Topic: Property Law
The fact in order to deliver the same institutional function it does not require a particular institutional form. Likewise a particular institutional form can deliver very different functions in different country contexts. This challenge suggests that appearance can be deceptive. The distinction between formal and informal institutions illustrates this concern. Where easily observable formal institutions (f.e. written laws and ...
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered the expropriation of a French-owned hypermarket chain that operates close to a dozen stores in Venezuela, accusing it of price speculation following the country's currency devaluation. Chavez said his government would seize control of the Exito hypermarket chain, majority owned ...
The latest property rights battle before the U.S. Supreme Court started where the Gulf of Mexico laps at the crystalline white beaches of this seaside resort. The justices will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether a nearly seven-mile stretch of beach is public or private ...
The Army's plan to expand a southeast Colorado training site is facing another obstacle now that Gov. Bill Ritter has signed a measure barring the use of state land for the project that is opposed by ranchers. Ritter approved legislation Tuesday that prevents the state from ...
