Property law: general

This book provides a thorough introduction to Roman property law by means of "e;cases,"e; consisting of brief excerpts from Roman juristic sources in the original Latin with accompanying English translations.

It is safe to say that a sizeable majority of the world's population would agree with the proposition that that property rights are important for political and social stability as well as economic growth.

What does it mean to own something?

Property and Community fills a major gap in the legal literature on property and its relationship to community.

The Guardian of Every Other Right chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls.

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Jewish copyright law is a rich body of jurisprudence that developed in parallel with modern copyright laws and the book privileges that preceded them.

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

News media reports on eminent domain often highlight outrage and heated protest.

John Marshall's landmark 1823 decision in Johnson v.

The authenticity of visual art has always commanded the attention of experts, dealers, collectors, and the art-minded public.

A clear and concise introduction to the land law of England and Wales written in the Clarendon style: as a letter to a friend, with a minimum of footnotes and statutory material.

A clear and concise introduction to the land law of England and Wales written in the Clarendon style: as a letter to a friend, with a minimum of footnotes and statutory material.

This is the second edition of the leading authority on the law of proprietary estoppel, which has been cited by courts across the common law world.

This is the second edition of the leading authority on the law of proprietary estoppel, which has been cited by courts across the common law world.

Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence provides an account of various theories of ownership (svatva) and inheritance (daya) in Sanskrit jurisprudential literature (Dharmasastra).

Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence provides an account of various theories of ownership (svatva) and inheritance (daya) in Sanskrit jurisprudential literature (Dharmasastra).

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title.

Ranging over a host of issues, Property Rights: A Re-Examination pinpoints and addresses a number of theoretical problems at the heart of property theory.

Ranging over a host of issues, Property Rights: A Re-Examination pinpoints and addresses a number of theoretical problems at the heart of property theory.

Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale.

Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals.

In this volume, ownership is defined as the simple fact of being able to describe something as 'mine' or 'yours', and property is distinguished as the discursive field which allows the articulation of attendant rights, relationships, and obligations.

In this volume, ownership is defined as the simple fact of being able to describe something as 'mine' or 'yours', and property is distinguished as the discursive field which allows the articulation of attendant rights, relationships, and obligations.

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

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

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work.

A pressing problem often facing commercial practitioners is how to determine the principle which would dictate when a proprietary claim is available and when it is not.

A pressing problem often facing commercial practitioners is how to determine the principle which would dictate when a proprietary claim is available and when it is not.

Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy.

Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy.

A Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment represents a wholly novel idea within English law.

A Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment represents a wholly novel idea within English law.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world.

Private law governs our most pervasive relationships with other people: the wrongs we do to one another, the property we own and exclude from others' use, the contracts we make and break, and the benefits realized at another's expense that we cannot justly retain.

Private law governs our most pervasive relationships with other people: the wrongs we do to one another, the property we own and exclude from others' use, the contracts we make and break, and the benefits realized at another's expense that we cannot justly retain.

Giving a clear, concise introduction to land law, this book looks at the way in which the law regulates our relationship with the land on which we walk, work, and live.

Giving a clear, concise introduction to land law, this book looks at the way in which the law regulates our relationship with the land on which we walk, work, and live.

A comprehensive, stimulating introduction to trusts law, which provides readers with a clear conceptual framework to aid understanding of this challenging area of the law.

A comprehensive, stimulating introduction to trusts law, which provides readers with a clear conceptual framework to aid understanding of this challenging area of the law.

From land management to water rights, this volume looks at the current status of Common Property Resources, or CPRs, in South Asia.

This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

Does a right to property exist under international law?