Contents
Private Law 272: Property Law .............................................................................................................. 1
Topic 1: Introduction to Law of Property .......................................................................................... 2
Topic 2: Rights in Property ................................................................................................................. 9
Topic 3: Ownership........................................................................................................................... 20
Topic 4: Limitations on ownership................................................................................................... 24
Topic 5: Original acquisition of ownership ...................................................................................... 32
Derivative acquisition of ownership................................................................................................ 62
Topic 6: Protection of Ownership - Remedies ................................................................................. 78
Semester 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 91
Possession: Introduction .................................................................................................................. 91
Protection of Possession ................................................................................................................ 101
Mandament van spolie .................................................................................................................. 102
Defences against the mandament van spolie ............................................................................... 117
Possessory remedies ...................................................................................................................... 129
Theme 8: Introduction to servitudes ............................................................................................. 133
Servitudes ....................................................................................................................................... 139
Praedial servitudes ......................................................................................................................... 140
Theme 13: Personal servitudes ...................................................................................................... 155
Theme 14: Real security rights ....................................................................................................... 171
Theme 15: Constitutional Property Law & Introduction to Land Reform .................................... 196