The Consequences of Possession

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2014
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-9364-1 (ISBN)

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The first coherent analysis of the topic of possession from a comparative and historical legal perspective. The volume comprises contributions from some very distinguished scholars from the civilian tradition (Germany, Italy) as well as the common law (England) and mixed legal systems (Quebec, Scotland, South Africa).

Provides key entry points into the broad subject of possession in a comparative perspective.
Although possession is a topic which has been researched for centuries, there is a surprising dearth of comparative materials and also very little available in English about the law of non-Anglophone jurisdictions. Leaving aside the question on what possession is, a question that has caused a considerable amount of ink to be spilled for centuries, this analysis concerns itself with the law’s response to ‘possession’.
The volume comprises contributions from some very distinguished scholars from the civilian tradition (Germany, Italy) as well as the common law (England) and mixed legal systems (Quebec, Scotland, South Africa). It is the first attempt to look in a coherent fashion at the topic of possession from a comparative and historical perspective.

Eric Descheemaeker is Lecturer in European Private Law at the University of Edinburgh School of Law.

Foreword; Table of Cases; Table of Statutory Materials; 1. The Consequences of Possession, Eric Descheemaeker; 2. Why Protect Possession?, Yaëll Emerich; 3. Is Possession Factual or Legal?, Simon Douglas; 4. Possession as a Source of Property at Common Law, Robin Hickey; 5.The Evolution of Possessory Actions in France and Italy, Raffaele Caterina; 6. The Protection of Possession in Scots Law; Craig Anderson; 7. Possessio civilissima in Spanish and German law: Protecting Possession between Fact and Fiction; Lena Kunz; 8. Possession of Incorporeals, Thomas Rüfner 9. The Protection of Quasi-Possession in South African Law, Duard Kleyn; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2014
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Studies in Law
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	538 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Sachenrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7486-9364-5 / 0748693645
ISBN-13	978-0-7486-9364-1 / 9780748693641
Zustand	Neuware