Property rights Author Troisi-Paton K. Date 2007 Source IUCN (ID: MON-080411) Publisher | Place of publication Greenhaven Press | Detroit, USA ISBN 978-0737735437 Pages 131 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Property rights Abstract Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The History of the Protection from Unfair Seizure of Property 1. The History of the Power of Eminent Domain Donald W. Detisch A lawyer summarizes the early history of the power of eminent domain, tracing its origins from biblical times, through medieval England, to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights