Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain
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Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain is a influential legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein that argues for strong constitutional limits on government power to regulate or seize private property.
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Target entity: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain Context triple: [Richard A. Epstein, notableWork, Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain]
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The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
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Lectures on Property
Lectures on Property is a section of Ronald Dworkin’s "Lectures on Law" that focuses on the philosophical and legal foundations of property rights.
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The Economics and Ethics of Private Property
The Economics and Ethics of Private Property is a libertarian treatise by Hans-Hermann Hoppe that defends private property, free markets, and anarcho-capitalism through praxeological and ethical arguments.
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The Right of Property
The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
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E.
The Evolution of Property
The Evolution of Property is a socialist theoretical work by Paul Lafargue that traces the historical development and social functions of private property.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain Target entity description: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain is a influential legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein that argues for strong constitutional limits on government power to regulate or seize private property.
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A.
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
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B.
Lectures on Property
Lectures on Property is a section of Ronald Dworkin’s "Lectures on Law" that focuses on the philosophical and legal foundations of property rights.
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C.
The Economics and Ethics of Private Property
The Economics and Ethics of Private Property is a libertarian treatise by Hans-Hermann Hoppe that defends private property, free markets, and anarcho-capitalism through praxeological and ethical arguments.
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D.
The Right of Property
The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
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E.
The Evolution of Property
The Evolution of Property is a socialist theoretical work by Paul Lafargue that traces the historical development and social functions of private property.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ legal treatise ⓘ |
| academicReception |
controversial among constitutional scholars
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highly influential in property law scholarship ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reconstruct takings doctrine on economic and classical liberal grounds ⓘ |
| author | Richard A. Epstein ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | University of Chicago Law School ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | legal scholar ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
government must compensate owners whenever regulations diminish property value beyond a broad threshold
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the Takings Clause should apply to both physical and regulatory interferences with property ⓘ |
| citedIn | United States legal scholarship on regulatory takings ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques | expansive police power justifications for regulation without compensation ⓘ |
| genre |
law and economics
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legal theory ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780674867298 ⓘ |
| influencedField |
constitutional theory
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law and economics ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPerspective |
classical liberal
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libertarian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutional law ⓘ eminent domain ⓘ private property rights ⓘ regulatory takings ⓘ takings clause ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernmentPower | supports strong constitutional limits on government interference with private property ⓘ |
| positionOnRegulation | argues that many regulations should be treated as compensable takings ⓘ |
| positionOnTakingsClause | advocates broad interpretation of takings ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
just compensation
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police power ⓘ property as a bundle of rights ⓘ public use requirement ⓘ |
| structure | systematic doctrinal and economic analysis of takings law ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
judges
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law students ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| usesMethodology | economic analysis of law ⓘ |
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Subject: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain Description of subject: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain is a influential legal and economic treatise by Richard A. Epstein that argues for strong constitutional limits on government power to regulate or seize private property.
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the Takings Clause should apply to both physical and regulatory interferences with property
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