Introduction to Law

omnes. The expressionerga omnesis Latin and refers to an effect against “every- one.” Property rights are therefore rights with ...

basis for other areas of the law as well. When a person holds an entitlement to property, this invites the application of other ...

unless explicitly prohibited. In other systems, like a socialist economy, this is not the case and property law plays a differen ...

In this chapter, intellectual property rights will not be discussed, but even then it is possible to distinguish many different ...

Detentorship Possession must be distinguished fromdetentorship. A detentor also exercises factual control over a good but not on ...

books of grievances orcahiers de dole ́ancesthat the peasants brought with them when they stormed theBastillein Paris in 1789 st ...

Finally, Art. 5:1 of the Dutch Civil Code states: (1) Ownership is the most extensive right which a person can have in a corpore ...

Another example of co-ownership would be if Rene ́and Maria marry and decide to share everything they have. Also then they becom ...

feudal rights on land remained—“estates” in English legal terminology—which a person can haveat common law: the fee simple abso ...

Suppose, moreover, that Andy himself had borrowed the book from his sister Susan. Susan will therefore hold a better title than ...

Other property rights on land existin equity. In fact, in equity, the courts can authorize new types of property rights. In orde ...

that the older claim prevails over the younger one. In Latin this is calledparitas creditorum: equality of creditors. It is the ...

For instance, the owner of a pub transfers ownership of the pub’s inventory to the brewer from which she draws her beer. The bee ...

Secondary rights to use for a longer period of time generally have a less extensive content. Servitude An example is the right o ...

Priority Secondary security rights also give the holder of the right priority in insolvency. Holders of personal rights will be ...

The owner of a piece of land can in principle create as many rights of servitude on this land as he wants. It is also possible t ...

Bank A offers all sorts of special investments. Some of these investments, including those in the SJ Foundation, have special ce ...

When the deed drawn up by the notary Clovis is received by a deeds registry, a date and timestamp is placed on the deed. The reg ...

A person who owns a thing can transfer the full ownership of it, but the holder of a mere right of usufruct may be able to trans ...

Theprior temporerule is specific to property law, as personal rights generally compete against each other with an equal status. ...