The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property [Paperback]

The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Propertyprovides 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 of the law of property.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
The Institution of Property 3
Exclusion and the Bundle of Rights 6
The Thing's the Thing 11
General Justifications, General Concerns 14
Further Reading 20

CHAPTER 2
Original Acquisition and the Scope of Property Claims 21
First Possession 22
Discovery and Creation 28
Accession 35
Adverse Possession 39
Sequential Possession, Finders, and the Relativity of Title 45
The Mosaic of Acquisition Principles 46
Further Reading 47

CHAPTER 3
The Domain of Property 49
The Demsetz Theory 49
Personhood Constraints 57
Inherently Public Property 62
Hybrid Resources 66
Further Reading 71

CHAPTER 4
Owners as Gatekeepers 73
Laws for Owner Protection 74
Self-Help 79
Exceptions to the Right to Exclude 83
Owner Powers 93
Further Reading 103

CHAPTER 5
Dividing Property Rights 105
Estates and Future Interests 105
How the System Works 116
Co-Ownership 126
Marital Interests 131
Further Reading 135

CHAPTER 6
Managing Property 137
Why Separate Management Authority from Other Incidents of Ownership? 139
Leasing 144
Common Interest Communities 160
Trusts 167
Further Reading 171

CHAPTER 7
Land Transactions and Title Records 173
Land Sale Contracts 173
Title Records 181
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