The European acquis communautaire in the field of property law is to a large extent still unexplored. This book shines a light on EU property law, providing an overview of the existing acquis communautaire in property law, and presenting a proposal for the future development of this field of law. It deals with the influence of the EU's four freedoms - of goods, persons, services, and capital - on national property law, and it discusses whether or not the EU would have the competence to actively create property law, as well as the extent to which it has already done so. By conducting an...

In November 2012, the Young Property Lawyers Forum (YPLF) met in Stellenbosch, South Africa for the Forum's third gathering. It is an informal network that brings together young property law researchers from around the world and enables them to discuss their work with each other and with more experienced researchers. On this occasion, a special Master Class was held after the YPLF in which some of the world's leading property law scholars presented their research. This book contains selected contributions from the third YPLF and the YPLF Masterclass 2012. It offers new perspectives on...