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Reverse Exactions, Gregory M. Stein
Reverse Exactions, Gregory M. Stein
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
When an owner applies for a permit to use property in a certain way, the government body with jurisdiction can either deny the permit, grant the permit outright, or grant the permit subject to conditions. These conditions—known as “exactions”—must meet two constitutional thresholds. First, there must be a close linkage between a problem the owner’s project will create or exacerbate, such as increased traffic caused by a proposed new shopping mall, and the exaction the government proposes, such as the dedication of land for a new right-turn lane. Second, the condition the government suggests must be proportional in magnitude to …
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal, Volume 6, William & Mary Law School
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal, Volume 6, William & Mary Law School
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal
The Role of Property in Secure Societies
October 19-21, 2016
Panel 1: Land Titling, Inclusion, and the Role of Property Rights in Secure Socities
Panel 3: Property's Role in the Fundamental Political Structure of Nations
Panel 5: Eminent Domain and Expropriations as Wealth Redistribution Tools
Panel 6: Defining and Protecting Property Rights in Intangible Assets
Panel 7: Rising Seas and Private Property: Advocates and Academics Debate Format
Panel 8: Property Rights as Defined and Protected by International Courts
Buying Happiness: Property, Acquisition, And Subjective Well-Being, David Fagundes
Buying Happiness: Property, Acquisition, And Subjective Well-Being, David Fagundes
William & Mary Law Review
Acquiring property is a central part of the modern American vision of the good life. The assumption that accruing more land or chattels will make us better off is so central to the contemporary preoccupation with acquisition that it typically goes without saying. Yet an increasing body of evidence from psychologists and economists who study hedonics—the science of happiness—yields the surprising conclusion that getting and having property does not actually increase our subjective well-being. In fact, it might even decrease it. While scholars have integrated the insights of hedonics into other areas of law, no scholarship has yet done so …
Property As A Management Institution, Lynda L. Butler
Property As A Management Institution, Lynda L. Butler
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