the confirmation of land rights refers to the determination of the ownership of land within a certain range, the affiliation of the right to use and other rights according to the provisions of laws and policies.
The land rights of each parcel need to go through land registration procedures such as land registration application, cadastral survey, verification, register, and issuance of land certificates before it can be finally confirmed and determined. The narrow sense of confirmation refers to the confirmation of the source and nature of land ownership in the stage of ownership audit in the process of land registration.
according to the relevant provisions on the confirmation and determination of land ownership, land use right and other rights in China and the requirements of current land management practice, it is also one of the important responsibilities of people's governments at all levels, including formulating and perfecting laws and policies on determining land ownership, handling disputes over land ownership, registering land ownership and issuing certificates. The principles of determining land ownership include the principle of law, the principle of fully considering historical background, and the principle of one-way flow of land ownership.