As is often the case, Corsica acts as a reflection of the Country. This reflects the image that Jacobin France had of itself and also, often, reveals its contradictions. Therefore, although the anti-mafia center established in June on the island had difficulty launching due to various obstacles in the senior government, a decree published on November 9 transformed the country’s judicial organization into a land center on the island. Besides the fact that this structure would allow the resolution of disputes detrimental to Corsica, the history of its origin also speaks volumes about the irrational elements present in certain decisions of public authorities regarding this region.
Corsica does not only suffer from organized crime. This country also bears the huge consequences of the “land chaos” that occurred on its territory. Since the Miot decree of 1801, which provided an extraordinary taxation regime in matters of inheritance, abandonment of land plots, multiplication of joint ownership and non-demarcation of land continued to increase. The law of March 6, 2017 “aimed at promoting cadastral sanitation and resorption of property disorders” attempted to alleviate the situation, but it was not enough. Currently, according to the Ministry of Justice, there are still around 300,000 plots of land in the names of alleged deceased owners, representing 200,000 hectares of land.
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