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Eminent Domain Law, Riparian Doctrine, And Early American Land Settlement: An Evolutionary History Of Vested Property Rights From The Late 18th Through The 19th Century, Scott Beckstead
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This paper is an effort to present a synopsis of the jurisprudence of eminent domain law and riparian doctrine and their place in the history of American property law. Both areas are vast and complicated bodies of law, and both are still undergoing scrutiny and change. We therefore will concentrate on those cases and doctrines that culminated in the eminent domain jurisprudence of the early West. In the context of early American land settlement and development, the paper will define what is known among legal and historical scholars as "takings," expounding on different aspects of that concept. We will examine …
Water And The American West: Essays In Honor Of Raphael J. Moses, David H. Getches
Water And The American West: Essays In Honor Of Raphael J. Moses, David H. Getches
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This digital resource contains only an abstract, cover image and table of contents information from the published book.
Print copy of book is available in the University of Colorado’s Wise Law Library: http://lawpac.colorado.edu/record=b131940~S0
Contents: Foreword / [David H. Getches] -- Biographical note : a tribute to a great lawyer / John M. Sayre -- To settle a new land : an historical essay on water law in Colorado and in the American West / Charles F. Wilkinson -- A global perspective on western water / Gilbert F. White -- The international problem with Mexico over the salinity of the lower …