The International Law of Property

by Sprankling, John G.

• ISBN13: 9780199654543
• ISBN10: 0199654549
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-07-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

John G. Sprankling, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

John G. Sprankling is an authority on property law and a Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. His books on property law have been used by scholars, attorneys, and students around the world; two have been translated into Chinese. He has also taught at Stanford Law School, UC Hastings College of Law, and law schools in Austria, China, and Russia. At Pacific McGeorge, he has served as Interim Dean and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has also served as the Chair of the Property Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction
1. The Concept of International Property Law
2. The Human Right to Property
Part II: Principles of International Property Law
3. Chattels
4. Intangible Property
5. Land
6. Oceans
7. Atmosphere
Part III: Components of International Property Law
8. Toward Global Property Rights
9. The Right to Acquire
10. The Right to Possess and Use
11. The Right to Destroy
12. The Right to Exclude
13. The Right to Transfer
Part IV: Outlook
14. The Future of International Property Law