The International Law of Property

ISBN-13: 9780199654543 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 432 str.

John G. Sprankling

Opis

Does a right to property exist under international law? The traditional answer to this question is no: a right to property can only arise under the domestic law of a particular nation. But the view that property rights are exclusively governed by national law is obsolete. Identifiable areas of property law have emerged at the international level, and the foundation is now arguably being laid for a comprehensive international regime. This book provides a detailed investigation into this developing international property law. It demonstrates how the evolution of international property law has been influenced by major economic, political, and technological changes: the embrace of private property by former socialist states after the end of the Cold War; the globalization of trade; the birth of new technologies capable of exploiting the global commons; the rise of digital property; and the increasing recognition of the human right to property.

O autorze

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.