HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Usman K. Kuruma; Sergey N. Maksimov

doi:10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28

UDC

349.41

VAK Russia

1.6.15

HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Published in INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL · Pages 159–183 · Rubric: 1.6.15. Land management, cadastre and land monitoring (economic sciences)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28 · EDN: YDSHFV

Received: 01.04.2026 Accepted: 18.05.2026 Published: 19.05.2026

Authors

Usman K. Kuruma

Sergey N. Maksimov

Usman K. Kuruma

St. Petersburg state university department of land management and cadastre · Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

Sergey N. Maksimov

Academic degree: doctor of economic sciences

Science rang: professor

Saint Petersburg state university professor · department of land management and cadastre · Russian Federation · St. Petersburg

ABSTRACT

This article analyses the historical development and contemporary problems of land regulation in the Republic of Guinea. It examines institutional changes in the field of land relations from the pre-colonial period to recent reforms. The study reveals the persistence of unregulated legal pluralism, a structural gap between formal norms and actual practice, as well as political and economic aspects related to control over access to land. The results show that the relative ineffectiveness of Guinean land regulation cannot be explained solely by technical and administrative shortcomings, but is the result of institutional compromises and historically established power relations. In conclusion, the normative implications of these findings for land resource management are discussed.

KEYWORDS

history, land regulation, land resources, land relations, property, Republic of Guinea, land code, legal pluralism

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Kuruma U. K., Maksimov S. N. HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA // . 2026. pp. 159-183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28. EDN: YDSHFV. (Date of access 19.08.2026).

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Usman K. Kuruma, Maksimov S. N.. "HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA." (2026): 159-183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28. EDN: YDSHFV.

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Kuruma U. K., Maksimov S. N. (2026). HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA. , 159-183. https://doi.org/10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28 EDN: YDSHFV.

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Usman K. Kuruma, Maksimov S. N.. "HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE REGULATION OF LAND RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA." , no. (2026): 159-183. https://doi.org/10.55186/25880209_2026_10_3_28. EDN: YDSHFV.

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