. The exact field of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
varies by country.
Americas
- Dominican Land Court, see Politics of the Dominican Republic#Judicial branch
- Hawaii Land CourtHawaii Land CourtThe Hawaii State Land Court has exclusive jurisdiction in the Hawaii State Judiciary over cases involving land titles.Land court is a court designated to preside over the registration of land under the Torrens system; the court which is used to verify title....
- Massachusetts Land CourtMassachusetts Land CourtThe Massachusetts Land Court is one of the departments of the trial courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The court is unique among the courts of Massachusetts and among state courts in general because its subject-matter jurisdiction is limited to disputes involving real...
- VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Land Court Commission - United States Court of Private Land ClaimsUnited States Court of Private Land ClaimsThe United States Court of Private Land Claims , was a United States court created to decide land claims guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the territories of New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and in the states of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming.-Origins:During Spanish and Mexican rule...
(1891–1904)
Asia
- Land Court of colonial Hong Kong
- Land Court of the British Mandate of Palestine#Land ownership
- Philippine Court of Land Registration (1903–1914), see Land Registration Authority (Philippines)#History
Europe
- Land Courts of AustriaPolitics of AustriaThe Politics of Austria take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a Federal Chancellor as the head of government, and a Federal President as head of state. Executive power is exercised by the governments, both local and federal...
- Land Arbitration Court of the Irish Republic, see Dáil CourtsDáil CourtsDuring the Irish War of Independence, the Dáil Courts were the judicial branch of government of the short-lived Irish Republic. They were formally established by a decree of the First Dáil Éireann on 29 June 1920, replacing more limited Arbitration Courts that had been authorised a year earlier...
- Irish Land Courts, see Irish Land ActsIrish Land ActsThe Land Acts were a series of measures to deal with the question of peasant proprietorship of land in Ireland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Five such acts were introduced by the government of the United Kingdom between 1870 and 1909...
(see also Irish Land CommissionIrish Land CommissionThe Irish Land Commission was created in 1881 as a rent fixing commission by the Land Law Act 1881, also known as the second Irish Land Act...
) - Scottish Land CourtScottish Land CourtThe Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the...
- Manx Land Court, part of the judiciary of the Isle of Man
- Land Court of Moravia#History
Oceania
- Land Court of New South Wales (1889–1921), Australia
- Land and Environment Court of New South WalesLand and Environment Court of New South WalesThe Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a Court established by legislation giving it exclusive jurisdiction to determine environmental, development, building and planning disputes...
(1980–), Australia - Land and Valuation Court of New South WalesLand and Valuation Court of New South WalesThe Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales was a court which had jurisdiction to deal with disputes concerning crown land in New South Wales...
(1921–1980), Australia - Queensland Land Court, Australia
- Native Land Court (1865–1964), New Zealand
- Māori Land CourtMaori Land CourtThe Māori Land Court is the specialist court in New Zealand that hears matters relating to Māori land.The Māori Land Court was established in 1865 as the Native Land Court. In 1954, the name was changed to the Māori Land Court...
(1964–), New Zealand - Land Court of Palau, see Politics of Palau#Judicial branch
- Tongan Land Court, see Politics of Tonga#Judicial branch