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Constitutional and Human Rights
Vs.
Property Rights
Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015, Siem Reap, March 23 -27 , 2015 – Adam Soliman

2. Rights & Fisheries
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There are several types of Property Rights:
 State property or public property
 Common property or collective property
 Private property
 Open-access
Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015, Siem Reap, March 23 -27 , 2015 – Adam Soliman

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• Property is a bundle of rights, and individual rights within this bundle can be separated,
transferred, removed or added.
• Several rights of property can be attached to a single good.
• “Ownership” is composed of the following rights:
 Possession, management and control
 Income and capital
 Transfer inter vivos and on death
 Protection at law
• Rights & Ownership can come with duties as well
Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015, Siem Reap, March 23 -27 , 2015 – Adam Soliman

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•Different types of proprietary interests also exist that fall short of true ownership:
 Corporeal hereditaments vs. Incorporeal hereditaments
 Real Property vs. Personal Property
 Rights to have access to, or to exploit certain resources
 Easements – right of way
 Profits a prendre
 Licences – a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular
thing or carry on a trade
o Bare licences
o Contractual licences
o Licences by proprietary estoppels
o Licences coupled with an interest / right
Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015, Siem Reap, March 23 -27 , 2015 – Adam Soliman