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A Liberal Theory of Property

By Hanoch Dagan
Cambridge University Press April 2021

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ISBN-13
9781108418546
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
April 2021
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Property enhances autonomy for most people, but not for all. Because it both empowers and disables, property requires constant vigilance. A Liberal Theory of Property addresses key questions: how can property be justified? What core values should property law advance, and how do those values interrelate? How is a liberal state obligated to act when shaping property law? In a liberal polity, the primary commitment to individual autonomy dominates the justification of property, founding it on three pillars: carefully delineated private authority, structural (but not value) pluralism, and relational justice. A genuinely liberal property law meets the legitimacy challenge confronting property by expanding people's opportunities for individual and collective self-determination while carefully restricting their options of interpersonal domination. The book shows how the three pillars of liberal property account for core features of existing property systems, provide a normative vocabulary for evaluating central doctrines, and offer directions for urgent reforms.

  • Shows why the justification and legal architecture of property must be examined in tandem
  • Develops a theory of property that accommodates seemingly conflicting normative commitments
  • Offers coherent liberal proposals relevant to ongoing legal reform debates

Table of Contents

Preface:
1. Liberal property
2. Some basics
3. Autonomy and private authority
4. Property's structural pluralism
5. Property's relational justice
6. Making property law
7. Just markets
8. Property transitions
9. Afterword
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