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Property LAW Workshop 1
Property LAW Workshop 1
Exercise 1
1)What is property law?
Property is anything (items or attributes/tangible or intangible) that can be owned by a person or
entity. Property is the most complete right to something; the owner can possess, use, transfer or
dispose of it.
2) What is the principle of numerus clausus?
Two aspects:
Number and content of property rights
The way in which these rights can be created, transferred or
destroyed
3) What is the principle of transparency and the role it plays in Property Law?
Two aspects
Specificity
Publicity
Possession
Registration
Policy
Exercise 2
Property rights are absolute (erga omnes); property rights are enforceable against third parties.
Personal rights are relative (inter partes); personal rights result from a legal relationship between two
(specific) persons; personal rights are enforceable only against parties to the particular legal
relationships.