Land Disputes Source of Conflict in Colombia

Colombia has ongoing and seemingly never-ending problems over land, displaced people, and terra nulliums, a Latin term commonly used in Roman law meaning land that has not been claimed or taken under sovereignty. When land has not been claimed, groups try to occupy it and in some cases violate international laws or treaties.

A eminent domain lawyer, for example, in the United States would take care of property disputes in which the state needs to seize property from a citizen when a significant amount of money is owed.

In Colombia, according to a report published in the Latin American Herald Tribute, land disputes are spurring violence and disputes.

Colombia has the fourth largest economy in Latin America, valuable natural resources, including petroleum and coal, and is well-known for its coffee and banana exports. However, for many years, Colombia has been notorious for conflicts between its government and illegally armed groups and drug traffickers. There is wide-spread and illicit production of coca, opium poppy, and cannabis, and it is known for being the world’s leading cultivator of coca. Additionally, Colombia endures the most uneven distribution of wealth in all of Latin America. Such a wide gap in wealth exacerbates the country’s social and poverty issues. In spite of its multiple tensions, Colombian support of sound economic policies and its aggressive promotion of free trade agreements have caused, in recent years, for it to have an increase in its GDP as well as a significant decrease in inflation especially during 2011.

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