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Main Author: Gray, Kevin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford OUP Oxford 2011
Edition:7th ed
Series:Core Texts Series
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Item Description:Rectification' as a sub-species of 'alteration'
Cover; Preface; Contents; Table of cases; Table of statutes; Table of conventions and treaties; Table of statutory instruments; List of abbreviations; 1 Fundamental concepts; Summary; Introduction; Land; The multiple dimensions of land; The first two dimensions of land; Statutory definitions of 'land'; The third dimension of land; Subterranean zones; Superjacent space; Buildings and other constructions; Fixtures; Trees, plants and flowers; Wild animals; Water; Fish; Incorporeal hereditaments; Estates and tenures; The doctrine of estates; Emergence of the leasehold estate
The modern impact of the doctrine of estatesThe theory of tenure; Law and equity; The origins of equity; The distinction between legal and equitable rights; The role of equitable principle; Differentiation of legal and equitable ownership; The institution of the trust; The equitable doctrine of notice; The express trust as a management device; Implied trusts; Property; The fragility of the concept of property; Property is not a thing but a power relationship; Property is a quantum of socially approved control; Property in land; Multiple claims of 'property' in the same land
The rational coordination of property in landThe central problem of land dealings; Proprietary and non-proprietary rights in land; Some practical illustrations; The definition of proprietary quality; Irreducible features of property; Immunity from summary cancellation or extinguishment; Presumptive right to exclude; Right to prioritise resource values; Human rights; Human rights as a bridge between personal and proprietary entitlement; A conflict of judicial perspectives; Fluctuating perspectives on proprietary entitlement; Property as socially constituted fact
Property as conceptual entitlementProperty as stewardship of a finite community resource; The statutory organisation of proprietary rights in land; The watershed between legal and equitable rights; Rights authorised to exist 'at law' (ie as legal rights); Rights which are inherently equitable; Informal or incomplete entitlements ranking as merely equitable rights; The distinction between real and general burdens on land; The 'meta-principles' of English land law; Silent expression of a legal culture; The content of the meta-principles; FURTHER READING; SELF-TEST QUESTIONS.
2 Possession and titleSummary; Possession; The significance of possession; The nature of 'possession'; Factual possession; Intention to possess (animus possidendi); Property as socially constituted fact; Possession as the root of title; Recovery of possession; Title; Relativity of title; The new statutory perception of title; Distinction between registered and unregistered title; The basic structure of title registration; The transition to registered title; Registration of estates at Land Registry; Administration of the Land Register; Alterations of the register
Gray and Gray's Land Law provides a reliable explanation of the key elements of this subject, making it an invaluable guide for the law student at any level. Combining a clear and engaging writing style with rigorous analysis, Gray and Gray set land law in its socio-political and economic context, enabling students to examine this subject in depth. Land Law skilfully balances critical incisiveness with user-friendly explanations, helping you to develop your own analytical skills while exploring the key concepts of this subject and the debates which surround it. Gray and Gray's contextual approa
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (693 pages)
ISBN:0191665967
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