The Global Debate Over Constitutional Property: Lessons for American Takings Jurisprudence

by Gregory S. Alexander

Countries around the world are heatedly debating whether property should be a constitutional right. But American lawyers have largely ignored this debate, which is divided into two clear camps: those who believe making property a constitutional right undermines democracy by fostering inequality, and those who believe it provides the security necessary to make democracy possible. In The Global Debate over Constitutional Property, Gregory Alexander...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226012980
• ISBN13: 9780226012988
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"