Abraham Bell
Of Property and Federalism
115 Yale L.J. 72 (2005) This Essay proposes a mechanism for expanding competition in state property law, while sketching out the limitations necessary to protect third parties. The fact that property law is produced by the states creates a unique opportunity for experimentation with such property and property-related topics as same-sex marriages, community property, adverse possession, and easements. The Essay...
Givings
111 Yale L.J. 547 (2001) Givings-government acts that enhance property value-are omnipresent. Yet they have received scant scholarly attention and no consistent doctrinal or theoretical treatment. Although givings and takings are mirror images of one another and are of equal practical and theoretical importance, takings have hogged the scholarly limelight. This Article seeks to rectify this disparate treatment and takes...