قراءة في القرار المشيخي الصادر في 22 أفريل 1863

Abstract EN

During the French occupation, Algeria experienced a number of types of legislation of its own, not as the other colonies.

among them was the law of the Senatus Consulte of April 22, 1863, on the ownership of Algerian land with its different kinds, such as the Melk land, the Beylikal lands, the arch, the Mekhzen, etc.

the colonizer’s hands extended these lands at the beginning of the occupation by confiscation, then began to work to achieve several goals through the aforementioned Senatus Consulte decision such as putting an end to collective ownership in exchange for the establishment of individual ownership in order to force peasants to sell their lands.

moreover, and to facilitate the process of transferring the people’s property to the hands of the colons by making trade deals between them, eventually reaching the Francisation of the lands, and the dismantling of the social structure of the Algerian tribes.

the people were aware of the seriousness of this decision, and they responded by rejecting it, considering it a tool that destroys family ties.