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The International Law of Property

The International Law of Property

Author: John G. Sprankling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199654543
Published In: May 2014
Format: Hardback , 432 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Ground-breaking new work on the various ways international law intersects with private property
Draws on international human rights law, indigenous rights, foreign investment law, intellectual property, the law of the sea, and airspace law to identify an emerging international law of property
Argues that we should recognize a global right to property

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 But the view that property rights are exclusively governed by national law is obsolete.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.

The first part of the book analyzes how international law impacts rights in specific types of property. In some situations, international law creates property rights, such as rights in aboriginal lands, deep seabed minerals, and satellite orbits. In other areas, it harmonizes property rights that arise at the national level, such as rights in intellectual property, rights in foreign investments, and security interests in personal property. Finally, it restricts property rights that may be recognized at the national level, such as rights in celestial bodies, contraband, and slaves. The second part of the book explores the thesis that a global right to property should be recognized as a general matter, not merely as a moral precept but rather as an entitlement that all nations must honour. It establishes the components of such a right, arguing that the right to property at the international level should be seen in the context of five key components of ownership: acquisition, use, destruction, exclusion, and transfer. This highly innovative book makes an important contribution to how we conceptualize the protection of property and to the understanding that much of this protection now takes place at the international level.

Readership: Scholars and students of property law and international law; practitioners and legal advisers working on property law cases with an international element

Part I: Introduction
1: The Concept of International Property Law
2: The Human Right to Property
Part II: Principles of International Property Law
3: Chattels
4: Intangible Property
5: Land
6: Oceans
7: Atmosphere
Part III: Components of International Property Law
8: Toward Global Property Rights
9: The Right to Acquire
10: The Right to Possess and Use
11: The Right to Destroy
12: The Right to Exclude
13: The Right to Transfer
Part IV: Outlook
14: The Future of International Property Law

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.