A Methodology to Review Torrens Systems and

The traditional ways of thinking about land registration systems have been constrained by their legal and administratively contexts. These restraints are no longer omnipresent. The concept of a land registration system as a mere recording process of private land interests is being tested by a barrage of changes and influences. The problem now is to make the systems do their basic job better, and at the same time to make them responsive to the broader social and economic needs. In seeking to extend the horizon, a basic framework for a Torrens system is articulated in the context its relationship with land rights and land markets and the relationship between the state and individuals. The core functions of the Torrens system and its insurance component are reworked to assist a multidisciplinary approach to the future. The contribution of a secure land registration system to markets in primary property commodities and complex property commodities is examined.