The Law of Property provides a detailed exposition of the basic principles of property law and a comprehensive overview of property law in South Africa. It is a useful source of information on important areas of specialisation within the field of property law, eg sectional titles and alternatives to conventional landownership, land reform, mineral and petroleum resources and water law, as well as constitutional property law.

The publication is available in printed and online format as well as on DVD as part of the Property Law Library.

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• Meaning and scope of the law of Property
• Concepts of property and things
• Classification of property and things
• Property rights and real rights
• Acquisition of real rights: general principles
• Ownership
• Co-ownership
• Original acquisition of ownership
• Derivative acquisition (transfer) of ownership: Delivery
• Derivative acquisition (transfer) of ownership: Land registration
• Protection and loss of ownership
• Possession
• Protection and loss of possession
• Servitudes
• Restrictive conditions
• Mortgage and pledge
• Real security created by law
• Limited real rights flowing from leases
• Sectional titles
• Statutorily regulated schemes regarding immovable property
• Constitutional property law
• Mineral and petroleum resources
• Land reform
• Water