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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812709903321

Autore

Merrill Thomas W

Titolo

The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law Property [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas W. Merrill and Henry E. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-73106-8

9786612731068

0-19-971808-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithHenry E

Disciplina

346.7304

Soggetti

Property - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The institution of property -- Original acquisition and the scope of property claims -- The domain of property -- Owners as gatekeepers -- Dividing property rights -- Managing property -- Land transactions and title records -- Neighbors and neighborhood effects -- Government forbearance.

Sommario/riassunto

The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central issues and policy debates. It is designed for law students who want a short and theoretically integrated treatment of the subject, as well as for lawyers who are interested in the conceptual foundations