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Associate Professor of Private Law and Sustainability, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen
Interests: Property Law, Expropriation Law, Land Acquisition and Land Use Governance
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2Necessity knows no law? How the climate crisis shapes the State’s power to take or limit ownership.
Global warming is one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. The reduction of the emission of greenhouse gas by cutting back consumption, particularly in high-income countries, and the transition from fossil fuels as energy sources to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power are essential to the survival of billions of people. However, this requires the cooperation of billions of businesses and people who, for example, drive cars that run on petrol or heat their buildings with gas or oil.
New Perspectives on Acquisitive Prescription
Dr Björn Hoops (Groningen) and Dr Ernst Marais (Johannesburg) are organising an international conference, entitled “New perspectives on acquisitive prescription”. The University of Groningen, in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg, will host the event at Het Kasteel, Melkweg 1, in Groningen, The Netherlands, from 10-11 May 2018