[PDF] An Introduction To Land Law eBook

Author : Simon Gardner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1509900306

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Gardner and MacKenzie's An Introduction to Land Law has been widely acclaimed by students and teachers for the distinctively informative and stimulating way in which it addresses this challenging subject. Concise and highly readable, it covers the main points of land law found in the syllabuses of law schools in England and Wales. While not intended as a comprehensive textbook, it provides both sufficient detail, and especially the illuminating overview needed, for a real understanding, and many pointers for those seeking more. Most of all, it stands apart from other land law books in the model it offers of critical engagement with the material. As the authors say in their Preface: [W]e aim not just to state the law, but to paint its portrait, or tell its story, or something of that kind. So we set out to offer a careful, thoughtful, honest and critical (but not unsympathetic) appraisal, from a number of directions, both doctrinal and contextual. Once again, too, we present the portrait or story partly for its own interest, but most of all so as to encourage readers to try something similar for themselves – to reflect on the subject more, and so understand it better, and at the same time deepen their thinking skills in general. As well as updating the book's overall coverage, this new edition features reworked discussions of areas where the law has recently undergone substantial change, and also where the authors' thoughts themselves have developed – including ownership, easements, and rectification of the land register. As one reader of the first edition commented, 'it shone light where none had shone before, and lit a clear path to understanding'.

Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher :
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9780455241173

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Designed to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of property law by explaining (in plain language) the analytical framework of the subject.

Author : Simon Gardner
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781841139807

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The rules of land law are numerous, complex, and in some cases baffling to students and the study of land law is also often portrayed as dull. Too frequently those who find success in working out how the law operates in other areas find themselves defeated by land law. Even the great jurist Blackstone apparently succumbed to the depressing conclusion that the study of land law 'afforded the student less amusement and pleasure in the pursuit' than the study of crime and tort. This book tries to make a difference. It aims to tell the rules' story: to talk about them in terms of the work they do, in a way that will allow readers to understand and engage with them. And through the examples it offers, it aims also to give students the confidence, spur and tools to go on to develop such perspectives for themselves. The book covers the main points of land law found in the syllabuses of law schools in England and Wales. While it is not intended as a comprehensive textbook on the topic, it offers sufficient detail for anyone reading it to gain an overview of the subject, and for those seeking more the footnotes offer plenty of pointers. As one reader of the first edition commented, 'it shone light where none had shone before, and lit a clear path to understanding'. 'I was truly in the last chance saloon, facing the prospect of not only failing again but simultaneously wrecking my aspirations to complete the entire course successfully...my marks needed significant improvement. Mr Gardner's book was invaluable, it shone light where none had fallen before, and lit a clear path to understanding. It was a stimulus to critical thought, and the good news is that I passed' Law Student, Manchester Metropolitan University. 'Well written and clear. A great introduction' Mika Oldham, Jesus College, Cambridge 'Really aids comprehension of the subject' Elizabeth Hall, University of Lincoln 'An excellent introduction. Many students will no doubt buy it' Matthew Conaglen, Trinity Hall, Cambridge ' A very clear and interesting way into a complex subject' David Gregory, Kingston University 'Up to date, reasonably priced, accessible, and a beautiful physical article!' Maggie Conway, London Metropolitan University

Author : Gregory S. Alexander
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2012-04-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107375371

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This book surveys the leading modern theories of property - Lockean, libertarian, utilitarian/law-and-economics, personhood, Kantian and human flourishing - and then applies those theories to concrete contexts in which property issues have been especially controversial. These include redistribution, the right to exclude, regulatory takings, eminent domain and intellectual property. The book highlights the Aristotelian human flourishing theory of property, providing the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to that theory to date. The book's goal is neither to cover every conceivable theory nor to discuss every possible facet of the theories covered. Instead, it aims to make the major property theories comprehensible to beginners, without sacrificing accuracy or sophistication. The book will be of particular interest to students seeking an accessible introduction to contemporary theories of property, but even specialists will benefit from the book's lucid descriptions of contemporary debates.