Total run time:
24m
Why does the law school curriculum start with Property class? What are some foundational legal principles that every student needs to know about property? Most people remember Pierson v. Post (a.k.a. the fox case) but why does it matter? Does society need property rights?
How are property and contracts law fundamentally related? Professor Donald Kochan explains that property relies on the concept of ownership. Ownership needs to be verifiable for someone to claim, sell, or exchange property. A system of recorded contr
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How are property and contracts law fundamentally related? Professor Donald Kochan explains that property relies on the concept of ownership. Ownership needs to be verifiable for someone to claim, sell, or exchange property. A system of recorded contracts enables these transactions to take place.
Donald Kochan is Professor of Law at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and Deputy Executive Director of the Law and Economics Center.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Total run time:
24m
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Total videos:
7
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First Year
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