Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
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Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Introduction; 1 The History of the Right to Property; 2 The Applicability of the Right to Property; 3 The Legality Condition; 4 The Structure of Article 1 of the First Protocol; 5 Property and the Fair Balance; 6 Compensation and Expropriation; 7 Controls on the Use of Land; 8 Private Law and the Right to Property; 9 The Forfeiture and Confiscation of Property; 10 The Purpose of Article 1 of the First Protocol; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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By giving further effect to the European Convention on Human Rights, the Human Rights Act 1998 has had a significant effect on property law. Article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention is particularly important, as it protects against the interference with the enjoyment of possessions. Compulsory acquisition, insolvency, planning, taxation, environmental regulation, and landlord and tenant laws are just some of the fields where the British and European courts have already had to assess the impact of the Protocol on private property. The Human Rights Act 1998 also restricts the scope of p.