The Illusion of Perpetuity and the Preservation of Privately-Owned Lands

Date

2004

Citation

Julia D. Mahoney, The Illusion of Perpetuity and the Preservation of Privately-Owned Lands, 44 Natural Resources Journal 573–599 (2004).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Julia D. Mahoney

Public Policy and Regulation

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

Constitutional Law

Intellectual Property

Family Law Center

Center for Public Law and Political Economy

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