 | Law, Property and Disasters: Adaptive Perspectives from the Global South Subjects: Global Development; Environment and Sustainability; Geography; Law; Politics & International Relations; Global Development; Politics & Development; Environmental Policy; Environmental Law - Environmental Studies; Hazards & Disasters; Environmental Law - Law; International Law - Law; Legal Theory; Property & Conveyancing Law; Human Geography; Land Law; Socio-Legal Studies; International Relations; Political Behavior and Participation; Development Geography; Property & Conveyancing Law; Socio-Legal Studies - International Law & Politics; Global Governance; Migration & Diaspora; Law & Society; This book re-considers property law for a future of environmental disruption. As slogans such as "build the wall" or "stop the boats" affect public policy, there are counter-questions as to whether positivist or statist notions of property are fit for purpose in a time of human mobility and environmental disruption. State-centric property laws construct legal fictions of sovereign control over land, notwithstanding the persistent reality of informal settlements in many parts of the Global South. In a world affected by catastrophic disasters, this book develops a vision of adaptive governance for property in land based on a critical re-assessment of state-centric property law. This book will appeal to a broad readership with interests in legal theory, property law, adaptive governance, international development, refugee studies, postcolonial studies, and natural disasters. Daniel Fitzpatrick is a Professor of Law at Monash University. Caroline Compton is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Western Sydney. |
