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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780070303321

Autore

Allen Tom <1959->

Titolo

The right to property in commonwealth constitutions / / Tom Allen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-107-11401-2

1-280-41873-7

0-511-17570-1

0-511-15623-5

0-511-32914-8

0-511-49381-9

0-511-05405-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 11

Disciplina

343/.1241/0252

Soggetti

Right of property - Commonwealth countries

Eminent domain - Commonwealth countries

Compensation (Law) - Commonwealth countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The right to property at common law -- 3. The development of written rights to property -- 4. Constitutional interpretation -- 5. The meaning of property -- 6. Acquisition and deprivation -- 7. Public purpose -- 8. Compensation.

Sommario/riassunto

The right to property is an important part of most Commonwealth constitutions. This book examines the evolution of right to property and the changing trends in their interpretation by the courts. A number of specific issues are examined closely: • Which interests are constitutionally protected as 'property'? • When does the regulation of property amount to an acquisition of property? • Are there limits on the purposes for which states may take the property of their subjects? • What are the rules regarding compensation for property? The analysis is both practical and theoretical, and it should be useful to both academic and practising lawyers.