Property - Merrill, Thomas W. (Oxford University Press, 2010)
Paralleltitel: Oxford introductions to U.S. law--property
Includes bibliographical references and index
The institution of property -- Original acquisition and the scope of property claims -- The domain of property -- Owners as gatekeepers -- Dividing property rights -- Managing property -- Land transactions and title records -- Neighbors and neighborhood effects -- Government forbearance
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central issues and policy debates. It is designed for law students who want a short and theoretically integrated treatment of the subject, as well as for lawyers who are interested in the conceptual foundations