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Destabilizing Property Conn. L. Rev. 2015 [Rosser].Pdf, Ezra Rosser
Destabilizing Property Conn. L. Rev. 2015 [Rosser].Pdf, Ezra Rosser
Ezra Rosser
Property theory has entered into uncertain times. Conservative and progressive scholars are, it seems, fiercely contesting everything, from what is at the core of property to what obligations owners owe society. Fundamentally, the debate is about whether property law works. Conservatives believe that property law works. Progressives believe property law could and should work, though it needs to be made more inclusive. While there have been numerous responses to the conservative emphasis on exclusion, this Article begins by addressing a related line of argument, the recent attacks information theorists have made on the bundle of rights conception of property. This …