Articles

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Things Fall Apart: The Illegitimacy of Property Rights in the Context of Past Theft, ExpressO (2008)
In many states, past property theft is a volatile political issue that threatens to destabilize...
 

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From Reparation to Restoration: Moving Beyond Restoring Property Rights to Restoring Political and Economic Visibility, SMU Law Review (2007)
Abstract: How does a democratic state legitimize strong property rights when property arrangements are widely...
 

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Land Titling: A Mode of Privatization with the Potential to Deepen Democracy, Saint Louis University Law Journal (2006)
Land titling is a form of privatization in that public assets are transferred to private...
 

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Legal Title to Land as an Intervention Against Urban Poverty in Developing Nations, George Washington International Law Review (2004)
One intervention intended to ameliorate poverty and its subsidiary effects is the distribution of legal...
 

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The Effectiveness of International Legislative Responses to the Helms-Burton Act, Revista Juridica Universidad de Puerto Rico (2000)
The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act (Helms-Burton Act) is the latest appendage to...
 

Popular Press

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Thwart a Tyrant by Resolving Land Crisis, Business Day (South Africa) (2005)
 

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No Way to Deal with Slums, Business Day (South Africa) (2004)
 

Unpublished Papers

Property Induced Invisibility in The Short End of the Stick (forthcoming) (2008)
The Role of Race in Law, Markets, and Social Structures (eds. Emma Jordan and Charles...
 

The Legitimacy of Property Rights in the Context of Past Theft (forthcoming) (2008)