Changing Role of Property Law

Edited by Ernst Nordtveit, Professor (em.) of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway

• Contents:The changing role of property rights: an introduction 1Ernst Nordtveit1 The plasticity of property: legal transitions betweenproperty rights regimes for different resources 14Richard A. Epstein2 The persistence of colonial property rights to land,economic implications and institutional efficiency 54Eric C. Edwards, Martin Fiszbein and Gary D. Libecap3 The role of innovation in the globalization of property law 81Amnon Lehavi4 Mediated property: money, corporate shares, and propertyanalogues 103Erich Schanze5 Because property became contract: understanding theAmerican nonprobate revolution 115John H. Langbein6 Digital ownership of blockchain tokens: a comparativelaw guideline 130Sebastian Omlor7 Intellectual property and the concept of property rights 149Ole-Andreas Rognstad8 Intellectual property rights and democracy 161Eva Inés Obergfell and Katharina Theresia Fink9 Property in families and the inheritance context 186Anatol Dutta10 The organization of public registries: a comparative analysis 199Benito Arruñada11 (De-)constructing mortgages: reflections on accessoriness,properties of good mortgages and the development ofnew mortgage legislation for transition economies or evena future Euro-mortgage (‘Eurohypothec’) 221Hans Fredrik Marthinussen12 Ancillary rights: servitudes 263Roderick RM Paisley13 Public property, economic efficiency and fair competition:a French and EU law paradoxical perspective 281Bertrand du MaraisIndex

‘Where is property headed, as a concept and an institution? The Changing Role of Property Law offers a wealth of illuminating perspectives on property’s trajectory, from historical evolutions to new innovations. This fascinating book reveals the complex dynamism at the heart of a field often typecast as inertial.’