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2007

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Property Law and Real Estate

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From Reparation To Restoration: Moving Beyond Restoring Property Rights To Restoring Political And Economic Visibility, Bernadette Atuahene Mar 2007

From Reparation To Restoration: Moving Beyond Restoring Property Rights To Restoring Political And Economic Visibility, Bernadette Atuahene

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Abstract: How does a democratic state legitimize strong property rights when property arrangements are widely perceived to be defined by past theft? The answer, I argue, is through restorative justice measures that redistribute wealth based on past dispossession. This answer, however, leads to two more complex questions: Who gets priority in the restorative process given limited resources and how should the process unfold? The concise answers to these two ancillary questions are: First, instances of what I call property-induced invisibility should be prioritized as a baseline for achieving legitimacy. When property is confiscated in this manner people are removed from …


From The Dead Hand To The Living Dead: The Conundrum Of Charitable Donor Standing (Symposium), Evelyn Brody Mar 2007

From The Dead Hand To The Living Dead: The Conundrum Of Charitable Donor Standing (Symposium), Evelyn Brody

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