Property law: general Books
Duke University Press Colonial Lives of Property
Book SynopsisBrenna Bhandar examines how the emergence of modern property law contributed to the formation of racial subjects in settler colonies, showing how the colonial appropriation of indigenous lands depends upon ideologies of European racial superiority as well as legal narratives that equated civilized life with English concepts of property.Trade Review"I am obsessed with the force and eloquence with which [Bhandar] analyzes the birth of private property and its ongoing devastating effects. This book is going to be precious to me and many other people, too." -- Jordy Rosenberg * Shelf Awareness *"A multidisciplinary and highly original historical account of the legal and philosophical justifications for appropriation and private ownership in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." -- Liz Fekete * Race & Class *"Bhandar's important and nuanced book is highly recommended to those with an interest in property theory." -- Ambreena Manji * Journal of Law and Society *"Through close reading of the work of property philosophers as they travel between settler colonial spaces, Bhandar sheds light on where and how the most corrosive ideologies of property reside in the interstitial spaces of everyday culture." -- Anjali Vats * Quarterly Journal of Speech *"Colonial Lives of Property is a deft and nuanced analysis of the various ways that property—as both a concept and a set of practices—has been formative to the production and maintenance of categories of racial governance in late modern and contemporary settler colonial societies. It makes significant contributions to social, political, and legal theory, as well as to Indigenous and settler colonial studies and is a necessary text for those with active research agendas or pedagogical interests in those fields. . . . Colonial Lives of Property offers an impressive, sweeping critical analysis of the property-race nexus in settler colonial contexts." -- Robert Nichols * Theory & Event *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Property, Law, and Race in the Colony 1 1. Use 33 2. Propertied Abstractions 77 3. Improvement 115 4. Status 149 Conclusion: Life beyond the Boundary 181 Notes 201 Bibliography 239 Index 257
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Biblioasis On Property: Policing, Prisons, and the Call for
Book SynopsisNominated for the Heritage Toronto Book Award • Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards • A Globe and Mail Book of the Year • A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021 From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property. That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with fake money says something damning about the way we’ve organized society. Yet the intensity of the calls to abolish the police after George Floyd’s death surprised almost everyone. What, exactly, does abolition mean? How did we get here? And what does property have to do with it? In On Property, Rinaldo Walcott explores the long shadow cast by slavery’s afterlife and shows how present-day abolitionists continue the work of their forebears in service of an imaginative, creative philosophy that ensures freedom and equality for all. Thoughtful, wide-ranging, compassionate, and profound, On Property makes an urgent plea for a new ethics of care. Trade ReviewPraise for On Property “Masterful. A powerful tract … Rinaldo Walcott’s gift is that he makes what seems preposterous to most seem like common sense: abolish property as a completion of abolishing slavery as a means to solving the savagery of modern policing. A mad idea? Perhaps, but I found it hard to argue with his logic. As the Rastafari would say: bun Babylon!”—Globe and Mail “A clear-eyed assessment of the links between property, policing, and the subjugation of Black people ... Walcott’s analysis of the ways in which white supremacy is baked into the legal systems of Canada and the U.S. is stimulating. Progressives will embrace this well-conceived call for change.”—Publishers Weekly "[A]n eye-opening sequence of ideas in coolly passionate prose."—Mark Abley, The Walrus “Running a brief but far-reaching and punchy 96 pages, On Property has an absolute certainty of purpose: calling for the abolition of private property ownership ... [If] statements such as ‘the problem of property is resolved through its removal’ or calls to ‘abolish everything’ can make some people quake, when Walcott’s pamphlet argues for the human ability to reconsider and rebuild societal structures, the stances come across as sensible and, better yet, doable.”—Toronto Star"On Property is a must-read not only for those already responsive to the call of abolition but also perhaps more importantly for those who are not."—University of Toronto Quarterly "Rinaldo Walcott locates his contribution to the Field Notes series on current issues, On Property, in the present political moment, while using historical references and events to argue for the abolition of police and property ... Walcott concludes his case by asking for a new ethics of care and economy that does not keep feeding into the incarceration system, a system rigged to continue Black suffering ... It is a question we must ask ourselves after reflecting on the ways in which we, too, are complicit."—Quill & Quire “Urgent, far-reaching and with a profound generosity of care, the wisdom in On Property is absolute. We cannot afford to ignore or defer its teachings. Now is the time for us-collectively-to take up the challenge in this undeniable gift of a book.”—Canisia Lubrin, author of The Dyzgraphxst and Voodoo Hypothesis “Provocative and persuasive. Rinaldo Walcott’s insightful unmasking of the historic baggage associated with private property challenges us to face up to what might be the source of our most pressing social problems.”—Cecil Foster, author of They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada "Rinaldo Walcott is one of the most renowned and dynamic articulators of the Black radical tradition. His writings are essential for anyone seeking deeper engagement with the social and political movements urgently afoot today."—David Chariandy, author of Brother and I've Been Meaning to Tell You Praise for Rinaldo Walcott “Essential reading. From its first paragraphs Rinaldo Walcott's The Long Emancipation shifts the axis of thought about Black freedom. The astonishing and devastating idea at the center of this book lays out the condition of Black being in the Americas as existing, still, in a state of juridical unfreedom. Once that idea's recalibrating weight and urgency strike you, you must think again where analysis and theory begin. You must begin again.”—Dionne Brand, poet, novelist, essayist “In The Long Emancipation Rinaldo Walcott has opened up whole new avenues for thinking about the causes and conditions, the global logics of ‘unfreedom’ that continue to haunt and imperil Black lives. This rich collection of provocations challenges us to consider the terms and possibilities of living beyond the death zones and extractive economies of capitalism; it invites us to see and feel the audacious eruptions of a blackness exceeding these limits—moving and struggling toward freedom.”—Deborah E. McDowell, University of Virginia “Each chapter of BlackLife carefully weaves together analyses of history, philosophy, policy, art, and activism to create a fuller picture of Black Canadian existence.”—Briarpatch Magazine “Black Life: Post-BLM and the Struggle For Freedom is a short volume, but one of the most important intellectual interventions to emerge in Canada in recent years. It ought to be required reading in Canadian Studies and other social science and arts courses at both secondary and post-secondary levels across the country. Above all, it ought to be taken seriously by those—especially white Canadians—with the ability to apply its insights in public policy and private lives alike.”—Rhea Rollmann at PopMatters
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Taylor & Francis Principles of Equity and Trusts
Book SynopsisThis is the second edition of Principles of Equity and Trusts , the concise new textbook from Alastair Hudson the author of the definitive classic, Equity and Trusts. Through clear and careful analysis, the author explains what the law is, its foundational principles, and its social and economic effect. By beginning with the core principles on which this field is based, even the most complex academic debates concerning express, resulting and constructive trusts, the family home, charities law and other equitable doctrines become comprehensible and interesting. This book offers a fresh, lively and often humorous account of Equity and Trusts.Through easy-to-follow worked examples and analysis of the case law, Alastair helps you to answer problem questions and to prepare coursework. The author shows how the law affects real people in real situations. Each chapter begins with a clear and concise introduction to the core principles. It contains numbered headings forTable of ContentsPart 1: Fundamentals; 1. The Nature of Equity; 2. The Nature of Trusts; Part 2: The Creation of Express Trusts; 3. The Three Certainties; 4. The Beneficiary Principle; 5. The Constitution of Trusts; 6. Secret Trusts; 7. Essay: The Paradox in Express Trusts; Part 3: The Role of the Trustees; 8. The Duties of Trustees; 9. The Investment of Trusts; 10. The Management of Trusts; Part 4: Trusts Implied by Law; 11. Resulting Trusts; 12. Constructive Trusts; 13. Proprietary estoppel; 14. Essay: Fiduciaries; Part 5: Trusts of Land and of the Home; 15. Trusts of Homes; 16. Trusts of Land; 17. Essay: A Politics of Trusts Law; Part 6: Breach of Trust and Tracing; 18. Breach of Trust; 19. Strangers: dishonest assistance and unconscionable receipt; 20. Tracing; Part 7: Commercial Uses of Trusts; 21. Commercial and international trusts law; 22. Quistclose Trusts; Part 8: Charities; 23. Charities; Part 9: Equitable Remedies; 24. Injunctions; Part 10: Academic Themes in Equity & Trusts; 25. Essay: Restitution of unjust enrichment; 26. Essay: The concept of conscience in equity; 27. Essay: Modern equity
£41.79
Pearson Education Limited Law Express Revision Guide Land Law Revision
Book SynopsisJohn Duddington was Head of the Law School at Worcester College of Technology before retiring to focus on writing and research. He also teaches property law at the University of Worcester.Table of ContentsContents Introduction x Table of cases and statutes xvi Chapter 1: The building blocks of land law: estates and interests in land 2 Chapter 2: Registered and unregistered title to land 24 Chapter 3: Co-ownership of land 54 Chapter 4: Trusts and the home 70 Chapter 5: Licences. Proprietary estoppel 90 Chapter 6: Leases 108 Chapter 7: Covenants affecting freehold land 136 Chapter 8: Easements and profits 156 Chapter 9: Mortgages 176 Chapter 10: Adverse possession 194 Glossary of terms 212 Index 218
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Taylor & Francis Ltd No Games Chicago
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Random House USA Inc Mine
Book Synopsis“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, while in New York you lose both the space and the chair? In Mine!, Michael Heller and James Salzman, two of the world’s leading authorities on ownership, explain these puzzles and many more. Remarkably, they reveal, there are just six simple rules that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the rule that steers us to do what they want. But we can pick differently. This is true not just for airplane seats, but also for battles over digital privacy, climate change, and wealth inequality. Mine! draws on mind-bending, often infuriating, and always fascinating accounts from business, history, courtrooms, and everyday life to reveal how the rules of ownership control our lives and shape our world.
£15.20
Oxford University Press Property Law Legal Practice Course Manuals
Book SynopsisThe Property Law LPC manual combines accessible overviews of the conveyancing procedure with a pragmatic approach. Enhanced by realistic case studies, examples, and professional conduct points throughout, this text equips the reader with the knowledge and skills required to conduct conveyancing transactions in practice.
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Oxford University Press Land Law
Book SynopsisLand Law: Text, Cases, and Materials has been designed to provide students with everything they need to approach their land law course with confidence. Experts in the area, the authors combine clear and insightful commentary with carefully chosen extracts to offer students a full account of the subject.Using the popular Text, Cases and Materials format the authors take a critical approach to the subject, presenting thought-provoking analysis of the leading case-law in the area and inviting students to develop their own analytical skills ready for exams. The book can be used as a stand-alone resource, or as a complement to Land Law: Core Text, written by the same authors.Covering a broad range of topics, the authors have used their unique approach to land law to provide a consistent structure with which students and lecturers can tackle the subject. This approach arms students with the tools needed to analyse content autonomously by seeing how individual rules fit into a broader structuTrade ReviewVery useful at all stages of study, from pre-reading, lecture revision, seminar reading, essay writing to exam preparation. * Dr Lu Xu, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University *A first rate book, thorough treatment of the topics, stimulating and scholarly. * Rod Edmunds, Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London *Table of ContentsPart A: Introduction 1: What's special about land? 2: What is land? 3: Registration Part B: The Content Question 4: Human rights and land 5: Legal estates and legal interests 6: Equitable interests 7: Personal rights: Licences Part C: The Acquisition Question 8: Formal methods of acquisition: contracts, deeds, and registration 9: Adverse possession 10: Proprietary estoppel 11: Trusts Part D: The Shared Home 12: Interests in the home: the acquisition question 13: Regulating co-ownership: the content question 14: Co-ownership and third parties: applications for sale Part E: Priority: The Defences Question and Land Registration 15: The priority triangle 16: Priorities in registered land 17: Co-ownership and priorities: the defences question 18: Reform of the land registration act 2002 Part F: Leases 19: Leases 20: Regulating leases and protecting occupiers 21: Leasehold covenants Part G: Neighbours and Neighbourhoods 22: Easements 23: Freehold covenants 24: Flat ownership: long leases and commonhold Part H: Security Interests 25: Security interests in land 26: Lender's rights and remedies 27: Protection of borrower
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Oxford University Press A Practical Approach to Conveyancing
Book SynopsisWritten by a leading authority in the area, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed and up-to-date account of the key principles and procedures underpinning the practice of conveyancing. It takes a pragmatic, rather than academic, approach to conveyancing, providing practical solutions to everyday problems encountered by conveyancing practitioners wishing to offer a cost-effective and efficient service. Combining coverage of residential and commercial conveyancing, this book provides highly practical guidance on each stage and is fully supported by sample documentation, enabling the reader to approach all aspects of the conveyancing process with ease and confidence.Now in its twenty-third edition, this book has firmly established itself as a core text supporting the study of the Legal Practice Course. Fully updated with the latest changes affecting the conveyancing process, this classic text is essential reading for all trainee or qualified solicitors, legal executives,
£49.99
OUP Oxford Maudsley Burns Land Law Cases and Materials
Book SynopsisThe 9th edition of Maudsley & Burn's Land Law Cases and Materials continues to provide an essential reference work for students and practitioners. It includes a wide range of extracts from cases, statutes, Law Commission reports and other literature, which highlight the key issues to understand the present law and its continuing development.Table of ContentsPART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS ; 1. Introductory topics ; 2. Registered land ; 3. Adverse possession and limitation of actions ; PART TWO: FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD ESTATES IN LAND ; 4. Freehold estates ; 5. Leases ; PART THREE: EQUITABLE BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN LAND ; 6. The trust of land ; 7. Concurrent interests ; PART FOUR: OTHER LEGAL AND EQUITABLE INTERESTS IN LAND ; 8. Easements and profits a prendre ; 9. Covenants between freeholders ; 10. Mortgages ; 11. Equities, proprietary estoppel and licences
£56.99
Oxford University Press, USA Law and Geography Current Legal Issues 2002 Volume 5
Book SynopsisThis book explores the relationship between law and geography, particularly in relation to globalisation - of law, commerce, environmental change and society - which renders relations between the local and the global more significant. The book is structured according to conceptual frames - boundaries, land, property, nature, identity (persons, peoples and places), culture and time, and knowledge.Trade ReviewThe two editors - one a lawyer, the other a geographer - are to be congratulated on their collaborative venture and anyone interested in novel contexts surrounding either discipline will do well to examine the contents of this fascinating volume. * International Journal of Law in Context *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; 1. Connecting Law and Geography ; 2. From 'What' to 'So What': Law and Geography in Retrospect ; 3. The Spatial Dimension of Private Law ; BOUNDARIES ; 4. Beyond the Word: Law as a Thing of this World ; 5. The Queen's Peace: Reflections on the Spatial Politics of Sexuality in Law ; 6. Geography: The Problem of Scale, and Process or Allocation: The US National Organ Transplant Act of 1986, amended 1990 ; LAND ; 7. Freewheeling Uphill: Pedalling Downhill: Growing Pains in Developing a Land Market in China ; 8. Camels, Chameleons and Coyotes: Problematising the 'Histories' of Land Law Reform ; 9. Idolatry of Land ; PROPERTY ; 10. De/Re Territorialising Possession: the Shifting Spaces of Property Rights ; 11. Property Restitution, Property Law and the Post Communist Transition in Germany's New Bundeslander ; 12. Agenda 2000, Land Use and the Environment: Towards a Theory of 'Environmental' Property Rights ; 13. Property Rights, Urban Policy and the Law: Negotiating Neighbourhood Disputes in a Brazilian Shantytown ; 14. Informal Law in Informal Settlements ; NATURE ; 15. Governance and Resource Management in Mexico's Community Forestry Sector ; 16. Spaces of Diversity in Diverse Spaces ; 17. Conceptions of Environment in Law and Geography ; 18. Environmental gains? Collaborative planning, planning obligations and issues of closure in local land-use planning in the UK ; IDENTITY: PEOPLE, PERSONS AND PLACES ; 19. Only Connect ; 20. Family Geographies: Gobal Care Chains, Transnational Parenthood and New Legal Challenges in an Era of Labour Globalisation ; 21. On the Legal Geography of Ethnocratic Settler States: Notes Towards a Research Agenda ; CULTURE AND TIME ; 22. Green Metaphors: Language, Land and Law in Takings Debates ; 23. Space and Time: the Genius Loci of Ancient Places ; 24. From Local to Global - The Role of Geographical Isolation in Shaping Competition Law ; KNOWLEDGE ; 25. Putting Environmental Law on the Map: A Spatial Approach to Environmental Law Using GIS ; 26. Earth Observation and Principles on Data ; 27. Disciplinary Interactions: Ontological Commitments and Environmental Standard Setting
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Oxford University Press Inc Private Property and Public Power
Book SynopsisWhen governments use eminent domain to transfer property between private owners, Americans are outraged-or so most media and academic accounts would have us believe. But these accounts obscure a much more complex reality in American conceptions of property. In this book, Debbie Becher presents the first comprehensive study of a city''s eminent domain acquisitions, exploring how and why the City of Philadelphia took properties between 1992 and 2007 and which takings led to protests. She uses original data-collected from city offices and interviews with over a hundred residents, business owners, community leaders, government representatives, attorneys, and appraisers-to explore how eminent domain really works.Becher surprises readers by finding that the city took over 4,000 private properties, or one out of every hundred such properties in Philadelphia, during her study period. Furthermore, these takings only rarely provoked opposition-a fact that established views on property are ill-equipped to explain.To investigate how Americans judge the legitimacy of eminent domain, Becher devotes several chapters to two highly controversial sets of takings for redevelopment projects. The American Street takings were intended to win popular support for redevelopment and initially succeeded in doing so, but it ended as a near total failure and embarrassment. The Jefferson Square takings initially faced vociferous opposition, but they eventually earned residents'' approval and became a political showpiece.Becher uncovers evidence that Americans judge eminent domain through a social conception of property as an investment of value, committed over time, that government is responsible for protecting. This conception has never been described in sociological, legal, political, or economic scholarship, and it stands in stark contrast to the arguments of libertarian and left-leaning activists and academics. But recognizing property as investment, Becher argues, may offer a firm new foundation for more progressive urban policies.Trade ReviewBecher attempts to help the reader navigate the public-private dilemma raised by the use of eminent domain by highlighting the multiple ways in which public and private actions influence the value of private property... [Becher provides] practical insight on how to improve the implementation of eminent domain. * Kesha S. Moore, Social Forces *Property matters a great deal and getting it right is crucial. Debbie Becher nails it. Eschewing abstractions and the fulminations of libertarians and leftists alike, her excellent book captures how real people understand and evaluate government taking. The concept of investment that she develops offers important and challenging insights for policy makers and property theorists alike. * Nicholas Blomley, Professor of Geography, Simon Fraser University *A powerful challenge to the conventional view of property in social science, Becher shows that people see property in a complex and social manner. This pioneering study demonstrates how- rather than treat property solely as a container for economic value or as a bundle of rights - people also invest their hopes, cares and emotions into it. * Richard Swedberg, Professor of Sociology, Cornell University *How to respond to the problems posed by derelict lots and vacant buildings is a question with which almost every city government grapples. Becher's analysis cuts through the familiar ideological slogans about government and private property to provide a deeper understanding of the political, economic and social forces driving urban redevelopment efforts. The result is a challenging and unexpectedly hopeful story with lessons that extend well beyond Philadelphia. * Eduardo M. Penalver, Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Cornell Law School *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Chapter 1. Investment and Government Legitimacy ; Chapter 2. The Policy and Politics of Urban Redevelopment ; Chapter 3. Rhetoric without a Cause: Beyond Libertarian and Left Cries of Abuse ; Chapter 4. American Street I: From Badlands to Promised Lands ; Chapter 5. American Street II: From Promises to Protests ; Chapter 6. Jefferson Square I: Competing Visions of Investment Protection ; Chapter 7. Jefferson Square II: Legitimacy through Reconciled Visions ; Chapter 8. Compensating for Property by Recognizing Investments ; Chapter 9. The Politics of Property ; Bibliography ; Appendix 1 ; Appendix 2 ; Appendix 3 ; Notes ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The International Law of Property
Book SynopsisDoes a right to property exist under international law? The traditional answer to this question is no: a right to property can only arise under the domestic law of a particular nation. But the view that property rights are exclusively governed by national law is obsolete. Identifiable areas of property law have emerged at the international level, and the foundation is now arguably being laid for a comprehensive international regime. This book provides a detailed investigation into this developing international property law. It demonstrates how the evolution of international property law has been influenced by major economic, political, and technological changes: the embrace of private property by former socialist states after the end of the Cold War; the globalization of trade; the birth of new technologies capable of exploiting the global commons; the rise of digital property; and the increasing recognition of the human right to property.The first part of the book analyzes how international law impacts rights in specific types of property. In some situations, international law creates property rights, such as rights in aboriginal lands, deep seabed minerals, and satellite orbits. In other areas, it harmonizes property rights that arise at the national level, such as rights in intellectual property, rights in foreign investments, and security interests in personal property. Finally, it restricts property rights that may be recognized at the national level, such as rights in celestial bodies, contraband, and slaves. The second part of the book explores the thesis that a global right to property should be recognized as a general matter, not merely as a moral precept but rather as an entitlement that all nations must honour. It establishes the components of such a right, arguing that the right to property at the international level should be seen in the context of five key components of ownership: acquisition, use, destruction, exclusion, and transfer. This highly innovative book makes an important contribution to how we conceptualize the protection of property and to the understanding that much of this protection now takes place at the international level.Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. The Concept of International Property Law ; 2. The Human Right to Property ; PART II: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY LAW ; 3. Chattels ; 4. Intangible Property ; 5. Land ; 6. Oceans ; 7. Atmosphere ; PART III: COMPONENTS OF INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY LAW ; 8. Toward Global Property Rights ; 9. The Right to Acquire ; 10. The Right to Possess and Use ; 11. The Right to Destroy ; 12. The Right to Exclude ; 13. The Right to Transfer ; PART IV: OUTLOOK ; 14. The Future of International Property Law
£123.25
Oxford University Press A Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment
Book SynopsisA Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment represents a wholly novel idea within English law. Designed to enhance understanding of the common law the Restatement comprises a set of clear succinct rules, fully explained by a supporting commentary, that sets out the law in England and Wales on unjust enrichment. Written by one of the leading authorities in the area, in collaboration with a group of senior judges, academics, and legal practitioners, the Restatement offers a powerfully persuasive statement of the law in this newly recognized and uncertain branch of English law.Many lawyers and students find unjust enrichment a particularly difficult area to master. Combining archaic terminology with an historic failure to provide a clear conceptual structure, the law remained obscure until its recent rapid development in the hands of pioneering judges and academics. The Restatement builds on the clarifications that have emerged in the case law and academic literature to present Trade ReviewThis slender and elegantly written volume makes a remarkable and valuable contribution to the literature of the English law of restitution ... The highest compliment that can be paid to a work of this kind by a reviewer is to indicate that the reviewer both enjoyed reading the volume and profited greatly from doing so. * Andrew Burrows, Canadian Business Law Journal *ROEUE is a personal, but authoritative account of the law that carries the weight of deep learning about the common law from the bottom up, but also the promise of a higher vision about matters of the laws basic structure, organization and shape... ROEUE will receive an enthusiastic reception in England and Wales. English unjust enrichment law clearly needs a strong centripetal force to stabilize views about some very basic matters; and a public platform from which to speak accessibly to the civilian world about the persistent strengths of the common law system. There is no better platform, in my view, than this. * Kit Barker, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies *Thorough and scholarly, yet eminently readable, it expounds on a particularly abstruse and therefore fascinating area of law ... This in our view is an important book of direct relevance for practitioners, academics and the judiciary alike. * Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers *Table of ContentsPART ONE: A RESTATEMENT OF THE ENGLISH LAW OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT; PART TWO
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The University of Chicago Press Commodity Propriety
Book SynopsisA history of the meaning of property, this text aims to uncover in American legal writing a competing vision of property which has existed alongside the traditional conception. It argues that property has also been understood as propriety, a method for creating and maintaining an organized society.
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Ecopragmatism
Book SynopsisThis text takes on controversies in environmental law: how to weigh economic costs against environmental quality and human life, how to assess the long-time horizons of environmental problems, and how to make decisions in the face of scientific uncertainty about the scope of environmental problems.
£31.19
The University of Chicago Press The Grasping Hand Kelo v. City of New London and
Book SynopsisThe Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in the Fort Trumbull area and transfer them to a new private owner. This book offers an analysis of the case alongside a history of the meaning of public use and the use of eminent domain and an evaluation of options for reform.Trade Review"Somin's thorough rebuttal of the constitutional reasoning and philosophical implications of the Supreme Court's Kelo decision demonstrates why that ruling was a constructive disaster: It was so dreadful it has provoked robust defenses of the role of private property in sustaining Americans' liberty." (George F. Will)
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press Building a Revolutionary State
Book SynopsisHow does a state function during the collapse of institutions that revolutions bring? Pashman answers that in the case of New York during and after the Revolutionary War, showing how a new state was built on the fly.
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University of Chicago Press The Marriage Exchange Property Social Place
Book SynopsisMedieval Douai left an enormous archive of documents. This text reveals how these documents were produced in an effort to regulate property and gender relations. At the centre was a shift to a property regime based on contract. The book explores why the law changed and assesses its effects.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Note on Money, Dates, and Names Introduction Le Libert v. Rohard Ch. 1: From Custom to Contract Ch. 2: The Social Context of Custom Ch. 3: Legal Reform as Social Engineering Ch. 4: The Social Logic--and Illogic--of Custom Ch. 5: An Alternative Logic Ch. 6: Living with the New Ch. 7: The Weight of Experience Ch. 8: The Douaisien Reform in Historical Context Conclusion: Marie, Franchoise, and Their Sisters App. A: The Evolution of Douai's Douaire Coutumier App. B: Written Custom and Old Custom in Douai Glossary of Legal Terminology Glossary of Measures Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Grasping Hand Kelo v. City of New London and
Book SynopsisIn 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in order to transfer them to a new private owner. Although the Fifth Amendment only permits the taking of private property for public use, the Court ruled that the transfer of condemned land to private parties for economic development is permitted by the Constitution even if the government cannot prove that the expected development will ever actually happen. The Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London empowered the grasping hand of the state at the expense of the invisible hand of the market. In this detailed study of one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in modern times, Ilya Somin argues that Kelo was a grave error. Economic development and blight condemnations are unconstitutional under both originalist and most living constitution theories of legal interpretation. They also victimize the poor and the politically weak for the benefit of powerful interest groups and often destroy more economic value than they create. Kelo itself exemplifies these patterns. The residents targeted for condemnation lacked the influence needed to combat the formidable government and corporate interests arrayed against them. Moreover, the city's poorly conceived development plan ultimately failed: the condemned land lies empty to this day, occupied only by feral cats. The Supreme Court's unpopular ruling triggered an unprecedented political reaction, with forty-five states passing new laws intended to limit the use of eminent domain. But many of the new laws impose few or no genuine constraints on takings. The Kelo backlash led to significant progress, but not nearly as much as it may have seemed. Despite its outcome, the closely divided 5-4 ruling shattered what many believed to be a consensus that virtually any condemnation qualifies as a public use under the Fifth Amendment. It also showed that there is widespread public opposition to eminent domain abuse. With controversy over takings sure to continue, The Grasping Hand offers the first book-length analysis of Kelo by a legal scholar, alongside a broader history of the dispute over public use and eminent domain and an evaluation of options for reform.
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press Building a Revolutionary State The Legal
Book SynopsisHow does a state function during the collapse of institutions that revolutions bring? Pashman answers that in the case of New York during and after the Revolutionary War, showing how a new state was built on the fly.
£26.74
Yale University Press Power and Justice in Medieval England The Law of
Book SynopsisHow the medieval right to appoint a parson helped give birth to English common lawTrade Review“A praiseworthy and original investigation of a subject that straddled the line between secular and spiritual: the early history of the English common law of advowsons.”—R. H. Helmholz, University of Chicago Law School“It has been a great pleasure to watch what began as a tentative, but intriguing, doctoral dissertation turn through a series of articles on seemingly small points into the small masterpiece that is this book.”—Charles Donahue Jr., Harvard Law School
£42.75
Thomson West Contemporary Property American Casebook Series
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£201.40
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd Property A Guide to Scots Law Greens Concise
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£39.00
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd Nutshell Equity Trusts Nutshells
Book SynopsisThe longest running law revision series, trusted by students for over 30 years, Nutshells present the essentials of law clearly and concisely in a memorable and user friendly way. The ideal companionboth for getting up to speed with a new topic of law and preparing for law exams. This is the law in a nutshell!
£14.20
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd Gadsden and Cousins on Commons and Greens
Book SynopsisNow titled Gadsden & Cousins on Commons & Greens, this book remains the authoritative text on the law of commons, town and village greens. Previously published in 2012, this new edition fully updates on all key cases and legislative developments and has been extensively revised and restructured.
£192.85
Taylor & Francis Ltd EGLR 2011 Volume 2 Estates Gazette Law Reports
Book SynopsisThe Estates Gazette Law Reports are an indispensable reference for property law practitioners researching and advising on all aspects of landlord and tenant law, valuation, professional negligence, conveyancing, real property, leasehold enfranchisement and compensation.Published over three volumes each year and edited by HH Judge Hazel Marshall QC, they conveniently summarise key current property cases.Table of ContentsTable of Cases. Index of Subject Matter. Magazine Cases. Supplementary Cases
£128.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable
Book SynopsisWritten by pioneering attorneys in the emerging fields of urbanism and green building, A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects offers you practical solutions for legal issues you may face in planning, zoning, developing, and operating such communities.Trade Review"In short, this book is an excellent resource and one that should be read and used as a reference for project design and implementation." (Lawoftheland.com, 10/11/08) "...is a primer for practicing architects, urban designers, and urban planners on legal and contractual issues that accompany the emerging field of sustainable urban design." (Green InSight Newsletter, Oct 2008) "Immensely practical, this guidebook is loaded with techniques that can enable New Urbanism to jump hurdles erected by the legal system, the political apparatus, and the day-to-day difficulties of community life. Each chapter stands on its own, and there are case studies and dozens of sidebars, so you can read the book from start to finish or you can jump in and out. This book is so informative that new urbanists will soon be asking themselves how they ever got along without it." (New Urban News, September 2008)Table of ContentsForeword, Andrés Duany vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv CHAPTER 1 TO SUBURBIA AND BACK: HOW URBANIST LAW IS DIFFERENT 1Dan Slone, Doris Goldstein, and Andy Gowder CHAPTER 2 SUSTAINABLE URBANISM 29Dan Slone Case Study: The Navy Yard at Noisette 47 CHAPTER 3 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM: GETTING PROJECTS BUILT AND CODES CHANGED WITHIN THE EXISTING ZONING FRAMEWORK 63Chris Brewster, Matt Lawlor, Brian Ohm, and Mark White CHAPTER 4 CHANGING THE RULES: NEW APPROACHES TO ZONING 89Brian Ohm and Mark White Form-Based Codes, Bob Sitkowski and Bill Spikowski 111 The Smart Code, Chad Emerson 128 CHAPTER 5 FIEFDOMS AND FIRE TRUCKS: OVERCOMING IMPEDIMENTS IN THE SUBDIVISION, PLAT-REVIEW, AND SITE-PLAN PROCESSES 149Dan Slone CHAPTER 6 RETOOLING THE COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITY 179Doris S. Goldstein Case Study: Seaside, Florida 218 CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL BUILDING TYPES 227Doris S. Goldstein CHAPTER 8 LITIGATION 255Andy Gowder Case Study: The Fight for Entitlements: I ’ On, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 275 CHAPTER 9 FEDERAL POLICY, INITIATIVES, AND ALLIANCES 289Chris Brewster and Matt Lawlor CHAPTER 10 STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE 313Dan Slone APPENDIX: AN APPROACH TO GREENING PROJECTS OR MUNICIPALITIES 333 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES 338 INDEX 346
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Heritage Resources Law
Book SynopsisA comprehensive reference for the growing field of environmental law, this important legal primer defines and interprets the statues and federal policies that protect archeological resources in land and water environments.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Heritage Resources Law. Federal Compliance Statutes. Federal Enforcement Statutes. Native American Heritage Resources. Heritage Resources in the Marine Environment.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc U.S. Landscape Ordinances
Book SynopsisState-by-state listings and explanations of municipal landscape ordinances In U.S. Landscape Ordinances, Buck Abbey furnishes landscape architects, planners, land-use attorneys, and students with a much-needed resource. This state-by-state presentation demystifies the complex planning laws and ordinances that determine landscape design parameters for more than 300 American cities. The author highlights sections of each ordinance that pertain to landscape architecture, boils the legalese down to plain English, explains the law''s main purpose and regulatory function, and spells out the practical implications from a design perspective. With the help of more than fifty diagrams and drawings that clarify complex spatial concepts, U.S. Landscape Ordinances reviews the entire spectrum of green laws currently on the books, including ordinances that cover: * Parking lots and vehicular use areas * Landscape buffers and screens * Street tree plantinTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION: LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES. ANNOTATED LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES. Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Florida. Georgia. Hawaii. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. City and Town Ordinances. Parish Ordinances. State Ordinances. Louisiana Tree Ordinances. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New York. North Carolina. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Virginia. Washington. Wisconsin. Appendices. Selected Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Surveying the Courtroom
Book SynopsisAn outstanding reference that demystifies the legal process forexpert witnesses in land and natural resource disputes A vast and complex body of laws surrounds the ownership anddisposition of land resources today--so it is no wonder that landexperts who assist in land and natural resource disputes often findthemselves grappling with the challenging intricacies of the modernlegal process. This book offers a vital road map through thelabyrinth of civil laws and procedures that professionals whoassist in such cases must navigate. In Surveying the Courtroom, Second Edition, John Briscoeexplains--in plain English--all pertinent rules of evidence andprocedure. From the filing of a complaint to its resolution, heguides you through each phase of a land or natural resourcelawsuit, clearly describing the land expert''s role at each stepalong the way. He supplies numerous fascinating and instructivecase studies and vignettes to illustrate his points and to betterprepare you for Trade ReviewThere are many business and professional subjects that the modern surveyor is required to be competent in or knowledgeable about in order to be successful (let alone licensed). There are ancient and fundamental issues such as making and analyzing measurements and conducting research for boundary location. There are business issues such as new developments in software and equipment. Lastly, there are practice issues related to governmental agencies such as local land development regulations or state wetlands rules. Good training is available on all of these topics. But there is one subject in the business of land surveying that receives much press, in this magazine and others, that for which one can find little, if any training-that is, testifying in court, and the related workings of courts. Surveyors on the Witness Stand I go to court several times a year to testify either on civil matters concerning my employer's interests in land, or regarding the location of criminal matters that may have occurred in the city. I was not aware that testifying in court was included in the job description of a surveyor. The subject was never mentioned during the interview. I was greatly surprised (and ill-prepared) when I received the first in a long list of subpoenas. In order to prepare for my first time on the witness stand, I called some friends who regularly testify as part of their practices. They told me not to panic, to be thoroughly familiar with my work, and to just answer the lawyer's questions. I called the lawyer who subpoenaed me and heard roughly the same words. I took their advice and my part in the trial was over quickly, but I knew I displayed nervousness out of all proportion to the small part I played. I wished I had some training on the subject; I wish I had read John Briscoe's book. Surveying the Courtroom was written with two primary objectives in mind. First, to give the reader an acquaintance with courtroom rules and procedures for handling evidence, and the second, to show and explain how well "engineered" the legal process is for determining facts and resolutions. The author is a California attorney who seems to sincerely enjoy his work. He writes with enthusiasm and wit and displays open admiration for the capability of legal proceedings to find and solve problems. His examples are well-chosen and the sometimes humorous quotes he includes from literary figures and famous jurists keep the presentation of the technical material lively. The book may have come to your attention in the past. It was originally published by Landmark Enterprises back in the 1980s and was regarded then as a book specific to California. The author tells us in the current edition that due to a wider adoption of federal rules of evidence by more states, the book is now applicable in 40 of the 50 states. The states that do not adhere to the rules and procedures described in the book are Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and Virginia. Even though I reside and practice in one of the states that does not use federal rules, I found the book to be nonetheless useful and enlightening. Two Main Sections Surveying the Courtroom is divided into two main sections. The first is on the rules of evidence and the second is on the procedures of civil cases. The section on rules of evidence contains chapters on relevance, documentary evidence, hearsay, personal knowledge, proof, presumptions, privileges, judicial notice, and opinions. The section on civil trials has chapters on pleadings and motions, discovery, trial, and post trial proceedings. It also has appendices on depositions and certification of documents. This is an immense amount of material to be contained in a mere 200 pages. However, the author states clearly that his goal is to have surveyors become more acquainted with the courtroom, not to become experts on it. Most of us would be satisfied with just a simple understanding of the activity taking place around us. It is the general explanation of how courts and lawyers operate that makes this book so appealing to me. Its specifics may not apply to my state but the generalities do. After reading it I have a better idea of what is happening and why, and I can ask more informed questions of the lawyers on "my side." After all, I know how the city council does its business and I understand the role of various boards and commissions in land development work. Why shouldn't I have the same level of appreciation of the workings of the court? I think most licensed surveyors will find this to be a useful book to have around the office. --Professional Surveyor Magazine, May 2001 Volume 21, Number 5 (Patrick Toscano is the City Surveyor for New Britain, Connecticut, and the Book Review Editor for the magazine)Table of ContentsTHE RULES OF EVIDENCE. Relevance. Documentary Evidence. The Rule Against Hearsay, or, Perhaps, the Rules PermittingHearsay. The Rule Requiring Personal Knowledge. Of Proof and Other Burdens. Presumptions. Privileges: Must the President's Wife Tesify Also? How to Prove the Earth Is Round: The Notion of JudicialNotice. The Opinion Rule and Expert Testimony. THE PROCEDURE OF A CIVIL CASE. The Pleading and Motion Stages. The Age of Discovery. Trial. Post-Trial Proceedings in the Trial and Appellate Courts. Appendices. Table of Cases. Index. Postscript.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Water Boundaries
Book SynopsisA unique, practical guide to watercourse law This comprehensive guide offers complete, readable explanations of the legal issues and evidence procedures related to the location of the property boundaries of lands adjacent to watercourses. Beginning with a clear examination of the basics of land title and the legal principles defining property boundary movement, it discusses property boundary determination for a broad range of different watercourse environments-including open ocean coast, estuarine areas, tidal rivers, non-tidal rivers and navigable streams, and navigable lakes. This book will equip readers with: * A basic understanding of the land title and boundary system * A framework for analyzing disputes about the boundary of property adjacent to a waterbody tailored to the specifics of each type of physical regime * Insight to recognize when expert consultation is required to resolve a dispute and how to make the consultation useful andTrade Review"The author's interesting and lively presentation makes the book attractive as a possible addition to the professional bookshelf." (Journal of Water Resources, December 2002)Table of ContentsPreface xviiAcknowledgements xxviiTable of Authorities xxix1 The Basics of Land Title 11.1 Introduction 11.2 United States’ Acquisition of the Public Domain 31.3 Recognition of Title Granted by Prior Sovereigns 41.4 The Public Domain and the United States’ Survey of the Public Lands 91.5 Authority to Dispose of Public Lands 151.6 Public Land Dispositions – In General 161.7 Swamp and Overflowed Land Grant to the States 171.8 State Sovereign Lands 231.9 Grants of State Lands 251.10 Limitations on State Disposal of Lands Adjacent to Tidal and Navigable Waters 261.11 Adverse Possession 351.12 Agreed Boundaries 381.13 Estoppel 391.14 Adverse Possession, Estoppel and Like Doctrines Inapplicability to Sovereign Lands or Land Held in Trust 391.15 Exception: When Estoppel May Be Applicable to the Sovereign 421.16 Chains of Title 442 What is the Choice-of-Law 462.1 Introduction 462.2 Interstate Political Boundary 492.3 Interstate Boundaries – Private Titles and Boundaries 512.4 Land Title and Boundary Disputes – In General 532.5 Land Title and Boundary Disputes When the United States Is Not a Disputing Landowner 542.6 Land Title and Boundary Disputes When the United States Is a Disputing Landowner 562.7 Later Cases 622.8 Effects of These Choice-of-Law Cases in Other Situations 643 Basic Legal Principles Defining Property Boundary Movement 683.1 Introduction 683.2 Variable Nature of Title and Boundary Disputes 703.3 Importance of the Location of the Property Boundary Along Tidal or Navigable Waterways 713.4 Ordinary High-Water Mark Property Boundary – In General 733.5 Purpose of the Ordinary High-Water Mark – To Separate Arable from Nonarable Lands 753.6 Definition of the Ordinary High-Water Mark 783.7 Illustration of the Components of the Dynamic Ordinary High-Water Mark 783.8 Surveying Techniques to Locate the Ordinary High-Water Mark – Meander Lines 813.9 Exceptions to Rule – When a Meander Line Can Be treated as a Property Boundary 873.10 Basic Legal Terms Describing the Process of Property Boundary Movement 903.11 Legal Terms Describing the Process of Change in Physical Location 923.12 Property Boundary Consequences of a Change in Geographic Location of the Boundary Watercourse 943.13 Presumptions and Burden of Proof in Title and Boundary Litigation 99 4 Property Boundary Determination Along the Open Ocean Coast 101 4.1 Introduction 1014.2 Early Case Discussion of the Physical Indicia of the Location of the Ordinary High-Water Mark 1044.3 Introduction of Tidal Measurements to Physically Locate the Ordinary High-Water Mark 1054.4 Use of Indicia Other Than Tidal Measurements – Vegetation or Erosion Lines 1074.5 Refinement of the Use of Tidal Measurements as the Physical Indicia of the Ordinary High-Water Mark 1084.6 Explanation of the Tides, Technical Terms and Expressions 1104.7 The “Neap Tides” Confusion 1144.8 Foundation of Tidal Datums 1154.9 Tidal Datums 1174.10 Mean High-Water Line Adopted as the Physical Location of the Ordinary High-Water – The Borax Cases 1194.11 The California Aberration Dispelled – The Kent Estate Case 1224.12 The Location of the Ordinary Low-Water Mark 1224.13 The Open Coast Mean High-Water Line – Fluctuation of the Landform 1264.14 Property Boundary Effect of the Geographic Movement of the Open Coast Shoreline 1294.15 Effect of Presumptions on Coastal Property Boundaries 1344.16 Examples of types of Proof in Open Coast Property Title and Boundary Litigation 1354.17 Effect of the Burden of Proof on the Outcome of Coastal Title and Property Boundary Litigation 138 5 Property Boundary Determination in Estuarine Areas 141 5.1 Introduction 1415.2 Difficulty and Confusion in Title and Boundary Determination in Tidal Marshes 1475.3 Title Derivation of Tidal Marshlands 1485.4 Means to Remedy Uncertainties of Title to Tidal Marshlands 1585.5 Mean High-Water Line – The Physical Location of the Ordinary High-Water Mark Property Boundary in Tidal Marshes 1685.6 Legal Character of Tidal Marshlands Determined at the Time of the Swamp Lands Act Grant; Customary Property Boundary Principles Determine Effect of Change in Physical Location of Ordinary High-Water Mark 1705.7 The Tidal Marsh Regime and Changes to That Regime 1705.8 Property Boundary Effect and Changes in the Tide Marsh Regime 1725.9 Proof of the Legal Character of Tidal Marshes and the Physical Location of the Historic Ordinary High-Water Mark 1776 Property Boundary Determination Along and in Tidal River Regimes 189 6.1 Introduction 1896.2 The Delta Regime and Delta Meadows 1956.3 The Impact of Human Activities on the Data 1986.4 The Impact of Human Activities on Delta Meadows 2006.5 Title to Delta Marshlands 2016.6 Tidality of the Adjacent Watercourse – Consequences and Proof 2046.7 The Impact of Property Boundary Movement Principles 2086.8 Proof of the Physical Location of the Historic Ordinary High-Water Mark – Use of USGS Maps 2096.9 Proof of the Physical Location of the Historic Ordinary High-Water Mark – Use of Physical Measurements 2106.10 Concluding Thoughts and Suggestions 2307 Property Boundary Determination Along and in Navigable, Nontidal rivers and Streams Regimes 232 7.1 Introduction 2327.2 The Matter of Navigability 2357.3 Property Boundary Consequences of River Movement – In General 2467.4 Rules to Avoid Uncertainty in Deciding the Property Boundary Consequences of River Movement 2467.5 Property Boundary Consequences of River Movement – Accretion as Compared with Avulsion 2527.6 Impact of the Burden of Proof on the Property Boundary Consequences of River Movement 2637.7 The “True” Meaning of “Gradual and Imperceptible” 2647.8 Significance of the Cause of River’s Change in Geographic Location on the Property Boundary 2687.9 Reemergence 2717.10 Physical Indicia of the Ordinary High-Water Mark in a Riverine Environment 2727.11 Physical Indicia of the Ordinary Low-Water Mark in a Riverine Environment 2777.12 Proof in a Riverine Environment – Case Studies 278 8 Property Boundary Determination Along Navigable Lakes 282 8.1 Introduction 2828.2 Character of Title to the Beds of Navigable Lakes 2858.3 Resolution of the Quality and Character of State Title to the Beds of Navigable Lakes 2878.4 Navigability of Lakes 2918.5 What is a Lake? 2938.6 Location of the Ordinary High-Water Mark Property Boundary of Littoral Lands 2958.7 Vegetation/Erosion Line Test 3018.8 Physical Indicia of Ordinary Low-Water Mark Property Boundary of Littoral Lands 3078.9 Property Boundary Consequences of Littoral Shoreline Changes – In General 3118.10 The Mono Lake Recession Case – Application of the So-Called Federal Common Law Rule 3118.11 Proof in Lake Boundary and Title Cases 321Glossary 326Appendix A 338Appendix B 350Index 373
£128.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc Accounting in Divorce 2E
Book SynopsisA new revised and updated edition of an indispensable classic This updated Second Edition of Investigative Accounting in Divorce provides a solid grounding in every aspect of investigative accounting services in divorce proceedings.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction by Alan M. Grosman. PART I: PRELIMINARY MATTERS. Chapter 1. Getting Started. Chapter 2. Dealing with the Client. Chapter 3. Documents. Chapter 4. Parameters of the Inquiry. PART II: THE TARGET COMPANY. Chapter 5. Dealing with the Target Company. Chapter 6. The Balance Sheet. Chapter 7. Sales and Income. Chapter 8. Operating Expenses. PART III: THE PARTIES. Chapter 9. Personal Financial Investigation. PART IV: VALUATION. Chapter 10. Valuing a Closely Held Business. PART V: TAXES. Chapter 11. Taxes and Divorce. PART VI: REPORT AND TRIAL. Chapter 12. The Final Stages. Chapter 13. Postdivorce Services. Appendixes. Index.
£121.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Avoiding or Minimizing Construction Litigation
Book SynopsisEnables non-attorneys in the construction industry to understand how the construction process and law interact in order to resolve disputes without going to court. Analyzes specific issues concerning contracts, subcontracting, tort claims, insurance and bonds. Recommends strategies for avoiding or terminating litigation if a claim arises.Table of ContentsOutline of the American Legal System. Alternatives to Traditional Litigation. The Construction Process. Contract as a Means of Regulating Duties and Behavior. Subcontracting. Tort Claims. Insurance. Bonds in Construction. Government Entities and Construction Projects. Avoiding or Terminating Construction Litigation. Effective Construction Dispute Resolution: A Summary. Appendices. Tables. Index.
£148.45
John Wiley & Sons Inc Construction Contract Law
Book SynopsisA straightforward description providing readers with a guide to contract law as it relates to construction contracting. Thoroughly explains when a lawyer may or may not be needed and offers guidance for working with one. Prior notice provisions, no damage for delay clauses and conditional payment provisions are among the topics covered.Table of ContentsFormation of Contracts. Construction. Performance or Breach. Breach. Mistake, Duress, Threats, and Undue Influence. Mechanic's Liens. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Illegality. Index.
£134.06
LUP - University of Michigan Press Titles Conflict and Land Use The Development of
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Harvard University Press We the Miners
Book SynopsisThe California Gold Rush is thought to exemplify the Wild West, yet miners were expert organizers. Driven by property interests, they enacted mining codes, held criminal trials, and decided claim disputes. But democracy and law did not extend to foreigners and Indians, and miners were hesitant to yield power to the state that formed around them.Trade ReviewAndrea McDowell’s engaging study of the ensuing Gold Rush challenges Wild West stereotypes and explains how the miners who poured into California built workable forms of self-government. * Financial Times *An important law and economics study of an ‘anarchistic’ episode, going much deeper than some earlier accounts on matters involving Native Americans, fairness of trials, dispute resolution, miner-mining company interactions, and more. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *[This] book does admirable work unearthing overlooked dimensions of U.S. democracy and frontier law, while enriching our understanding of a storied chapter of American history. -- John Suval * Civil War Book Review *The California mining camps are legendary experiments in self-government. McDowell mines thousands of primary narratives to separate fact from fable and extracts a precise and elegant account of how the miners made laws and enforced them by means of meetings conducted by parliamentary procedure. We the Miners is expert and authoritative on details of miners’ property law and criminal law and of mining technology, and unsparingly detailed about their cruelty to outsiders like Mexicans and Native Americans. It is not likely that there will ever be a better history of the law of the Gold Rush than this one. -- Robert W. Gordon, Emeritus, Stanford Law SchoolRooted in the bold and intriguing idea that the organizational skills of California mining camps transcended the originality of their legal ideas, We the Miners is a provocative, well-argued book. McDowell goes beyond the old question of the nature of mining codes to the processes of meeting and decisionmaking in mining camps, especially in the miners’ use of American ‘parliamentary procedure as a form of governance.’ This wide-ranging, carefully researched work also explores the impact of mining codes on Native Americans and Spanish-speaking miners. Gracefully written with passion as well as fairness, it will appeal to a broad audience. -- Donald J. Pisani, author of Water, Land, and Law in the West: The Limits of Public Policy, 1850–1920
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Harvard University Press The House in the Rue SaintFiacre
Book SynopsisOfficially, revolutionary France granted all citizens a right to property. In practice, however, there was significant continuity with the Old Regime. H. B. Callaway argues that the state’s fraught attempts to confiscate property from Parisian émigrés reveal contradictions in ideas of ownership considered foundational to modern property rights.Trade ReviewA fascinating book. Drawing on rich case studies from contested properties in revolutionary Paris, Callaway shows in convincing detail how the ideal of the citizen property owner inescapably clashed with the role of the property owner as an actor in the marketplace. Anyone interested in the history of this tumultuous period will find much to savor in Callaway’s work. -- David A. Bell, author of Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of RevolutionConceptually bold, intensely researched, and elegantly presented, The House in the Rue Saint-Fiacre changes our understanding of how property was viewed and used during the French Revolution and beyond. Callaway deftly leverages the tools of social history to shed new light on a topic most often seen through the lens of legal or intellectual history. -- Leora Auslander, author of Cultural RevolutionsAn illuminating exploration of what émigré property confiscations can tell us about the complexities of French revolutionary policy as practice. Significantly, in examining conflicts over property, Callaway highlights the continued importance of family as a critical unit for the defense of assets. -- Julie Hardwick, author of Sex in an Old Regime City: Young Workers and Intimacy in France, 1660–1789Carefully researched and compellingly written, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what the French Revolution meant to both private lives and public political culture. Shining welcome light on the murky details of émigré property confiscations, Callaway chronicles how obdurate social and legal realities obliged the state to forgo the democratic promise of 1789. -- Colin Jones, author of Paris: The Biography of a City
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Princeton University Press Our Bodies Whose Property
Book SynopsisAn argument against treating our bodies as commoditiesNo one wants to be treated like an object, regarded as an item of property, or put up for sale. Yet many people frame personal autonomy in terms of self-ownership, representing themselves as property owners with the right to do as they wish with their bodies. Others do not use the language of property, but are similarly insistent on the rights of free individuals to decide for themselves whether to engage in commercial transactions for sex, reproduction, or organ sales. Drawing on analyses of rape, surrogacy, and markets in human organs, Our Bodies, Whose Property? challenges notions of freedom based on ownership of our bodies and argues against the normalization of markets in bodily services and parts. Anne Phillips explores the risks associated with metaphors of property and the reasons why the commodification of the body remains problematic.What, she asks, is wrong with thinking of oneself as the Trade Review"[B]oth those who are aware of what is happening around these issues and those who have not reflected on recent developments around markets, bodies and properties would do well to read Phillips' timely, intelligent overview of the challenges of early 21st-century global body politics... [A] rich feast of considered reflections on some of the most pressing issues of our times."--Maureen McNeil, Times Higher Education "Ultimately, although she may not have intended it to be overtly so, Phillips' book reads as a beautiful piece of Marxist work, and it is in this way specifically that her work is incredibly valuable in the face of the increasing commodification and marketization of practically every aspect of our existence... Her book is ... valuable not just from a feminist perspective concerned with women's equality in the face of corporeal exploitation, but to those interested in issues of political, economic, and social justice as well."--Linda Roland Danil, Marx & Philosophy Review of Books "Phillips examines the public policy ramifications of using property rights language about the body and its parts... This is a valuable and balanced survey of the various positions on issues that evolving social views and medical technology are making important, if not vital."--Choice "There is much to admire in this book... The way in which she presses relevant empirical evidence into the service of her normative commitments is impressive. Her thoughtful discussion of the infinitely complex and emotionally laden ways in which we relate to our bodies, and of the impact which our decisions regarding our bodies have on others, challenges both those who subscribe to the view that the individual alone should decide what to do with their body, and how to do it, and those who favor the side of controlling bodies--particularly, it has to be said, women's bodies--for society's ends."--Cecile Fabre, Times Literary Supplement "This is a skilful and thoughtful engagement with a 'real' ethical/policy issue and from which the author is not too shy to draw 'real' policy conclusions."--Chris Pierson, Political TheoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Introduction 1 Chapter One What's So Special about the Body? 18 Chapter Two Property Models of Rape 42 Chapter Three Bodies for Rent? The Case of Commercial Surrogacy 65 Chapter Four Spare Parts and Desperate Need 97 Chapter Five The Individualism of Property Claims 134 Notes 157 Bibliography 179 Index 191
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Princeton University Press A Public Empire
Book Synopsis"Property rights" and "Russia" do not usually belong in the same sentence. Rather, our general image of the nation is of insecurity of private ownership and defenselessness in the face of the state. This book analyzes the emergence of Russian property regimes from the time of Catherine the Great through World War I and the revolutions of 1917.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Historia Nova Prize, Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation and Academic Studies Press Winner of the George L. Mosse Prize 2015, American Historical Association Winner of the 2015 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies Honorable Mention for the 2015 J. Willard Hurst Book Prize, Law and Society Association Longlisted for the 2015 Historia Nova Prize, Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation and Academic Studies Press "Pravilova provides a nuanced analysis of the shifting nature of debates, concepts, and laws concerning public and private property in the Russian Empire from the late 18th century to the revolutions of 1917... Challenging familiar narratives that couple liberalism with the defense of individual private property rights, she provides abundant evidence of a liberal vision that was not exclusively individualistic."--Choice "Even an extended review cannot do justice to this book's wealth of thought-provoking insights."--Adele Lindenmeyr, Slavic Review "A short review cannot do justice to this fine, meticulously researched, and well-written book. It is essential reading for all historians of imperial and Soviet Russia."--Michelle Lamarche Marrese, Russian Review "[An] engrossing study... These questions are meant as tributes to what is clearly a major and agenda-setting work, whose discussion will greatly sharpen our understanding of Russia's past."--John Randolph, American Historical Review "A lively text that is readily accessible to those with a non-legal history background. This is a rich, ambitious and complex project, which cuts across any number of traditional cultural and political boundaries; Pravilova switches adeptly from irrigation in Central Asia and Transcaucasia, to the preservation of churches in the Russian north, to the public's right to read posthumously published correspondence."--Jennifer Keating, Slavonic and East European Review "In this extremely erudite and comprehensively researched book, Ekaterina Pravilova argues compellingly that attempts in late imperial Russia to reform property law, and specifically to establish in practice as well as the imagination a domain of 'public things' (res publica), were central to efforts to transform the tsarist social and political orders... An extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of late imperial Russia."--William G. Wagner, Journal of Modern History "A short review cannot embrace all the topics that Ekaterina Pravilova's book engages and for which it suggests possibilities for new studies. No doubt this is what makes this book a highly valuable contribution to the so very complicated process of rethinking Russian history."--Alexander Kamenskii, Canadian-American Slavic StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Abbreviations xi Introduction: Res Publica in the Imperial State 1 PART I Whose Nature? Environmentalism, Industrialization, and the Politics of Property 19 1. The Meanings of Property 21 2. Forests, Minerals, and the Controversy over Property in Post-Emancipation Russia 55 3. Nationalizing Rivers, Expropriating Lands 93 PART II The Treasures of the Fatherland 129 4. Inventing National Patrimony 131 5. Private Possessions and National Art 178 PART III "Estates on Parnassus": Literary Property and Cultural Reform 213 6. Writers and the Audience: Legal Provisions and Public Discourse 215 7. The Private Letters of National Literature 241 Epilogue 270 Notes 291 Index 403
£48.00
Princeton University Press A Public Empire
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2015 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies""Winner of the George L. Mosse Prize 2015, American Historical Association""Winner of the 2015 Historia Nova Prize, Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation and Academic Studies Press""Honorable Mention for the 2015 J. Willard Hurst Book Prize, Law and Society Association""Longlisted for the 2015 Historia Nova Prize, Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation and Academic Studies Press""Pravilova provides a nuanced analysis of the shifting nature of debates, concepts, and laws concerning public and private property in the Russian Empire from the late 18th century to the revolutions of 1917. . . . Challenging familiar narratives that couple liberalism with the defense of individual private property rights, she provides abundant evidence of a liberal vision that was not exclusively individualistic." * Choice *"Even an extended review cannot do justice to this book's wealth of thought-provoking insights."---Adele Lindenmeyr, Slavic Review"A short review cannot do justice to this fine, meticulously researched, and well-written book. It is essential reading for all historians of imperial and Soviet Russia."---Michelle Lamarche Marrese, Russian Review"[An] engrossing study. . . . These questions are meant as tributes to what is clearly a major and agenda-setting work, whose discussion will greatly sharpen our understanding of Russia's past."---John Randolph, American Historical Review"A lively text that is readily accessible to those with a non-legal history background. This is a rich, ambitious and complex project, which cuts across any number of traditional cultural and political boundaries; Pravilova switches adeptly from irrigation in Central Asia and Transcaucasia, to the preservation of churches in the Russian north, to the public's right to read posthumously published correspondence."---Jennifer Keating, Slavonic and East European Review"In this extremely erudite and comprehensively researched book, Ekaterina Pravilova argues compellingly that attempts in late imperial Russia to reform property law, and specifically to establish in practice as well as the imagination a domain of ‘public things' (res publica), were central to efforts to transform the tsarist social and political orders. . . . An extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of late imperial Russia."---William G. Wagner, Journal of Modern History"A short review cannot embrace all the topics that Ekaterina Pravilova's book engages and for which it suggests possibilities for new studies. No doubt this is what makes this book a highly valuable contribution to the so very complicated process of rethinking Russian history."---Alexander Kamenskii, Canadian-American Slavic Studies"A highly original and essential re-assessment of the role of property rights in Russia during the last days of empire and through the revolution. . . . A short summary cannot do justice to all the insights and scholarly contributions of this book. . . . The book will be mandatory reading for all historians and graduate students, as it refocuses on the possibilities--and limitations--of the tsarist system. Pravilova has identified the crucial nexus between law, property, and change, providing a vivid snapshot of where Imperial Russia stood on the eve of revolution."---William E. Pomeranz, The Soviet and Post-Soviet ReviewTable of Contents Acknowledgments vii: Abbreviations xi: Introduction: Res Publica in the Imperial State 1 PART I: Whose Nature? Environmentalism, Industrialization, and the Politics of Property 19 1.: The Meanings of Property 21 2.: Forests, Minerals, and the Controversy over Property in Post-Emancipation Russia 55 3.: Nationalizing Rivers, Expropriating Lands 93 PART II: The Treasures of the Fatherland 129 4.: Inventing National Patrimony 131 5.: Private Possessions and National Art 178 PART III: "Estates on Parnassus": Literary Property and Cultural Reform 213 6.: Writers and the Audience: Legal Provisions and Public Discourse 215 7.: The Private Letters of National Literature 241 Epilogue 270: Notes 291: Index 403:
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Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1988 v 3
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£87.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1989
Book SynopsisEstates Gazette First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1990 Vol 2 by Barry DenyerGreen Dec1990
Book SynopsisEstates Gazette Volume 1 First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£87.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1990 v 2
Book SynopsisEstates Gazette First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£87.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1990 Vol 3 by Barry DenyerGreen Mar1991
Book SynopsisEstates Gazette Volume 3 First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£87.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd PLR 1991 v 1 by Barry DenyerGreen Jul1991
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£87.39
Taylor & Francis EGLR 2006 3 Estates Gazette Law Reports
Book SynopsisEstates Gazette Law Reports are an indispensable reference source for property law practitioners and students, researching and advising on all aspects of: Landlord & tenant, Valuation, Professional negligence, Conveyancing, Real property Leasehold & enfranchisement Compensation.
£34.19
