Law, Property and Disasters by Fitzpatrick, Daniel; Compton, Caroline;

Rövid leírás:

Analysing the challenges posed by natural disasters and the mass movement of people, this book demonstrates how state-centred property law is ill-adapted to circumstances of mass human mobility.

Hosszú leírás:

This book re-considers property law for a future of environmental disruption.

As slogans such as “build the wall” or “stop the boats” affect public policy, there are counter-questions as to whether positivist or statist notions of property are fit for purpose in a time of human mobility and environmental disruption. State-centric property laws construct legal fictions of sovereign control over land, notwithstanding the persistent reality of informal settlements in many parts of the Global South. In a world affected by catastrophic disasters, this book develops a vision of adaptive governance for property in land based on a critical re-assessment of state-centric property law.

This book will appeal to a broad readership with interests in legal theory, property law, adaptive governance, international development, refugee studies, postcolonial studies, and natural disasters.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. Land Law and the State: New Contexts of Human Mobility

2. Property and Sovereignty: A Postcolonial Perspective

3. Polycentric Property Systems

4. Property Law and Disaster Vulnerability: The Case of Typhoon Haiyan

5. Land and the Lens of the State: Law, Rights and Disaster Risk Reduction

6. Land Titling after the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster

7. Community Mapping: Adjusting Property after the Tsunami

8.Towards Adaptive Property Law

Conclusion