Personal Property Servitudes

Fragmentation of Property Rights: A Functional Interpretation of the Law of Servitudes

This Article argues that recent developments in economic theory provide a new rationale for the dichotomous approach of land use arrangements in the law of servitudes that is almost universal in the modern Western legal tradition. The treatment of certain land−related promises as enforceable contracts between parties, rather than real rights that run with the land in perpetuity, can be explaine...

Property, Privacy, and Personal Data

Grasping the concept of personal property.

The concept of property is integral to personal and societal development, yet understanding of the cognitive basis of ownership is limited. Objects are the most basic form of property, so our physical interactions with owned objects may elucidate nuanced aspects of ownership. We gave participants a coffee mug to decorate, use and keep. The experimenter also designed a mug of her own. In Experim...

The Role of Residential Property in Personal Investment Portfolios: the Case of Malaysia

Residential property has long been recognised as an important component in a household’s overall wealth. The sheer magnitude of purchasing a house has compelled households to commit a disproportionate amount of their funds to own a house, leaving little capital for other kinds of investment. The findings of this study show that an allocation between 50% to 65% of the available capital to reside...

Property and Property Rules