In the late 18th century, the English jurist William Blackstone famously described property as "that sole and despotic dominion." The ambiguity of "property" connoted in Blackstone's phrase forms the central theme of this book. "Despotic Dominion" examines the evolution of Property Law in several former British colonies within the broader ...
Conflicts caused by competing concepts of property are the subject of this book that aims to reshape study of the relationship between law and society in Australasia and North America. Chapters analyze decisions made by governments and courts upon questions of policy and law in terms of their consequences for rights and models of personhood. Late ...
In the late Eighteenth century, the English jurist William Blackstone famously described property as "that sole and despotic dominion." What Blackstone meant was that property was an "absolute right, inherent in every Englishman...which consists in the free use, enjoyment, and disposal of all acquisitions without any control or diminution, save ...
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