Land Law Themes and Perspectives

by Bright, Susan; Dewar, John

• ISBN13: 9780198764540
• ISBN10: 0198764545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is a useful series of theoretical, policy-oriented, and historical readings for students studying land law at the undergraduate level. It collects work by the leading authors on this subject and covers all of the essential topics likely to appear on any standard syllabus. The key themes of land law are given both context and depth, and students are referred to the literature and debates related to each theme.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii	(2)
Table of Cases	ix	(12)
Table of Legislation Notes on Contributors	xxxvii
Introduction	1	(14)
Susan Bright
John Dewar
Part One: The Idea of Property in Land	15	(66)
1. The Idea of Property in Land	15	(37)
Kevin Gray
Susan Francis Gray
2. Critical Land Law	52	(29)
Gregory Alexander
Part Two: Land Law in History	81	(102)
3. Roman Ideas of Landownership	81	(26)
Joshua Getzler
4. The 1925 Property Legislation: Setting Contexts	107	(22)
Stuart Anderson
5. Evidencing Ownership	129	(22)
Alain Pottage
6. The Law Commission and the Reform of Land Law	151	(32)
Charles Harpum
Part Three: Land Law and Citizenship	183	(144)
7. The Home-Owner: Citizen or Consumer?	183	(23)
Lisa Whitehouse
8. Women and Trust(s): Portraying in the Family in the Gallery of Law	206	(23)
Anne Bottomley
9. Citizens and Squatters: Under the Surfaces of Land Law	229	(28)
Kate Green
10. Homelessness	257	(22)
David Cowan
Julia Fionda
11. Land Law and Dispossession: Indigenous Rights to Land in Australia	279	(23)
Shaunnagh Dorsett
12. Land and Post-Apartheid Reconstruction in South Africa	302	(25)
Michael Robertson
Part Four: Policy Issues in Land Law	327	(130)
13. Land, Law, and the Family Home	327	(29)
John Dewar
14. Europe, the Nation State, and Land	356	(21)
Christopher Bright
Susan Bright
15. Occupying `Cheek by Jowl': Property Issues Arising from Communal Living	377	(29)
David Clarke
16. Land and Agricultural Production	406	(22)
Michael Cardwell
17. Real Property and its Regulation: The Community-Rights Rationale for Town Planning	428	(29)
Denzil Millichap
Part Five: Doctrinal Issues in Land Law	457	(90)
18. Before We Begin: Five Keys to Land Law	457	(30)
Peter Birks
19. Informally Created Interests in Land	487	(20)
Graham Battersby
20. Taking Formalities Seriously	507	(22)
Patricia Critchley
21. Of Estates and Interests: A Tale of Ownership and Property Rights	529	(18)
Susan Bright
Bibliography	547	(26)
Index	573