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5. Gender Concerns in South Sudan Land Governance
The GOSS 2009 Land Act states that women shall have the right to own and inherit land together with any heirs of the deceased. However, women rights are at present highly insecure. Obstacles abound widows when trying to claim inherited leasehold rights from the government. As such, much as the law protects women‟s rights to land, enforcing the same is far from reality in the presence of armed conflicts.