Property law

Property law is the law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system.

Related Topics:
Law - Ownership - Real property - Personal property - Common law

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In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property. Movable property roughly corresponds to personal property, while immovable property corresponds to real estate or real property, and the associated rights and obligations thereon.

Related Topics:
Civil law - Real estate - Real property

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The concept, idea or philosophy of property underlies all property law. In some jurisdictions, historically all property was owned by the monarch and it devolved through feudal land tenure or other feudal systems of loyalty and fealty.

Related Topics:
Property - Jurisdiction - Monarch - Feudal land tenure - Feudal - Loyalty - Fealty

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The French Revolution introduced the idea of the absolute ownership of property. It is such ownership that was introduced into the civil law by the Code Napoleon. This is in contradistinction with the ideas of property in common law that remained tied to their feudal past.

Related Topics:
French Revolution - Code Napoleon

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