The International Law of Property

By John G. Sprankling

Does a right to property exist under international law? The traditional answer to this question is no: a right to property can only arise under the domestic law of a particular nation. But the view that property rights are exclusively governed by national law is obsolete. Identifiable areas of property law have emerged at the international level, and the foundation is now arguably being laid for a comprehensive international regime. This book provides a detailed investigation into this developing international property law. It demonstrates how the evolution of international property law has been influenced by major economic, political, and technological changes: the embrace of private property by former socialist states after the end of the Cold War; the globalization of trade; the birth of new technologies capable of exploiting the global commons; the rise of digital property; and the increasing recognition of the human right to property.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199654549
• ISBN13: 9780199654543
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"