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PropertyProf Blog
Changing Conceptions of Property Seminar
By propertyprof
Via the Legal History Blog, I learned that the Folger Library is holding a seminar titled "Changing Conceptions of Property" that will meet on Thursday and Friday afternoons between May…
International Law Prof Blog
Estonia – Legislation
Legislative news from the Baltics. The Justice Ministry in Estonia is reportedly drafting a same-sex partnership law, with plans that it will enter into force in 2009. The new law…
PropertyProf Blog
Time and Family Property
By propertyprof
Because here at propertyprof we sometimes talk about how mere passage of time confers a certain dignity on property, however insignificant it started out, I thought you'd find this article…
PropertyProf Blog
Two from Smith
By propertyprof
Henry E. Smith (Yale) has posted two new articles on SSRN.Community and Custom in PropertyCommunity custom has played a limited but important role in the law of property. In addition…
Land Use Prof Blog
Who’s responsible for this abandoned house?
The distressing boom in foreclosures is imposing costs on local governments, which find that many houses are abandoned, especially in poorer neighborhoods, both serving as annoyances to neighbors and…
China Law Blog
China Trespassing Law: Welcome Or Not?
By Dan Harris
Not sure how relevant this is to China business law, but it sure makes for a fascinating read, at least for us China lawyers. Law Professor Donald Clarke recently wrote…
PropertyProf Blog
Atuahene on Reparation, Restoration, and Property in South Africa
By propertyprof
Bernadette Atuahene (Chicago-Kent) has posted the final version of From Reparation to Restoration: Moving Beyond Restoring Property Rights to Restoring Political and Economic Visibility on SSRN. Here's the abstract:How does…
Land Use Prof Blog
When public spaces are privatized, what rights should the public retain?
["Hometown Week"] Independence Day gives one thoughts of history and family, and with this notion I present the 2007 version of "Hometown Week." I'm spending much of the summer near…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Do state-run property insurers pose risk for taxpayers?
By Chip Merlin
According to the private insurance industry's Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) they do. In a recent report, "Residual Market Property Plans: From Markets of Last Resort to Markets of First Choice,"…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Teaching RAP — Is there a better way?
Maureen E. Markey (Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law) has recently published her article entitled Ariadne's Thread: Leading Students into and out of the Labyrinth of the Rule…