Elizabeth Brubaker

Property Rights in the Defence of Nature

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1995. In this study, the author provides a lively and accessible account of the failure of the legal regime to protect the environment. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies, as well as to all those interest in a more secure future for the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780367200985
• ISBN-10: 0367200988
• Artikelnr.: 59987590

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Brubaker

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Anthony Scott
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One: The Golden Age of Common Law Property Rights
1. Thou Shalt Not Trespass 2. So as Not to Harm Another 3. Without Obstruction, Diversion or Corruption
Part Two: The Erosion of Common Law Property Rights
4. In the Name of the Public Good 5. Growth at All Costs 6. The Defence of Statutory Authority 7. Blinded Justice
Part Three: Common Law Failings
8. The Courts v. The Common Man 9. Governments Gutting Their Holdings 10. The Taxman's Axe
Part Four: Nature's Case for Restoring Strong Property Rights
11. Alienable Rights 12. No Expropriation Without Full Compensation 13. The Gospel According to St. John
Appendices
Works Cited
Index of Cases
Index