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Supreme neglect : how to revive constitutional protection for private property /
As far back as the Magna Carta in 1215, the right of private property was seen as a bulwark of the individual against the arbitrary power of the state. Indeed, common-law tradition holds that "property is the guardian of every other right." And yet, for most of the last seventy years, prop...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Inalienable rights series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As far back as the Magna Carta in 1215, the right of private property was seen as a bulwark of the individual against the arbitrary power of the state. Indeed, common-law tradition holds that "property is the guardian of every other right." And yet, for most of the last seventy years, property rights had few staunch supporters in America. This latest addition to Oxford's Inalienable Rights series provides a succinct, pointed look at property rights in America--how they came to be, how they have evolved, and why they should once again be a mainstay of the law. Richard A. Epstein, the |
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| Notas: | Includes indexes. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map |
| ISBN: | 9780198041443 0198041446 9781435633629 1435633628 |