Property law Flashcards

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Relative right = personal right

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rights against a particular person

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Absolute rights = property rights

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You can claim these rights from everybody.In other words everybody should respect these rights.Can be tangible and intangible

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property law

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the branch of private law that governs these absolute rights( property rights)

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effect against everybody

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effects erga omnes

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why property law is a cornerstone of private law?

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because these rights have an important function in society

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what invites people if they have property ?

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If somebody has a property, this invites the application of other areas of law, such as tax law, succession, and marriage

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what property rights forms ?

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the foundation on which other parts of law are built

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freedom of ownership

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every individual is free to acquire and dispose of. Free circulation of goods

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socialist economy

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land and factories are communal and shared between people or between a group of people

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Object of the property rights can be:

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Movable items/objects (chattels);
Immovable objects/real estate
Tangible items/objects;
Intangible objects (such as intellectual property – copyrights, trademarks, patents)

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ownership

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is a property right that a person has in respect to some object. This is an immaterial relation, there is no need for physical control over the object

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possession

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It is a factual relation between a person and an object. Who possesses an object exercises factual control over this object. Usually the owner is also the possessor of a thing.

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what does it means”the right of ownership i s the most comprehensive?

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the owner can do with the object what he wants . Besides of the free use, the owner becomes the owner of the fruits the object produces

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one right of ownership

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in the civil law tradition, there can be only one right of ownership in respect to an object

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co ownership

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more than one person holding single ownership right toward their one object

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limitation

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even ownership rights can be limited by rules of public law , if the use of the object is contrary to law , morality or public order it can be prohibited,or government permission will be needed

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primary property rights

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ownership

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for what holders of primary property rights are free?

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to use , transfer , or terminate this rights unlimitedly

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what contain secondary rights?

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permissions that would normally belong to the holder of primary right

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what are secondary security rights ?

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mortgage (immovable) and pledge ( movable )

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secondary right

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servitude and usufruct

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servitude

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It can be created on one piece of land for the benefit of another piece of land. ex) is the right of way, which allows the owner of the one piece of land to walk (or drive) over the other piece of land, usually that of the neighbor.

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usufruct

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is the right to use and enjoy an object that is owend by someone else. Example, it can be the right to have a painting, owned by someone else, in your house for the remainder of your life. If the owner of the good sells it, the holder of the usufruct can continue to use the object. Because the usufruct rests on object and is not a personal right against the person who granted it, the right “follows” the object.

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the principle of numerus clausus

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only a limited number of property rights are recognized. Because property rights are against everyone, it is undesirable that individuals can make up such strong rights by themselves.

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The principle of publicity

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As a result of property rights affect everyone, it is important that everyone can know who has which property right. In respect to land, publicity is realized through a land registry.

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the nemo dat rule

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Nobody can give what he does not have. You can only give,sell or transfer property rights that belongs to you .In special cases like insolvency( not able to pay your debts ) or pledge someone else ( person proved by government) can sell your property

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prior tempore rule

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Older property rights prevail newer right. Example, this rule is important when there is more than one hypothec on one piece of land.

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specific protection

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In civil law tradition, each property right generally has its own action protecting it. For instance, the right of ownership is protected by the action that is known as vindication. Vindication means that the owner is restored in factual power over the object that he owns.
(if smb takes your property u can claim the possession of that item back to u )

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the rule of accessority (2)

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  • the existence of the security right (like pledge) depends on the existence of the personal right that it secures
    • if the personal right is transferred from the original holder to a new holder, the security right goes with the claim( требования)
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creation of property rights

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occupation,creation ,mixing, accession,prescription

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occupation

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When an object that previously belonged to no one is found and taken into possession by the finder. Example, when somebody catches a fish or shoots a wild bird

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creation

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When a new object is created out of a previously existing object. Example, when someone knits a sweater out of wool

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mixing

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If money from different persons is collected in a bag, the total amount probably belongs to the original owners together

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accession

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Which belongs to the land becomes part of the land.

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prescription

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The exercise of factual power for oneself, for a long period of time. This rule exists to create legal certainty. In the long term, the legal situation is adapted to the factual one

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what property law requires the sellers in order to transfer a property rights on movable objects?

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In order to transfer a property right on movable objects, property law requires the seller to provide the buyer with factual control, possession.

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How to transfer immovable objects ?

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In the case of immovable objects the seller and buyer conclude a contract of sale with a notarial deed. The deed will be the property agreement. Finally, for the transfer to have effect, between the parties and to the outside world, the deed will have to be registered in the land registry.

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how can incorporeal objects( like claims) be transferred?

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. It will happen through an agreement between the creditor of the claim and the new acquirer. This can occur with or without notification to the debtor of the claim. This contract will be valid unless the original parties have agreed otherwise.

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termination of property rights

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  • The object on which the property right rests is destroyed (exp., if car is destroyed by fire) or ceases to exist independently (exp., claims can stop existing if the corresponding duty has been fulfilled).
  • By operation of law – For instance, if the title(right) in a piece of land is lost because of prescription.
  • By agreement between the parties