Property has long played a central role in political and moral philosophy. Philosophers
dealing with property have tended to follow the consensus that property has no special …

Property law scholars in the United States have discussed the doctrine of adverse
possession for more than a century. Indeed, ever since American property law scholars …

The current dominant system for resolving international investment dis-putes is the Investor-
State Dispute Settlement system or, more precisely, the Investor-State Arbitration system …

The tensions present within the law of possession have long fascinated writers in both the
common law and civil law traditions (Harris, 1961: 69). Possession gives rise to a number of …

Labeo, at the turn of the Christian era, tells us that he who “sits” over a thing (res) possesses
it. 1 Subject to a difficulty about what sort of entities can be possessed, 2 the metaphor could …

One of the enduring mysteries about property is why the law protects both ownership and
possession. In a premodern world, with low rates of literacy and no formal method of …

[P] ossession was not a fact if by that one means that it was unregulated by law. In the case,
for example, of my taking possession of a farm, whether I have entered on the land is indeed …

In the common law, possession is said to create entitlement. Modern authorities treat the
facts of possession (generally understood as some function of physical control and intention) …

This thesis explores how the functional objectives of retention of title clauses, as a
commercial mechanism, are hindered by significant legal uncertainty and judicial disfavour …