Land and real estate law / Real property law

This book is a statement of the current law of compulsory purchase of land and compensation for that purchase.

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.

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.

The first book to examine the critical area of land law from a feminist perspective, it provides an original and critical analysis of the gendered intersection between law and land; ranging land use and ownership in England and Wales to Botswana, Papua New Guinea and the Muslim world.

Questions about land control have invigorated thinkers in agrarian studies and economic history since the nineteenth century.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial relationship.

The articles in this volume trace the development of the theory that humanity forms a single world community and that there exists a body of law governing the relations among the members of that community.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

This book is intended to focus the attention of scholars and policymakers on the ongoing land grabs that occur in all continents, as corporations, conglomerates and powerful governments ally themselves with those who reap economic profits from the dispossession of those who inhabit the lands.

The Routledge Handbook of Law and the Anthropocene provides a critical survey into the function of law and governance during a time when humans have the power to impact the Earth system.

The history of incorporations legislation and its administration is intimately tied to changes in social beliefs in respect to the role and purpose of the corporation.

CONCISE, IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF EASEMENTS AND THEIR REVERSION The definition, use, defense, and retirement of easements are areas of active work for land surveyors, lawyers, and the holders and buyers of easements, such as utility companies and highway departments.

The core of the book consists of a selection of papers presented at an international workshop where researchers from a variety of fields and countries discussed the connections between inherited wealth, justice and equality.

In the world's developing countries, foreign investment in natural resources brings into contact competing interests that are often characterised by unequal balances of negotiating power - from multinational corporations and host governments, through to the local people affected by the influx of foreign investment.

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In recent years, controversy has surrounded the role of top government lawyers in the United States and the United Kingdom.

This book presents a critical analysis of the concept of 'adequate housing'.

This book is the first legal geography book to explicitly engage in method.

Nineteenth-century Britain witnessed a dramatic increase in its town population, as a hitherto largely rural economy transformed itself into an urban one.

With some notable exceptions, the subject of outlawry in medieval and early-modern English history has attracted relatively little scholarly attention.

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

Collected Studies CS1071The central figure in this volume is that of Gratian, whose monumental compilation of canon law sparked off the revival of legal studies in the medieval West.

This collection of critical essays considers the criminalisation of squatting from a range of different theoretical, policy and practice perspectives.

Land Law Reform in East Africa reviews development and changes in the statutory land laws of 7 countries in Eastern Africa over the period 1961 - 2011.

The failure of many of Tanzania's rural development schemes and policies results from their incompatibility with existing agricultural systems.

Addressing one of the most controversial and emotive issues of American history, this book presents a thorough reexamination of the background, dynamics, and decline of American lynching.

Over the course of the twentieth century, democracies demonstrated an uncanny ability to win wars when their survival was at stake.

Originally published in 1951, Nigerian Land Law and Custom (now with a new preface by Olusoji Elias), the first of its kind, is an excellent comparative study of the whole system of land tenure in Nigeria.

How as a society can we find ways of ensuring the people who are the most vulnerable or have little voice can avail themselves of the protection in law to improve their social, cultural, health and economic outcomes as befits civilised society?

This book analyses the problems caused by relying on tort law mechanisms to protect tangible property interests in the common law and suggests a new way of thinking to rectify these issues.

Conflict is defined here broadly and inclusively as an element of social life and social relations.

Steuern sparen als Vermieter – Der kompakte Ratgeber für ImmobilienbesitzerVermieten kann eine lukrative Einnahmequelle sein – doch ohne das richtige Wissen verschenken viele Eigentümer bares Geld.

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Steuern sparen als Vermieter – Der kompakte Ratgeber für ImmobilienbesitzerVermieten kann eine lukrative Einnahmequelle sein – doch ohne das richtige Wissen verschenken viele Eigentümer bares Geld.

Captivated by the spectacular natural beauty of northern CaliforniasMendocino coast, the author and his wife, Margie, residents of Virginia,purchase a magnificent eleven-acre promontory high above the Pacific Oceannear the remote village of Elk.

Find out how to avoid buying a home that's too expensive, too small, or too big Understand how home-owners' grants and tax exemptions can benefit youWhether a veteran or a novice, buying a home can be intimidating and worrisome.

Sell Your Home in Canada is an easy-to-understand and well-rounded look at selling a home in Canada, written by an experienced real estate professional.

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