Property law: general

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During the 4th ESA-Congress, held in the Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996, a new perspective for agronomy emerged.

This study of the boundaries of personal property has an inward and an outward perspective, with the intellectual emphasis on the latter.

The first eleven essays in this collection treat the application of Islamic law in qadi courts in the Maghrib in the period between 1100 and 1500 CE.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

This collection presents an innovative series of essays about the medieval culture of Feud and Violence.

Shortlisted for the SLSA-Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize 2011Governing, Independence and Expertise tells the story of the not-for-profit housing sector in England, focusing on its representative body, the National Housing Federation.

The focus of this book is on the legal status of the Jews within the Roman Empire and the changes that it underwent when the empire became Christian.

This book will be essential reading for anyone involved in the management of blocks of flats, or considering acquiring the management of their block.

For proven guidance and techniques for handling a commercial real estate deal, turn to the revised and expanded edition of A Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate Transactions.

This book is an examination of the law of land registration in England and Wales, in the light of the Land Registration Act 2002, and in particular at the way land registration is influenced by, and in turn influences, the evolution of land law as a whole.

Islamic legal theory (usA l al-fiqh) is literally regarded as 'the roots of the law' whilst Islamic jurists consider it to be the basis of Islamic jurisprudence and thus an essential aspect of Islamic law.

The Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe has emerged as a highly contested reform process both nationally and internationally.

This book examines the current state of, and emerging issues in relation to, the Torrens and other systems of land registration, and the process of automation of land registration systems in jurisdictions where this is occurring worldwide.

Faith in Rights explores why and how Christian nongovernmental organizations conduct human rights work at the United Nations.

Contributing an original dimension to the significant body of published scholarship on women in 16th-century England, this study examines the largest corpus of women's private writings available to historians: their wills.

Life now without access to electronic telecommunications would be regarded as highly unsatisfactory by most of the UK population.

Murder in the Tower consists of fifteen chapters, each giving an account of a different 17th-century criminal trial.

This book examines land acquisition and resettlement experience in Asian countries, where nearly two-thirds of the world's development-induced displacement currently takes place.

The non-judicial confinement of women is a common event in medieval European literature and hagiography.

Residential Property Appraisal, Volumes 1 and 2, are handbooks not only for students studying residential surveying but also for those involved in the appraisal of residential property.

New and unremitting violence linked to state, inter-state, and private actors has precipitated a renewal of social movements, many of which act in concert with human rights ethos and legal conceptions.

This book has been developed in association with the Cultural Heritage Department of the Council of Europe.

The sixth edition of Valuation: Principles into Practice continues to be both a core text for all students undertaking surveying qualifications and a handy reference guide for valuers in practice.

This book will be essential reading for anyone involved in the management of blocks of flats, or considering acquiring the management of their block.

This book analyses the drivers of specific common pool resource problems, particularly in fisheries and forestry, examining the way in which private and public regulation have intervened to fight the common pool resource problem by contributing to the establishment and maintenance of property rights.

The history of infanticide from the 16th through to the late 20th century is the subject of this volume.

Roman law forms an important part of the intellectual background of many legal systems currently in force in continental Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world.

Are finders keepers?

Affordable and Social Housing - Policy and Practice is a candid and critical appraisal of current big-ticket issues affecting the planning, development and management of affordable and social housing in the United Kingdom.

Equity and Trusts: A Problem-Based Approach creates a fresh approach to learning through the use of integrated realistic case studies designed to simulate how the law works in practice.

The classic primer for its subject, Housing Policy in the United States, has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near-collapse of the housing market and the nation's recent signs of recovery.

This collection is the multifaceted result of an effort to learn from those who have been educated in an American law school and who then returned to their home countries to apply the lessons of that experience in nations experiencing social, economic, governmental, and legal transition.

Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict presents an original comparative study of indigenous land and property rights worldwide.

Between Indigenous and Settler Governance addresses the history, current development and future of Indigenous self-governance in four settler-colonial nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Problem-Based Learning is a way of learning that presents a practical problem scenario in the context of which learning is conducted.

Few measures, if any, could claim to have had a greater impact on British society than the poor law.

In this new book, Aruna Nair sets out her arguments for a re-evaluation of the law of tracing.

Property relations are such a common feature of social life that the complexity of the web of laws, practices, and ideas that allow a property regime to function smoothly are often forgotten.

Traditionally, the public sector has been responsible for the provision of all public goods necessary to support sustainable urban development, including public infrastructure such as roads, parks, social facilities, climate mitigation and adaptation, and affordable housing.

For those embarking on or engaged in property law research, this is a unique resource which includes contributions from twelve international scholars who each analyse a different research approach, addressing its value, associated methodology and the challenges involved in pursuing it.

For several decades, culture played a central role in challenging the liberal tradition.

Across the globe, there are numerous examples of treaties, compacts, or other negotiated agreements that mediate relationships between Indigenous peoples and states or settler communities.

This volume unravels the underlying power relations that are masked in the present discourse of ecological sustainability and conflicts over natural resources.

Real Estate: The Basics provides an easy-to-read introduction to the core concepts of the industry to students new to the subject or professionals changing direction within the sector.

Over the last decade, Australian governments have introduced a series of land reforms in communities on Indigenous land.

Brings Equity and Trusts to life for students of all abilities with clearly explained principles and simple, practical examples.