Edited by Sjef van Erp, Head of the Private Law Department, University of Amsterdam and Emeritus Professor, Maastricht University and Katja Zimmermann, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands

‘This timely volume, masterfully curated by Sjef van Erp and Katja Zimmermann, is essential reading for property law scholars and practitioners alike. It offers a comprehensive and incisive overview of the transformation and modern challenges of property law across European jurisdictions. Investigating crucial issues from sustainability to digitalization, this book underscores the dynamic interplay between traditional legal frameworks and contemporary societal needs.’

• ContentsPreface ixIntroduction: the dynamics of property law in Europe 1Sjef van ErpPART I GENERAL EU PROPERTY LAW1 On the boundary between contract and property law: real burdens 7Lars van Vliet2 The influence of the four (or five) freedoms on property law 18Bram Akkermans3 The European Succession Regulation and its influence on Europeanland registries 28Katja Zimmermann4 The EU regulations on matrimonial property regimes and on theproperty consequences of registered partnerships 39Sabine Heijning5 The Financial Collateral Directive 50Reinout Wibier6 Floating charges 60Alisdair MacPherson7 The influence of trusts in European countries 70Maurizio Lupoi8 Mortgage law in Europe 81Elena Sánchez Jordán9 Land registration in the European Union 92Vincent SagaertPART II KEY QUESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE10 Property law: breakdown of essentials 109Sjef van Erp11 Digital Property 125Wian Erlank12 Data ownership 135Jasper Verstappen13 Cryptoassets and property 146Kelvin F.K. Low and Megumi Hara14 Access to land and mortgage registers: between legal certainty andprivacy protection 157Arkadiusz Wudarski15 Property law for the Circular Economy 169Benjamin Verheye16 Towards a moral transformation of ownership: social obligations inEuropean property law 186Katja Zimmermann17 Pandemics and property: current issues and future challenges 196Elsabé van der Sijde18 Intergenerational property law: using the example of home ownership 209Tina Huber-Purtschert19 Information property: navigator principles for the private–publicconundrum between digital data and immaterial property (IP) 219Christine Godt20 Expropriation 247Björn Hoops

Edited by Sjef van Erp, Head of the Private Law Department, University of Amsterdam and Emeritus Professor, Maastricht University and Katja Zimmermann, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands

‘This timely volume, masterfully curated by Sjef van Erp and Katja Zimmermann, is essential reading for property law scholars and practitioners alike. It offers a comprehensive and incisive overview of the transformation and modern challenges of property law across European jurisdictions. Investigating crucial issues from sustainability to digitalization, this book underscores the dynamic interplay between traditional legal frameworks and contemporary societal needs.’

• ContentsPreface ixIntroduction: the dynamics of property law in Europe 1Sjef van ErpPART I GENERAL EU PROPERTY LAW1 On the boundary between contract and property law: real burdens 7Lars van Vliet2 The influence of the four (or five) freedoms on property law 18Bram Akkermans3 The European Succession Regulation and its influence on Europeanland registries 28Katja Zimmermann4 The EU regulations on matrimonial property regimes and on theproperty consequences of registered partnerships 39Sabine Heijning5 The Financial Collateral Directive 50Reinout Wibier6 Floating charges 60Alisdair MacPherson7 The influence of trusts in European countries 70Maurizio Lupoi8 Mortgage law in Europe 81Elena Sánchez Jordán9 Land registration in the European Union 92Vincent SagaertPART II KEY QUESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE10 Property law: breakdown of essentials 109Sjef van Erp11 Digital Property 125Wian Erlank12 Data ownership 135Jasper Verstappen13 Cryptoassets and property 146Kelvin F.K. Low and Megumi Hara14 Access to land and mortgage registers: between legal certainty andprivacy protection 157Arkadiusz Wudarski15 Property law for the Circular Economy 169Benjamin Verheye16 Towards a moral transformation of ownership: social obligations inEuropean property law 186Katja Zimmermann17 Pandemics and property: current issues and future challenges 196Elsabé van der Sijde18 Intergenerational property law: using the example of home ownership 209Tina Huber-Purtschert19 Information property: navigator principles for the private–publicconundrum between digital data and immaterial property (IP) 219Christine Godt20 Expropriation 247Björn Hoops