Right of Access and the Right to Exclude: The Case of Homelessness

This book contains the proceedings of the first International Colloquium on Property Law ever, which took place on 28-10 August 1995, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Major economic, social and cultural revolutions all over the world demand attention of property lawyers, and it is clear that we cannot hope to provide answers to questions that have been raised by our time unless we enrich our considerations, debates and discussions on property doctrine, property rules and property practices by serious reflection on property theory. Although the conference was a direct result of the renewed interest and the restored co-operation between South Africa and the Netherlands, its scope was much broader: the historical background of the concept of property in both the common-law and the continental system. Furthermore the philosophical aspects of the concept of property, comparative law, Intellectual and cultural property, customary law and constitutional protection of property are discussed.