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Mine!

How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives

by Michael A. Heller, James Salzman ...

“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the
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On Property

Policing, Prisons, and the Call for Abolition

by Rinaldo Walcott ...

Series Book 2 - Field Notes
Nominated for the Heritage Toronto Book Award • Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards•A Globe and Mail Book of the Year•A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property.That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with fake ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

Nominated for the Heritage Toronto Book Award • Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards•A Globe and Mail Book of the Year•A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property.That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with fake
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Who Owns England?

How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back

by Guy Shrubsole ...

‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane‘Absolutely brilliant…You cannot read this book and defend the establishment’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is PoliticsWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane‘Absolutely brilliant…You cannot read this book and defend the establishment’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is PoliticsWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once
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Cosmic Constitutional Theory

Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Right to Self-Governance

by J. Harvie Wilkinson, III ...

Series series Inalienable Rights
American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism efforts, not to mention a millennial presidential election, are more and more the domain of judges. What sparked this development? In this engaging ... Read more

$36.71 CAD

American constitutional law has undergone a transformation. Issues once left to the people have increasingly become the province of the courts. Subjects as diverse as abortion rights and firearms regulations, health care reform and counterterrorism efforts, not to mention a millennial presidential election, are more and more the domain of judges. What sparked this development? In this engaging
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L'évaluation des biens immobiliers

Comment estimer la valeur d'un bien immobilier en Belgique

by Pierre Jammar ...

Un guide qui présente des méthodes fiables pour déterminer avec justesse la valeur d'un bien immobilier.La recherche de la valeur d'un immeuble est aussi ancienne que la propriété privée.Ce n'est pas pour autant que les méthodes d'estimation utilisées par les professionnels sont immuables.L'évolution de la construction, ainsi que notre mode de vie, font qu'un expert doit être avant tout un bon ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Un guide qui présente des méthodes fiables pour déterminer avec justesse la valeur d'un bien immobilier.La recherche de la valeur d'un immeuble est aussi ancienne que la propriété privée.Ce n'est pas pour autant que les méthodes d'estimation utilisées par les professionnels sont immuables.L'évolution de la construction, ainsi que notre mode de vie, font qu'un expert doit être avant tout un bon
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Property Law For Dummies

by Alan R. Romero ...

The easy way to make sense of property lawUnderstanding property law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and legal professionals, and property courses are foundational classes within all law schools. Property Law For Dummies tracks to a typical property law course and introduces you to property law and theory, exploring different types of property interests—particularly "real property."In ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

The easy way to make sense of property lawUnderstanding property law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and legal professionals, and property courses are foundational classes within all law schools. Property Law For Dummies tracks to a typical property law course and introduces you to property law and theory, exploring different types of property interests—particularly "real property."In
... Read more
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law

Property

by Thomas W. Merrill, Henry E. Smith ...

Series series Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central ... Read more

$24.47 CAD

The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of property a coherent account of how property law works, with an emphasis on describing the central
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Subversive Property

Law and the Production of Spaces of Belonging

by Sarah Keenan ...

Series series Social Justice
This book explores the relationship between space, subjectivity and property in order to invert conventional socio-legal understandings of property. Sarah Keenan demonstrates that new political possibilities for property may be unveiled by thinking about property in terms of space and belonging, rather than exclusion.Drawing on feminist and critical race theory, this book shifts focus away from ... Read more

$75.14 CAD

This book explores the relationship between space, subjectivity and property in order to invert conventional socio-legal understandings of property. Sarah Keenan demonstrates that new political possibilities for property may be unveiled by thinking about property in terms of space and belonging, rather than exclusion.Drawing on feminist and critical race theory, this book shifts focus away from
... Read more
How to Be Good With Money

by Eoin McGee ...

Do you want to know:How best to spend the money you have?How best to get out of debt?How to start saving for the things that matter to youHow to look after your financial future?How to retire early?Join author, TV host and financial planner Eoin McGee, as he shares his complete programme for financial well-being in this life-changing book.By discovering the rules of spending and saving, you can ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you want to know:How best to spend the money you have?How best to get out of debt?How to start saving for the things that matter to youHow to look after your financial future?How to retire early?Join author, TV host and financial planner Eoin McGee, as he shares his complete programme for financial well-being in this life-changing book.By discovering the rules of spending and saving, you can
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NAMA-Land

The Inside Story of Ireland’s Property Sell-off and The Creation of a New Elite

by Frank Connolly ...

The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was created in 2009 to contain the spiralling fallout from Ireland’s property crisis. Its job as Ireland’s ‘bad bank’ was to act impartially to get the maximum return from the sale of assets for the Irish people and help pay down the state’s massive debts.Now, after NAMA has presided over the transfer of €70 billion in assets, the Irish economy is once ... Read more

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The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was created in 2009 to contain the spiralling fallout from Ireland’s property crisis. Its job as Ireland’s ‘bad bank’ was to act impartially to get the maximum return from the sale of assets for the Irish people and help pay down the state’s massive debts.Now, after NAMA has presided over the transfer of €70 billion in assets, the Irish economy is once
... Read more
Cybersécurité et RGPD : protégez votre PME

Guide pratique pour sécuriser votre système informatique et vous conformer au RGPD

by Alain Ejzyn, Thierry Van den Berghe, Pierre-Frédéric Nyst ...

40 mesures concrètes pour assurer la sécurité de votre système et gagner en sérénité.La gestion de la sécurité de l’information constitue désormais une nécessité pour toute entreprise, y compris les PME. Tout d’abord, l’automatisation croissante des affaires et l’augmentation de la cybercriminalité en font un enjeu majeur dans nos économies digitales.Ensuite, les entreprises sont soumises à ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

40 mesures concrètes pour assurer la sécurité de votre système et gagner en sérénité.La gestion de la sécurité de l’information constitue désormais une nécessité pour toute entreprise, y compris les PME. Tout d’abord, l’automatisation croissante des affaires et l’augmentation de la cybercriminalité en font un enjeu majeur dans nos économies digitales.Ensuite, les entreprises sont soumises à
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Commercial Property 2022

by Anne Roddell ...

Commercial Property is a thorough and practical introduction to all the main areas of commercial property practice. ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

Commercial Property is a thorough and practical introduction to all the main areas of commercial property practice.
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The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth

Unwound and Explained

by David J. Slenn ...

Modern fraudulent transfer law dates back to the Roman era, however, fraudulent transfer law in the U.S. closely reflects the law developed in England and the Statute of 13 Elizabeth. This unique guide tracks the historical development of this aqncient creditors' rights law, as well as addresses and warns against fraudulent wealth transfer.Wealth transfer planning is a legitimate service if done ... Read more

$84.23 CAD

Modern fraudulent transfer law dates back to the Roman era, however, fraudulent transfer law in the U.S. closely reflects the law developed in England and the Statute of 13 Elizabeth. This unique guide tracks the historical development of this aqncient creditors' rights law, as well as addresses and warns against fraudulent wealth transfer.Wealth transfer planning is a legitimate service if done
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The Law of Trustee Investments, Second Edition

by Christopher P. Cline ...

Table of Contents:IntroductionTypes of InvestmentsEconomic Theory of InvestmentsIncome Taxation of InvestmentsTrustee Duties GenerallyThe Duty to DiversifyDuties of Loyalty and ImpartialityPower to Delegate and Duty to MonitorInvestment Directions in the Trust InstrumentDetermining Breach and DamagesExtending the Reach of the Prudent Investor ActEffec... ... Read more

$131.03 CAD

Table of Contents:IntroductionTypes of InvestmentsEconomic Theory of InvestmentsIncome Taxation of InvestmentsTrustee Duties GenerallyThe Duty to DiversifyDuties of Loyalty and ImpartialityPower to Delegate and Duty to MonitorInvestment Directions in the Trust InstrumentDetermining Breach and DamagesExtending the Reach of the Prudent Investor ActEffec...
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When Things Become Property

Land Reform, Authority and Value in Postsocialist Europe and Asia

by Thomas Sikor, Stefan Dorondel, Johannes Stahl, Phuc Xuan To ...

Series Book 3 - Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy
Governments have conferred ownership titles to many citizens throughout the world in an effort to turn things into property. Almost all elements of nature have become the target of property laws, from the classic preoccupation with land to more ephemeral material, such as air and genetic resources. When Things Become Property interrogates the mixed outcomes of conferring ownership by examining ... Read more

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Governments have conferred ownership titles to many citizens throughout the world in an effort to turn things into property. Almost all elements of nature have become the target of property laws, from the classic preoccupation with land to more ephemeral material, such as air and genetic resources. When Things Become Property interrogates the mixed outcomes of conferring ownership by examining
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The Law of Security and Title-Based Financing

by Hugh Beale, Michael Bridge, Louise Gullifer, Eva Lomnicka ...

Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale. This book examines traditional methods of securing debts (such as mortgages, charges and pledges) on property other than land, describing how these are created, how they must be registered (or otherwise 'perfected') if they are to be valid, the rights and duties of the ... Read more

$291.59 CAD

Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale. This book examines traditional methods of securing debts (such as mortgages, charges and pledges) on property other than land, describing how these are created, how they must be registered (or otherwise 'perfected') if they are to be valid, the rights and duties of the
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Time Limited Interests in Land

Edited by Cornelius Van Der Merwe, Alain-Laurent Verbeke ...

Series series The Common Core of European Private Law
A comprehensive comparative treatment of six instances of time-limited interests in land as encountered in fourteen European jurisdictions. The survey explores the commercial or social origins of each legal institution concerned and highlights their enforceability against third parties, their content and their role in land development. The commercial purpose of residential and agricultural leases ... Read more

$84.95 CAD

A comprehensive comparative treatment of six instances of time-limited interests in land as encountered in fourteen European jurisdictions. The survey explores the commercial or social origins of each legal institution concerned and highlights their enforceability against third parties, their content and their role in land development. The commercial purpose of residential and agricultural leases
... Read more
Housing Law and Policy

by David Cowan ...

Series series Law in Context
An innovative and timely guide to housing law that integrates the disciplines of law and public policy so that readers see how the subject fits together – both the letter of the law and the way it is practised. The innovative three-part structure covers all the topics of a typical Housing Law module and it is written in a clear and conversational style, with a wide range of source material to show ... Read more

$62.63 CAD

An innovative and timely guide to housing law that integrates the disciplines of law and public policy so that readers see how the subject fits together – both the letter of the law and the way it is practised. The innovative three-part structure covers all the topics of a typical Housing Law module and it is written in a clear and conversational style, with a wide range of source material to show
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A Student's Guide to Equity and Trusts

by Judith Bray ...

This engaging introduction explores the key principles of equity and trusts law and offers students effective learning features. By covering the essentials of each topic, it ensures students have the foundations for success. The law is made relevant to current practice through chapters that define and explain key legal principles, and examples and exercises set the law in context and make the ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

This engaging introduction explores the key principles of equity and trusts law and offers students effective learning features. By covering the essentials of each topic, it ensures students have the foundations for success. The law is made relevant to current practice through chapters that define and explain key legal principles, and examples and exercises set the law in context and make the
... Read more
Property Law

Comparative, Empirical, and Economic Analyses

by Yun-chien Chang ...

The first book of its kind, Property Law: Comparative, Empirical, and Economic Analyses, uses a unique hand-coded data set on nearly 300 dimensions on the substance of property law in 156 jurisdictions to describe the convergence and divergence of key property doctrines around the world. This book quantitatively analyzes property institutions and uses machine learning methods to categorize ... Read more

$33.11 CAD

The first book of its kind, Property Law: Comparative, Empirical, and Economic Analyses, uses a unique hand-coded data set on nearly 300 dimensions on the substance of property law in 156 jurisdictions to describe the convergence and divergence of key property doctrines around the world. This book quantitatively analyzes property institutions and uses machine learning methods to categorize
... Read more
Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions

Edited by Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod, Elena Maria Marty-Nelson ...

Series series Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions
How could feminist perspectives and methods change the shape of property law? This volume assembles a group of diverse scholars to explore this question by presenting fundamental property law cases rewritten from a feminist perspective. The cases cover a broad range of property law topics, from landlord-tenant rights and obligations, patents, and zoning to publicity rights, land titles, concurrent ... Read more

$48.23 CAD

How could feminist perspectives and methods change the shape of property law? This volume assembles a group of diverse scholars to explore this question by presenting fundamental property law cases rewritten from a feminist perspective. The cases cover a broad range of property law topics, from landlord-tenant rights and obligations, patents, and zoning to publicity rights, land titles, concurrent
... Read more
Code général de la propriété des personnes publiques

Partie législative - Première partie : Acquisition (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code général de la propriété des personnes publiques, une référence incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Dans sa première partie dédiée à l'acquisition, cet ouvrage offre une analyse exhaustive des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent la gestion des biens publics. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, avocats et experts en droit public, ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Découvrez le Code général de la propriété des personnes publiques, une référence incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Dans sa première partie dédiée à l'acquisition, cet ouvrage offre une analyse exhaustive des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent la gestion des biens publics. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, avocats et experts en droit public,
... Read more
Valuing and Licensing Intellectual Property

by John P. Mc Manus ...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based – and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The Commercialising Intellectual ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based – and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The Commercialising Intellectual
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Innovation publique

Regards croisés sur les transformations juridiques, sociales et sociétales

by Olivier Meier, Pierre Valarcher ...

Series series Questions de Société
Issu de travaux développés au sein de l’Observatoire ASAP (Action Sociétale et Action Publique), l’ouvrage rassemble des contributions dans le domaine des transformations économiques, juridiques, sociales et sociétales en lien avec le développement des technologies.Il met l’accent sur les enjeux notamment juridiques, sociaux et sociétaux et leurs implications techniques et technologiques, auxquels ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Issu de travaux développés au sein de l’Observatoire ASAP (Action Sociétale et Action Publique), l’ouvrage rassemble des contributions dans le domaine des transformations économiques, juridiques, sociales et sociétales en lien avec le développement des technologies.Il met l’accent sur les enjeux notamment juridiques, sociaux et sociétaux et leurs implications techniques et technologiques, auxquels
... Read more

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