Nine Tenths Of The Law

Author : Hannah Dobbz
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849351195

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Nine-tenths of the Law by Hannah Dobbz Pdf

"Millions of foreclosed homes and abandoned buildings on one hand; millions of Americans desperate for decent shelter on the other. Hannah Dobbz makes the necessary addition of resources and needs in a book that is both a brilliant history of squatting in the USA and a template for the next stage of the Occupy movement.--Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and Buda's Wagon How does "property" fit into designs for an equitable society? Nine-tenths of the Law examines the history of squatting and property struggles in the United States, from colonialism to twentieth century urban squatting and the foreclosure crisis of the late 2000s, and how such resistance movements shape the law. Stories from our most hard-hit American cities show that property is truly in crisis: One in five homes in Buffalo, NY, are abandoned. Our national housing vacancy rate is 14 percent. If we gave a house to every homeless person in the United States two-thirds of that stock would remain empty. In May of 2011, one in every 103 homes in Nevada was in foreclosure. Nine-tenths of the Law expands our understanding of property law and highlights recent tactics like creative squatting ventures and the use of adverse possession to claim title to vacant homes. Hannah Dobbz unveils the tangled relationship Americans have always had in creating and sustaining healthy communities. Hannah Dobbz is a writer, editor, filmmaker, and former squatter. In 2007 she produced a film about squatters in the Bay Area called Shelter. The film has screened widely at universities, bookstores, and community spaces, including the 2009 Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Author : Claudia Hagadus Long
Publisher : Kasva Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948403184

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Nine Tenths of the Law by Claudia Hagadus Long Pdf

Two sisters, their mother, and a Nazi thief. In 1939, a beautiful enameled heirloom menorah was looted by the Nazis, grabbed from the hands of its young Jewish owner. Too beautiful to kill, Aurora herself was singled out by the SS for “special duties”. Eighty years later, Aurora’s daughters Zara and Lilly discover the family menorah in a New York museum. Haunted by their mother’s buried memories, the sisters scheme to get it back—but their quest takes a dangerous turn when the menorah disappears, leaving a trail of murder and mayhem behind it. Aurora’s memories, it turns out, are very much alive; and now her secrets can bind the sisters together or tear them apart.

Author : Christian Lund
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300255560

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Nine-Tenths of the Law by Christian Lund Pdf

An exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, and how people navigate dispossession The old aphorism “possession is nine-tenths of the law” is particularly relevant in Indonesia, which has seen a string of regime changes and a shifting legal landscape for property claims. Ordinary people struggle to legalize their possessions and claim rights in competition with different branches of government, as well as police, army, and private gangs. This book explores the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, examining the imaginative and improvisational interpretations of law by which Indonesians navigate dispossession.

Author : Yun-chien Chang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107083547

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Law and Economics of Possession by Yun-chien Chang Pdf

Analyses the concept of possession, including specific issues such as adverse possession.

Author : Michael JR Crawford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509929931

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An Expressive Theory of Possession by Michael JR Crawford Pdf

Possession is a foundational concept in property law. Despite its undoubted importance, it is poorly understood and a perennial source of confusion. Indeed, there is a widely held view amongst lawyers that possession is an irredeemably ambiguous and amorphous concept. This book aims to challenge this conventional wisdom and to demonstrate that possession is in fact far simpler than generations of lawyers have been led to believe. In viewing possession as a knotty problem for the philosopher or legal theoretician, scholars are apt to overlook the important truth that possession is a concept that laymen routinely and, for the most part, effortlessly apply as they navigate through the countless property interactions that shape everyday life. The key to understanding the nature and function of possession in the law is to appreciate that the possession 'rule' is, first and foremost, a spontaneously emergent phenomenon. Possession describes those acts that, as a matter of an extra-legal convention, constitute the accepted way in which members of a given population stake their claims to tangible things. Fusing traditional legal analysis with insights from philosophy and economics, An Expressive Theory of Possession applies this central claim to both theoretical and doctrinal problems in property law and, in doing so, provides a coherent explanation of possession and its role in law and life.

Author : Michael A. Heller,James Salzman
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780385544733

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Mine! by Michael A. Heller,James Salzman Pdf

“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, while in New York you lose both the space and the chair? In Mine!, Michael Heller and James Salzman, two of the world’s leading authorities on ownership, explain these puzzles and many more. Remarkably, they reveal, there are just six simple rules that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the rule that steers us to do what they want. But we can pick differently. This is true not just for airplane seats, but also for battles over digital privacy, climate change, and wealth inequality. Mine! draws on mind-bending, often infuriating, and always fascinating accounts from business, history, courtrooms, and everyday life to reveal how the rules of ownership control our lives and shape our world.

Author : Karen Grover Duffy,James W. Grosch,Paul V. Olczak
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1991-04-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0898625610

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Community Mediation by Karen Grover Duffy,James W. Grosch,Paul V. Olczak Pdf

In recent years the mediation movement has seen tremendous growth with significant advances being made in both research and practice. Despite these advances, reseachers and practitioners have remained relatively isolated from one another. Bridging the gap, COMMUNITY MEDIATION is dedicated to the mutual education of both researchers and mediators. It makes the findings of research accessible to practitioners and the issues of concern to practice available to researchers. Thus, this handbook affords researchers an excellent opportunity to learn more about actual techniques and enables practitioners to benefit from the latest research in the field.

Author : L. A. Witt
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Gay men
ISBN : 1543224407

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Nine-tenths of the Law by L. A. Witt Pdf

Zach Owens falls for his ex-boyfriend's boyfriend.

Author : Luke Rostill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198843108

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Possession, Relative Title, and Ownership in English Law by Luke Rostill Pdf

This monograph provides a sustained analysis of two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relative title and the principle that possession is a source of title. It examines several central concepts in the law of property, including possession and ownership.

Author : Bernard G. Weiss
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004120661

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Studies in Islamic Legal Theory by Bernard G. Weiss Pdf

This volume contains ground-breaking studies on such matters as the early development of legal theory in Islam, the emergence of "us l al-fiqh," theory vis-a-vis practice, various controversies among Muslim theorists, the construction of juristic authority, reformist concepts, and the role of "qaw cid."

Author : Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Common law
ISBN : 9781584771371

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A Concise History of the Common Law by Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett Pdf

Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.

Author : Frankie McCarthy,James Chalmers,Stephen Bogle
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781783741472

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Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law in Honour of Professor Robert Rennie by Frankie McCarthy,James Chalmers,Stephen Bogle Pdf

Professor Robert Rennie has been one of the most influential voices in Scots private law over the past thirty years. Highly respected as both an academic and a practitioner, his contribution to the development of property law and practice has been substantial and unique. This volume celebrates his retirement from the Chair of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow in 2014 with a selection of essays written by his peers and colleagues from the judiciary, academia and legal practice. Each chapter covers a topic of particular interest to Professor Rennie during his career, from the historical development of property law rules through to the latest developments in conveyancing practice and the evolution of the rules of professional negligence. Although primarily Scottish in focus, the contributions will have much of interest to lawyers in any jurisdiction struggling with similar practical problems, particularly those with similar legal roots including the Netherlands and South Africa. As a whole, the collection is highly recommended to students, practitioners and academics.

Author : Henry Sumner Maine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043523799

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Ancient Law by Henry Sumner Maine Pdf

In his preface, Maine defines his scope: "...the chief object of the following pages is to indicate some of the earliest ideas of mankind, as they are reflected in Ancient Law, & to point out the relation of these ideas to modern thought."

Author : T. E. Lawrence
Publisher : PRAETORIAN PRESS LLC
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626310049

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Evolution of a Revolt by T. E. Lawrence Pdf

Author : Christopher Brown
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062859112

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Rule of Capture by Christopher Brown Pdf

“This one is fresh, intelligent, and emotional with a plot that envisions an alternate reality hard to dismiss as unreal. It’s a legal thriller, with a big twist, stirring and imaginative, brimming with skullduggery, that will have you asking: is this possible?”-- New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry Better Call Saul meets Ben Winter's The Last Policeman in this first volume in an explosive legal thriller series set in the world of Tropic of Kansas—a finalist for the 2018 Campbell Award for best science fiction novel of the year. Defeated in a devastating war with China and ravaged by climate change, America is on the brink of a bloody civil war. Seizing power after a controversial election, the ruling regime has begun cracking down on dissidents fighting the nation’s slide toward dictatorship. For Donny Kimoe, chaos is good for business. He’s a lawyer who makes his living defending enemies of the state. His newest client, young filmmaker Xelina Rocafuerte, witnessed the murder of an opposition leader and is now accused of terrorism. To save her from the only sentence worse than death, Donny has to extract justice from a system that has abandoned the rule of law. That means breaking the rules—and risking the same fate as his clients. When Donny bungles Xelina’s initial hearing, he has only days to save the young woman from being transferred to a detention camp from which no one returns. His only chance of winning is to find the truth—a search that begins with the opposition leader’s death and leads to a dark conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of power. Now, Donny isn’t just fighting for his client’s life—he’s battling for his own. But as the trial in the top secret court begins, Xelina’s friends set into motion a revolutionary response that could destroy the case. And when another case unexpectedly collides with Xelina’s, Donny uncovers even more devastating secrets, knowledge that will force him to choose between saving one client . . . or the future of the entire country.