Dubovik O.L., Rerikht A.A. Peer review of: Oleg Krassov. Land ownership laws in the European countries. M.: Norma, INFRA-M, 2014 – 400 p.

Abstract: This article presents the analysis of the positions of the notion “personal property”, “right of ownership”, and “right of property ownership”, which are being developed within the various branches of law (Russian and foreign). It characterizes the criticism of the author of the study regarding the liberal and other economic theories. The per review underlines the fundamental normative base of the treatise, which consists of legislative and other acts of United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, and other member states of the European Union. This article broadens some of the main arguments of the book’s author, specifically those relating to the contradictions between private and public allocation of right of land ownership to the corresponding branches. A special attention is given to the analysis of the “neighborhood” laws that the author of the book has conducted, as well as the right of ownership of other (besides land) natural resources.

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