Landmark Cases in Property Law - by Simon Douglas & Paul Mitchell & Robin Hickey & Emma Waring (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book explores the development of basic principles of property law in leading cases. Each paper considers a case on land, personal property or intangibles, discussing what that case contributes to the dominant themes of property jurisprudence.

Book Synopsis

Landmark Cases in Property Law explores the development of basic principles of property law in leading cases. Each chapter considers a case on land, personal property or intangibles, discussing what that case contributes to the dominant themes of property jurisprudence - How are property rights acquired? What is the content of property rights? What are the limits or boundaries of property? How are property rights extinguished? Individually and collectively, the chapters identify a number of important themes for the doctrinal development of property institutions and their broader justification. These themes include: the obscure and incremental development of seemingly foundational principles, the role of instrumentalism in property reasoning, the influence of the law of tort on the scope of property doctrines, and the impact of Roman legal reasoning on the common law of property. One or more of these themes (and others) is revealed through careful case analysis in each chapter, and they are collected and critically explored in the editors' introductions. This makes for a coherent and provocative collection, and ensures that Landmark Cases in Property Law will be lively and essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and all those interested in the development of property principles at law.

Review Quotes

"This is a fine collection of essays with much to offer to property lawyers, teachers and students. The broad coverage of different aspects of property law in one of many attractive features." --The Cambridge Law Journal

"I highly recommend this book to Canadian legal practitioners and academics with an interest in property law. Anyone concerned with some of the most enduring issues in this area of law will profit from reading this collection." --Canadian Business Law Journal

About the Author

Simon Douglas is a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Jesus College, Oxford University.
Robin Hickey is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen's University Belfast.
Emma Waring is a Lecturer in Law at York Law School, The University of York.