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Property
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PropertyProf Blog
Meier on the Rule of Capture
By Chris Odinet
Luke Meier (Baylor) recently posted Teaching Pierson v. Post on SSRN. Here's an excerpt:I have now taught Pierson thirteen times. I love the case. (My former students would confirm this statement.) After…
PropertyProf Blog
DNC Party Platform on Housing/Property Law
By Chris Odinet
(Photo Credit: BizBash)Now it's time to dive into the 2016 Democratic Party Platform. Here’s what the Democrats have to say about housing and property law:Expanding Access to Affordable Housing and HomeownershipWhereas…
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RNC Party Platform on Housing/Property Law
By Chris Odinet
(Photo Credit: Engine Blog)With both of the conventions over, now is a good time to take a look at what the parties have to say about property law and housing policy. Notably,…
PropertyProf Blog
CFP: “Property in the City” Conference at the University of British Columbia
By Chris Odinet
Douglas Harris over at the the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia passes along the following call for papers. The conference will take place…
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Mor[t]ality and Identity: Wills, Narratives, and Cherished Possessions
Deborah Gordon of Drexel Law has posted "Mor[t]ality and Identity: Wills, Narratives, and Cherished Possessions" on ssrn. Cribbing now from her abstract: Franz Kafka is credited with observing that “the…
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Job Posting: Director of Property Rights Initiative at New America
By Jerrold Long
The non-partisan think tank New America has a new job posting that might be of interest to property-minded folk. Details are at the link below. The website describes the position,…
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Cupp on Animal Rights and Property Law
By Chris Odinet
Richard Cupp (Pepperdine) has posted Animals as More Than "Mere Things," but Still Property: A Call for Continuing Evolution of the Animal Welfare Paradigm (University of Cincinnati Law Review) on…
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Save the Date: State & Local Government Law Works-in-Progress Conference
By Chris Odinet
For anyone writing in the area of property and local government law, here's an announcement from the University of Houston Law Center, courtesy of Kellen Zale:The University of Houston Law…
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Zhang on Cultural Paradigms in Property Institutions
Taisu Zhang -- lately my neighbor over at Duke Law and now at Yale Law -- has a new article up on ssrn, Cultural Paradigms in Property Institutions. I think…
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Zhang on Property and the Influence of Cultural Factors
By Chris Odinet
Tails Zhang (Duke) has posted Cultural Paradigms in Property Institutions (Yale Journal of International Law) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Do “cultural factors” substantively influence the creation and evolution of property…