Law, Property and Disasters: Adaptive Perspectives from the Global South

by Daniel Fitzpatrick and Caroline Compton

Book Overview

This book re-considers property law for a future of environmental disruption.

As slogans such as "build the wall" or "stop the boats" affect public policy, there are counter-questions as to whether positivist or statist notions of property are fit for purpose in a time of human mobility and environmental disruption. State-centric property laws construct legal fictions of sovereign control over land, notwithstanding the persistent reality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032008148
• ISBN13: 9781032008141
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"