LA2015 – Week 1, 2014
The Concept of Property
Who am I and what am I doing here?
Introduction
Building Knowledge & Skills
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Company law
Company law
Family law
Family law
Criminal law
Criminal law
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Mining law
Mining law
Environ-mental
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What is the purpose of land law?
How does land law help sustain…
• The economy?• Social relations?• The environment?• Governance?
• analyse and critique the concept of property through historical and contemporary perspectives
• resolve legal issues … through analysing legal problems… finding and applying … statute and case law
• research and synthesise primary and secondary sources (on) … theory of property; theory, practice of land law
What’s involved in studying this subject?
Introduction
Preparation means…• read and take notes• make case notes for each case you
read• listen to the podcast before the
seminar• prepare the problems or questions set
for the week• bring your Property Law Act every
week• test yourself
What assessment?
•Weekly preparation and participation – 20%• Research assignment – 30%• End of semester exam – 50%
Weekly Journal
• What have you learned?• How did you learn it?• What challenges did you encounter?• How did you resolve them?• What works best for you in learning this
subject matter?• Self-reflectionStart next week: submit by 4:00 Tuesdays
What tools do I have?
• Subject outline• Reading list• Text• Notes – my notes & yours• Powerpoints• Problem questions• Quizzes• Other…
Make sure you listen to the podcast
How good are you at note taking?
If you have questions and you cannot find the answer in the information
provided then contact me
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THE CONCEPT OF PROPERTYModule One
What does property mean to you?
Write down examplesTry to classify these examples
Property is a relationship
See Yanner v Eaton (1999) 201 CLR 351
what types of rights might you have over
land, or a house?
Explain…On the one hand… On the other…
Private rights Public rights
Property Person
Property rights Personal rights
Rights in rem Rights in personam
Property rights?
• Fishing on the open seas• Parking space at a shopping centre• Right to park on neighbour’s land• Walking on the footpath• The branch of your neighbour’s tree
overhanging your yard – whose property?
• Licence to drive a taxi
Draw a diagram that represents the
classification of property interests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQIGiXf0JA
Can there be property in the human body?
Type of body/part• Corpse awaiting burial• Corpse: the application
of human skill eg preservation
• Kidney from deceased• Sperm • Human cells lawfully
excised (turned into a patent)
Case law• Smith v Tamworth CC• Doodeward v Spence
• Colavito (US)• Edwards• Moore v Regents (US)