AI2708 Development of Property Rights II 8.0 credits

Theoretical grounds for property rights such as water rights, infrastructure rights, lease rights in urban and rural areas, pasture rights, fishing and hunting rights and 3D rights. The course also handles concession rights in sea areas, informal rights in urban and rural areas, pre-emption rights, cultural heritage and illegal building. In addition to this it takes up interplay between different types of rights and interplay between bank and property systems. Need of dynamism in land law is emphasised as well as cadastral procedures and other tools for changing rights. Tools to analyse rights and procedures are also given.

The aim of the course is to understand the roles of property rights in the society, especially sub rights. What type of rights are needed, how shall they be restricted and how can they be changed.

At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to:

• Understand the need of different types of rights and how they are related to each other

• Understand the need to change all types of rights

• Understand principles for changing different types of rights

• Ways to control use of rights and changes of rights

The basic eligibility for Master’s programme at KTH is a completed Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (180 credits), from a university recognised by government or accredited by a recognised organisation.  Bachelor in Land Surveying, Land Administration, Jurisprudence, Economy or Computer Science or corresponding qualifications. Applicants with bachelor (or equivalent exam) in Economics or Computer Science can only be accepted if they have at least two years of work experience within the field of land management. Sida decides from which countries we may take students and this varies a bit from year to year. At the moment, the only eligible applicants are students living in: Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ethiopia (Amhara Region), Georgia, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Uganda and Ukraine. Selected students will be required to sign a three years contract with the nominating organisation, pledging themselves to work at the organisation with implementing and development of the cadastral and land management system or as teachers at their home universities in order to build up real estate and land tenure studies there. The students are selected on the bases of tests and personal interviews taking place in their respective home countries. Between mid-January and April/May, staff from KTH will visit all the countries in the programme to test and interview students who have applied for the programme. The tests are to ensure that students know English well enough. The personal interview following the test is to ensure that the student is working in the field of land management and is aware of the tenure concept. In May, the LM-Programme Management at KTH will make a final selection. Thereafter, an "Admission Letter" as well as additional practical information concerning the studies in the LM-programme will be sent out to these students. Unsuccessful applicants, who have not been selected to the programme, will also be notified of the LM-Programme Management’s decision.

The course literature will be posted on the course’s homepage at least four weeks before the course starts

• SEM1 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• ÖVN1 - Exercises, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examination, TEN1, 5.0 credits, A-F
Exercises, ÖVN1, 2.0 credits, P/F
Seminars, SEM1, 1.0 credit, P/F

Hans Mattsson

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

The course is part of and mandatory for Master’s Programme in Land Management.