Privatization as a Historical Component of the Acquisition of Land Ownership Rights in Georgian Law

Abstract

The right to property is a constitutionally guaranteed right, the full realization of which, both for the state and for each subject of civil turnover, is the most important factor in the development of a number of directions, which in turn implies the emergence and realization of the right to property over real estate.

In order to ensure the realization of ownership rights to land plots, within the framework of the measures taken by the state, multiple mechanisms for the acquisition of ownership rights have been developed, as well as many levers for ensuring and guaranteeing the full existence of this right in its content, including land reform, numerous cases of privatization of state-owned real estate, and the transfer of relevant documents confirming the right to private law entities.

The aim of the current study is to identify the fundamental right of ownership, the historical way of the acquisition of property rights, the importance of privatization and the state measures surrounding it in Georgian property law, which still affect the registration of the property rights of individuals to immovable property in the public registry and the strengthening of citizens' property rights in general. As a result, the role of measures implemented by the state will be revealed in relation to the origin of existing or potential rights of citizens, the legal bases for the registration of property rights and the scope of the demand.

The subject of the research is the discussion of the historical component of land reform, presented as one of the main ways of obtaining ownership rights over real estate, in particular over land plots, in the form of privatization, as a measure of specific importance, and a summary of the results under past and current legislative regulation, in the wake of the current legal order.