Economic Analysis of Property Law Cases

Boudewijn R.A. Bouckaert is an emeritus professor at the Law School of Ghent University. He is a guest professor at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, at the CEVRO-Institute in Prague and at the University of Torino.

"This book surveys the case law on property from an economic perspective, with the goal of offering new insights into the resolution of actual legal disputes drawn from several countries. It will be of interest to law professors and students, practicing lawyers with an interest in economics, and economists with an interest in law." – Thomas J. Miceli, Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, USA."This book will be a welcome addition to those who teach law and economics and those of an interdisciplinary disposition. With its primary focus on cases and how Coasian/Post-Coasian economics might give new light to the issues that encapsulate these cases it makes classic economic concepts such as externalities come alive again as ideas to be taken out of the textbooks and experimented with as a practical tool to understand the human condition". — Daniel Blackshields, School of Economics and Teaching Fellow Reflective Practice, University College, Cork, Chair for Academic Standards, Cork University Business School.

• Introduction 1. Definition and Extent of Property Rights 2. Common Property 3. Nuisance. 4. Fragmentation of Property Rights: Easements 5. Takings 6. Verification of Property Rights: Possession and Registration