In addition to the causes of land disputes, several factors influence their occurrence, such as social, economic, political, legal, and cultural factors. These factors are interconnected and complicate the resolution of land disputes.
Social factors pertain to human relationships, including beliefs, values, norms, attitudes, behaviors, and emotions.
Social factors can trigger land disputes due to differences in perspectives, interests, or aspirations among the involved parties. Social factors can also exacerbate land disputes due to prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, or violence perpetrated by one party against another.
Economic factors relate to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, including prices, demand, supply, capital, labor, and markets.
Economic factors can instigate land disputes due to competition, exploitation, or speculation by one party regarding land owned or desired by another party. Economic factors can also worsen land disputes due to inequality, poverty, or dependency experienced by one party as a result of the land dispute.
Political factors concern power, policies, and national interests, including government, parties, groups, or individuals.
Political factors can trigger land disputes due to intervention, manipulation, or corruption by one party regarding land that serves as a strategic resource or conflict. Political factors can also exacerbate land disputes due to injustice, lack of transparency, or bias displayed by one party in handling land disputes.
Legal factors involve rules, processes, and law enforcement, including laws, regulations, decisions, institutions, or authorities.
Legal factors can instigate land disputes due to ambiguity, inconsistency, or mismatch between customary, national, or international laws governing the land. Legal factors can also worsen land disputes due to non-compliance, disobedience, or powerlessness demonstrated by one party in following the law.
Cultural factors relate to lifestyles, worldviews, and community identities, including religion, customs, arts, language, or history.
Cultural factors can trigger land disputes due to differences, conflicts, or contradictions between the values, norms, or symbols inherent in the land. Cultural factors can also exacerbate land disputes due to neglect, insult, or destruction perpetrated by one party against the culture associated with the land.