1. Introduction -- 2. The right to property at common law -- 3. The development of written rights to property -- 4. Constitutional interpretation -- 5. The meaning of property -- 6. Acquisition and deprivation -- 7. Public purpose -- 8. Compensation
Summary
"This book examines constitutional rights to property in Commonwealth countries. It is organized thematically around the central questions of a right to property: What do judges understand by 'taking of property' or an 'acquisition of property'? For which purposes may the state acquire property compulsorily? And what must it provide in the way of compensation? It also examines the historical background of rights to property in the fundamental principles of the British constitution and the colonial system, as well as the evolution of written rights to property in the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index
