The Consequences of Possession

The first coherent analysis of the laws surrounding possession from a comparative and historical perspective.

Possession is a topic which has been researched for centuries, yet there is a surprising dearth of comparative materials and also very little available in English about the law of non-Anglophone jurisdictions. Leaving aside the question of what possession is, this analysis concerns itself with the law's response to 'possession'. The volume comprises contributions from some very distinguished scholars from the civilian tradition (Germany, Italy) as well as the common law (England) and mixed legal systems (Quebec, Scotland, South Africa).

Key Features:

• Written by an international set of contributors from jurisdictions including Germany, Italy, England, Quebec, Scotland and South Africa
• Looks at common law, civil law and combined jurisdictions
• The first synthesis of theory on the subject of possession